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The 2011 Emmy Award Wish List

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Miscellaneous | Comments (18)

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I failed earlier in the week to post my Emmy predictions, and then I concluded that nobody really cares who will win. We’re all far more interested in who should win, because at the end of the night, we’re likely to forget who the winners were in a week’s time anyway. And if we impress hard enough upon our brains our wish-list, maybe we’ll remember who we wanted to win instead of who actually won.

The point is: The lovely and hilarious Courtney Enlow is livebloggging the Emmy’s tonight, and no one live-blogs awards show better than Courtney. It makes the entire awards-show experience worthwhile. Honestly, they’re some of the greatest posts of the year, so do check it out tonight. Buy some wine. Don’t wear pants.

Here, again, is a refresher on this year’s nominees. In bold are not the nominees I think will win, but those who I want to win. In the end, isn’t that what really matters, anyway. That and seeing if Jane Lynch will host as Jane Lynch or as “Jane Lynch.”

OUTSTANDING DRAMA
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife)
Kathy Bates (Harry’s Law)
Mariska Hargitay (Law and Order: SVU)
Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights)
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men)
Mireille Enos (The Killing)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights)
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter)
Hugh Laurie (House)
Timothy Olyphant (Justified)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
John Slattery (Mad Men)
Josh Charles (The Good Wife)
Andre Braugher (Men of a Certain Age)
Walton Goggins (Justified)
Alan Cumming (The Good Wife)
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Christina Hendricks (Mad Men)
Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife)
Christine Baranski (The Good Wife)
Margo Martindale (Justified)
Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire)
Michelle Forbes (The Killing)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY
The Big Bang Theory
The Office
Parks and Recreation
Modern Family
Glee
30 Rock

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly)
Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Martha Plimpton (Raising Hope)
Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)
Laura Linney (The C Word)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
Louis C.K. (Louie)
Steve Carell (The Office)
Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory)
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
Matt LeBlanc (Episodes)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Chris Colfer (Glee)
Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men)
Eric Stronestreet (Modern Family)
Ty Burrell (Modern Family)
Ed O’Neil (Modern Family)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Jane Lynch (Glee)
Betty White (Hot in Cleveland)
Jane Krakowski (30 Rock)
Julie Bowen (Modern Family)
Sofia Vergara (Modern Family)
Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live)

OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW COMPETITION
Project Runway
American Idol
The Amazing Race
So You Think You Can Dance
Dancing with the Stars

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Conan
Real Time with Bill Maher
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

OUTSTANDING REALITY SHOW HOST

Phil Keoghan (Amazing Race)
Ryan Seacrest (American Idol)
Tom Bergeron (Dancing with the Stars)
Cat Deeley (So You Think You Can Dance)
Jeff Probst (Survivor)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

“The Big C” — Idris Elba
“Modern Family” — Nathan Lane
“Saturday Night Live” — Zach Galifianakis
“Saturday Night Live” — Justin Timberlake
“30 Rock” — Matt Damon
“30 Rock” — Will Arnett

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

“Big Love” - Bruce Dern
“Brothers & Sisters” - Beau Bridges
“The Good Wife” - Michael J. Fox
“Harry’s Law” - Paul McCrane
“Justified” - Jeremy Davies
“Mad Men” - Robert Morse

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

“Glee” - Kristin Chenoweth
“Glee” - Dot-Marie Jones
“Glee” - Gwyneth Paltrow
“Raising Hope” - Cloris Leachman
“Saturday Night Live” - Tina Fey
“30 Rock” - Elizabeth Banks

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
“The Closer” - Mary McDonnell
“Dexter” - Julia Stiles
“Grey’s Anatomy” - Loretta Devine
“Mad Men” - Randee Heller
“Mad Men” - Cara Buono as Faye Miller
“Shameless” - Joan Cusack
“True Blood” - Alfre Woodard









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Comments

I'm still upset that "RuPaul's Drag Race" wasn't nominated for Outstanding Reality Show Competition.
It's the only reality show that's pure joy to watch.

Posted by: Darwinian Paradox at September 18, 2011 1:28 PM

Na....

Anyways, I'll pass on the entire show this year. Pretty arse list and they were pretty shite last year.

Posted by: googergieger at September 18, 2011 1:43 PM

I don't watch Justified, but Walton Goggins must be pretty fucking awesome if you think he deserves the Emmy over Peter Dinklage.

Posted by: Thijs at September 18, 2011 1:45 PM

Wow, someone has a serious boner for Friday Night Lights.

Also, Dinklage will win, whether or not he deserves to. He is riding a serious love wave right now. His win will be the high point of the night, and the thing that everyone talks about tomorrow. That little dude will be drowning in puss.

Yes he is married, and yes, he has a newborn at home. Nonetheless. Puss.

Posted by: Skyler Durden at September 18, 2011 1:57 PM

The Good Wife and Parks and Rec for EVERYTHING.

Please, Emmy gods. Answer my fervent prayer.

Posted by: lyssie at September 18, 2011 2:15 PM

Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose!

I would love to see FNL get at least one trophy. I wish Connie had a fighting chance.

Posted by: kari at September 18, 2011 2:36 PM

Walton Goggins is absolutely better than Peter Dinklage. He deserves a win tonight for sure.

Posted by: Mel C. at September 18, 2011 2:42 PM

Agree with most of those picks, especially Margo Martindale for Justified. However, I think Late Night with Jimmy Fallon should win for outstanding variety show. It keeps growing and trying different things, whereas Daily Show IMO has been fairly stagnant.

Also Amazing Race for best reality show would be another lazy choice by the Emmy's, give it to So You Think You Can Dance. The most entertaining of those shows on a weekly basis. If anything, Cat Deeley should get best host. She actually gives a shit about most contestants unlike other hosts.

Posted by: Corey at September 18, 2011 2:48 PM

Guest stars were announced already, m'dear. So...you're a little late. I won't be able to watch tonight because of rehearsal, but I'm hoping that my besty (who I usually watch this with) will text me wins as they are announced. Also? DINKLAGE!

Posted by: KatSings at September 18, 2011 3:01 PM

The Daily Show for Best Writing in a ....Variety Series, and The Colbert Report for Best Show.

If only because I'm getting bored with 'The Daily Show' winning 'Best Show' every. single. year.

Posted by: Aislinn at September 18, 2011 3:15 PM

I wonder if whoever wins Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actors will say in their speech "I would like to thank AMC for not airing Breaking Bad during the eligible time frame for the awards. These awards will return to their proper winners next year"

Posted by: Sean at September 18, 2011 4:33 PM

This opinion already went over poorly at work, but I'll just come right out and say it... Game of Thrones is so overrated.

Go Justified and Parks and Rec!!

Steve Carrell too. He really deserves it for his performance in his last episode.

Posted by: elizabeth at September 18, 2011 6:15 PM

I was going to say this :
WHERE THE FUCK IS BREAKING BAD?
but then I read what Sean wrote.

I wouldn't know anything about eligible time frames because I'm one of those Pajiba readers that can't watch a bunch of videos posted here being romanian...

Posted by: Adrian at September 18, 2011 6:31 PM

Gwyneth Paltrow already won for guest actress in a comedy for her role on "Glee." I don't remember who won the other guest categories though.

I'd love to see "So You Think You Can Dance," Cat Deeley, "Parks and Recreation," and "Friday Night Lights" all walk away with awards tonight.

Posted by: MelBivDevoe at September 18, 2011 6:33 PM

@lyssie
I completely agree 'the good wife' for everything
AND
Cat Deeley for hos! She's lovely and really does care about the contestants. She has a 4th of July party for everybody!
Also, Probst doesn't give a sh-t anymore.

Posted by: kilmo at September 18, 2011 8:14 PM

My wish is that the Emmys and all similar awards shows would vanish. I don't understand why people feel the need to have their entertainment choices validated by anonymous panels.

"Look, I won an Emmy!"

"Well, I didn't vote for you."

"YOU don't vote for the Emmys."

"Oh? Well, how'd you get that then?"

"The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft my Emmy from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, (name here), was to carry this Emmy. THAT is why I am paid $250,000 an episode."

"Strange women lying in ponds distributing Emmys is no basis for a system of entertainment ..."

Posted by: , at September 18, 2011 8:37 PM

Stimulating Domain. Thank you for writing this. I'm going to tweet it to my pals

Posted by: Damian McCarthy at October 10, 2011 7:37 AM

Are we going to send a federal marshall to Iraq to arrest the accused? Why don't we send Holder over to get the guy?

Posted by: Classic Short 5825 at October 16, 2011 10:07 PM