2011 Primetime Emmy Awards: Predictions!

Emmy Award season wouldn't be complete without offering my winner predictions! Having watched a decent percentage of the shows nominated this year, along with staying informed of the critics' reviews and opinions of the nominees, I'm feeling pretty confident in my thoughts on this season's contenders. But then again, I've felt this way before and ended up disappointed in my accuracy. :}

So let's break it down. I'll only go over the big categories {assuming people reading this probably don't care about the best in sound mixing... hehe}. My picks are asterisked and in green.

:::  OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA  :::

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights*

Hugh Laurie, House
Timothy Olyphant, Justified
Jon Hamm, Mad Men

:::  OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY  :::

Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Louis C.K., Louie

Steve Carell, The Office*

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

:::  OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY  :::

Laura Linney, The Big C*

Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Tina Fey, 30 Rock

:::  OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA  :::

Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife*

Kathy Bates, Harry's Law
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Mariska Hargitay, Law and Order
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

:::  OUTST. SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY  :::

Chris Colfer, Glee
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Ty Burrell, Modern Family*

Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men

:::  OUTST. SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA  :::

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Walton Goggins, Justified

John Slattery, Mad Men*

Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age

:::  OUTST. SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY  :::

Jane Lynch, Glee*

Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock

:::  OUTST. SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA  :::

Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire

Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife*

Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Margo Martindale, Justified
Michelle Forbes, The Killing
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

:::  OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES  :::

The Big Bang Theory
Glee

Modern Family*

The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock

:::  OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES  :::

Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife

Mad Men*

So... agree? Disagree? Any snubs that didn't make the list of nominees that you think should have? I think some of the categories will be pretty tough calls, and some of my predictions aren't necessarily who I would like to win, but moreso who I believe will win based on what I've read and how they've performed in the past. Often times actors who have won multiple times in a row will be passed over for someone new, even if the veteran actor deserves it. That's show business, I guess! I was going to explain each of my picks, but then this post would take about three hours to read, which is way too long for my attention span. :}

Stay Fabulous!