With the Emmy Awards scheduled for Sunday night, here’s my predictions for the awards for Comedy shows. I most likely have seen most of these shows, so, unlike my annual Oscar predictions, I will not mostly be going on gut feel and word of mouth, but will have a somewhat informed decision.
Outstanding Comedy
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Girls
Louie
Modern Family
Veep
The sentimental favorite would be the final season of 30 Rock, but my feeling is it will end up being one of the two critical darlings, Louie or Girls. I’m going to go with Louie, as there may be a backlash against Girls and Lena Dunham.
Outstanding Actress In A Comedy
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
I think this category is where 30 Rock gets celebrated and creator, writer, and star Tina Fey will take home the statue.
Outstanding Actor In A Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
Louis CK, Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
While I can see Jason Bateman pulling an upset, I think the Netflix-based release of Arrested Development will work against him here. My guess is Jim Parsons takes home the hardware for his role on the top rated comedy on television.