So two weeks ago, I went way too in-depth with my coverage. So now we’re just going to be straightforward. We’ve got your projected winners, your contenders and those who were unfairly left out. If I changed my pick from last time, you’ll see an asterisk next to it. The Creative Arts Emmys, which honors technical accomplishments and non-mainstream awards (i.e. make-up and animated programming), happened last weekend. Those awards are down at the bottom. A complete ballot is on the last page. Emmys are Sunday night at 7 CDT on Fox.
PRIMETIME EMMYS
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Should win: Friday Night Lights
Could win: Game of Thrones
Will win: Mad Men
Should have been nominated: Terriers (FX)
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Should win: Kyle Chandler
Could win: Steve Buscemi
Will win: Jon Hamm
Should have been nominated: Donal Logue, Terriers
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Should win: Connie Britton
Could win: Elisabeth Moss
Will win: Julianna Marguiles
Should have been nominated: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Undercovers
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Should win: Andre Braugher
Could win: Peter Dinklage
Will win: Walton Goggins
Should have been nominated: Michael B. Jordan, Friday Night Lights
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Should and could win: Kelly MacDonald
*Will win: Margo Martindale
Should have been nominated: Lisa Gay Hamilton, Men of a Certain Age
BEST WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES
Should win: Jason Katims
Could win: the Jacquemettons
Will win: Matthew Weiner
Should have been nominated: Nicholas Griffin, Terriers (“Asunder”)
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Should and will win: Modern Family
Could win: Glee
Should have been nominated: Community (NBC)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Should win: Louis C.K.
Could win: Jim Parsons
Will win: Steve Carell
Should have been nominated: Danny McBride, East Bound and Down
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Should win: Martha Plimpton
Could win: Melissa McCarthy
Will win: Laura Linney
Should have been nominated: Jordana Spiro, My Boys
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Should win: Ed O’Neill
Could win: Ty Burrell
Will win: Chris Colfer
Should have been nominated: Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Should win: Julie Bowen
Could win: Jane Lynch
Will win: Betty White
Should have been nominated: Phyllis Somerville, The Big C
BEST WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Should and will win: Levitan and Richman
Could win: Greg Daniels
Should have been nominated: Andy Bobrow, Community (“Mixology Certification”)
BEST VARIETY/MUSIC/COMEDY SERIES
Should win: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Could win: The Colbert Report
Will win: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Should have been nominated: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
BEST WRITING FOR A VARIETY/MUSIC/COMEDY/SERIES
Should and will win: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Could win: The Colbert Report
BEST VARIETY/MUSIC/COMEDY SPECIAL
Should win: The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway
Could win: Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
Will win: The Kennedy Center Honors
Should have been nominated: Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts (Comedy Central)
BEST WRITING FOR A VARIETY/MUSIC/COMEDY SPECIAL
Should win: Louis CK: Hilarious
Could win: Colin Quinn: Long Story Short
Will win: 64th Annual Tony Awards
Should have been nominated: Bo Burnham: Words Words Words (Comedy Central)
CREATIVE ARTS EMMYS
BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Predicted: Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
Actual: Paul McCrane, Harry’s Law
Should have been nominated: Cress Williams, Friday Night Lights
BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Predicted: Cara Buono, Mad Men
Actual: Loretta DeVine, Grey’s Anatomy
Should have been nominated: Karina Logue, Terriers
BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Predicted and actual: Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
Should have been nominated: LeVar Burton, Community
BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Predicted and actual: Gwyneth Paltrow, Glee
Should have been nominated: Celia Weston, Modern Family
BEST REALITY PROGRAM
Predicted and actual: Deadliest Catch (Discovery)
BEST HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
Predicted and actual: Jeff Probst, Survivor
BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM
Predicted: South Park (Comedy Central)
Actual: Futurama (Comedy Central)
EMMY BALLOT 2011
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Dexter (Showtime)
Friday Night Lights (101/NBC)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Mad Men (AMC)
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Timothy Olyphant, Justified
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Walton Groggins, Justified
John Slattery, Mad Men
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Michelle Forbes, The Killing
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Kelly MacDonald, Boardwalk Empire
Margo Martindale, Justified
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
BEST WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Jason Katims, Friday Night Lights (“Always”)
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones (“Baelor”)
Veena Sud, The Killing (pilot episode)
Maria and Andre Jacquemetton, Mad Men (“Blowing Smoke”)
Matthew Weiner, Mad Men (“The Suitcase”)
BEST COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock (NBC)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Glee (Fox)
Modern Family (ABC)
The Office (NBC)
Parks and Recreation (NBC)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Louis CK, Louie
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
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
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Chris Colfer, Glee
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Jane Lynch, Glee
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
BEST WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Matt Hubbard, 30 Rock (“Regaining”)
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, Episodes (“Episode 107”)
Louis CK, Louie (“Poker/Divorce”)
Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman, Modern Family (“Caught in the Act”)
Greg Daniels, The Office (“Goodbye, Michael”)
BEST VARIETY/MUSIC/COMEDY SERIES
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
Conan (TBS)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
BEST WRITING FOR A VARIETY/MUSIC/COMEDY SPECIAL
The Colbert Report
Conan
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
BEST VARIETY/MUSIC/COMEDY SPECIAL
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On (HBO)
Carrie Fisher in Wishful Drinking (HBO)
Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden (HBO)
The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway (HBO)
BEST WRITING FOR A VARIETY/MUSIC/COMEDY SPECIAL
64th Annual Tony Awards
Colin Quinn: Long Story Short
Louis CK: Hilarious
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education
The Real Women of SNL
BEST REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Amazing Race (CBS)
American Idol (Fox)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
Top Chef (Bravo)
BEST MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Cinema Verite (HBO)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
The Kennedys (Reelz Channel)
Mildred Pierce (HBO)
The Pillars of the Earth (Starz)
Too Big to Fail (HBO)
BEST ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Idris Elba, Luther
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
William Hurt, Too Big to Fail
Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys
Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
BEST ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Taraji P. Henson, Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
Brian F. O’Byrne, Mildred Pierce
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
Tom Wilkinson, The Kennedys
James Woods, Too Big to Fail
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Eileen Atkins, Upstairs Downstairs
Melissa Leo, Mildred Pierce
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce
Mare Winningham, Mildred Pierce