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Final 67th Primetime Emmy Awards Predictions   2 comments

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Drama Series: Game of Thrones (alternate: Mad Men)
Drama Lead Actor: Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards” (alternate: Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Drama Lead Actress: Viola Davis, “How to Get Away with Murder” (alternate: Taraji P. Henson, “Empire”)
Drama Supporting Actor: Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul” (alternate: Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline)
Drama Supporting Actress: Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones” (alternate: Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black)
Drama Directing: Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy” (alternate: Homeland, “From A to B and Back Again”)
Drama Writing: Mad Men, “Person to Person” (alternate: Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy”)

Comedy Series: Veep (alternate: Modern Family)
Comedy Lead Actor: Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent” (alternate: Will Forte, “The Last Man on Earth”)
Comedy Lead Actress: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” (alternate: Amy Schumer, “Inside Amy Schumer”)
Comedy Supporting Actor: Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (alternate: Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”)
Comedy Supporting Actress: Allison Janney, “Mom” (alternate: Anna Chlumsky, “Veep”)
Comedy Directing: The Last Man on Earth, “Alive in Tucson” (alternate: Veep, “Testimony”)
Comedy Writing: Veep, “Election Night” (alternate: Transparent, “Pilot”)

Limited Series: Olive Kitteridge (alternate: Wolf Hall)
Limited Series or Movie Lead Actor: Mark Rylance, “Wolf Hall” (alternate: Richard Jenkins, “Olive Kitteridge”)
Limited Series or Movie Lead Actress: Frances McDormand, “Olive Kitteridge” (alternate: Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Honourable Woman”)
Limited Series or Movie Supporting Actor: Damian Lewis, “Wolf Hall” (alternate: Bill Murray, “Olive Kitteridge”)
Limited Series or Movie Supporting Actress: Kathy Bates, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” (alternate: Sarah Paulson, “American Horror Story: Freak Show”
Limited Series or Movie Directing: Olive Kitteridge (alternate: Wolf Hall)
Limited Series or Movie Writing: Wolf Hall (alternate: Olive Kitteridge)

Reality/Competition Show: The Amazing Race (alternate: The Voice)
Variety Talk Show: The Colbert Report (alternate: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)
Variety Sketch Show: Saturday Night Live (alternate: Inside Amy Schumer)
Variety Directing: Inside Amy Schumer, “12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer” (alternate: Late Show with David Letterman, “Episode Show 2414”)
Variety Writing: Inside Amy Schumer (alternate: The Colbert Report)

67th Primetime Emmys: Outstanding Comedy Series   Leave a comment

comedy series

Prediction: “Veep”
Alternate:Modern Family”

Full Rankings:
01. “Veep”
02. “Modern Family”
03. “Transparent
04. “Silicon Valley
05. “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
06. “Parks and Recreation
07. “Louie

Check my other 2015 Emmy prediction analysis here.

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67th Primetime Emmys: Outstanding Drama Series   Leave a comment

drama series

Prediction: “Game of Thrones”
Alternate:Mad Men”

Full Rankings:
01. “Game of Thrones
02. “Mad Men”
03. “House of Cards
04. “Better Call Saul
05. “Homeland
06. “Orange is the New Black
07. “Downton Abbey

Check my other 2015 Emmy prediction analysis here.

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67th Primetime Emmys: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series   Leave a comment

comedy lead actress

Prediction: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Alternate: Amy Schumer “Inside Amy Schumer”

Full Rankings:
01. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
02. Amy Schumer “Inside Amy Schumer”
03. Lisa Kudrow, “The Comeback”
04. Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation
05. Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie
06. Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie

Check my other 2015 Emmy prediction analysis here.

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67th Primetime Emmys: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series   Leave a comment

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Prediction: Kevin Spacey “House of Cards”
Alternate: Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”

Full Rankings:
01. Kevin Spacey “House of Cards”
02. Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
03. Kyle Chandler, “Bloodline
04. Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul
05. Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom
06. Liev Schreiber., “Ray Donovan”

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67th Primetime Emmys: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series   Leave a comment

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Prediction: Viola Davis, “How to Get Away with Murder”
Alternate: Taraji P. Henson, “Empire”

Full Rankings:
01. Viola Davis, “How to Get Away with Murder”
02. Taraji P. Henson, “Empire”
03. Robin Wright, “House of Cards
04. Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black
05. Claire Danes, “Homeland
06. Elisabeth Moss., “Mad Men

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67th Primetime Emmys: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series   Leave a comment

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Prediction: Jeffrey Tambor,Transparent”
Alternate: Will Forte, “The Last Man on Earth”

Full Rankings:
01. Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”
02. Will Forte, “The Last Man on Earth”
03. William H. Macy, “Shameless
04. Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes
05. Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish
06. Louis C.K., “Louie
07. Don Cheadle, “House of Lies

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67th Primetime Emmys: Outstanding Writing in a Drama and Comedy Series   Leave a comment

comedy writing

Prediction: Veep, “Election Night
Alternate: Transparent, “Pilot

Full Rankings:
01. Veep, “Election Night
02. Transparent, “Pilot
03. Louie, “Bobby’s House
04. Silicon Valley, “Two Days of the Condor
05. Episodes, “Episode Nine”
06. The Last Man on Earth, “Alive in Tucson

drama writingPrediction: Mad Men, “Person to Person
Alternate: Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy

Full Rankings:
01. Mad Men, “Person to Person
02. Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy
03. Better Call Saul, “Five-O
04. Mad Men, “Lost Horizon
05. The Americans, “Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?”

67th Primetime Emmys: Outstanding Directing in a Drama and Comedy Series   Leave a comment

drama directing

Prediction: Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy
Alternate: Homeland, “From A to B and Back Again

Full Rankings:
01. Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy
02. Homeland, “From A to B and Back Again
03. Boardwalk Empire, “Eldorado
04. The Knick, “Method and Madness
05. Game of Thrones, “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”

comedy directing

Prediction: The Last Man on Earth, “Alive in Tucson
Alternate: Veep, “Testimony

Full Rankings:
01. The Last Man on Earth, “Alive in Tucson
02. Veep, “Testimony
03. Transparent, “Best New Girl
04. Louie, “Sleepover
05. Silicon Valley, “Sand Hill Shuffle

67th Primetime Emmys: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series   Leave a comment

drama supp actor

Prediction: Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul”
Alternate: Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline”

Full Rankings:
01. Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul”
02. Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline”
03. Michael Kelly, “House of Cards”
04. Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones
05. Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife
06. Jim Carter, “Downton Abbey

Check my other 2015 Emmy prediction analysis here.

For more Emmy talk, you can also follow me on Twitter: @nikowl