The Emmys Are Coming! The Emmys Are Coming!

I haven't posted anything in a couple of days - just busy, busy, busy - but anyway, the Emmys are handed out this Sunday, and of course I'll be watching. Yes, I know the Emmys usually suck. They have a tendency to nominate and award the same people over and over again, while completely ignoring great shows (Gilmore Girls, you bastards!), but it's still no where near as much of a joke as the Grammys. Ewwwwww. So here are my predictions and preferences in the major categories.

Best Drama Series:

Boston Legal

Damages

Dexter

House

Lost

Mad Men

Who Will Win: House Who Should Win: Mad Men

Everyone's predicting Mad Men for the win, but I can't see the Emmy voters going for a series whose ratings are under 2 million. I hope I'm wrong, because it really deserves the win. Oh, how I just want to wrap my arms around that show I love it so much. I'm predicting House since it's the highest rated, it was once critically well liked, and it's never won before - not that it ever deserved to win.

Best Comedy Series:

30 Rock

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Entourage

The Office

Two and a Half Men

Who Will Win: 30 Rock Who Should Win: 30 Rock

It's kind of ridiculous that Pushing Daisies, the best comedy series of the year, got the second most nominations for a comedy (12), but didn't get the series nod. Especially since Two and a Half Men did get a nomination. Uh, who is voting for that show? Who thinks that's great television? 30 Rock will probably win again for the second year, although The Office might slip in there, and a 30 Rock win would be completely deserving. It is the funniest laugh-out-loud show currently on television, even though it did kind of lose its focus in the second half of the season.

Best Actor - Drama:

Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

Michael C. Hall - Dexter

Jon Hamm - Mad Men

Hugh Laurie - House

James Spader - Boston Legal

Who Will Win: Hugh Laurie Who Should Win: Jon Hamm

If James Spader wins again, so help me God, I will kick in my TV screen. Do you really need to award someone for the same performance over and over again, especially when the character and performance remains one note year after year? Hugh Laurie will probably win because he still hasn't won an Emmy. I understand if he had won for the first or second season, but it's not like the character has developed over the last couple seasons - still sarcastic, still angry, still limpy, but yeah I get that it would be a make up Emmy. I'd like Hamm to win, just for the episode "The Wheel" alone - it's so heartbreaking. Cranston would also be a good win, since he was great on Breaking Bad

Best Actor - Comedy:

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Steve Carell - The Office

Lee Pace - Pushing Daisies

Tony Shaloub - Monk

Charlie Sheen - Two and a Half Men

Who Will Win: Alec Baldwin Who Should Win: Alec Baldwin
Actually I'd be happy if either Baldwin, Carell, or Pace won, since they'd all be deserving. All hell will break loose though if Tony Shaloub wins agains (does he really need a fourth win), or if Charlie Sheen picks up a trophy. I shudder to think.

Best Actress - Drama:

Glenn Close - Damages

Sally Field - Brothers & Sisters

Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: SVU

Holly Hunter - Saving Grace

Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

Who Will Win: Glenn Close Who Should Win: Mary McDonnell...wait, what? Uh, Close
Seriously Mary McDonnell should own this category for Battlestar Galactica, but she wasn't nominated. Glenn Close was a hoot in Damages, and her star-factor should be a help in this category so I'm predicting her. I wouldn't be surprised, however, if Field wins again.

Best Actress - Comedy:

Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?

America Ferrera - Ugly Betty

Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures of Old Christine

Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds

Who Will Win: Tina Fey Who Should Win: Christina Applegate

Tina Fey will probably win, as she has become a pop culture fixture over the last year, and while 30 Rock was the Best Comedy Series Winner last year, I think this year the Emmys will award the show in several categories with the industry annointing it the best sitcom currently on television. Fey wouldn't be a bad winner, in fact I don't think any of them would be, as I feel they all add creatly to their respective series, but heart goes to Applegate for her portrayal of woman trying to realize who she actually is as a person.

Supporting Categories

Best Supporting Actor- Drama:

Who Will Win: Zeljko Ivanek Who Should Win: John Slattery

Best Supporting Actor - Comedy:

Who Will Win: Jeremy Piven Who Should Win: Neil Patrick Harris

Best Supporting Actress - Drama:

Who Will Win: Chandra Wilson Who Should Win: Chandra Wilson

Best Supporting Actress - Comedy:

Who Will Win: Amy Poehler Who Should Win: Kristin Chenoweth