I don’t like how you can just choose to be in any
category. Fargo had 10 episodes but it’s
a Miniseries and True Detective has 8 episodes and it’s a Drama show. So, everything is messed up and I had to weed
through a lot of pictures to find where everyone can be actually nominated. And, it’s the last season of Breaking Bad and first of Orange is the New Black. Plus,
I haven’t watched Boardwalk Empire yet.
Comedy Show
- The Big Bang Theory
- Community
- The Mindy Project
- Nurse Jackie
- Orange is the New Black
- Veep
These are the shows I thought had the best seasons,
not the ones that will be chosen. I thought
Girls, Parks and Rec, Modern Family, New
Girl and Louie all tapered off
this year. Even though they were
canceled, I had a weird, embarrassing soft spot for Trophy Wife and The Neighbors
– more proof of that to follow.
Comedy
- Actress
- Lena Dunham, Girls – Nudity is one thing but wearing a bikini while riding a bike is something else.
- Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie – She’s back to being bad and interesting. Fuck rehab!
- Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project – She has the best throw-away lines – I hope she writes them.
- Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Veep – I have an affinity for people who are quick to anger and swear a lot.
- Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation – She’s still good though the show is down.
- Taylor Schilling, OITNB – She’s one of the least likable characters - It must be the acting, right?
Honorary Mention:
Wendi McClendon-Covey, The Goldbergs – Just for the sweaters.
Comedy
- Actor
- Jake Johnson, New Girl – I like his fuck-up of a character and his voice when he screams.
- Matt LeBlanc, Episodes – Watching him be the anti-Joey is fun. And he swears a lot!
- Joel McHale, Community – He’s never gotten any Emmy love.
- Chris Messina, The Mindy Project – Alright, your pop culture over-saturation has won me over!
- Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory – He doesn’t need to win again, but he’s good.
- Adam Scott, Parks and Rec – I know Andy Samberg will take his spot.
HM: Bradley Whitford, Trophy Wife – I love him
and his wild and crazy hair.
Comedy
– Supporting Actress
- Danielle Brooks, OITNB – It makes no sense that she’s in this category.
- Anna Chlumsky, Veep – She’s My Girl, yo.
- Kate Mulgrew, OITNB – She’s a marshmallow on toothpicks, but a complete badass.
- Aubrey Plaza, Parks and Rec – She and Andy are the new Pam and Jim but meaner and dumber.
- Merrit Wever, Nurse Jackie – Fuck yeah, she won last year. Her abrupt speech means she might be like Zoey in real life and that’s not a bad thing.
- Anna Deveare Smith, Nurse Jackie – She’s cool and tough and mean.
HM: Samara
Wiley, OITNB – even though she shouldn’t be in this category either. She’s a lesbian named Poussey – accent a droite,
bitch!
Comedy
– Supporting Actor
- Ty Burrell, Modern Family – He’s the best thing about that show.
- Kevin Dunn, Veep – He gets the best lines that make fun of everyone else.
- Tony Hale, Veep – I’m glad Buster found his vocation.
- Ed O’Neill, Modern Family – Everyone else on the show has won except him and Sofia.
- Chris Pratt, Parks and Rec – I do prefer chunky Andy to buff, superhero Andy; it’s more believable.
- Simon Templeman, The Neighbors – I know the show is dumb, but he was odd and funny.
HM: Andre
Braugher is far more probable, but I really liked Albert Tsai on Trophy Wife. Yeah, I know, I have a problem. Move on…
Drama
– Show
- Breaking Bad
- Game of Thrones
- The Good Wife
- Justified
- Mad Men
- True Detective – Though I’m not apeshit for it like everyone else.
Shows that have a shortened or summer schedule tend
to get lost. I don’t really remember what
specifically happened on Downton Abbey, The Newsroom, The Bridge, The Killing
or Sons of Anarchy. I remember the big
stuff. Some were just bad: Homeland, House of Cards.
Drama
– Actress
- Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex – I doubt she has a chance but she’s Janis from Mean Girls
- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife – This is one of the girlier shows I watch.
- Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black – The only non-believable part was the transgendered one.
- Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men – How will it end for poor Peggy?
- Kerry Washington, Scandal – This is the girliest one.
- Robin Wright, House of Cards – She is icy and looks amazing. Why is she engaged to creepy Russell from Six Feet Under?
HM: Diane
Kruger on The Bridge – She was stoic and awkward, maybe she’s a stand-up.
Drama
– Actor
- Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad – Last call for Walter White.
- Jon Hamm, Mad Men – He’s never won and there’s only one more chance.
- Woody Harrelson, True Detective – He's had a good year.
- Matthew McConaughey, True Detective – His transformation was cool.
- Timothy Olyphant, Justified – He’s just cool – there’s no other word for it.
- Kevin Spacey, House of Cards – Though the show really declined, he’s good.
HM: I know they
have no chance: Andrew Lincoln, Charlie
Hunnam, Jonny Lee Miller and Clark Gregg (Go you, Huskies).
Drama
– Supporting Actress
- Christine Baranski, The Good Wife – She’s always good.
- Laura Carmichael, Downton Abbey – Screw Mary and her suitors; come on, sad sack Edith!
- Lena Headey, Game of Thrones – She never gets Emmy love, but her incest-born son did die.
- Michelle Monaghan, True Detective – I really like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, so this is for that.
- Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey – She’s a sassy, old broad.
- Bellamy Young, Scandal – She’s got several rights to be bitchy.
HM: I thought
Joan sucked on Mad Men and Anna Gunn won last year. I do like Emily Mortimer and Joelle Carter.
Drama
– Supporting Actor
- Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones – He did some stuff this season.
- Walton Goggins, Justified – Though they never explain why a racist hillbilly is so eloquent.
- Mandy Patinkin, Homeland – Gotta love the Tink.
- Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad – One last chance for Jesse Pinkman.
- Jeff Perry, Scandal – He’s a very, very bad man (and not because he’s gay).
- Peter Saarsgard, The Killing – He can be creepy on TV as well as film.
HM: Way too
many – Jere Burns, Josh Charles (RIP), Elias Koteas, Gerald McRaney, Vincent
Kartheiser.
The guest actor categories make me angry. To me, a guest actor should be 1 or 2 really
memorable episodes. Many candidates are
in most of the season and are just not in the supporting category, but they only
submit for 1 episode. So, I looked at
all the pics and tried to base it on if it was ‘a very special episode of
Blossom’ or not. Except for Uzo Aduba –
she’s just incredible.
Comedy
– Guest Actress
- Uzo Aduba, OITNB – I‘d throw my pie for her.
- Sarah Baker, Louie – And then everyone made fun of her weight on the internet – way to go, America!
- Laverne Cox, OITNB – Get ready for the first trans-gendered Emmy nominee (hopefully).
- Gaby Hoffmann, Girls – How is that crazy bitch the girl from Uncle Buck?
- Taryn Manning, OITNB – Those teeth…
- Julie White, Nurse Jackie – She ran into the buzzsaw that is Jackie.
Comedy
– Guest Actor
- Walton Goggins, Community – One of the best episodes of Community EVER.
- Rob Lowe, Californication – A very weird, over the top character.
- Christopher Meloni, Veep – I couldn’t watch his new show, but he was good here.
- Mike O’Malley, Glee – His character has always been amazing, but I won’t be watching this episode again.
- Pablo Schreiber, OITNB – Porn-stache!
- Ben Schwartz, Parks & Rec – Jean-Ralphio in the house!
Drama
– Guest Actress
- Allison Janney, Masters of Sex – So much different than CJ Cregg.
- Shirley MacLaine, Downton Abbey – The perfect match for Maggie Smith.
- Carrie Preston, The Good Wife – Any show would be better with Elsbeth Tascioni.
- Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones – Just for getting rid of Joffrey.
- Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Nashville – You can’t escape white trash family.
- Alicia Witt, Justified – Bad family, worse decisions…
Drama
– Guest Actor
- Dylan Baker, The Good Wife – He’s always memorable and super-creepy.
- Michael Bowen, Breaking Bad – Did Uncle Jack drive the Pussy Wagon?
- Walton Goggins, Sons of Anarchy – Last season's episode was more shocking but he wasn't in the running.
- Harry Hamlin, Mad Men – I really like him in this role.
- Hamish Linklater, The Newsroom – He was so jerky and smarmy – way different than Christine’s brother.
- Michael Rapaport, Justified – A nice boost to the cast.
I don't watch a lot of these, but I have to do some picks because of Fargo which was the best thing on television this year.
Miniseries/Movie
- American Horror Story: Coven - This was the first season I watched.
- Fargo – In-fucking-credible!
- The Normal Heart - Sad and infuriating.
- Psych The Musical - Only episode I've ever seen, woke up early one morning.
Miniseries/Movie
– Actress
- Jessica Lange, American Horror Story – I can't believe how they make her look - she's so brave!
Miniseries/Movie
– Actor
- Martin Freeman, Fargo – He is amazing and should win everything forever!
- Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart - He was okay compared to these two.
- Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo – Very good, but he's no Lester.
Miniseries/Movie
– Supporting Actress
- Kathy Bates, AHS - She's always good, even as a super-racist.
- Frances Conroy, AHS - She plays a weirdo well.
- Audra McDonald, The Sound of Music Live - She's got some pipes.
- Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart - She better not beat Deputy Molly Solverson.
- Alison Tolman, Fargo – And she was right all along!!
Miniseries/Movie
– Supporting Actor
- Christian Borle, The Sound of Music Live - Sure, why not?
- Keith Carradine, Fargo - Badass Step-Grandpa!
- Martin Freeman, Sherlock - I haven't seen it yet, but he should win everything.
- Danny Huston, AHS - Good enough
