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‘House of Cards’ scored two (Spacey and Stoll). Add this to ‘The Americans’ and suddenly a possible shakeup at the Emmys starts to form.

BEST COMEDY SERIES

• “The Big Bang Theory” – CBS
• “Louie” – FX
• “The Middle” – ABC
• “New Girl” – FOX
• “Parks and Recreation” – NBC
• “Veep” – HBO

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Don Cheadle (“House of Lies”) – Showtime
• Louis C.K. (“Louie”) – FX
• Jake Johnson (“New Girl”) – FOX
• Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”) – CBS
• Adam Scott (“Parks and Recreation”) – NBC
• Jeremy Sisto (“Suburgatory”) – ABC

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES 

• Laura Dern (“Enlightened”) – HBO
• Zooey Deschanel (“New Girl”) – FOX
• Lena Dunham (“Girls”) – HBO
• Sutton Foster (“Bunheads”) – ABC Family
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”) – HBO
• Amy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation”) – NBC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Max Greenfield (“New Girl”) – FOX
• Simon Helberg (“The Big Bang Theory”) – CBS
• Alex Karpovsky (“Girls”) – HBO
• Adam Pally (“Happy Endings”) – ABC
• Chris Pratt (“Parks and Recreation”) – NBC
• Danny Pudi (“Community”) – NBC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY 

• Carly Chaikin (“Suburgatory”) – ABC
• Kaley Cuoco (“The Big Bang Theory”) – CBS
• Sarah Hyland (“Modern Family”) – ABC
• Melissa Rauch (“The Big Bang Theory”) – CBS
• Eden Sher (“The Middle”) – ABC
• Casey Wilson (“Happy Endings”) – ABC

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES  

• Melissa Leo (“Louie”) – FX
• David Lynch (“Louie”) – FX
• Bob Newhart (“The Big Bang Theory”) – CBS
• Patton Oswalt (“Parks and Recreation”) – NBC
• Molly Shannon (“Enlightened”) – HBO
• Patrick Wilson (“Girls”) – HBO

BEST DRAMA SERIES

• “The Americans” – FX
• “Breaking Bad” – AMC
• “Downton Abbey” – PBS
• “Game of Thrones” – HBO
• “The Good Wife” – CBS
• “Homeland” – Showtime

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad) – AMC
• Damian Lewis (“Homeland”) – Showtime
• Andrew Lincoln (“The Walking Dead”) – AMC
• Timothy Olyphant (“Justified”) – FX
• Matthew Rhys (“The Americans”) – FX
• Kevin Spacey (“House of Cards”) – Netflix

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Claire Danes (“Homeland”) – Showtime
• Vera Farmiga (“Bates Motel”) – A&E
• Julianna Margulies (“The Good Wife”) – CBS
• Tatiana Maslany (“Orphan Black”) – BBC America
• Elisabeth Moss (“Mad Men”) – AMC
• Keri Russell (“The Americans”) – FX

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Jonathan Banks (“Breaking Bad”) – AMC
• Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (“Game of Thrones”) – HBO
• Michael Cudlitz (“Southland”) – TNT
• Noah Emmerich (“The Americans”) – FX
• Walton Goggins (“Justified”) – FX
• Corey Stoll (“House of Cards”) – Netflix

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Jennifer Carpenter (“Dexte”r) – Showtime
• Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”) – HBO
• Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”) – AMC
• Regina King (“Southland”) – TNT
• Monica Potter (“Parenthood”) – NBC
• Abigail Spencer (“Rectify”) – Sundance

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Jim Beaver (“Justified) – FX
• Jane Fonda (“The Newsroom”) – HBO
• Martha Plimpton (“The Good Wife”) – CBS
• Carrie Preston (The Good Wife”) – CBS
• Diana Rigg (“Game of Thrones”) – HBO
• Jimmy Smits (“Sons of Anarchy”) – FX

 BEST MOVIE OR MINISERIES

• “American Horror Story: Asylum” – FX
• “Behind the Candelabra” – HBO
• “The Crimson Petal and the White” – Encore
• “The Hour” – BBC America
• “Political Animals” – USA
• “Top of the Lake” – Sundance

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES

• Benedict Cumberbatch (“Parade’s End”) – HBO
• Matt Damon (“Behind the Candelabra”) – HBO
• Michael Douglas (“Behind the Candelabra”) – HBO
• Toby Jones (“The Girl”) – HBO
• Al Pacino (“Phil Spector”) – HBO
• Dominic West (“The Hour”) – BBC America

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES

• Angela Bassett (“Betty & Coretta”) – Lifetime
• Romola Garai (“The Hour”) – BBC America
• Rebecca Hall (“Parade’s End”) – HBO
• Jessica Lange (“American Horror Story: Asylum”) – FX
• Elisabeth Moss (“Top of the Lake”) – Sundance
• Sigourney Weaver (“Political Animals”) – USA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES

• James Cromwell (“American Horror Story: Asylum”) – FX
• Peter Mullan (“Top of the Lake”) – Sundance
• Zachary Quinto (“American Horror Story: Asylum”) – FX
• Sebastian Stan (“Political Animals”) – USA
• David Wenham (“Top of the Lake”) – Sundance
• Thomas M. Wright (“Top of the Lake”) – Sundance

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES

• Ellen Burstyn (“Political Animals”) – USA
• Sienna Miller (“The Girl”) – HBO
• Sarah Paulson (“American Horror Story: Asylum”) – FX
• Lily Rabe (“American Horror Story: Asylum”) – FX
• Imelda Staunton (“The Girl”) – HBO
• Alfre Woodard (“Steel Magnolias”) – Lifetime

BEST REALITY SERIES

• “Duck Dynasty” – A&E
• “The Moment” – USA
• “Pawn Stars” – History Channel
• “Push Girls” – Sundance
• “Small Town Security” – AMC
• “Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan” – BBC America

BEST REALITY SERIES – COMPETITION   

• “Chopped” – Food Network
• “Face Off” – Syfy
• “Shark Tank” – ABC
• “So You Think You Can Dance” – FOX
• “Survivor” – CBS
• “The Voice” – NBC

BEST REALITY HOST 

• Tom Bergeron (“Dancing With the Stars”) – ABC
• Cat Deeley (“So You Think You Can Dance”) – FOX
• Gordon Ramsay (“Hell’s Kitchen/Masterchef”) – FOX
• RuPaul (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”) – Logo
• Ryan Seacrest (“American Idol”) – FOX
• Kurt Warner (“The Moment”) – USA

BEST TALKSHOW

• “Conan” – TBS
• “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” – Comedy Central
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” – Warner Brothers Television Distribution
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” – ABC
• “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” – NBC
• “Marie” – Hallmark Channel

BEST ANIMATED SERIES

• “Adventure Time” – Cartoon Network
• “Archer” – FX
• “Phineas and Ferb” – Disney Channel
• “Regular Show” – Cartoon Network
• “The Simpsons” – FOX
• “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” – Cartoon Network

I’m a Drama Series lover, so will only be weighing in on those. Though, I will say that Political Animals was a very fun mini-series and that Top of the Lake put me to sleep as a mini-series.

We watch all five nominees for Best Drama Series and adore every one of them. While it’s a hard call, I’ve got to go with The Americans here. What a stunning, stunning series that works beautifully on so many levels.

We watch all five shows with nominees for Best Actor in a Drama Series too. Gotta go with Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad. He is simply hypnotic.

We watch five of the six shows with nominees for Best Actress in a Drama Series. I also watched the Bates Motel pilot. Freddie Highmore’s Norman Bates was so sweet, innocent, and loveable that I simply couldn’t stand around and watch him fall into the abyss. Does that make me weird? Anyway, Vera Farmiga was amazing in the Bates Motel pilot. So, I would be fine if she won. But, I also think that Tatiana Maslany has been awesome in Orphan Black. She is playing nine characters, yet each one feels unique and real. So, my heart is with her.

I’m really torn about Best Supporting Actor in a Drama. We watch five of the six shows with nominees, so can’t speak to Southland. I adored Jonathan Banks’ crusty role as Mike in Breaking Bad. But, Walton Coggins is just too much fun in Justified, You can’t hear him say, “Well, hello Raylan,” without smiling. So, I’ve gotta go with him.

We only watch four of the six shows with nominees for Best Supporting Actress in a drama, so I can’t speak to Southland or Parenthood. And, I can’t say I have a strong feeling for anyone here. So, I will go with Abigail Spencer in Rectify. She channels Southern Gothic extremely well.

We only watch four of the six shows with nominees for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series, so I can’t speak to The Newsroom or Sons of Anarchy. The Good Wife always has amazing, amazing guest stars. But, Diana Rigg has been mesmerizing in Games of Thrones as the Queen of Thorns. So, she gets my vote.

Marco is eloquent as always. And, his post really takes me back to the early days.

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