Outstanding Drama Series ‘Boardwalk Empire’
‘Dexter’
‘Friday Night Lights’
‘Game of Thrones’
‘The Good Wife’
‘Mad Men’
Prediction: While it might be nice to see “Friday Night Lights” win for its final season, chances are “Mad Men” will snatch up the award.
Outstanding Comedy Series
‘Big Bang Theory’
‘Glee’
‘Modern Family’
‘The Office’
‘Parks and Recreation’
’30 Rock’
Prediction: “Modern Family” will repeat last year’s win, as it rises above the rest.
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’
Elisabeth Moss, ‘Mad Men’
Prediction: With Kyra Sedgwick not nominated this year, Margulies will most likely pick up her first Emmy for “The Good Wife.”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Kelly Macdonald, ‘Boardwalk Empire’
Archie Panjabi, ‘The Good Wife’
Christine Baranski, ‘The Good Wife’
Margo Martindale, ‘Justified’
Michelle Forbes, ‘The Killing’
Christina Hendricks, ‘Mad Men’
Prediction: Panjabi won last year and many believe she will win again, but it might be time for Hendricks to get recognition for her portrayal of Joan.
Outstanding Actor in a Drama
Steve Buscemi, ‘Boardwalk Empire’
Kyle Chandler, ‘Friday Night Lights’
Michael C. Hall, ‘Dexter’
John Hamm, ‘Mad Men’
Hugh Laurie, ‘House’
Timothy Olyphant, ‘Justified’
Prediction: No Brian Cranston means Hamm will finally take home the honor, which he rightly deserves.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
Peter Dinklage, ‘Game of Thrones’
Josh Charles, ‘The Good Wife’
Alan Cumming, ‘The Good Wife’
Walton Goggins, ‘Justified’
John Slattery, ‘Mad Men’
Andrew Braugher, ‘Men of a Certain Age’
Prediction: Cumming and Charles are both strong bets, and Dinklage is a sleeper pick, but Slattery could pick up the award, in what many believe to be a wide-open cateogory this year.
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy
Edie Falco, ‘Nurse Jackie’
Tina Fey, ’30 Rock’
Laura Linney, ‘The Big C’
Melissa McCarthy, ‘Mike & Molly’
Martha Plimpton, ‘Raising Hope’
Amy Poehler, ‘Parks and Recreation’
Prediction: Linney is getting much love from handicappers and is a popular pick for her role on “The Big C.”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Jane Lynch, ‘Glee’
Betty White, ‘Hot In Cleveland’
Julie Bowen, ‘Modern Family’
Sofia Vergara, ‘Modern Family’
Kristen Wiig, ‘Saturday Night Live’
Jane Krakowski, ’30 Rock’
Predction: While Betty White fever might still be in effect for some, show host Jane Lynch has a good shot of repeating last year’s win.
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy
Alec Baldwin, ’30 Rock’
Louis C.K., ‘Louie’
Steve Carrell, ‘The Office’
Johnny Galecki, ‘The Big Bang Theory’
Matt LeBlanc, ‘Episodes’
Jim Parsons, ‘The Big Bang Theory’
Prediction: Parsons won last year and could easily win again, but chances are Carrell finally wins.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Chris Colfer, ‘Glee’
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, ‘Modern Family’
Ed O’Neill, ‘Modern Family’
Eric Stonestreet, ‘Modern Family’
Ty Burrell, ‘Modern Family’
Jon Cryer, ‘Two and a Half Men’
Prediction: While the four men of “Modern Family” might split the votes and perhaps award the Emmy to Jon Cryer, chances are, one of the “Modern” men could still take it. Money’s on Ty Burrell or last year’s winner, Eric Stonestreet.
Outstanding TV Miniseries or Movie
‘Cinema Verite’
‘Downton Abbey’
‘The Kennedys’
‘Mildred Pierce’
‘The Pillars of the Earth’
‘Too Big To Fail’
Prediction: Not sure how anything other than Mildred Pierce could win.
Outstanding Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Kate Winslet, ‘Mildred Pierce’
Elizabeth McGovern, ‘Downton Abbey’
Diane Lane, ‘Cinema Verite’
Taraji P. Henson, ‘Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story’
Jean Marsh, ‘Upstairs Downstairs’
Prediction: Winslet is the popular choice and the right one.
Outstanding Leading Actor in an Miniseries or Movie
Greg Kinnear, ‘The Kennedys’
Barry Pepper, ‘The Kennedys’
Edgar Ramirez, ‘Carlos’
William Hurt, ‘Too Big To Fail’
Idris Elba, ‘Luther’
Laurence Fishburne, ‘Thurgood’
Prediction: Ramirez took home the Golden Globe, so many see him taking the Emmy as well.
