It's Emmy Night! My Picks!

The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards are being presented tonight and I thought I would weigh in on who I think will take home the honors tonight, or maybe I should say who I think DESERVES to take home the gold.

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Lots of tough categories tonight.  In this one I'm going to go with Julie Bowen from 'Modern Family'.  She will be up against her own castmate in Sofia Vergara, but I think Bowen wins here.  Kristen Wiig from 'Saturday Night Live' will have a very good chance as well.

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

The supporting categories, I think, will be belong to 'Modern Family'.  In this one, I think Ty Burrell takes home the trophy.  His portrayal of Phil Dunphy is probably the best and funniest part of the show.  Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Ed O'Neill are all also nominated here, I think only O'Neill has a shot at beating Burrell.


Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Another tough one, but I think Amy Poehler is the winner here.   Julia Louis Dreyfus also has a good shot, but Poehler's role in 'Parks and Recreation' seems to be the obvious choice here.

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

While Jim Parson of  'The Big Bang Theory' seems to be the odds-on favorite here, I'm going to go out on a limb and shoot for an upset.  I'm going with Louis C.K. to pull out the win here.  There is just a building buzz surrounding 'Louie' and C.K.'s comedic performance has drawn rave's.  It would be quite a surprise if C.K. pulls this out, but he deserves it.

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

In my opinion this category is between 2 people.  Christina Hendricks of 'Mad Men' and Anna Gunn of 'Breaking Bad'.  I know everyone is touting Maggie Smith for 'Downton Abbey' but I'm going with Hendricks here.  Hendricks had a breakout year this year as her character of Joan Holloway became a focal point of several key storylines on 'Mad Men'.

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

This category, I hope, will be one of many won by 'Breaking Bad'.  In my opinion, this is down to Aaron Paul or Giancarlo Esposito.  Paul is a past winner, but I think Esposito wins this one.  His performance as Gus Fring on 'Breaking Bad' was one of the best of the last 10 years and one of the greatest villains in TV history.  He should win here.

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Never before has there been such a slam dunk in a category.  No actress has ever been more of a sure thing than Claire Danes will be tonight.  Danes portrayal as bi-polar CIA Agent Carrie Mathison is clearly the performance of the year in 'Homeland.'  If she doesn't win, there should be an investigation.

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Tough one here as well.  Jon Hamm and his portayal of Don Draper on 'Mad Men' have long been overlooked in this category, mainly because of Bryan Cranston on 'Breaking Bad'.  Unfortunately, for Hamm, I think he gets overlooked again.  Bryan Cranston should be the winner here.  The transformation of Walter White from good guy to bad guy has been riveting television, and Cranston should win his 4th Emmy for this role.  In any other year, Damian Lewis might be the favorite and could still pull off the upset.


Best Comedy Series

I think this category is pretty easy to predict as well.  'Modern Family' is far and away the best comedy on network television and should win easily here.


Best Drama Series

Toughest category of the night.  With nominees like 'Breaking Bad,' 'Mad Men,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Homeland' as well as 'Game of Thrones' and 'Downton Abbey' the makings of an upset are there.  However, I think the best series on TV is 'Breaking Bad' so thats what should win.  I love 'Mad Men' 'Homeland' and 'Boardwalk Empire' too, but 'Breaking Bad' is the king.  Hopefully it goes home the big winner tonight.

That's it.  Those are my picks.   What do you think?  Agree?  Disagree?  What are your picks?  Let me know here or on my Facebook page.  Enjoy the show!