The post that begins my predictions for this year's major Emmy winners (which will be announced this Sunday to viewer apathy in a low-rated telecast). Huzzah!
(Remember Emmy voters suck and when it comes to picking winners they love to make lazy choices sprinkled with a few unexpected surprises every bit as much as when they're picking nominees, so don't go to Vegas based on what I say.)
Supporting Actor
Nominees: Peter Boyle (Everybody Loves Raymond), Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond), Sean Hayes (Will & Grace), Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development)
Should Win: I wouldn't care much if they canceled this category entirely but I'd vote for Tambor.
Will Win: Since Boyle is the only major Raymond cast member to never win many are expecting him to take it, but Piven will probably "upset" for a performance that everyone in Hollywood seems to adore. Then again, Emmys being Emmys, watch Hayes win this for no good reason at all.
Should've Been Nominated: Do you even have to ask? Arrested Development's Will Arnett (and Michael Cera and Tony Hale).
Supporting Actress
Nominees: Conchata Ferrell (Two and a Half Men), Megan Mullally (Will & Grace), Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond), Holland Taylor (Two and a Half Men), Jessica Walter (Arrested Development)
Should Win: There is no woman funnier than Jessica Walter on television right now (ok, besides Lauren Graham, maybe).
Will Win: This is being billed as a battle between the overbearing mothers but if Holland Taylor somehow wins, and no disrespect to the talented actress stuck in a mediocre show, I'm really hoping the ghost of Nancy Marchand will immediately strike her dead right there on the stage. Smart choice is Walter, safe choice is Roberts (who has already won three times for her role). This is the Emmys. Roberts it is.
Should've Been Nominated: Gilmore Girls' Kelly Bishop deserves to be one of those overbearing moms in contention.
Actress
Nominees: Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives), Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives), Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond), Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives), Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle)
Should Win: Cross puts up a good fight but Housewives' first season belonged to Hatcher.
Will Win: Hatcher seems to have a lock with her real life comeback story but there could be sentiment to go with scene-stealing Cross or if the Housewives split votes Kaczmarek could pick up her first ever win (and lots and lots of attention).
Should've Been Nominated: Both Lauren Graham and Eva Longoria truly belong here.
Actor
Nominees: Jason Bateman (Arrested Development), Zach Braff (Garde...er, Scrubs), Eric McCormick (Will & Grace), Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond), Tony Shalhoub (Monk)
Should Win: Bateman.
Will Win: Word is that Bateman and Braff submitted subpar episodes for consideration but Shalhoub picked a great one. Who am I to argue with Emmy geeks? (Seriously, if you think my site is geeky check out Awards Heaven or the Gold Derby discussion boards.)
Should've Been Nominated: Emmy is racist. Yeah I said it. How else to explain the absence of Bernie Mac (ok people forgot his show was even on last season...) or Kevin Hill's Taye Diggs (ok, ok, people didn't even know that show existed and it probably was submitted as a drama anyway... I'm just saying).
3 comments:
ya coming to my new place to watch? it will most likely only be a few of us, making the pool a dismal $20 or so. I still aim to beat ya.
-Nat
I didn't realize you loved the emmys so much!
Natalie, I want to come but they don't air the Emmys live out here and I'll be at Emmy parties while they're on! I won't even get to see the winners.
I hope you win the pool though (since I won't be there to win of course).
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