| Unprecedented Renewal: 2012 Emmy Nominee Predictions Jul 17th 2012, 02:21 Brace yourselves for one of television's most interesting (and most controversial) parts of the summer... Kerry Washington of ABC's Scandal and Nick Offerman of NBC's Parks and Recreation will announce the 64th Primetime Emmy nominees at 5:40 am, Pacific Time this Thursday, July 19th. Here's the link to watch the live streaming during that time on Thursday: http://www.emmys.com/2012-primetime-emmys-nomination-announcement Now, after much thought I have compiled my predicted list of nominees for the major acting categories in comedy and drama. There are many very well-deserving, stellar actors, actresses, and shows, but unfortunately only a few spots per category. So, I have listed "Dream Nominees" below my actual predictions for shows that have a small fighting chance, yet are VERY deserving of a nomination nonetheless. We've seen many deserving actors and actresses and "little shows that could" inch through over the years, so maybe this will be John Noble's or Community's year after all.  | | Game of Thrones, HBO |
Outstanding Drama Series- Breaking Bad
- Downtown Abbey
- Game of Thrones
- Homeland
- Mad Men
- The Good Wife
Dream Nominees: Damages, Shameless, Sons of Anarchy
 | | Damian Lewis, Homeland |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
- Jon Hamm, Mad Men
- Damian Lewis, Homeland
- Kelsey Grammer, Boss
- Hugh Laurie, House
- William H. Macy, Shameless
Dream Nominee: Jason Isaacs, Awake
 | | Mireille Enos, The Killing |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Claire Danes, Homeland
- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
- Elizabeth McGovern, Downtown Abbey
- Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
- Mireille Enos, The Killing
- Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Dream Nominees: Glenn Close, Damages; Anna Torv, Fringe; Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy
 | | John Slattery, Mad Men |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Josh Charles, The Good Wife
- Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
- Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
- John Slattery, Mad Men
- Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
- Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad
Dream Nominees: Vincent Kartheiser, Mad Men; John Noble, Fringe
 | | Maggie Smith, Downtown Abbey |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Maggie Smith, Downtown Abbey
- Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
- Kelly MacDonald, Boardwalk Empire
- Morena Baccarin, Homeland
- Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
- Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Dream Nominees: Rose Bryne, Damages; Regina King, Southland
 | | 30 Rock, NBC |
Outstanding Comedy Series - 30 Rock
- The Big Bang Theory
- Modern Family
- New Girl
- Parks and Recreation
- Girls
Dream Nominee: Community
 | | Louis C.K., Louie |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series- Louis C.K., Louie
- Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
- Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
- Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
- Joel McHale, Community
- Adam Scott, Parks and Recreation
 | | Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
- Tina Fey, 30 Rock
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
- Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
- Lena Dunham, Girls
Dream Nominee: Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope  | | Ty Burrell, Modern Family |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Ty Burrell, Modern Family
- Jessie Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
- Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
- Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
- Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation
- Max Greenfield, New Girl
Dream Nominees: Danny Pudi, Community; Donald Glover, Community  | | Alison Brie, Community |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Sofia Vegara, Modern Family
- Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
- Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
- Julie Bowen, Modern Family
- Jane Lynch, Glee
- Cheryl Hines, Suburgatory
Dream Nominees: Alison Brie, Community; Gillian Jacobs, Community  Source | |