2013 Emmy Predictions

Comedy Series
01. Modern Family
02. The Big Bang Theory
03. Girls
04. Arrested Development
05. Louie
06. New Girl

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
01. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
02. Lena Dunham, Girls
03. Tina Fey, 30 Rock
04. Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
05. Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
06. Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
01. Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
02. Louis C.K., Louie
03. Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
04. Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
05. Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
06. Jake Johnson, New Girl

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
01. Julie Bowen, Modern Family
02. Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
03. Jessica Walters, Arrested Development
04. Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
05. Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory
06. Zosia Mamet, Girls

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
01. Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
02. Ty Burrell, Modern Family
03. Will Arnett, Arrested Development
04. Max Greenfield, New Girl
05. Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
06. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
01. Parker Posey, Louie
02. Kristen Wiig, SNL
03. Melissa Leo, Louie
04. Elizabeth Banks, Modern Family
05. Melissa McCarthy, SNL
06. Liza Minnelli, Arrested Development

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
01. Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory
02. Justin Timberlake, SNL
03. Will Arnett, 30 Rock
04. Martin Short, SNL
05. Louis C.K., SNL
06. Patrick Wilson, Girls

Drama Series
01. Breaking Bad
02. Game of Thrones
03. Homeland
04. Mad Men
05. Downton Abbey
06. House of Cards

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
01. Claire Danes, Homeland
02. Julianna Marguilies, The Good Wife
03. Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
04. Keri Russell, The Americans
05. Kerry Washington, Scandal
06. Tatiana Masiany, Orphan Black

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
01. Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
02. Damian Lewis, Homeland
03. Jon Hamm, Mad Men
04. Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
05. Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
06. Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
01. Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
02. Dame Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
03. Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
04. Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
05. Monica Potter, Parenthood
06. Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
01. Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
02. Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
03. Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
04. Corey Stoll, House of Cards
05. Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad
06. Vincent Kartheiser, Mad Men

Guest Actress in a Drama Series
01. Shirley MacLaine, Downton Abbey
02. Jane Fonda, The Newsroom
03. Stockard Channing, The Good Wife
04. Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
05. Margo Martindale, The Americans
06. Linda Cardellini, Mad Men

Guest Actor in a Drama Series
01. Nathan Lane, The Good Wife
02. Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
03. Dylan Baker, The Good Wife
04. Ray Romano, Parenthood
05. Rupert Friend, Homeland
06. Jim Beaver, Justified

My 2013 Emmy Ballot -- Drama & Comedy

2013 TV AWARDS

Best Drama Series

***House of Cards (Season 1)***

Breaking Bad (Season 5.1)

Mad Men (Season 6)

Downton Abbey (Season 3)

Game of Thrones (Season 3)

Hannibal (Season 1)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

***Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad***

Kevin Spacey House of Cards

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Damien Lewis, Homeland

Hugh Dancy, Hannibal

Andrew Lincoln, The Walking Dead

Best Actress in a Drama Series

***Claire Danes, Homeland***

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Robin Wright, House of Cards

Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

***Corey Stoll, House of Cards***
Vincent Kartheiser, Mad Men

Mads Mikkelsen, Hannibal

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones

Mandy Patinkin, Homeland

Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

***Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad***

Kate Mara, House of Cards

January Jones, Mad Men

Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Morena Baccarin, Homeland

Lena Headey, Game of Thrones

Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series

***Rupert Friend, Homeland***

Eddie Izzard, Hannibal

Dallas Roberts, The Walking Dead

Harry Hamlin, Mad Men

Robert Morse, Mad Men

Raul Esparza, Hannibal

Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series

***Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones***

Gillian Anderson, Hannibal

Marin Ireland, Homeland

Alison Brie, Mad Men

Shirley MacLaine, Downton Abbey

Linda Cardellini, Mad Men

Best Comedy Series

***Louie (Season 3)***

New Girl (Season 2)

The Mindy Project (Season 1)

Modern Family (Season 4)

Arrested Development (Season 4)

Veep (Season 2)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

***Louie C.K., Louie***

Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Jake Johnson, New Girl

Jason Bateman, Arrested Development

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Chris Messina, The Mindy Project

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

*** Zooey Deschanel, New Girl***

Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Portia de Rossi, Arrested Development

Lena Dunham, Girls

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

***Simon Helberg, The Big Bang Theory***
Max Greenfield, New Girl

Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Will Arnett, Arrested Development

Taran Killam, SNL

Bill Hader, SNL

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

***Jessica Walter, Arrested Development***

Cecily Strong, SNL

Kate McKinnon, SNL

Zosia Mamet, Girls

Allison Williams, Girls

Julie Bowen, Modern Family

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

***Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory***

Martin Short, SNL

Bob Odenkirk, The Office

Henry Winkler, Arrested Development

Bruno Mars, SNL

Rob Riggle, Modern Family

Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

***Parker Posey for Louie ***

Melissa Leo for Louie

Liza Minnelli, Arrested Development

Melissa McCarthy, SNL

Isla Fisher, Arrested Development

Elizabeth Banks, Modern Family

A few notes: I don't watch The Good Wife, Boardwalk Empire, or Parks and Rec this season.

Final Oscar Predictions

MY FINAL Oscar Predictions heading into nomination morning. 01/07/2013.

Best Picture
01. Lincoln
02. Argo
03. Zero Dark Thirty
04. Les Miserables
05. Silver Linings Playbook
06. Life of Pi
07. Django Unchained
08. Amour
--- if more than 8---
09. Beasts of the Southern Wild
10. Skyfall

Best Director
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Ben Affleck, Argo
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Tom Hooper, Les Miserables

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master

Best Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Supporting Actor
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Javier Bardem, Skyfall

Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Sally Field, Lincoln
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Maggie Smith, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Ann Dowd, Compliance

Best Original Screenplay
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty
Amour
Django Unchained
Looper

Best Adapted Screenplay
Lincoln
Argo
Silver Linings Playbook
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Best Animated Feature
Wreck-It-Ralph
Frankenweenie
The Painting
Brave
ParaNorman

Best Foreign Language Film
Amour
The Intouchables
Kon-Tiki
No
A Royal Affair

Best Documentary Feature
How To Survive a Plague
Searching for Sugar Man
The Invisible War
Mea Maxima Culpa
The Gatekeepers

Best Production Design
Les Miserables
Lincoln
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Anna Karenina
Skyfall

Best Cinematography
Lincoln
Skyfall
Life of Pi
Django Unchained
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Costume Design
Anna Karenina
Mirror Mirror
Les Miserables
Lincoln
A Royal Affair

Best Film Editing
Lincoln
Argo
Zero Dark Thirty
Life of Pi
Skyfall

Best Makeup & Hairstyling
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Men in Black 3
Lincoln

Best Score
Lincoln
Life of Pi
The Master
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Argo

Best Original Song
"Skyfall" - Skyfall
"Learn Me Right" - Brave
"Suddenly" - Les Miserables
"Ancora Qui" - Django Unchained
"Still Alive" - Paul Williams: Still Alive

Best Sound Editing
Zero Dark Thirty
Skyfall
Django Unchained
Lincoln
The Dark Knight Rises

Best Sound Mixing
Zero Dark Thirty
Lincoln
Les Miserables
The Avengers
Skyfall

Best Visual Effects
Life of Pi
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Cloud Atlas
Prometheus
John Carter

Best Animated Short
Paperman
Maggie Simpson in the Longest Daycare
Adam and Dog
Fall of the House of Usher
The Eagleman Stag

Best Documentary Short
Open Heart
Mondays at Racine
Education of Mohammad Hussein
Inocente
Parasio

Best Live Action Short
when you find me
Henry
Curfew
9meter
Death of a Shadow