Emmys: Tom O’Neil’s daredevil predictions
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Of all Hollywood showbiz awards, the Emmy is most confounding to predict because winners are chosen by small juries viewing sample episodes submitted by nominees as examples of their best work. But I’ve investigated all entries and I enjoy jumping off cliffs ... so here goes.
DRAMA SERIES
Prediction: ‘Mad Men’
Runner-up: ‘Boardwalk Empire’
DRAMA ACTOR
Prediction: Jon Hamm, ‘Mad Men’
Runner-up: Steve Buscemi, ‘Boardwalk Empire’
DRAMA ACTRESS
Prediction: Julianna Margulies, ‘The Good Wife’
Runner-up: Elisabeth Moss, ‘Mad Men’
DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Prediction: John Slattery, ‘Mad Men’
Runner-up: Josh Charles, ‘The Good Wife’
DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Prediction: Margo Martindale, ‘Justified’
Runner-up: Christina Hendricks, ‘Mad Men’
COMEDY SERIES
Prediction: ‘Modern Family’
Runner-up: ‘Parks and Recreation’
COMEDY ACTOR
Prediction: Steve Carell, ‘The Office’
Runner-up: Jim Parsons, ‘The Big Bang Theory’
COMEDY ACTRESS
Prediction: Laura Linney, ‘The Big C’
Runner-up: Amy Poehler, ‘Parks and Recreation’
COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Prediction: Ty Burrell, ‘Modern Family’
Runner-Up: Chris Colfer, ‘Glee’
COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Prediction: Jane Lynch, ‘Glee’
Runner-up: Betty White, ‘Hot in Cleveland’
TV MOVIE / MINISERIES
Prediction: ‘Downton Abbey’
Runner-up: ‘The Kennedys’
TV MOVIE / MINISERIES ACTOR
Prediction: Edgar Ramirez, ‘Carlos’
Runner-up: Laurence Fishburne, ‘Thurgood’
TV MOVIE / MINISERIES ACTRESS
Prediction: Kate Winslet, ‘Mildred Pierce’
Runner-up: Jean Marsh, ‘Upstairs, ‘Downstairs’
TV MOVIE / MINISERIES SUPPORTING ACTOR
Prediction: Tom Wilkinson, ‘The Kennedys’
Runner-up: Guy Pearce, ‘Mildred Pierce’
TV MOVIE / MINISERIES SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Prediction: Evan Rachel Wood, ‘Mildred Pierce’
Runner-up: Maggie Smith, ‘Downton Abbey’
REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
Prediction: ‘Project Runway’
Runner-up: ‘Top Chef’
VARIETY SERIES
Prediction: ‘The Daily Show’
Runner-up: ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’
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-- Tom O’Neil
Photo: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences