66th Primetime Emmy Awards

This post will attempt to strike a balance between prediction and opinion, I'm going to attempt to half heartedly predict the winners of the upcoming Primetime Emmys, whilst also telling you all who i would like to win, i won't predict direction or writing, as this is tedious, but i will predict all the acting and most of the producing categories.

Programs

Outstanding Comedy Series: Since 2010 Modern Family has had this in the can, this past season was significantly less well received than other seasons, however i believe that the academy will still, honor Modern Family this year.

Outstanding Drama Series: Given that this year represents the last year of eligibility for Breaking Bad, and given that the last season was so highly acclaimed, it seems unlikely that this fantastic drama series would miss out on the trophy this year.

Outstanding Miniseries: This is a tough category to predict, as none of the nominees have been nominated before in this category, and many of them are new shows, i think Fargo is probably the most acclaimed and most widely seen of the nominees.

Outstanding Television Movie: Again, this category did not exist last year, and none of the films have been nominated before, the only film that received high acclaim was The Normal Heart, if this film is snubbed, the only entry that could possibly scoop it is Sherlock: His Last Vow, whose entry in this category, is, frankly confusing.

Acting

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: This is almost certainly a two horse race, it is between Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory, who has won the award three of the past four years, and Louis C.K. who has never won, and whose show was particularly acclaimed this year.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus has won this award for two years straight, and she may clinch it again this year, however the grounded performance of Taylor Schilling is a refreshing change from the usual hijinks in this category, and seeing as this is her first year of eligability, she is untested in this category.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: There is absolutely no question here, Breaking Bad has officially ended and thus this award is Bryan Cranston's from the get-go.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: This is more opinion than prediction, but i really hope that Lizzy Caplan is awarded for her performance in Masters of Sex, Caplan has the kind of natural ability in front of the camera that a young Joan Crawford had, and her performance in this series is stunning.