2016 Emmy Predictions: Comedy

Tony Hale, Kevin Dunn and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep
COMEDY SERIES
Black-ish (ABC)
Master of None (Netflix)
Modern Family (ABC)
Silicon Valley (HBO)
Transparent (Amazon)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Veep (HBO)

Should and will win: Veep
Could win: Black-ish
Should have been nominated: Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Jeffrey Tambor in Transparent
COMEDY ACTOR
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
William H. Macy, Shameless
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Should win: Aziz Ansari
Could win: Anthony Anderson
Will win: Jeffrey Tambor
Should have been nominated: Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Tony Hale and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep
COMEDY ACTRESS
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Laurie Metcalf, Getting On
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Should and will win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Could win: Tracee Ellis Ross
Should have been nominated: Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project

Tony Hale and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep
COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tony Hale, Veep
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
Matt Walsh, Veep

Should win: Andre Braugher
Could win: Louie Anderson
Will win: Tony Hale
Should have been nominated: Zach Woods, Silicon Valley

Kate McKinnon and Hillary Clinton on Saturday Night Live
COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Gaby Hoffman, Transparent
Allison Janney, Mom
Judith Light, Transparent
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Niecy Nash, Getting On

Should win: Anna Chlumsky
Could win: Allison Janney
Will win: Kate McKinnon
Should have been nominated: Chelsea Perretti, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

The cast of Veep
COMEDY WRITING:
Catastrophe (“Episode 1”)
Master of None (“Parents”)
Silicon Valley (“Founder Friendly”)
Silicon Valley (“The Uptick”)
Veep (“Morning After”)
Veep (“Mother”)

Should and could win: Master of None (“Parents”)
Will win: Veep (“Mother”)
Should have been nominated: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (“Boyle’s Hunch”)

Diedrich Baker in Veep
COMEDY DIRECTING
Master of None (“Parents”)
Silicon Valley (“Daily Active Users”)
Silicon Valley (“Founder Friendly”)
Transparent (“Man on the Land”)
Veep (“Kissing Your Sister”)
Veep (“Morning After”)
Veep (“Mother”)

Should and will win: Veep (“Kissing Your Sister”)
Could win: Master of None (“Parents”)
Should have been nominated: Lady Dynamite (Pilot episode)

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