presents

the 2012 Emmy Awards

from Chris Beachum
"Boomer" of Gold Derby

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updated May 14, 2012

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comedy series

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

1. "Modern Family"

2. "Parks and Recreation"

3. "30 Rock"

4. "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

5. "The Big Bang Theory"

6. "Louie"

 

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

7. "Veep"

8. "Glee"

9. "New Girl"

10. "Enlightened"

11. "The Office"

12. "Girls"

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

13. "Up All Night"

14. "House of Lies"

15. "Happy Endings"

16. "Community"

17. "Raising Hope"

18. "2 Broke Girls"

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comedy actress

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

1. Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation")

2. Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Veep")

3. Laura Dern ("Enlightened")

4. Zooey Deschanel ("New Girl")

5. Tina Fey ("30 Rock")

6. Laura Linney ("The Big C")

six possible 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. Lena Dunham ("Girls")

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

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

13. Patricia Heaton ("The Middle")

14. Kat Dennings ("2 Broke Girls")

15. Mary-Louise Parker ("Weeds")

16. Beth Behrs ("2 Broke Girls")

17. Lea Michele ("Glee")

18. Fran Drescher ("Happily Divorced")

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comedy actor

six projected 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. Jon Cryer ("Two and a Half Men")

6. Don Cheadle ("House of Lies")

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

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

8. Will Arnett ("Up All Night")

9. Adam Scott ("Parks and Recreation")

10. Joel McHale ("Community")

11. Ed Helms ("The Office")

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

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

13. Elijah Wood ("Wilfred")

14. Tim Allen ("Last Man Standing")

15. Rob Lowe ("Parks and Recreation")

16. David Duchovny ("Californication")

17. Matthew Morrison ("Glee")

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

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comedy supporting actress

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

7. Jane Krakowski ("30 Rock")

8. Maya Rudolph ("Up All Night")

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

13. Eden Sher ("The Middle")

14. Kristen Bell ("House of Lies")

15. Aubrey Plaza ("Parks and Recreation")

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

17. Kathryn Joosten ("Desperate Housewives")

18. Gillian Jacobs ("Community")

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comedy supporting actor

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

1. Ty Burrell ("Modern Family")

2. Eric Stonestreet ("Modern Family")

3. Jesse Tyler Ferguson ("Modern Family")

4. Nick Offerman ("Parks and Recreation")

5. Ed O'Neill ("Modern Family")

6. Max Greenfield ("New Girl")

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

7. Chris Colfer ("Glee")

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

9. Simon Helberg ("The Big Bang Theory")

10. Tony Hale ("Veep")

11. Bill Hader ("Saturday Night Live")

12. Jeremy Piven ("Entourage")

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

13. John Benjamin Hickey ("The Big C")

14. Danny Pudi ("Community")

15. James Spader ("The Office")

16. Donald Glover ("Community")

17. Rainn Wilson ("The Office")

18. Oliver Platt ("The Big C")

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comedy guest actress

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

1. Ellen Barkin ("Modern Family")

2. Melissa McCarthy ("Saturday Night Live")

3. Elaine Stritch ("30 Rock")

4. Whoopi Goldberg ("Glee")

5. Susan Sarandon ("The Big C")

6. Patricia Clarkson ("Parks and Recreation")

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

7. Maya Rudolph ("Saturday Night Live")

8. Cynthia Nixon ("The Big C")

9. Laurie Metcalf ("The Big Bang Theory")

10. Christine Baranski ("The Big Bang Theory")

11. Molly Shannon ("Up All Night")

12. Blythe Danner ("Up All Night")

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

13. Lily Tomlin ("Eastbound and Down")

14. Megan Mullally ("Parks and Recreation")

15. Mary Steenburgen ("30 Rock")

16. Robin Wright ("Enlightened")

17. Ana Gasteyer ("Curb Your Enthusiasm")

18. Chloe Grace Moretz ("30 Rock")

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comedy guest actor

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

1. Michael J. Fox ("Curb Your Enthusiasm")

2. Jimmy Fallon ("Saturday Night Live")

3. Will Arnett ("30 Rock")

4. Greg Kinnear ("Modern Family")

5. Matt Bomer ("Glee")

6. Alan Alda ("The Big C")

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

7. Ricky Gervais ("Curb Your Enthusiasm")

8. Alec Baldwin ("Saturday Night Live")

9. Bobby Cannavale ("Modern Family")

10. Louis C.K. ("Parks and Recreation")

11. Fred Willard ("Raising Hope")

12. Carl Reiner ("Parks and Recreation")

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

13. Johnny Depp ("Life's Too Short")

14. Stanley Tucci ("30 Rock")

15. Kelsey Grammer ("30 Rock")

16. Martin Short ("Weeds")

17. Will Ferrell ("Eastbound and Down")

18. Sean Hayes ("Parks and Recreation")

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drama series

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

1. "Mad Men"

2. "Homeland"

3. "Breaking Bad"

4. "Downton Abbey"

5. "Game of Thrones"

6. "Boardwalk Empire"

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

7. "The Good Wife"

8. "Justified"

9. "Boss"

10. "Dexter"

11. "The Walking Dead"

12. "Smash"

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

13. "Damages"

14. "The Killing"

15. "Luck"

16. "Revenge"

17. "Magic City"

18. "Suits"

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drama actress

six projected 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. Mariska Hargitay ("Law and Order: Special Victims Unit")

6. Kyra Sedgwick ("The Closer")

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

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

8. Elizabeth McGovern ("Downton Abbey")

9. Mireille Enos ("The Killing")

10. Jessica Pare ("Mad Men")

11. Madeleine Stowe ("Revenge")

12. Katey Sagal ("Sons of Anarchy")

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

13. Debra Messing ("Smash")

14. Callie Thorne ("Necessary Roughness")

15. Piper Perabo ("Covert Affairs")

16. Emily VanCamp ("Revenge")

17. Nina Dobrev ("The Vampire Diaries")

18. Emmy Rossum ("Shameless")

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drama actor

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

1. Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad")

2. Kelsey Grammer ("Boss")

3. Jon Hamm ("Mad Men")

4. Damian Lewis ("Homeland")

5. Steve Buscemi ("Boardwalk Empire")

6. Timothy Olyphant ("Justified")

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

7. Michael C. Hall ("Dexter")

8. Dustin Hoffman ("Luck")

9. Hugh Laurie ("House")

10. Patrick J. Adams ("Suits")

11. Hugh Bonneville ("Downton Abbey")

12. William H. Macy ("Shameless")

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

13. Jeremy Irons ("The Borgias")

14. Denis Leary ("Rescue Me")

15. Jeffrey Dean Morgan ("Magic City")

16. Gabriel Macht ("Suits")

17. Tom Selleck ("Blue Bloods")

18. Kiefer Sutherland ("Touch")

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drama supporting actress

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

1. Maggie Smith ("Downton Abbey")

2. Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men")

3. Anna Gunn ("Breaking Bad")

4. Archie Panjabi ("The Good Wife")

5. January Jones ("Mad Men")

6. Anjelica Huston ("Smash")

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

7. Christine Baranski ("The Good Wife")

8. Kelly Macdonald ("Boardwalk Empire")

9. Morena Baccarin ("Homeland")

10. Rose Byrne ("Damages")

11. Sharon Gless ("Burn Notice")

12. Connie Nielsen ("Boss")

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

13. Emilia Clarke ("Game of Thrones")

14. Lauren Graham ("Parenthood")

15. Michelle Forbes ("The Killing")

16. Kiernan Shipka ("Mad Men")

17. Mary McDonnell ("The Closer")

18. Regina King ("Southland")

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drama supporting actor

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

1. Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones")

2. Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad")

3. Giancarlo Esposito ("Breaking Bad")

4. John Slattery ("Mad Men")

5. Mandy Patinkin ("Homeland")

6. Neal McDonough ("Justified")

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

7. Alan Cumming ("The Good Wife")

8. Walton Goggins ("Justified")

9. Josh Charles ("The Good Wife")

10. Nick Nolte ("Luck")

11. Dennis Farina ("Luck")

12. John Goodman ("Damages")

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

13. Dylan Baker ("Damages")

14. Vincent Kartheiser ("Mad Men")

15. Michael Pitt ("Boardwalk Empire")

16. Danny Huston ("Magic City")

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

18. Michael Emerson ("Person of Interest")

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drama guest actress

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

1. Loretta Devine ("Grey's Anatomy")

2. Chloe Sevigny ("Law and Order: Special Victims Unit")

3. Alfre Woodard ("Grey's Anatomy")

4. Jean Smart ("Harry's Law")

5. Bernadette Peters ("Smash")

6. Elizabeth Perkins ("The Closer")

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

7. Uma Thurman ("Smash")

8. Joan Allen ("Luck")

9. Joan Cusack ("Shameless")

10. Louise Fletcher ("Shameless")

11. Debbie Allen ("Grey's Anatomy")

12. Carrie Preston ("The Good Wife")

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

13. Lily Tomlin ("NCIS")

14. Bebe Neuwirth ("The Good Wife")

15. Diahann Carroll ("White Collar")

16. Lisa Edelstein ("The Good Wife")

17. Jamie Lee Curtis ("NCIS")

18. Amy Sedaris ("The Good Wife")

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drama guest actor

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

1. Matthew Perry ("The Good Wife")

2. Michael J. Fox ("The Good Wife")

3. Alfred Molina ("Harry's Law")

4. Robert Morse ("Mad Men")

5. Andre Braugher ("Law and Order: Special Victims Unit")

6. Mykelti Williamson ("Justified")

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

7. Jeremy Davies ("Justified")

8. Paul McCrane ("Harry's Law")

9. Jason Alexander ("Harry's Law")

10. Chris Messina ("Damages")

11. T.R. Knight ("Law and Order: Special Victims Unit")

12. Dylan Baker ("The Good Wife")

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

13. Fred Willard ("The Closer")

14. Michael Gambon ("Luck")

15. Edward James Olmos ("Dexter")

16. Jeffrey Wright ("House")

17. Edward Asner ("Hawaii Five-0")

18. Beau Bridges ("White Collar")

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movie/miniseries

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

1. "Hemingway and Gellhorn"

2. "Game Change"

3. "Great Expectations"

4. "American Horror Story"

5. "Hatfields and McCoys"

6. "The Hour"

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

7. "Page Eight"

8. "Appropriate Adult"

9. "Luther"

10. "Birdsong"

11. "Titanic"

12. "The Space Between"

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

13. "Sherlock"

14. "Five"

15. "Moby Dick"

16. "The River"

17. "Have a Little Faith"

18. "Treasure Island"

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movie/mini actress

five projected nominees (in order of probability #1-5)...

1. Julianne Moore ("Game Change")

2. Nicole Kidman ("Hemingway and Gellhorn")

3. Emily Watson ("Appropriate Adult")

4. Rachel Weisz ("Page Eight")

5. Patricia Clarkson ("Five")

five possible nominees (in order of probability #6-10)...

6. Romola Garai ("The Hour")

7. Emma Thompson ("The Song of Lunch")

8. Melissa Leo ("The Space Between")

9. Ashley Judd ("Missing")

10. Connie Britton ("American Horror Story")

five possible nominees (in order of probability #11-15)...

11. Jeanne Tripplehorn ("Five")

12. Rosario Dawson ("Five")

13. Lauren Ambrose ("Coma")

14. Clemence Poesy ("Birdsong")

15. Kristin Davis ("Of Two Minds")

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movie/mini actor

five projected nominees (in order of probability #1-5)...

1. Clive Owen ("Hemingway and Gellhorn")

2. Woody Harrelson ("Game Change")

3. Bill Nighy ("Page Eight")

4. Kevin Costner ("Hatfields and McCoys")

5. Dominic West ("The Hour")

five possible nominees (in order of probability #6-10)...

6. Bill Paxton ("Hatfields and McCoys")

7. Idris Elba ("Luther")

8. Alan Rickman ("The Song of Lunch")

9. Eddie Redmayne ("Birdsong")

10. Laurence Fishburne ("Have a Little Faith")

five possible nominees (in order of probability #11-15)...

11. Benedict Cumberbatch ("Sherlock")

12. Dominic West ("Appropriate Adult")

13. Pierce Brosnan ("Bag of Bones")

14. Rob Lowe ("Drew Peterson: Untouchable")

15. Eddie Izzard ("Treasure Island")

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movie/mini supporting actress

five projected nominees (in order of probability #1-5)...

1. Jessica Lange ("American Horror Story")

2. Judy Davis ("Page Eight")

3. Sarah Paulson ("Game Change")

4. Gillian Anderson ("Great Expectations")

5. Mare Winningham ("Hatfields and McCoys")

five possible nominees (in order of probability #6-10)...

6. Frances Conroy ("American Horror Story")

7. Ellen Burstyn ("Coma")

8. Tammy Blanchard ("Of Two Minds")

9. Monica Dolan ("Appropriate Adult")

10. Geena Davis ("Coma")

five possible nominees (in order of probability #11-15)...

11. Jena Malone ("Hatfields and McCoys")

12. Molly Parker ("Hemingway and Gellhorn")

13. Anika Noni Rose ("Bag of Bones")

14. Louise Fletcher ("Of Two Minds")

15. Marcia Gay Harden ("Innocent")

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movie/mini supporting actor

five projected nominees (in order of probability #1-5)...

1. Ed Harris ("Game Change")

2. David Strathairn ("Hemingway and Gellhorn")

3. Powers Boothe ("Hatfields and McCoys")

4. Tony Shalhoub ("Hemingway and Gellhorn")

5. Michael Gambon ("Page Eight")

five possible nominees (in order of probability #6-10)...

6. Martin Landau ("Have a Little Faith")

7. Tom Berenger ("Hatfields and McCoys")

8. James Woods ("Coma")

9. Ralph Fiennes ("Page Eight")

10. Denis O'Hare ("American Horror Story")

five possible nominees (in order of probability #11-15)...

11. Donald Sutherland ("Moby Dick")

12. Richard Dreyfuss ("Coma")

13. Ray Winstone ("Great Expectations")

14. Evan Peters ("American Horror Story")

15. Bradley Whitford ("Have a Little Faith")