Emmy Predictions

Since it's way way too early for Oscar predictions, I've decided to give you my winner predictions and thoughts for the upcoming Emmy awards, airing on September 18 at 8:00 pm on FOX. For a list of all the nominees, check out this article at the Huffington Post.

DRAMA


Best Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire

It's a close race between this and Friday Night Lights, the fan-favorite and recently-canceled series that has gone overlooked for years now. Emmy loves it some Terence Winter though, so I'm going with the HBO critical darling for now.

Best Actress, Drama
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

I've honestly never seen this show nor do I have any interest in it, but I've heard good things about Margulies and she won the Golden Globe for her performance two years ago.

Best Supporting Actress, Drama
Kelly McDonald, Boardwalk Empire

Right now I'm banking on Emmy's love for Boardwalk Empire to spill into the acting categories. This category is always a toss-up so it's always smart to go with prestigious HBO dramas when in doubt.

Best Actor, Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Buscemi won the Golden Globe for this last year, and I'm expecting him to claim the Emmy also since this is the show's first year of qualifying for the awards. Friday Night Light's Kyle Chandler and Justified's Timothy Olyphant are dark horses that could possibly upset Buscemi, so watch out.

Best Supporting Actor, Drama
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

I'm torn between Dinklage (my favorite supporting TV performance of the year) and the perennial nominee John Slattery in Mad Men. Voters might consider him overdue, but right now I'm going with the wildcard pick of Dinklage because he is so much fun to watch on screen.

COMEDY


Best Comedy Series
Modern Family

The show won the top prize last year and is easily the funniest show on television right now. Better yet, it received 6 acting nominations and 3 directing nominations, so clearly Emmy loves the show too.

Best Actress, Comedy
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

This one usually goes to either Tina Fey or an HBO-show actress, but I'm feeling pretty ballsy with my predictions today so I'm picking the fan-favorite for the win.

Best Supporting Actress, Comedy
Jane Lynch, Glee

I hate to admit it, but I've seen all of Glee Season 2. And trust me, I will not be watching it next year, for reasons that I will probably explain in a future Random Rant post. Lynch's Sue Sylvester character was a lot of fun to watch in the show's first season, but come season 2 it felt like the writers had no more storylines or fun scenes to give her. She's still the favorite to win, however, because Emmy loves their Glee. In a perfect, Glee-free world, Julie Bowen would win this in a cakewalk.

Best Actor, Comedy
Steve Carell, The Office

Normally Jim Parsons from The Big Bang Theory would win this, but Emmy won't be able to resist giving the award to the grossly overdue Carell in his final season as one of the most iconic characters in TV history.

Best Supporting Actor, Comedy
Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Statistically speaking, one of the Modern Family nominees is highly likely to win since 4 out of the 6 nominees hail from the ABC sitcom. Last year it was Eric Stonestreet, but this time I around I'm going with Burrell because I think Emmy will want to spread the Modern Family love around.