It's Emmy time. It's time to commemorate the best shows on television and the teams that make them so captivating year in and year out. As television slowly takes over the way we consume motion picture, the Emmy's hold more weight will every passing year. Certain shows generate mass followings that rely on weekly episodes to get them through the week. They spark constant conversation about what's in store for the following week's episode or the pivotal characters. There's an element of suspense and longevity that feature films fail to capture. There's a magic to television and the Primetime Emmy's are the perfect opportunity to celebrate it. So as we gear up for tonight’s glamorous ceremony, here is a complete list of nominees and our carefully dissected predictions for the top categories.
DRAMA SERIES (Prediction)
"Breaking Bad" (AMC)
"Downton Abbey" (PBS)
"Game of Thrones" (HBO)
"Homeland" (Showtime)
"House of Cards" (Netflix)
"Mad Men" (AMC)
ACTOR IN A DRAMA (Prediction)
Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey")
Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad")
Jeff Daniels ("The Newsroom")
Jon Hamm ("Mad Men")
Damian Lewis ("Homeland")
Kevin Spacey ("House of Cards")
ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (Prediction)
Claire Danes ("Homeland")
Vera Farmiga ("Bates Motel")
Michelle Dockery ("Downton Abbey")
Robin Wright ("House of Cards")
Elisabeth Moss ("Mad Men")
Connie Britton ("Nashville")
Kerry Washington ("Scandal")
WRITING FOR A DRAMA
George Mastras ("Breaking Bad")
Thomas Schnauz ("Breaking Bad")
Julian Fellowes ("Downton Abbey")
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss ("Game of Thrones")
Henry Bromell ("Homeland")
DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA
Tim Van Patten ("Boardwalk Empire")
Michelle MacLaren ("Breaking Bad")
Jeremy Webb ("Downton Abbey")
Lesli Linka Glatter ("Homeland")
David Fincher ("House of Cards")
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Bobby Cannavale ("Boardwalk Empire")
Jonathan Banks ("Breaking Bad")
Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad")
Jim Carter ("Downton Abbey")
Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones")
Many Patinkin ("Homeland")
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Anna Gunn ("Breaking Bad")
Maggie Smith ("Downton Abbey")
Emilia Clarke ("Game of Thrones")
Christine Baranski ("The Good Wife")
Morena Baccarin ("Homeland")
Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men")
COMEDY SERIES (Prediction)
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
"Girls" (HBO)
"Louie" (FX)
"Modern Family" (ABC)
"30 Rock" (NBC)
"Veep" (HBO)
ACTOR IN A COMEDY (Prediction)
Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock")
Jason Bateman ("Arrested Development")
Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory")
Matt LeBlanc ("Episodes")
Louie C.K ("Louie")
Don Cheadle ("House of Lies")
ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (Prediction)
Tina Fey ("30 Rock")
Laura Dern ("Enlightened")
Lena Dunham ("Girls")
Edie Falco ("Nurse Jackie")
Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation")
Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Veep")
WRITING FOR A COMEDY
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik ("Episodes")
Louis C.K. and Pamela Adlon ("Louie")
Greg Daniels ("The Office")
Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock ("30 Rock")
Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield ("30 Rock")
DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY
Lena Dunham ("Girls")
Paris Barclay ("Glee")
Louis C.K. ("Louie")
Gail Mancuso ("Modern Family")
Beth McCarthy-Miller ("30 Rock")
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY (Prediction)
Adam Driver ("Girls")
Jesse Tyler Ferguson ("Modern Family")
Ed O'Neill ("Modern Family")
Ty Burrell ("Modern Family")
Bill Hader ("SNL")
Tony Hale ("Veep")
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (Prediction)
Mayim Bialik ("The Big Bang Theory")
Jane Lynch ("Glee")
Sofia Vergara ("Modern Family")
Julie Bowen ("Modern Family")
Merritt Wever ("Nurse Jackie")
Jane Krakowski ("30 Rock")
Anna Chlumsky ("Veep")
MINISERIES OR MOVIE
"American Horror Story: Asylum" (FX)
"Behind the Candelabra" (HBO)
"The Bible" (History)
"Phil Spector" (HBO)
"Political Animals" (USA)
"Top of the Lake" (Sundance Channel)
ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE (Prediction)
Michael Douglas ("Behind the Candelabra")
Matt Damon ("Behind the Candelabra")
Toby Jones ("The Girl")
Benedict Cumberbatch ("Parade's End")
Al Pacino ("Phil Spector")
ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE (Prediction)
Jessica Lange ("American Horror Story: Asylum")
Laura Linney ("The Big C: Hereafter")
Helen Mirren ("Phil Spector")
Sigourney Weaver ("Political Animals")
Elisabeth Moss ("Top of the Lake")
WRITING FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Richard LaGravenese ("Behind the Candelabra")
Abi Morgan ("The Hour")
Tom Stoppard ("Parade's End")
David Mamet ("Phil Spector")
Jane Campion and Gerard Lee ("Top of the Lake")
DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Steven Soderbergh ("Behind the Candelabra")
Julian Jarrold ("The Girl")
David Mamet ("Phil Spector")
Allison Anders ("Ring of Fire")
Jane Campion and Gerard Lee ("Top of the Lake")
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE (Prediction)
James Cromwell ("American Horror Story: Asylum")
Zachary Quinto ("American Horror Story: Asylum")
Scott Bakula ("Behind the Candelabra")
John Benjamin Hickey ("The Big C: Hereafter")
Peter Mullan ("Top of the Lake")