2013 Emmy Awards Preview - Comedy

The Emmy awards are this weekend (Monday Australian time) - so here's a handy print list of Simon Miraudo (@simonmiraudo) and Andrew Williams' (@DrewWilliams9) predictions in the comedy categories (drama coming soon!):

(This is the print version, but you can listen to all these predictions in audio form at the link at the bottom of the article. Also, there are a few instances of category cheating here and there, God forbid we should mess with the unimpeachable sanctity of Emmy categorisation.)

Outstanding Comedy Series

Nominees:

30 Rock

The Big Bang Theory

Girls

Louie

Modern Family

Veep

Simon:

Will win: Girls

Should win: Louie

Andrew:

Will win: Veep

Should win: Louie

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Nominees

Mayim Bialik as Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler (The Big Bang Theory)

Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy (Modern Family)

Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer (Veep)

Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney (30 Rock)

Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester (Glee)

Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett (Modern Family)

Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow (Nurse Jackie)

Simon:

Will Win: Julie Bowen

Should Win: Jane Krakowski

Would have nominated:

Eliza Coupe as Jane Kerkovich-Williams (Happy Endings)

Elisha Cuthbert as Alex Kerkovich (Happy Endings)

Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney (30 Rock)

Zosia Mamet as Shoshanna Shapiro (Girls)

Kate Mckinnon as Various Characters (Saturday Night Live)

Parker Posey as Liz (Louie)

Andrew:

Will Win: Julie Bowen

Should Win: Sofia Vergara

Would have nominated:

Eliza Coupe as Jane Kerkovich-Williams (Happy Endings)

Elisha Cuthbert as Alex Kerkovich (Happy Endings)

Kate Mckinnon as Various Characters (Saturday Night Live)

Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate (Parks and Recreation)

Zosia Mamet as Shoshanna Shapiro (Girls)

Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy (Modern Family)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Nominees:

Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy (Modern Family)

Adam Driver as Adam Sackler (Girls)

Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett (Modern Family)

Bill Hader as Various Characters (Saturday Night Live)

Tony Hale as Gary Walsh (Veep)

Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett (Modern Family)

Simon:

Will Win: Bill Hader

Should Win: Adam Driver

Would have nominated:

Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy (Modern Family)

Max Greenfield as Schmidt (New Girl)

Bill Hader as Various Characters (Saturday Night Live)

Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson (Parks & Recreation)

Damon Wayans Jnr as Brad Williams (Happy Endings)

Mike White as Tyler (Enlightened)

Andrew

Will Win: Ty Burrell

Should Win: Bill Hader

Would have nominated:

Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy (Modern Family)

Max Greenfield as Schmidt (New Girl)

Bill Hader as Various Characters (Saturday Night Live)

Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson (Parks and Recreation)

Daman Wayans Jnr as Brad Williams (Happy Endings)

Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy (Modern Family)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Nominees:

Laura Dern as Amy Jellicoe (Enlightened)

Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath (Girls)

Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton (Nurse Jackie)

Tina Fey as Liz Lemon (30 Rock)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer (Veep)

Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope (Parks and Recreation)

Simon

Will Win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Should Win: Laura Dern

Would have nominated:

Tina Fey as Liz Lemon (30 Rock)

Laura Dern as Amy Jellicoe (Enlightened)

Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day (New Girl)

Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath (Girls)

Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope (Parks & Recreation)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer (Veep)

Andrew

Will Win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Should Win: Amy Poehler

Would have nominated:

Tina Fey as Liz Lemon (Girls)

Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope (Parks and Recreation)

Laura Dern as Amy Jellicoe (Enlightened)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer (Veep)

Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day (New Girl)

Dakota Johnson as Kate Fox (Ben & Kate)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Nominees:

Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy (30 Rock)

Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth (Arrested Development)

Louis C.K. as Louie (Louie)

Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan (House of Lies)

Matt LeBlanc as Himself (Episodes)

Jim Parsons as Dr Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory)

Simon

Will Win: Jim Parsons

Should Win: Louis C.K.

Would have nominated:

Jake Johnson as Nick Miller (New Girl)

Louis C.K. as Louie (Louie)

Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt (Parks & Recreation)

Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy (30 Rock)

Adam Driver as Adam Sackler (Girls)

Peter Capaldi as Malcolm Tucker (The Thick of it)

Andrew

Will Win: Alec Baldwin

Should Win: Alec Baldwin

Would have nominated:

Jake Johnson as Nick Miller (New Girl)

Louis C.K. as Louie (Louie)

Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt (Parks and Recreation)

Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy (30 Rock)

Matthew Perry as Ryan King (Go On)

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Where did Homeland finish on Simon and Andrew's respective lists?

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*My list is slightly different to the one in the podcast due to some oversights and technicalities (I had forgotten Luther S2 aired in 2011). I also cheated in positions 29 & 30 by adding two Australian shows. Otherwise, it's mostly the same.

SIMON’S TOP 30

ANDREW’S TOP 30

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1. Sherlock S2 2. Parks and Recreation S4/5 3. Homeland S2 4. Mad Men S5 5. Breaking Bad S5.1 6. The Daily Show 7. The Good Wife S3/4 8. New Girl S1/2 9. Boss S2 10. Louie S3 11. Game of Thrones S2 12. Saturday Night Live S37/38 13. Arrow S1 14. Happy Endings S2/3 15. Doctor Who S7 16. Spartacus: Vengeance 17. Suits S2 18. Young Justice S2 19. Scandal S1/2 20. The Colbert Report 21. Dexter S7 22. 30 Rock S6/7 23. Ben and Kate S1 24. Key & Peele S1/2 25. The Office S7/8 26. How I Met Your Mother S7/8 27. The B in Apartment 23 28. Veep S1 29. Rake S2 30. AFL 360

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