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Encore and the Emmys

Really, we like TV too!

by Josh Kurp   |   Aug 29, 2010

Encore and the Emmys

Any excuse to use a photo of Michael C. Hall (Photo: Showtime)

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Encore doesn’t often write about TV (note that this article is in the “Film” section), which is a shame because it might just be my favorite medium. Sure, movies and Broadway are great, but how can they compete with Friday Night Lights, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Dexter or, hell, even Glee? Even in a post-Sopranos and -Wire world, it’s a good time to be a television fan.

And hey, the Emmys are tonight, too! What a coincidence. Here are Encore‘s official picks with who should and will win:

VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY

Miniseries or Movie
The Pacific (HBO)
Return to Cranford (PBS)

Should: The Pacific
Will: The Pacific

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien

Should: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Will: The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien

COMEDY

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Jane Lynch (Glee)
Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live)
Jane Krakowski (30 Rock)
Julie Bowen (Modern Family)
Sofia Vergara (Modern Family)
Holland Taylor (Two and a Half Men)

Should: Jane Lynch
Will: Jane Lynch

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Chris Colfer (Glee)
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family)
Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men)
Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
Ty Burrell (Modern Family)

Should: Chris Colfer or Ty Burrell (can’t decide)
Will: Neil Patrick Harris

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy
Lea Michele (Glee)
Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Toni Collette (The United States of Tara)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine)
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)
Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)

Should: Lea Michele
Will: Edie Falco

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy
Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
Matthew Morrison (Glee)
Steve Carell (The Office)
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
Tony Shalhoub (Monk)

Should: Larry David
Will: Jim Parsons

Outstanding Comedy
Glee
Modern Family
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Nurse Jackie
30 Rock
The Office
Curb Your Enthusiasm

Should: Glee
Will: Glee

DRAMA

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Sharon Gless (Burn Notice)
Christine Baranski (The Good Wife)
Christina Hendricks (Mad Men)
Rose Byrne (Damages)
Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife)
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men)

Should: Elisabeth Moss
Will: Christina Hendricks

Outstanding Actor in a Drama
John Slattery (Mad Men)
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)
Martin Short (Damages)
Terry O’ Quinn (Lost)
Michael Emerson (Lost)
Andre Braugher (Men of a Certain Age)

Should: Terry O’Quinn
Will: Martin Short

Outstanding Actress in a Drama
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife)
Mariska Hargitay (Special Victims Unit)
Glenn Close (Damages)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)
January Jones (Mad Men)
Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights)

Should: Connie Britton
Will: Julianna Margulies

Outstanding Actor in a Drama
Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights)
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
Hugh Laurie (House M.D.)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter)
Matthew Fox (Lost)

Should: Kyle Chandler
Will: Michael C. Hall

Outstanding Drama
Lost
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Mad Men
True Blood
The Good Wife

Should: Breaking Bad
Will: Lost