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So, the Emmy Awards are tonight in America (or if, like me, you live in the UK, then they’re on at about 1AM). And since I’ve covered both drama and comedy predictions, the next step logically seems to be crafting my own ballot.
It should be noted that there are some particularly acclaimed shows that I didn’t get a chance to watch – or just don’t watch in general – this year, including Parenthood, Boardwalk Empire, Louie and 30 Rock, so of course they won’t be present on my ballot.
Given I’m unfortunately a bit pressed for time, I won’t be able to write any analysis on my picks, but hopefully I’ll have the time to come back and edit this post tomorrow and add the analysis then.
Outstanding Drama Series
The Americans
Tape A – “Pilot” and “Gregory”
Tape B – “Trust Me” and “Mutually Assured Destruction”
Tape C – “Safe House” and “Only You”
Breaking Bad
Tape A – “Live Free or Die” and “Madrigal”
Tape B – “Dead Freight” and “Fifty-One”
Tape C – “Say My Name” and “Gliding Over All”
Game of Thrones
Tape A – “Dark Wings, Dark Words” and “Walk of Punishment”
Tape B – “Kissed By Fire” and “Second Sons”
Tape C – “The Rains of Castamere” and “Mhysa”
The Good Wife
Tape A – “The Art of War” and “A Defence of Marriage”
Tape B – “Red Team, Blue Team” and “Death of a Client”
Tape C – “The Wheels of Justice” and “What’s In the Box?”
Mad Men
Tape A – “The Doorway”
Tape B – “The Crash” and “The Better Half”
Tape C – “Favours” and “In Care Of”
Rectify
Tape A – “Always There” and “Sexual Peeling”
Tape B – “Modern Times” and “Plato’s Cave”
Tape C – “Drip, Drip” and “Jacob’s Ladder
Winner: Rectify
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston as Walter White on Breaking Bad (submission: “Fifty-One”)
Hugh Dancy as Will Graham on Hannibal (submission: “Savoureux”)
Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy on The Newsroom (submission: “The Greater Fool”)
Jon Hamm as Donald Draper on Mad Men (submission: “In Care Of”)
Damien Lewis as Nicholas Brody on Homeland (submission: “Q&A”)
Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings on The Americans (submission: “Trust Me”)
Winner: Jon Hamm
Outstanding Leading Actress in a Drama Series
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes on Damages (submission: “But You Don’t Do That Anymore”)
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison on Homeland (submission: “Q&A”)
Vera Farmiga as Norma Louise Bates on Bates Motel (submission: “First You Dream, Then You Die”)
Julianna Marguiles as Alicia Florick on The Good Wife (submission: “Red Team, Blue Team”)
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson on Mad Men (submission: “In Care Of”)
Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings on The Americans (submission: “Pilot”)
Winner: Glenn Close
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut on Breaking Bad (submission: “Say My Name”)
Nikolaj Coster-Waladu as Jamie Lannister on Game of Thrones (submission: “Kissed By Fire”)
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones (submission: “Second Sons”)
Noah Emmerich as Stan Beeman on The Americans (submission: “Safe House”)
Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berensen on Homeland (submission: “The Choice”)
Corey Stoll as Peter Russo on House of Cards (submission: “Chapter 11”)
Winner: Nikolaj Coster-Waladu
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons on Damages (submission: “I Like Your Chair”)
Adelaide Clemens as Tawney Talbot on Rectify (submission: “Plato’s Cave”)
Michelle Fairely as Catelyn Stark on Game of Thrones (submission: “The Rains of Castamere”)
Anna Gunn as Skyler White on Breaking Bad (submission: “Fifty-One”)
Emily Mortimer as Mackenzie McHale on The Newsroom (submission: “The Blackout, Part One: Tragedy Porn”)
Kiernan Shipka as Sally Draper on Mad Men (submission: “Favours”)
Winner: Anna Gunn
Oustanding Writing for a Drama Series
Breaking Bad – “Fifty-One,” by Sam Catlin
The Good Wife – “Red Team, Blue Team,” by Robert King & Michelle King
Mad Men – “In Care Of,” by Matthew Weiner
Mad Men – “The Flood,” by Matthew Weiner and Tom Smuts
Rectify – “Always There,” by Ray McKinnon
Winner: Matthew Weiner
Outstanding Direction for a Drama Series
The Americans – “Trust Me,” directed by Daniel Stackheim
Breaking Bad – “Gliding Over All”, directed by Michelle MacLaren
Game of Thrones – “The Rains of Castamere,” directed by David Nutter
Homeland – “Q&A,” directed byLesli Linka Glatter
Rectify – “Drip, Drip,” directed by Romeo Tirone
Winner: David Nutter
Outstanding Comedy Series
Arrested Development
Tape A – “Flight of the Phoenix” and “Borderline Personalities”
Tape B – “Double Crosses” and “Colony Collapse”
Tape C – “Smashed” and “Queen B.”
Episodes
Tape A – “Episode 1” and “Episode 2”
Tape B – “Episode 3” and “Episode 4”
Tape C – “Episode 6” and “Episode 9”
Enlightened
Tape A – “The Key” and “Higher Power”
Tape B – “The Ghost Is Seen” and “No Doubt”
Tape C – “All I Ever Wanted” and “Agent of Change”
Girls
Tape A – “It’s About Time” and “Bad Friend”
Tape B – “It’s A Shame About Ray” and “One Man’s Trash”
Tape C – “On All Fours” and “Together”
Modern Family
Tape A – “Arrested” and “Fulgencio”
Tape B – “A Slight at the Opera” and “Best Men”
Tape C – “My Hero” and “Goodnight Gracie”
Veep
Tape A – “Midterms” and “Hostages”
Tape B – “The Vic Allen Dinner” and “Helsinki”
Tape C – “Running” and “D.C.”
Winner: Girls
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth on Arrested Development (submission: “Flight of the Phoenix”)
Don Cheadle as Marty Caan on House of Lies (submission: “The Runner Stumbles”)
David Duchovny as Hank Moody on Californication (submission: “I’ll Lay My Monsters Down”)
Matt LeBlanc as Matt LeBlanc on Episodes (submission: “Episode 4”)
Jim Parsons as Dr. Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory (submission: “The Parking Spot Escalation”)
Jeremy Sisto as George Altman on Suburgatory (submission: “Stray Dogs”
Winner: Matt LeBlanc
Outstanding lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Laura Dern as Amy Jellicoe on Enlightened (submission: “Agent of Change”)
Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath on Girls (submission: “Bad Friend”)
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton on Nurse Jackie (submission: “Smile”)
Jane Levy as Tessa Altman on Suburgatory (submission: “Stray Dogs”)
Julia Louis-Dreyfuss as Selena Meyer on Veep (submission: “Running”)
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope on Parks on Recreation (submission: “Leslie and Ben”)
Winner: Laura Dern
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy on Modern Family (submission: “Party Crasher”)
Adam Driver as Adam Sackler on Girls (submission: “Together”)
Tony Hale as Gary Walsh on Veep (submission: “Shutdown”)
Simon Helberg as Howard Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory (submission: “The Closet Reconfiguration”)
Alex Karpovsky as Ray Ploshansky on Girls (submission: “It’s A Shame About Ray”)
Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation (submission: “Ron and Diane”)
Winner: Simon Helberg
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kristen Bell as Jeannie Van Der Hooven on House of Lies (submission: “Wonders of the World”)
Mayim Bialik as Dr Amy Farrah-Fowler on The Big Bang Theory (submission: “The Fish Guts Displacement”)
Tamsin Greig as Beverly Lincoln on Episodes (submission: “Episode 3”)
Jemima Kirke as Jessa Johansson on Girls (submission: “Video Games”)
Zosia Mamet as Shoshanna Shapiro on Girls (submission: “It’s A Shame About Ray”)
Jessica Walter as Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development (submission: “Queen B.”)
Winner: Jessica Walter
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Californication – “I’ll Lay My Monsters Down,” by Tom Kapinos
Enlightened – “The Ghost is Seen,” by Mike White
Girls – “It’s A Shame About Ray,” by Lena Dunham
Parks and Recreation – “Sex Education,” by Alan Yang
Suburgatory – “Stray Dogs,” by Emily Kapnek
Winner: Lena Dunham
Outstanding Direction for a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory – “The Closet Reconfiguration,” directed by Anthony Joseph Rich
Enlightened – “High Power,” directed by Mike White
Girls – “One Man’s Trash,” directed by Richard Shepard
House of Lies – “The Runner Stumbles,” directed by Stephen Hopkins
Modern Family – “Fulgencio,” directed by Lev L. Spiman
Winner: Anthony Joseph Rich