Friday, September 20, 2013

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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