CHICAGO – The 64th Annual Emmy Nominations will be announced this Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 7:40AM CST by Nick Offerman (“Parks and Recreation”) and Kerry Washington (“Scandal”). We’ve already made clear what should be nominated in this feature [20] but what will be nominated?
There are a few interesting stories to watch this year and some big question marks (with my guesses in parentheses). Will “Glee” be shown the door after a down season? (Yes.) Will “Girls” break into a boy’s club? (No.) Will all six “Modern Family” adult actors be nominated again? (Yep.) Which drama will be the snub with seven strong candidates for the big category? (“Game of Thrones.”) Will “Community” finally register with voters? (Nope.) And there are many, many more.
Without commentary, here are my well-researched predictions for the 64th Annual Emmy Nominations. Come back here Thursday morning for the actual nominations and Thursday afternoon for a list of the ten biggest snubs.
 Mad Men Photo credit: AMC |
OUTSTANDING DRAMATIC SERIES
“Boardwalk Empire” (HBO)
“Breaking Bad” (AMC)
“Downton Abbey” (PBS)
“The Good Wife” (CBS)
“Homeland” (Showtime)
“Mad Men” (AMC)
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMATIC SERIES
Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Kelsey Grammer, “Boss”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”
Damian Lewis, “Homeland”
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMATIC SERIES
Glenn Close, “Damages”
Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: SVU”
Juliana Margulies, “The Good Wife”
Debra Messing, “Smash”
Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMATIC SERIES
Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife”
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
Giancarlo Esposito, “Breaking Bad”
Mandy Patinkin, “Homeland”
Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad”
John Slattery, “Mad Men”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMATIC SERIES
Christine Baranski, “The Good Wife”
Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men”
Anjelica Huston, “Smash”
Kelly Macdonald, “Boardwalk Empire”
Archie Panjabi, “The Good Wife”
Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
 Julie Bowen of Modern Family Photo credit: ABC |
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
“30 Rock” (NBC)
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)
“Modern Family” (ABC)
“New Girl” (FOX)
“Parks and Recreation” (NBC)
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Louis C.K., “Louie”
Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men”
Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Jonny Galecki, “The Big Bang Theory”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Laura Dern, “Enlightened”
Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Melissa McCarthy, “Mike & Molly”
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, “Modern Family”
Max Greenfield, “New Girl”
Ed O’Neill, “Modern Family”
Nick Offerman, “Parks and Recreation”
Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julie Bowen, “Modern Family”
Cloris Leachman, “Raising Hope”
Jane Lynch, “Glee”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”
Betty White, “Hot in Cleveland”
Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”
 Julia Louis-Dreyfus of Veep Photo credit: HBO |
OUTSTANDING MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
“American Horror Story”
“Game Change”
“Great Expectations”
“Hatfield & McCoys”
“Hemingway & Gellhorn”
“Sherlock”
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Kevin Costner, “Hatfield & McCoys”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock”
Idris Elba, “Luther”
Woody Harrelson, “Game Change”
Dylan McDermott, “American Horror Story”
Clive Owen, “Hemingway & Gellhorn”
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Connie Britton, “American Horror Story”
Ashley Judd, “Missing”
Nicole Kidman, “Hemingway & Gellhorn”
Julianne Moore, “Game Change”
Emily Watson, “Appropriate Adult”
Rachel Weisz, “Page Eight”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Tom Berenger, “Hatfields & McCoys”
Ralph Fiennes, “Page Eight”
Martin Freeman, “Sherlock”
Michael Gambon, “Page Eight”
Ed Harris, “Game Change”
David Strathairn, “Hemingway & Gellhorn”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
Gillian Anderson, “Great Expectations”
Frances Conroy, “American Horror Story”
Judy Davis, “Page Eight”
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story”
Sarah Paulson, “Game Change”
Mare Winningham, “Hatfields & McCoys”
OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION SERIES
“The Amazing Race”
“Dancing with the Stars”
“Project Runway”
“Survivor”
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”
OUTSTANDING REALITY HOST
Tom Bergeron, “Dancing with the Stars”
Carson Daly, “The Voice”
Cat Deeley, “So You Think You Can Dance”
Phil Keoghan, “American Idol”
Jeff Probst, “Survivor”
Ryan Seacrest, “American Idol”
OUTSTANDING VARIETY SERIES
“The Colbert Report”
“Daily Show with Jon Stewart”
“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”
“Late Show with David Letterman”
“Real Time with Bill Maher”
“Saturday Night Live”
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