2011 Emmy Predictions

comedy series

six projected Emmy nominees (in order of probability #1-6)...

1. "Modern Family"

2. "30 Rock"

3. "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

4. "Parks and Recreation"

5. "The Big Bang Theory"

6. "Louie"

six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #7-12)...

7. "Glee"

8. "Enlightened"

9. "New Girl"

10. "The Office"

11. "Veep"

12. "Episodes"

six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #13-18)...

13. "House of Lies"

14. "Up All Night"

15. "Raising Hope"

16. "Community"

17. "2 Broke Girls"

18. "Nurse Jackie"

comedy lead actress

six projected Emmy nominees (in order of probability #1-6)...

1. Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation")

2. Zooey Deschanel ("New Girl")

3. Laura Dern ("Enlightened")

4. Tina Fey ("30 Rock")

5. Laura Linney ("The Big C")

6. Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Veep")

six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #7-12)...

7. Melissa McCarthy ("Mike and Molly")

8. Edie Falco ("Nurse Jackie")

9. Martha Plimpton ("Raising Hope")

10. Christina Applegate ("Up All Night")

11. Kat Dennings ("2 Broke Girls")

12. Kaley Cuoco ("The Big Bang Theory")

six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #13-18)...

13. Patricia Heaton ("The Middle")

14. Mary-Louise Parker ("Weeds")

15. Beth Behrs ("2 Broke Girls")

16. Lea Michele ("Glee")

17. Fran Drescher ("Happily Divorced")

18. Courteney Cox ("Cougar Town")

    comedy lead actor

six projected Emmy nominees (in order of probability #1-6)...

1. Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory")

2. Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock")

3. Louis C.K. ("Louie")

4. Larry David ("Curb Your Enthusiasm")

5. Don Cheadle ("House of Lies")

6. Johnny Galecki ("The Big Bang Theory")

six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #7-12)...

7. Matt LeBlanc ("Episodes")

8. Jon Cryer ("Two and a Half Men")

9. Warwick Davis ("Life's Too Short")

10. Will Arnett ("Up All Night")

11. Rob Lowe ("Parks and Recreation")

12. Joel McHale ("Community")



six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #13-18)...

13. Elijah Wood ("Wilfred")

14. Tim Allen ("Last Man Standing")

15. Ashton Kutcher ("Two and a Half Men")

16. Ed Helms ("The Office")

17. David Duchovny ("Californication")

18. Matthew Morrison ("Glee")



    comedy supporting actress

six projected Emmy nominees (in order of probability #1-6)...

1. Sofia Vergara ("Modern Family")

2. Julie Bowen ("Modern Family")

3. Betty White ("Hot in Cleveland")

4. Kristen Wiig ("Saturday Night Live")

5. Jane Lynch ("Glee")

6. Cloris Leachman ("Raising Hope")

six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #7-12)...

7. Maya Rudolph ("Up All Night")

8. Jane Krakowski ("30 Rock")

9. Mayim Bialik ("The Big Bang Theory")

10. Diane Ladd ("Enlightened")

11. Wendie Malick ("Hot in Cleveland")

12. Susie Essman ("Curb Your Enthusiasm")



six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #13-18)...

13. Kristen Bell ("House of Lies")

14. Eden Sher ("The Middle")

15. Holland Taylor ("Two and a Half Men")

16. Aubrey Plaza ("Parks and Recreation")

17. Tamsin Greig ("Episodes")

18. Gillian Jacobs ("Community")



    comedy supporting actor

six projected Emmy nominees (in order of probability #1-6)...

1. Ty Burrell ("Modern Family")

2. Eric Stonestreet ("Modern Family")

3. Ed O'Neill ("Modern Family")

4. Jesse Tyler Ferguson ("Modern Family")

5. Nick Offerman ("Parks and Recreation")

6. Ricky Gervais ("Life's Too Short")

six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #7-12)...

7. Jon Cryer ("Two and a Half Men")

8. Chris Colfer ("Glee")

9. Neil Patrick Harris ("How I Met Your Mother")

10. Bill Hader ("Saturday Night Live")

11. Max Greenfield ("New Girl")

12. Jeremy Piven ("Entourage")



six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #13-18)...

13. Adam Scott ("Parks and Recreation")

14. Danny Pudi ("Community")

15. James Spader ("The Office")

16. Donald Glover ("Community")

17. Rainn Wilson ("The Office")

18. Oliver Platt ("The Big C")



  drama series

six projected Emmy nominees (in order of probability #1-6)...

1. "Mad Men"

2. "Homeland"

3. "Breaking Bad"

4. "Game of Thrones"

5. "The Good Wife"

6. "Boardwalk Empire"

six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #7-12)...

7. "Justified"

8. "Dexter"

9. "Boss"

10. "American Horror Story"

11. "Luck"

12. "Smash"



six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #13-18)...

13. "Alcatraz"

14. "Touch"

15. "The Walking Dead"

16. "Revenge"

17. "The Killing"

18. "Once Upon a Time"



    drama lead actress

six projected Emmy nominees (in order of probability #1-6)...

1. Claire Danes ("Homeland")

2. Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife")

3. Elisabeth Moss ("Mad Men")

4. Glenn Close ("Damages")

5. Kathy Bates ("Harry's Law")

6. Kyra Sedgwick ("The Closer")

six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #7-12)...

7. Mariska Hargitay ("Law & Order: SVU")

8. January Jones ("Mad Men")

9. Debra Messing ("Smash")

10. Mireille Enos ("The Killing")

11. Madeleine Stowe ("Revenge")

12. Katey Sagal ("Sons of Anarchy")



six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #13-18)...

13. Katharine McPhee ("Smash")

14. Callie Thorne ("Unnecessary Roughness")

15. Emily VanCamp ("Revenge")

16. Piper Perabo ("Covert Affairs")

17. Connie Britton ("American Horror Story")

18. Emmy Rossum ("Shameless")



    drama lead actor

six projected Emmy nominees (in order of probability #1-6)...

1. Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad")

2. Jon Hamm ("Mad Men")

3. Damian Lewis ("Homeland")

4. Kelsey Grammer ("Boss")

5. Steve Buscemi ("Boardwalk Empire")

6. Dustin Hoffman ("Luck")

six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #7-12)...

7. Michael C. Hall ("Dexter")

8. Timothy Olyphant ("Justified")

9. Hugh Laurie ("House")

10. Kiefer Sutherland ("Touch")

11. Patrick J. Adams ("Suits")

12. William H. Macy ("Shameless")



six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #13-18)...

13. Jeremy Irons ("The Borgias")

14. Denis Leary ("Rescue Me")

15. Sam Neill ("Alcatraz")

16. Gabriel Macht ("Suits")

17. Dylan McDermott ("American Horror Story")

18. Andrew Lincoln ("The Walking Dead")



    drama supporting actress

six projected Emmy nominees (in order of probability #1-6)...

1. Jessica Lange ("American Horror Story")

2. Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men")

3. Archie Panjabi ("The Good Wife")

4. Kelly Macdonald ("Boardwalk Empire")

5. Rose Byrne ("Damages")

6. Anjelica Huston ("Smash")

six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #7-12)...

7. Christine Baranski ("The Good Wife")

8. Emilia Clarke ("Game of Thrones")

9. Morena Baccarin ("Homeland")

10. Anna Gunn ("Breaking Bad")

11. Carla Gugino ("Justified")

12. Michelle Forbes ("The Killing")



six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #13-18)...

13. Megan Hilty ("Smash")

14. Sharon Gless ("Burn Notice")

15. Kiernan Shipka ("Mad Men")

16. Lena Headey ("Game of Thrones")

17. Monica Potter ("Parenthood")

18. Regina King ("Southland")



    drama supporting actor

six projected Emmy nominees (in order of probability #1-6)...

1. Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad")

2. John Slattery ("Mad Men")

3. Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones")

4. Nick Nolte ("Luck")

5. Mandy Patinkin ("Homeland")

6. Walton Goggins ("Justified")

six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #7-12)...

7. Alan Cumming ("The Good Wife")

8. Giancarlo Esposito ("Breaking Bad")

9. John Goodman ("Damages")

10. Josh Charles ("The Good Wife")

11. Dennis Farina ("Luck")

12. Stephen Dillane ("Game of Thrones")



six possible Emmy nominees (in order of probability #13-18)...

13. Dylan Baker ("Damages")

14. Michael Pitt ("Boardwalk Empire")

15. Andre Braugher ("Men of a Certain Age")

16. Michael Shannon ("Boardwalk Empire")

17. Robert Forster ("Alcatraz")

18. Danny Glover ("Touch")