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