TV: My Dream Emmy Ballot

So, I believe the Emmy ballots are due at the end of this week and the nominees will be announced in mid-July. I thought I would submit my own ballot of dream nominees. If these categories were stacked the way I have them, I would be a crazy mess on Emmy night trying to root for my favourites. Of course, that won’t happen; I’m sure we’ll see some more nominations for Chris Colfer and Juliana Margulies. But if I had the power, here would be my nominees:

Best Drama
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
Homeland
The Killing
Mad Men

Best Comedy
Big Bang Theory
Community
Happy Endings
Louie
Modern Family
Parks & Recreation

Lead Actor (Drama Series)
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire)
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
Kelsey Grammer (Boss)
Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
Hugh Laurie (House)
Damian Lewis (Homeland)

Lead Actress (Drama Series)
Glenn Close (Damages)
Claire Danes (Homeland)
Mireille Enos (The Killing)
Debra Messing (Smash)
Jessica Pare (Mad Men)
Anna Torv (Fringe)

Lead Actor (Comedy Series)
Louis CK (Louie)
Larry David (Curb your Enthusiasm)
Ed Helms (The Office)
Rob Lowe (Parks & Recreation)
Joel McHale (Community)
Jim Parsons (Big Bang Theory)

Lead Actress (Comedy Series)
Zooey Deschanel (New Girl)
Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Jane Levy (Suburgatory)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
Amy Poehler (Parks & Recreation)
Krysten Ritter (Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23)

Supporting Actor (Drama Series)
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad)
Joel Kinnaman (The Killing)
John Noble (Fringe)
John Slattery (Mad Men)
Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead)

Supporting Actress (Drama Series)
Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter)
Lauren Graham (Parenthood)
Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire)
Kathleen Robertson (Boss)
Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones)
Deborah Ann Woll (True Blood)

Supporting Actor (Comedy Series)
Donald Glover (Community)
Nolan Gould (Modern Family)
Max Greenfield (New Girl)
Nick Offerman (Parks & Recreation)
James VanderBeek (Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23)
Damon Wayans Jr. (Happy Endings)

Supporting Actress (Comedy Series)
Mayim Bialik (Big Bang Theory)
Carly Chaikin (Suburgatory)
Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation)
Maya Rudolph (Up All Night)
Kristen Wiig (SNL)
Casey Wilson (Happy Endings)

Best Writing (Drama Series)
Boardwalk Empire “To the Lost”
Breaking Bad “Salud”
Game of Thrones “Blackwater”
Homeland “Marine One”
Mad Men “The Other Woman”
Parenthood “Sore Loser”

Best Writing (Comedy Series)
Community “Remedial Chaos Theory”
Curb Your Enthusiasm “Palestinian Chicken”
Louie “Oh Louie/Tickets
Modern Family “Leap Day”
The Office “Garden Party”
Parks & Recreation “The Debate”

Let's see if my dreams come true on July 19th.