With the Emmy Awards scheduled for Monday 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
The Big Bang Theory
Louie
Modern Family
Orange Is The New Black
Silicon Valley
Veep
Modern Family would be the obvious choice here, since the voters seem to love it. But Veep is certainly my dark horse candidate, so I’ll go with that.
Outstanding Actress In A Comedy
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is The New Black
Julia Louis-Dreyfus won this award last year, and I see no reason why she won’t repeat again this year.
Outstanding Actor In A Comedy
Ricky Gervais, Derek
William H. Macy, Shameless
Louis CK, Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Once again, I am predicting a repeat of last year’s winner, with Jim Parsons bringing home the award again for his role as Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory.