Emmy Prediction Thread

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 11:02am

Based on deep thought and some pulling out of my ass, here are my predictions for THE EMMYS tonight.

Drama Series - Will MAD MEN / Should Anyone but MAD MEN
Comedy Series- Will MODERN FAMILY / Should PARKS AND RECREATION
Drama Actor - Should/Will JON HAMM
Drama Actress - Should/Will JULIANNA MARGULIES
Comedy Actor - Will STEVE CARELL / Should CARELL or LOUIS C.K.
Comedy Actress - Will LAURA LINNEY / Should AMY POEHLER or MARTHA PLIMPTON
Drama Supporting Actor - Will JOHN SLATTERY / Should ANDRE BRAUGHER
Drama Supporting Actress - Will ARCHIE PANJABI / Should MARGO MARTINDALE
Drama Supporting Actor - Will TY BURRELL /Should CHRIS COLFER or ED O’NEILL
Drama Supporting Actor - Will JANE LYNCH / Should JULIE BOWEN

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 11:11am

Drama Series - Will MAD MEN / Should BOARDWALK EMPIRE
Comedy Series- Will/Should MODERN FAMILY
Drama Actor - Will Jon Hamm / Should Steve Buscemi
Drama Actress - Will Julianna Margulies / Should Elisabeth Moss
Comedy Actor - Will Steve Carell / Should [none]
Comedy Actress - Will/Should Laura Linney
Drama Supporting Actor - Will John Slattery / Should Peter Dinklage
Drama Supporting Actress - Will/Should Christine Baranski (Let's hope they correct last year's mistake)
Drama Supporting Actor - Will Ty Burrell / Should Ed O'Neill
Drama Supporting Actor - Will/Should Sofia Vergara (Again, correct last year's mistake)

Also, let's hope Maggie Smith wins Supporting Actress--Miniseries/Movie for DOWNTON ABBEY. I think it's a safe bet that Kate Winslet will win Leading.

[Q]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 11:55am

AC - what does "Should [none]" mean? You don't think any of them are worthy, or the worthy one wasn't nominated, or something else?

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 12:03pm

I was using "none" to mean "no opinion," really. Of the performances I've seen (Carell, Baldwin, Parsons, Galecki), I don't think any of them are deserving, and since I haven't seen LeBlanc's or Louis CK's shows, I can't really weigh in on them. Of the nominated actors, I have no opinion on who should win, though I think Carell will take it.

My default would usually be to say that Baldwin deserves it, but he really coasted this season, and I'd say he was nominated as force of habit more than anything else.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 2:08pm

Fingers crossed for...

Comedy
Best Actress - Laura Linney
Best Actor - Jim Parsons
Best Sup.Actress - Betty White
Best Sup.Actor - Jon Cryer...or Chris Colfer
Comedy - The Big Bang Theory

Drama
Best Actress - Julianna Margulies
Best Actor - Steve Buscemi
Best Sup.Actress - Christine Baranski
Best Sup Actor - Josh Charles
Drama - The Good Wife

And while I'm here, may I vent about the lack of nomination for Toni Collette, or United States of Tara in general...'tis a sin.

[eatlasagna]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 3:17pm

my only two hopes are Steve Carell and Amy Poehler... Amy is just GENIUS as Leslie Knope and it's a shame the show wasn't nominated or any of its casts members... notably Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson who KILLS it every episode he's on!

and with Steve... I thought he deserved an Emmy years ago... as critics are saying... this past season was his swan song and he went out hilariously and gracefully that he deserves not just for that but the sincerity and honestly he puts into that character

[Kristie-K2]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 3:53pm

All of the nominees are Great, but I would like to see

Julianna Marguilies, Alan Cumming and Archie Panjabi from
the Good Wife win

Ed O'Neill and Sofia Vergara win for Modern Family...

If Vergara wins I believe she will be the first Latina Actress in her category to get the golden prize.

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 3:56pm

America Ferrera?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 4:01pm

She no have a da accent, so it no count.

[Kristie-K2]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 4:05pm

"In her Category"...America won for Best Actress

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 4:07pm

But she still no have a da accent.

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 4:07pm

She no have a da accent, so it no count.

I hear Vergara does a mean middle-aged pizzamaker.

[jasonf]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 4:34pm

Parks and Recreation is like Everybody's Loves Raymond for me. It's one of those shows that everyone seems to love and I just don't get it.

Totally for Modern Family tonight.

And I'm hoping for some Game of Thrones love - it was, for me, the most exciting, engaging drama of the year by far. And I even knew what was going to happen from reading the books.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 7:40pm

I'm watching the red carpet coverage on E...

Sofia Vergara : I just love my Colombian emerald earrings...
Ryan Seacrest : What's the estimated retail value of those?

I mean, really.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 8:23pm

Yeah for Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell! I love them both!

[supersam1026]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 8:25pm

So happy they both got it! Ty Burrell is so good!!

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 8:25pm

I predict this telecast is gonna suck and be boring as hell. So far my prediction is correct.

[strummergirl]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 8:27pm

I guess Julie Bowen winning was shocking combined with the awkwardness of Jane Lynch hosting. I am glad she won. I felt like she had a somewhat thankless role on the surface and really ran with it. Plus I've loved her since Ed.

Ty Burrell winning is not a shock. He should have won the previous year and I say that as one of Chris Colfer's biggest supporters.

I think this is Modern Family's night. Thank goodness they stuffed the supporting categories. I am really pulling for Amy Poehler. I think it will be a shock if Carell does not win but the Emmy voters love Alec Baldwin.

I think Marguelis wins her category or Mariska Hargitay gets the Kyra Sedgwick treatment and gets sent off with a trophy. I personally want Elisabeth Moss or Connie Britton winning.

Jon Hamm is kicking himself thinking he had an opening with Cranston out of the equation but I could really see Buscemi winning. He fits the type of a steady working character actor rewarded, and the Emmys are often that forum where it happens.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 8:40pm

Is the John Hickey the Modern Family writer just mentioned was his partner, John Benjamin Hickey, recent Tony winner?

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 8:44pm

Yes, it is! And that friend whose white carpet Jeffrey Richman ruined was Patti LuPone.

[supersam1026]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 8:49pm

WOW! Two huge upsets in a row! Really thought Carrell and Poehler or Falco would win!

[strummergirl]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 8:50pm

The pageant skit was genius for the Best Actress category. I could definitely see all of those women as buddies.

Did Melissa McCarthy deserve it? Love her, love her in Gilmore Girls especially, but I never bothered checking in on her show.

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 8:51pm

Maybe she's riding a wave of success after singlehandedly stealing BRIDESMAIDS.

[strummergirl]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 8:52pm

Well, I did not want to say it but yeah, there's the Bridesmaids effect. Hopefully she gets award recognition specifically for the movie.

[AC126748]

Posted: 9/18/11 at 8:57pm

I definitely think that has a lot to do with it. Regardless of who won, can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that all six nominees were 1) over 40 and 2) actually talented?