Tuesday, September 15, 2015

2015 Primetime Emmy Predictions








The Emmys are this Sunday. Looking forward to Andy Samberg hosting this year. For the Primetime Emmys predictions it’s same as past years: I play to win but am happy if the one I want to win takes the statue. Here now are the fearless predictions:

Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul | Downton Abbey | Game of Thrones | Homeland | House of Cards | Mad Men | Orange is the New Black
WILL WIN: Mad Men (sentimental choice)
WANT TO WIN: Game of Thrones (should win at least once)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Louie | Modern Family | Parks and Recreation | Silicon Valley | Transparent | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Veep
WILL WIN: Veep (critics love this show)
WANT TO WIN: Parks and Recreation (end with a bang)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Colbert Report | The Daily Show | Jimmy Kimmel Live | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver  | Late Show with David Letterman | The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
WILL WIN: Late Show with David Letterman (ended strong)
WANT TO WIN: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (he rocks)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Drunk History | Inside Amy Schumer | Key & Peele | Portlandia  | SNL
WILL WIN: Inside Amy Schumer (she’s finally recognized)
WANT TO WIN: Inside Amy Schumer (raunchy but hilarious)

Outstanding Reality – Competition Program
Amazing Race | Dancing with the Stars | Project Runway | So You Think You Can Dance | Top Chef | The Voice
WILL WIN: Amazing Race (time for it to win again)
WANT TO WIN: Amazing Race (don’t watch the other ones)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Better Call Saul: Bob Odenkirk | Bloodline: Kyle Chandler | House of Cards: Kevin Spacey | Mad Men: Jon Hamm | The Newsroom: Jeff Daniels  | Ray Donovon: Live Schreiber
WILL WIN: Jon Hamm (now that Bryan Cranston is gone)
WANT TO WIN: Jon Hamm (a nice parting gift)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Empire: Taraji P Henson | Homeland: Claire Danes | House of Cards: Robin Wright | How To Get Away With Murder: Viola Davis | Mad Men: Elisabeth Moss | Orphan Black: Tatiana Maslany
WILL WIN: Taraji P Henson (she be crazy)
WANT TO WIN: Tatiana Maslany (she so deserves it)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Black-ish: Anthony Anderson | Episodes: Matt LeBlanc | House of Lies: Don Cheadle | Last Man on Earth: Will Forte | Louie: Louis CK | Shamless: William H Macy | Transparent: Jeffrey Tambor
WILL WIN: Jeffrey Tambor (transgender is in right now)
WANT TO WIN: Will Forte (based on the pilot alone)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
The Comeback: Lisa Kudrow | Grace and Frankie: Lily Tomlin | Inside Amy Schumer: Amy Schumer | Nurse Jackie: Edie Falco | Parks & Recreation: Amy Poehler | Veep: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
WILL WIN: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (she always wins)
WANT TO WIN: Amy Poehler (can’t she get a parting girt too?)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Better Call Saul: Jonathan Banks | Bloodline: Ben Mendelsohn | Downton Abbey: Jim Carter | Game of Thrones: Peter Dinklage | The Good Wife: Alan Cumming | House of Cards: Michael Kelly
WILL WIN: Ben Mendelsohn (he made Bloodline great)
WANT TO WIN: Michael Kelly (love his sad role)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Downton Abbey: Joanne Froggatt | Game of Thrones: Lena Headey | Game of Thrones: Emilia Clarke | The Good Wife: Christine Baranski | Mad Men: Christina Hendricks | Orange is the New Black: Uzo Aduba
WILL WIN: Christina Hendricks (good storyline this season)
WANT TO WIN: Uzo Aduba (she was great this season)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Andre Braugher | Girls: Adam Driver | Key & Peele: Keegan-Michael Key | Modern Family: Ty Burrell | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Tituss Burgess | Veep: Tony Hale
WILL WIN: Tony Hale (for some reason he keeps winning)
WANT TO WIN: Andre Braugher (best straight man ever)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory: Mayim Bialik | Getting On: Niecy Nash | Modern Family: Julie Bowen | Mom: Allison Janney | SNL: Kate McKinnon | Transparent: Gaby Hoffmann | Unbreakable Kimmy Schidt: Jane Krakowski | Veep: Anna Chlumsky
WILL WIN: Allison Janney (there’s a lot to choose from)
WANT TO WIN: Mayim Bialik (so awkwardly funny)

Writing for a Drama Series
The Americans • Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? | Better Call Saul • Five-O | Game of Thrones • Mother’s Mercy | Mad Men • Lost Horizon | Mad Men • Person to Person
WILL WIN: Mad Men-Lost Horizon (a great finale)
WANT TO WIN: Better Call Saul-Five-O (whole season was great)

Writing for a Comedy Series
Episodes • Episode 409 | Last Man on Earth • Alive in Tucson (Pilot) | Louie • Bobby’s House | Silicon Valley • Two Days of the Condor | Transparent • Pilot | Veep • Election Night
WILL WIN: Veep-Election Night (seems perfectly timed)
WANT TO WIN: Last Man on Earth-Alive in Tucson (great opening)

Let’s see how I do. I’ll post after the Emmys with the results and commentary.


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