Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Lily Tomlin (Damages)
- Sissy Spacek (Big Love)
- Allison Janey (Lost)
- Tyne Daley (Burn Notice)
- Debra Winger(SVU)
- Sharon Stone (SVU)
A weird group of female actresses, but big names win out in the guest category. This is surely the only time that Burn Notice will ever be nominated for a major Emmy, so there’s that.
Writing for a Drama Series
- Mad Men, “Shut The Door. Have a Seat.” (Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy)
- Lost, “The End” (Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse)
- Mad Men, “The Grown Ups” (Matthew Weiner and Brett Johnson)
- Mad Men, “Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency” (Matthew Weiner and Robin Veith)
- House, “Broken” (Russell Friend, Garret Lerner, David Foster and David Shore)
Outside: The Good Wife, “Pilot”; Treme, “Do You Know What It Means”; Breaking Bad, “Fly”
It’s too bad that Breaking Bad can’t break into this category with a few nominations, but it’s almost guaranteed that Mad Men takes three of the slots, even in a stacked year. I really hate the multiple nominations in one category stuff. Lost‘s finale is also a guarantee, leaving really just the final slot. I think House gets it because of its pedigree — former winner — but I wouldn’t be anywhere near shocked if The Good Wife pilot grabs the final slot.
Directing for a Comedy Series
- Lost, “The End” (Jack Bender)
- Mad Men, “Shut The Door. Have a Seat.” (Matthew Weiner)
- Mad Men, “Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency” (Leslie Linka Glatter)
- House, “Broken” (Katie Jacobs)
- The Good Wife, “Pilot” (Charles McDougall)
Outside: Breaking Bad, “Fly”; Treme, “Do You Know What It Means”
Basically the same group of episodes here, with Good Wife slipping in and taking away one slot from Mad Men. Not sure that will really happen since the AMC cleans up here as well, but I’m hoping for some diversity. Again, too bad that Breaking Bad‘s “Fly” cannot jump up. If the series makes the leap to a more wide appeal, it will, but I’m skeptical.
Tomorrow I'll have some analysis of the actual nominations and we can all laugh at my ridiculous suggestions.
I'm not sure Walton Goggins would be considered a guest actor since he was made a series regular and was in most of the season, but I do agree he needs some love, as does Tim Olyphant.
He was named a regular for S2, but he entered into the Emmy race as a Guest.
Henry Ian Cusick is not a guest star. He was a regular the last few seasons of Lost. Get your facts straight.
Steve Carell definately should get a nod for comedy lead actor.
He was a regular S3 – 5, but was downgraded to a guest star for season six. Get YOUR facts straight.