Emmy Preview and Predictions

It’s time once again to write up a piece on a subject of which we here at Awards Daily know nothing about: the Emmys.  The Emmys are one step less lame than the Grammys, in my opinion, and both make the Oscars look like the jury awards at Cannes.

So we head on over to Gold Derby to check out the current Emmy odds. So here is how it’s shaking down and how we think it might go:

Best Drama
Mad Men – Gold Derby
Boardwalk Empire – Sasha Stone, Awards Daily
Friday Night Lights
Dexter
The Good Wife
Game of Thrones

It’s pretty cool that they nominated Game of Thrones, I suppose.  To give credit where credit is due.  The weird thing about the Emmys is that by the time they roll around it always feels like buzz has shifted.  We have to remember where the buzz was when they voted, not where it is now.  But I feel like Boardwalk Empire has the buzz, though Mad Men is still the best show on TV (along with Breaking Bad).
Should have been there: Treme

Outstanding Comedy Series
Big Bang Theory
Glee – Sasha Stone
Modern Family – Gold Derby
The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock

Outstanding Actress in a Drama
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Mariska Hargitay, Law and Order: SVU
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife – Gold Derby, Sasha Stone
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Margo Martindale, Justified – Gold Derby
Michelle Forbes, The Killing
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men – Sasha Stone

Outstanding Actor in a Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire –Sasha Stone
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
John Hamm, Mad Men– Gold Derby
Hugh Laurie, House
Timothy Olyphant, Justified

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones – Sasha Stone
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Walton Goggins, Justified
John Slattery, Mad Men – Gold Derby
Andrew Braugher, Men of a Certain Age

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie  – Sasha Stone
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C – Gold Derby
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy
Jane Lynch, Glee  – Gold Derby, Sasha Stone
Betty White, Hot In Cleveland
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Louis C.K., Louie
Steve Carrell, The Office – Gold Derby, Sasha Stone
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy
Chris Colfer, Glee – Sasha Stone
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family – Gold Derby
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Variety, Comedy Or Musical Series
The Colbert Report- – Sasha Stone
Conan
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart – Gold Derby
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Reality Show
The Amazing Race – Gold Derby, Sasha Stone
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef

Outstanding TV Miniseries or Movie
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Kennedys – Sasha Stone
Mildred Pierce – Gold Derby
The Pillars of the Earth
Too Big To Fail

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy
Idris Elba, The Big C
Nathan Lane, Modern Family – Sasha Stone
Zach Galifianakis, Saturday Night Live
Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
Matt Damon, 30 Rock
Will Arnett, 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy
Kristin Chenoweth, Glee
Dot-Marie Jones, Glee
Gwyneth Paltrow, Glee – Sasha Stone
Cloris Leachman, Raising Hope
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Elizabeth Banks, 30 Rock

Outstanding Leading Actress in a Mini-series or Movie
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce – Gold Derby, Sasha Stone
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs

Outstanding Leading Actor in an Mini-Series or Movie
Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys
Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos – Gold Derby, Sasha Stone
William Hurt, Too Big To Fail
Idris Elba, Luther
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Mini-series or Movie
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce – Gold Derby
Bryan F. O’Byrne, Mildred Pierce
Tom Wilkinson, The Kennedys – Sasha Stone
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
James Woods, Too Big to Fail

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Mini-series or Movie
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce – Sasha Stone
Melissa Leo, Mildred Pierce
Mare Winningham, Mildred Pierce
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey – Gold Derby
Eileen Atkins, Upstairs Downstairs