2013 Emmy Week: Best Television Show

DRAMA

ACTUAL NOMINEES:

- Breaking Bad (Season 5.1) (AMC)
- Downton Abbey (Season 3) (PBS)
- Game Of Thrones (Season 3) (HBO)
- Homeland (Season 2) (Showtime)
- House of Cards (Season 1) (Netflix)
- Mad Men (Season 6) (AMC)

SURPRISE IT'S NOT NOMINATED: Boardwalk Empire (Season 3) (HBO)

SHOULD BE NOMINATED: Justified (Season 4) (FX)

2013 Emmy Week: Best Actors

DRAMA

ACTUAL NOMINEES:

- Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley (Downton Abbey)
- Bryan Cranston as Walter White (Breaking Bad)
- Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy (The Newsroom)
- Jon Hamm as Don Draper (Mad Men)
- Damian Lewis as Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Homeland)
- Kevin Spacey as Rep. Frank Underwood (House Of Cards)

SURPRISED HE'S NOT NOMINATED: Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson (Boardwalk Empire)

SHOULD BE NOMINATED: Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens (Justified)

2013 Emmy Week: Best Actresses

DRAMA

ACTUAL NOMINEES:

- Connie Britton as Rayna James (Nashville)
- Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison (Homeland)
- Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley (Downton Abbey)
- Vera Farmiga as Norma Louise Bates (Bates Motel)
- Elizabeth Moss as Peggy Olson (Mad Men)
- Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope (Scandal)
- Robin Wright as Claire Underwood (House of Cards)

SURPRISED SHE'S NOT NOMINATED: Juliana Marguiles (The Good Wife)

SHOULD BE NOMINATED: Keri Russell (The Americans)

2013 Emmy Week: Best Supporting Actors

DRAMA

ACTUAL NOMINEES:

- Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantrout (Breaking Bad)

- Bobby Cannavale as Gyp Rosetti (Boardwalk Empire)

- Jim Carter as Charles Carson (Downton Abbey)

- Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones)

- Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman (Breaking Bad)

- Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson (Homeland)

SURPRISED HE'S NOT NOMINATED: Dan Stevens as Matthew Crawley (Downton Abbey)

SHOULD BE NOMINATED: Corey Stoll as Rep. Peter Russo (House of Cards)

2013 Emmy Week: Best Supporting Actresses

DRAMA

ACTUAL NOMINEES:

- Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart (The Good Wife)
- Morena Baccarin as Jessica Brody (Homeland)
- Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen (Game Of Thrones)
- Anna Gunn as Skylar White (Breaking Bad)
- Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris (Mad Men)
- Dame Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley (Downton Abbey)

SURPRISED SHE'S NOT NOMINATED: Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma (The Good Wife)

SHOULD BE NOMINATED: Kate Mara as Zoe Barnes (House Of Cards)

How Well Did I Do On My 2013 Emmy Predictions?

Last Thursday, the 2013 Primetime Emmy nominations were announced. Of course the Emmys got a bunch of things right, they also got a whole lot of things wrong. Just like me. Even though awards and stupid and meaningless, I love to argue about them until I'm blue in the face. Over the past month or so, I've been predicting who I think will get a nomination, as well as who I think deserved a nomination. This recap post is more about the former and less about the latter. Although it's still fun to complain about the latter.

2013 Emmy Predictions and Hopefuls: Nominations Recap

The 2013 Emmy nominations get released tomorrow. Below are links to both who I think will get a actually get a nomination, and who deserves a nomination based upon the plethora of T.V. shows I've seen over the past 12 months for the 8 major categories. Enjoy!

2013 Emmy Predictions and Hopefuls: Outstanding Drama Series

WHO I THINK WILL GET AN EMMY NOMINATION:

- Breaking Bad (AMC)

- Downton Abbey (PBS)

- Game of Thrones (HBO)

- Homeland (Showtime)

- House of Cards (Netflix)

- Mad Men (AMC)

2013 Emmy Predictions and Hopefuls: Outstanding Comedy Series

WHO I THINK WILL GET AN EMMY NOMINATION:

- Arrested Development (Netflix)

- 30 Rock (NBC)

- The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

- Girls (HBO)

- Modern Family (ABC)

- Veep (HBO)

2013 Emmy Predictions and Hopefuls: Best Actor (Drama)

WHO I THINK WILL GET AN EMMY NOMINATION:

- Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)

- Damian Lewis (Homeland)

- Jon Hamm (Mad Men)

- Jonathan Rhys (The Americans)

- Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)

- Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire)

2013 Emmy Predictions and Hopefuls: Best Actor (Comedy)

WHO I THINK WILL GET AN EMMY NOMINATION:

- Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)

- Don Chedle (House of Lies)

- Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)

- Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men)

- Louie C.K. (Louie)

- Matthew Perry (Go On)

2013 Emmy Predictions and Hopefuls: Best Actress (Drama)

WHO I THINK WILL GET AN EMMY NOMINATION:

- Claire Danes (Homeland)

- Connie Britton (Nashville)

- Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men)

- Keri Russell (The Americans)

- Julianna Marguiles (The Good Wife)

- Vera Farmiga (The Bates Motel)

2013 Emmy Nomination Predictions and Hopefuls: Best Actress (Comedy)

WHO I THINK WILL GET AN EMMY NOMINATION:

- Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)

- Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)

- Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)

- Lena Dunham (Girls) 

- Tina Fey (30 Rock)

- Zooey Deschanel (New Girl)

2013 Emmy Nomination Predictions and Hopefuls: Best Supporting Actress (Comedy)

WHO I THINK WILL GET A NOMINATION:

- Jessica Walter (Arrested Development)
- Julie Bowen (Modern Family)
- Merritt Weaver (Nurse Jackie)
- Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory)
- Sarah Hyland (Modern Family)
- Sophia Vergara (Modern Family)

2013 Emmy Nomination Predictions and Hopefuls: Best Supporting Actress (Drama)

WHO I THINK WILL GET A NOMINATION:

- Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad)
- Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife)
- Christina Hendricks (Mad Men)
- Christine Baranski (The Good Wife)
- Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire)
- Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)

2013 Emmy Nomination Predictions and Hopefuls: Best Supporting Actor (Comedy)

WHO I THINK WILL GET A NOMINATION:

- Ed O'Neill (Modern Family)
- Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family)
- Max Greenfield (New Girl)
- Ty Burrell (Modern Family)
- Will Arnett (Arrested Development)

2013 Emmy Nomination Predictions and Hopefuls: Best Supporting Actor (Drama)

WHO I THINK WILL GET A NOMINATION:

- Aaron Paul (Breaking bad)

- Corey Stoll (House of Cards)

- Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey)

- Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad)

- Mandy Patinkin (Homeland)

- Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)

My Choices For Best Supporting Actor At The 2013 Emmys

The Best Supporting Actor category is always incredibly deep. The amount of great television shows seem to keep on growing and growing, and that doesn't include the amount of great acting on bad shows. Every year this seems to be a hard category to even predict, nevertheless declare who you want to win. And this year it's no different. Last year included a duo from Breaking Bad, a popper and a peasant from Downton Abbey, a whore-loving, drunk midget, and a dead Brit. Let's see who I think deserves to get a nomination this year? While new shows like The Americans and House of Cards earn spots on my list? Do I think another Lannister deserves the spot? You'll have to read to find out!

Putting The Odds On Outstanding Drama Series Nominations For The 2013 Emmys

Before you know it, the 2013 Primetime Emmy nominations will be released, and then we will be in full television swing. I decided to get the party started with my predictions for nominations. While there have always been great and amazing shows in recent years, it seems that now more than ever, the quantity of those great shows are increasing. That is why I decided to do my odds columns of who I think will and should earn a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series at the 2013 Emmys.