EMMY PREDICTIONS

Posted by JOpinionated on August 23, 2006 in Television | 0 comments

Here are my picks for the Emmy Awards (major categories only), which air this Sunday on NBC. Of course keep in mind that I tend to choose winners based upon who I think deserves to win, and not necessarily who is favored to win. At least the freaking Emmy juggernaut known as Everybody Loves Raymond is finally off the air and out of contention. But don’t get me started about the egregious omission of Lost in the Best Drama Series category…

I will be blogging ‘live’ and posting my thoughts immediately following the show.

ACTOR: COMEDY SERIES

Steve Carrell – The Office

Note to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: Where the hell is Zach Braff’s nomination? Talk about another unforgivable exclusion…
 

SUPPORTING ACTOR: COMEDY SERIES

Jeremy Piven – Entourage

2^nd choice: Will Arnett – Arrested Development

ACTRESS: COMEDY SERIES

Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: COMEDY SERIES

Jaime Pressly – My Name is Earl

2^nd choice: Cheryl Hines – Curb Your Enthusiasm (she’s very underrated)

“What a Joke” nomination: Alfre Woodard – Desperate Housewives. I’m sorry, I love her as an actress, but was there even an ounce of joy in her character last season? Yikes. Marcia Cross was robbed.

ACTOR: DRAMA SERIES

Denis Leary – Rescue Me

2^nd choice: Peter Krause – Six Feet Under. One of the more memorable television deaths; I will never forget that scene, nor Nate’s last word, ‘narm’ (numb + arm).

SUPPORTING ACTOR: DRAMA SERIES

Michael Imperioli – The Sopranos

ACTRESS: DRAMA SERIES

Frances Conroy – Six Feet Under

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: DRAMA SERIES

Sandra Oh – Grey’s Anatomy

2^nd choice: Chandra Wilson – Grey’s Anatomy. For many reasons, but primarily for the scene when she uttered the best television catchphrase of the year: “Stop looking at my va-jay-jay!”

COMEDY SERIES (my toughest category; 3 of my favorite comedies of all time are competing)

The Office

2^nd choice tie: Scrubs & Arrested Development

DRAMA SERIES

Grey’s Anatomy, in an upset over 24

REALITY – COMPETITION PROGRAM

Survivor, in an upset of reigning champ The Amazing Race

WRITING: COMEDY SERIES

The Office

2^nd choice: Arrested Development

WRITING: DRAMA SERIES

Lost

2^nd choice: Six Feet Under

Stay tuned!