Comedy - Show
- 30 Rock - Even as it ages, it's much more funny than almost everything else.
- Community - Has the most jokes per minute of any show pretty much ever.
- Modern Family - I'm worried how the baby will ruin next season because they always do.
- New Girl - Good ensemble cast, all of them are individually apeshit.
- Parks and Recreation - Is it time for Pawnee to win something? Let's hope so.
- Suburgatory - Who doesn't hate conformity and excessively tan people? No one.
I watch Louie, Veep, Girls, The Middle and The Big C but they are not always laugh out loud funny. I thought Cougar Town, Raising Hope and Nurse Jackie had off years. Big Bang Theory is tired.
Comedy – Actress
- Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation - It would've been her year if not for Zooey.
- Lena Dunham, Girls- I understand the dynamic of being self-absorbed with self-hatred.
- Patricia Heaton, The Middle - She's won before, but the show doesn't get any recognition.
- Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly - America's current sweetheart will be nominated.
- Tina Fey, 30 Rock - I read her book, she's comedy gold, Jerry.
- Zooey Deschanel, New Girl - So cute and quirky - probably going to win.
Comedy – Actor
- Adam Scott, Parks and Recreation - The straight man in a town full of crazies.
- Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock - He is God.
- Garret Dillahunt, Raising Hope - Best part of the show.
- Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory - The show is old, but he masters a ton of dialogue.
- Joel McHale, Community - Yeah he's a smarmy douche. Hopefully, he's acting.
- Louis C.K., Louie - The opposite of Sheldon Cooper, his acting uses the fewest words possible.
Runners-up: Jeremy Sisto and Neil Flynn.
Comedy - Supporting Actress
- Anna Deveare Smith, Nurse Jackie - She's sassy with a short fuse - love her!
- Aubrey Plaza, Parks and Recreation - The master of annoyed eye-rolling.
- Busy Phillips, Cougar Town - She's irritating, but she can take an insult from...
- Christa Miller, Cougar Town - She didn't even put her name in for consideration, but her misanthropic sarcasm makes the show.
- Merrit Wever, Nurse Jackie - I don't know if she's acting or just weird - love her more!
- Sofia Vergara, Modern Family - I'm fearful for next year's birth scene screeching.
I went with some different choices because it's time for new blood and I'm sick of Julie Bowen's neck veins.
Comedy - Supporting Actor
- Ed O’Neill, Modern Family - He's over-shadowed by the louder, showier characters, but he danced in Lily's recital!
- Danny Pudi, Community - Two words - Evil Abed.
- Max Greenfield, New Girl - Put money in the Douchebag Jar if you didn't pick him.
- Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation - Ron mother-effing Swanson!
- Ted Danson, Bored to Death - Rich, loopy and constantly high - the anti-thesis of Sam Malone.
- Ty Burrell, Modern Family - He's so unintentionally funny and dumb - Brilliant!
This category is so full of potentials that I chose guys I know won't get the actual nominations. Here's who I left off: Jake Johnson, Ian Gomez, Oliver Platt, John Benjamin Hickey, Simon Helberg and the gay couple on Modern Family.
Drama - Show
- Boardwalk Empire - Pretty solid season, but they have to hire a lot of new cast members.
- Breaking Bad – A perfect season of television.
- Downton Abbey – It got a little soap opera-y, but it’s marvelously addicting (and hard to recommend to dudes).
- Game of Thrones – An amazing show, but I think the best is yet to come.
- Homeland – Incredibly tense with stellar acting, but unfortunately, it’s not Breaking Bad.
- Mad Men – This season had some great episodes and twists, but it always has too much downtime.
Drama – Actress
- Claire Danes, Homeland - How can she even be on the show next season?
- Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men - Peggy's all growned-up!
- Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey - Welcome back from wherever you were.
- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife - Solid acting in a solid show.
- Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey - So disgraced, so dramatic, so British.
- Sarah Michelle Geller, Ringer - She won't be nominated but I had to pick someone. Buffy forever!
Left out: Mireille Enos - I hated this season and all she did was chew gum and wear that turtleneck sweater. Sarah Wayne Callies - I just hate her, I did like the reaction she gave when Rick told her he killed Shane.
Drama – Actor
- Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad - He's going to need a bigger mantle.
- Damian Lewis, Homeland – He would have won if Bryan Cranston didn’t exist.
- Hugh Laurie, House – Final season (thankfully), but he has no chance.
- Jon Hamm, Mad Men - He was a little boring this year, but the real Don Draper will resurface next season.
- Michael C. Hall, Dexter - The show is tapering off, but he's still great.
- Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire - I still can't believe the ending, but it just wasn't bad-ass enough for this group.
Drama - Supporting Actress
- Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad – She has to protect her family from the guy who knocks.
- Christina Hendricks, Mad Men - Oh Joan, you went from rape survivor to prostitute - what could possibly be next?
- Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey - So much lip-quivering.
- Kelly McDonald, Boardwalk Empire - People are dropping like flies, but she's still standing.
- Lena Headey, Game of Thrones – Watch the “Blackwater” episode where she drunkenly menaces Sansa and prepares to kill her son.
- Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey – She’s so much cooler than Betty White.
I also like the ladies on The Good Wife though Kalinda has been bugging me - just tell us your secret already.
Drama - Supporting Actor
- Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad - Consumed with guilt and confused about his allegiance - Walt chose for him.
- Bob Odenkirk, Breaking Bad - Great lines, bad hair
- Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad – Watch the boxcutter scene again, he conveys pure evil without speaking.
- Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad – This is the only show where he's not the main badass – he's third.
- Mandy Patinkin, Homeland – The moral compass of the show, I hope he doesn’t leave it abruptly.
- Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones – He's the anchor of a great cast.
- Vincent Kartheiser, Mad Men – Everyone heralds John Slattery, but I think it’s time for sweaty-faced Pete to get some Emmy love for his petulant man-child.
Not all the Breaking Bad guys will be acknowledged but they're awesome. These are the other worthy candidates: Alan Cumming, Michael Pitt, Michael Shannon, Jack Huston, Josh Charles, Jared Harris, Joel Kinnaman, John Slattery, Brendan Coyle
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