In advance of Thursday’s 2015 Emmy nomination announcement, the Awards Daily TV crew of Megan, Joey, and Clarence are each providing their predictions in the major Emmy categories. Check back on Thursday to see who wins the Awards Daily TV Emmy prediction crown. Want to play along? Leave your predictions in the Comments section below.
Today, we’re starting with Megan who is predicting a big Emmy hug for Mad Men’s final year.
Best Comedy Series
- The Big Bang Theory
- Jane The Virgin
- Last Man on Earth
- Modern Family
- Silicon Valley
- Transparent
- Veep
Best Actor, Comedy
- Louis C.K., Louie
- Will Forte, Last Man on Earth
- William H. Macy, Shameless
- Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
- Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
- Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Best Actress, Comedy
- Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation
- Gina Rodriguez, Jane The Virgin
- Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
- Lily Tomlin, Grace & Frankie
Best Supporting Actor, Comedy
- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Ty Burrell, Modern Family
- Tony Hale, Veep
- T.J. Miller, Silicon Valley
- Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
- Sam Waterston, Grace & Frankie
Best Supporting Actress, Comedy
- Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
- Julie Bowen, Modern Family
- Gabi Hoffman, Transparent
- Allison Janney, Mom
- Judith Light, Transparent
- Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Best Drama Series
- Downton Abbey
- Empire
- Game of Thrones
- The Good Wife
- House of Cards
- Mad Men
- Orange Is the New Black
Best Actor, Drama
- Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
- Jon Hamm, Mad Men
- Terrence Howard, Empire
- Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
- Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
- Dominic West, The Affair
Best Actress, Drama
- Claire Danes, Homeland
- Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
- Taraji P. Henson, Empire
- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
- Ruth Wilson, The Affair
- Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best Supporting Actor, Drama
- Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
- Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
- Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
- Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
- Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
- John Slattery, Mad Men
Best Supporting Actress, Drama
- Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
- Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
- Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
- Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
- Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
- Sissy Spacek, Bloodline
Best Limited Series
- American Crime
- American Horror Story: Freak Show
- The Honorable Woman
- The Missing
- Olive Kitteridge
- Wolf Hall
Best Movie Made for Television
- Bessie
- Derek: The Final Chapter
- Killing Jesus
- Nightingale
- Stockholm, Pennsylvania
- Worricker: Salting the Battlefield
Movie/Mini Actor
- Adrien Brody, Houdini
- Ricky Gervais, Derek: The Final Chapter
- Timothy Hutton, American Crime
- Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge
- David Oyelowo, Nightingale
- Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Movie/Mini Actress
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
- Felicity Huffman, American Crime
- Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
- Queen Latifah, Bessie
- Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
- Frances O’Connor, The Missing
Movie/Mini Supporting Actor
- Michael Chiklis, American Horror Story: Freak Show
- Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
- Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge
- Jonathan Price, Wolf Hall
- Stephen Rea, The Honorable Woman
- Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie
Movie/Mini Supporting Actress
- Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
- Judy Davis, Worricker: Salting the Battlefield
- Claire Foy, Wolf Hall
- Monique, Bessie
- Janet McTeer, The Honorable Woman
- Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Reality Competition Program
- The Amazing Race
- Celebrity Game Night
- Dancing with the Stars
- Project Runway
- So You Think You Can Dance
- The Voice
Reality Host
- Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
- Carson Daly, The Voice
- Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
- Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
- Heidi Klum/Tim Gunn, Project Runway
- Jane Lynch, Celebrity Game Night
Variety Talk Series
- The Colbert Report
- The Daily Show
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
Variety Sketch Series
- Comedy Bang Bang
- Drunk History
- Inside Amy Schumer
- Key and Peele
- Portlandia
- Saturday Night Live
