It’s Emmy Time again. This year it’s a little harder with the strike and all. Many programs didn’t get their full time to shine so it’s a pretty tricky year with predictions. As I have for the past few years, I’ll give my picks on who I would have nominated for a variety of categories, then I’ll post who I think will actually win, and then finally a post that gives the results and feedback from the Emmy Awards. Also I like to pick five people I want to win for the Creative Arts Emmys. This year I’m rooting for Pushing Daisies to win for Art Direction, Lost to win for Cinematography, Flight of the Conchord’s ‘The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)’ to win for Best Original Music & Lyrics, FedEx’s ‘Carrier Pigeons’ to win for Best Commerical (though Budweiser’s ‘Swear Jar’ is pretty funny too) and Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘I’m F***ing Ben Affleck’ to win for Best Picture Editing of a Clip Package. (Yes, that’s an actual category.) Anyway, here are the nominees I would have picked in some of the bigger categories:
My Picks for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Dexter Michael C Hall as Dexter Morgan / Dirty Sexy Money Peter Krause as Nick George / Eli Stone Jonny Lee Miller as Eli Stone / House Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House / Mad Men Jon Hamm as Don Draper
Actual Nominees for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Boston Legal James Spader as Alan Shore / Breaking Bad Bryan Cranston as Walt White / Dexter Michael C Hall as Dexter Morgan / House Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House / In Treatment Gabriel Byrne as Paul / Mad Men Jon Hamm as Don Draper
My Picks for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
The Closer Kyra Sedwick as Brenda Johnson / Damages Glenn Close as Patty Hewes / Law & Order: SVU Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson / Mad Men January Jones as Betty Draper / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Lena Headey as Sarah Connor
Actual Nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Brothers & Sisters Sally Field as Nora Holden-Walker / The Closer Kyra Sedjwick as Brenda Johnson / Damages Glenn Close as Patty Hewes / Law & Order: SVU Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson / Saving Grace Holly Hunter as Grace Hanadarko
My Picks for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Chuck Zachary Levi as Chuck Bartowski / The Office Steve Carell as Michael Scott / The Office John Kransinsi as Jim Halpert / Pushing Daisies Lee Pace as Ned / 30 Rock Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy
Actual Nominees for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Monk Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk / The Office Steve Carell as Michael Scott / Pushing Daisies Lee Pace as Ned / 30 Rock Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy / Two and A Half Men Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper
My Picks for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Miss Guided Judy Greer as Becky Freeley / The Office Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly / Samantha Who? Chistina Applegate as Samantha Newly / 30 Rock Tina Fey as Liz Lemon / Weeds Mary Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin
Actual Nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
The New Adventures of Old Christine Julia Louise Dreyfus as Christine Campell / Samantha Who? Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly / 30 Rock Tina Fey as Liz Lemon / Ugly Betty America Ferrera as Betty Suarez / Weeds Mary Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin
My Picks for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Damages Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher / Damages Zeljko Ivanek as Ray Fiske / Eli Stone Victor Garber as Jordan Wethersby / Heroes Jack Coleman as Noah Bennet / Lost Michael Emerson as Benjamin Linus / Mad Men John Slattery as Roger Sterling
Actual Nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Boston Legal William Shatner as Denny Crane / Damages Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher / Damages Zeljko Ivanek as Ray Fiske / Lost Michael Emerson as Benjamin Linus / Mad Men John Slattery as Roger Sterling
My Picks for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Damages Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons / Dexter Jennifer Carpenter as Debra Morgan / Dirty Sexy Money Samaire Armstrong as Juliet Darling / Dirty Sexy Money Natalie Zea as Karen Darling / Lost Yunjin Kim as Sun Kwon
Actual Nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Boston Legal Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt / Brothers & Sisters Rachel Griffiths as Sarah Walker-Whedon / Grey’s Anatomy Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey / Grey’s Anatomy Sandra Oh as Christina Yang / In Treatment Dianne Wiest as Dr. Gina Toll
My Picks for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Back to You Ty Burrell as Gary Crezyzewski / Chuck Adam Baldwin as John Casey / Flight of the Conchords Rhys Darby as Murray / How I Met Your Mother Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson / Pushing Daisies Chi McBride as Emerson Cod / Reaper Ray Wise as The Devil
Actual Nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Entourage Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold / Entourage Kevin Dillon as Johnny Drama / How I Met Your Mother Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson / The Office Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute / Two and a Half Men Jon Cryer as Alan Harper
My Picks for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
The Office Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor / How I Met Your Mother Cobie Smulders as Robin Scherbatsky / Pushing Daisies Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook / Samantha Who? Jean Smart as Regina Newly / SNL Amy Poehler as Performer
Actual Nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Pushing Daisies Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook / Samantha Who? Jean Smart as Regina Newly / SNL Amy Poehler as Performer / Two and a Half Men Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper / Ugly Betty Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater
My Picks for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Damages • I Hate These People – Patty wants Ellen back, Ray Fiske is blackmailed with tragic results / House • House’s Head – After a severe bus accident, House tries to piece together what actually happened / Lost • The Constant – Desmond goes back and forth in time and must find Penny who is his constant / Lost • There’s No Place Like Home – The Oceanic Six are rescued as the island disappears / Mad Men • Red in the Face – Don and Roger have a difference of opinion but Don gets the last laugh on a long flight of stairs
Actual Nominees for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Battlestar Galactica Six of One / Damages Pilot / Mad Men When Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Pilot) / Mad Men The Wheel / The Wire 30
My Picks for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Flight of the Conchords • Mugged – Jermaine is mugged and no longer trusts Bret who left him behind / How I Met Your Mother • Sandcastles in the Sand – Robin’s ex singing partner returns which flashes back to another music video / The Office • Survivor Man – Michael tries to survive in the wild with Dwight keeping an eye on him / Pushing Daisies • Pie-lette – Ned brings his childhood love back to life / 30 Rock • Somebody to Love – Jack has an affair with a congresswoman, Liz thinks her neighbor is a terrorist
Actual Nominees for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Flight of the Conchords Yoko / The Office Dinner Party / Pushing Daisies Pie-Lette / 30 Rock Rosemary’s Baby / 30 Rock Cooter
My Picks for Outstanding Drama Series
Damages / Dexter / House / Lost / Mad Men
Actual Nominees for Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal / Damages / Dexter / House / Lost / Mad Men
My Picks for Outstanding Comedy Series
Flight of the Conchords / How I Met Your Mother / The Office / Pushing Daisies / 30 Rock
Actual Nominees for Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm / Entourage / The Office / 30 Rock / Two and a Half Men
My predictions will be in the next blog. Stay tuned.
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