Sunday, September 20, 2015

Emmy 2015 Preditctions!

Here are my predictions, in red, in the main categories for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, which air tonight!

Outstanding Drama Series
"Downton Abbey" (PBS)
"Game of Thrones" (HBO)
"Mad Men" (AMC)
"House of Cards" (Netflix)
"Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
"Homeland" (Showtime)
"Better Call Saul" (AMC)

Outstanding Comedy Series
"Louie" (FX)
"Modern Family" (ABC)
"Parks and Recreation" (NBC)
"Veep" (HBO)
"Silicon Valley" (HBO)
"Transparent" (Amazon)
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kevin Spacey "House of Cards" (Netflix)
Jon Hamm "Mad Men" (AMC)
Jeff Daniels "The Newsroom" (HBO)
Bob Odenkirk "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
Kyle Chandler "Bloodline" (Netflix)
Liev Schreiber "Ray Donovan" (Showtime)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes "Homeland" (Showtime)
Viola Davis "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC)
Taraji P. Henson "Empire" (Fox)
Tatiana Maslany "Orphan Black" (BBC America)
Elisabeth Moss "Mad Men" (AMC)
Robin Wright "House of Cards" (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
Richard Jenkins "Olive Kitteridge" (HBO)
Adrien Brody "Houdini" (History)
Mark Rylance "Wolf Hall" (PBS)
Timothy Hutton "American Crime" (ABC)
Ricky Gervais "Derek: The Final Chapter" (Netflix)
David Oyewelo "Nightingale" (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
Frances McDormand "Olive Kitteridge" (HBO)
Maggie Gyllenhaal "The Honorable Woman" (SundanceTV)
Queen Latifah "Bessie" (HBO)
Emma Thompson "Sweeney Todd: Live From Lincoln Center" (PBS)
Jessica Lange "American Horror Story: Freak Show" (FX)
Felicity Huffman "American Crime" (ABC)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Matt LeBlanc "Episodes" (Showtime)
Don Cheadle "House of Lies" (Showtime)
Louis C.K. "Louie" (FX)
William H. Macy "Shameless" (Showtime)
Jeffrey Tambor "Transparent" (Amazon)
Anthony Anderson "Black-ish" (ABC)
Will Forte "Last Man on Earth" (Fox)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Lisa Kudrow "The Comeback" (HBO)
Edie Falco "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)
Amy Poehler "Parks and Recreation" (NBC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Veep" (HBO)
Amy Schumer "Inside Amy Schumer" (Comedy Central)
Lily Tomlin "Grace and Frankie" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
Ben Mendelsohn "Bloodline" (Netflix)
Jim Carter "Downton Abbey" (PBS)
Peter Dinklage "Game Of Thrones" (HBO)
Alan Cumming "The Good Wife" (CBS)
Michael Kelly "House Of Cards" Netflix

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Joanne Froggatt "Downton Abbey" (PBS)
Lena Headey "Game Of Thrones" (HBO)
Emilia Clarke "Game Of Thrones" (HBO)
Christine Baranski "The Good Wife" (CBS)
Christina Hendricks "Mad Men" (AMC)
Uzo Aduba "Orange Is The New Black" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Fox
Adam Driver "Girls" (HBO)
Keegan-Michael Key "Key & Peele" (Comedy Central)
Ty Burrell "Modern Family" (ABC)
Tituss Burgess "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)
Tony Hale "Veep" (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Niecy Nash "Getting On" (HBO)
Julie Bowen "Modern Family" (ABC)
Allison Janney "Mom" (CBS)
Kate McKinnon "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Gaby Hoffmann "Transparent" (Amazon Instant Video)
Jane Krakowski "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)
Anna Chlumsky "Veep" (HBO)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
"The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central)
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central)
"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" (HBO)
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC)
"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (NBC)
"Late Show With David Letterman" (CBS)

Outstanding Limited Series
"Olive Kitteridge" (HBO)
"American Crime" (ABC)
"The Honorable Woman" (SundanceTV)
"American Horror Story: Freak Show" (FX)
"Wolf Hall" (PBS)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
"Drunk History" (Comedy Central)
"Inside Amy Schumer" (Comedy Central)
"Key & Peele" (Comedy Central)
"Portlandia" (IFC)
"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Outstanding Television Movie
"Agatha Christie's Poirot: Curtain, Poirot's Last Case" (Acorn TV)
"Bessie" (HBO)
"Grace Of Monaco" (Lifetime)
"Hello Ladies: The Movie" (HBO)
"Killing Jesus" (National Geographic Channel)
"Nightingale" (HBO)

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
"Dancing With the Stars" (ABC)
"Project Runway" (Lifetime)
"So You Think You Can Dance" (Fox)
"Top Chef" (Bravo)
"The Voice" (NBC)