My Pre-Emmy Nomination Prediction

This Thursday is the nominations for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards. It's literally the Academy Awards for television and mostly the only one that I'll watch along with Golden Globes.

So with the nomination announcement coming this week, I figure I give my prediction of what this year's Emmy nominations will be:

Best Drama

Mad Men
Better Call Saul
Empire
House of Cards
Orange is the New Black
The Blacklist
The Americans
The Affair

Best Comedy

Shameless
Parks and Recreation
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Veep
Silicon Valley
Transparent

Best Actor Drama

Jon Hamm, Mad Men
James Spader, The Blacklist
Terrence Howard, Empire
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Matthew Rhys, The Americans

Best Actress Drama

Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Claire Danes, Homeland
Kerri Russel, The Americans
Juliana Margulies, The Good Wife
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black
Ruth Wilson, The Affair

Best Actor Comedy

Jim Parson, The Big Bang Theory
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Andy Sandberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Best Actress Comedy

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Julie Louis Dryfuss, Veep
Lena Dunham, Girls
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer

Best Supportive Actor Drama

Johnathan Banks, Better Call, Saul
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thornes
Rupert Friend, Homeland
Vincent D'Onofrio, Marvel's Daredevil
Jussie Smollett, Empire

Best Supportive Actress Drama

January Jones, Mad Men
Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul
Kate Mulgre, Orange is the New Black
Maura Tierney, The Affair
Katja Herbers, Manhattan

Best Supportive Actor Comedy

Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Adam Driver, Girls
Fred Armisen, Portlandia
Tony Hale, Veep
Martin Sheen, Grace and Frankie

Best Supportive Actress Comedy

Kate McKannon, Saturday Night Live
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Carrie Brownstein, Portlandia
Allison Janney, Mom
Aullbrey Plaza, Parks and Recreation
Melissa Fumero, Brooklyn Nine-Nine