Yeah, It's Way Too Late...

Okay, this entry may seem rushed, and that's only because it was written in a ten-minute period during which my house had power.

Second: This is merely Part I. In this post, I will suggest which shows and actors and scripts deserved an Emmy nod this year.

Part II will analyze the actual winners (which were mostly okay) and the actual nominees (which didn't differ from my own too much).

For this entry, my preferred winner is in bold.

First, let’s imagine that each category of shows has 10 nominees, much like the Oscars.

BEST DRAMA
Damages
Mad Men
Breaking Bad
Lost
Justified
Fringe
White Collar
Dollhouse
Treme
Castle

BEST COMEDY
Parks and Recreation
Weeds
Community
Modern Family
The Office
30 Rock
The Venture Bros.
How I Met Your Mother
Futurama
The Sarah Silverman Program.

BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA
Glenn Close, Damages
Mary-Lynn Rajskub, 24
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
January Jones, Mad Men

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program.
Jane Adams, Hung
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Tina Fey, 30 Rock

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA
Melissa Leo, Treme
Blair Brown, Fringe
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Khandi Alexander, Treme

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY
Jane Lynch, Glee
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Sofia Vegara, Modern Family
Alison Brie, Community
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA
Timothy Olyphant, Justified
Tate Donovan, Damages
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House M.D.
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights

BEST ACTOR, COMEDY
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Jason Schwartzman, Bored to Death
Steve Carell, The Office
James Urbaniak, The Venture Bros.
Justin Kirk, Weeds

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA
Martin Short, Damages
John Noble, Fringe
John Slattery, Mad Men
Bob Odenkirk, Breaking Bad
Ken Leung, Lost

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY
John Krasinski, The Office
Rainn Wilson, The Office
Chris Colfer, Glee
Chris Pratt, Parks and Recreation
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother

BEST WRITING, DRAMA
“The End,” Lost
“Over There: Parts I & II,” Fringe
“Shut the Door. Have a Seat.” Mad Men
“A Love Supreme,” Dollhouse
“Long in the Tooth,” Justified

BEST WRITING, COMEDY
“Pawnee Zoo,” Parks and Recreation
“A Modest Proposal,” Weeds
“Modern Warfare,” Community
"Blood of the Father, Heart of Steel," The Venture Bros.
“Niagara,” The Office

BEST DIRECTING, DRAMA
“Fly,” Breaking Bad
“Shut the Door. Have a Seat.” Mad Men
“The End,” Lost
“Wish Someone Would Care,” Treme
“Belonging,” Dollhouse

BEST DIRECTING, COMEDY
“Modern Warfare,” Community
“Ron and Tammy,” Parks and Recreation
“Girls Versus Suits,” How I Met Your Mother
“Floyd,” 30 Rock
“Pilot,” Hung

BEST GUEST ACTRESS, DRAMA
Kiernan Shipka, Mad Men
Elizabeth Mitchell, Lost
Evan Rachel Wood, True Blood
Lily Tomlin, Damages
Ana Reeder, Damages

BEST GUEST ACTRESS, COMEDY
Kristin Chenoweth, Glee
Alanis Morisette, Weeds
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Weeds
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Megan Mullally, Parks and Recreation

BEST GUEST ACTOR, DRAMA
Jared Harris, Mad Men
Alan Tudyk, Dollhouse
Titus Welliver, Lost
Jason Ritter, Parenthood
Walton Goggins, Justified

BEST GUEST ACTOR, COMEDY
Mike O’Malley, Glee
Enrique Castillo, Weeds
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock
Edward Norton, Modern Family
Matt Damon, 30 Rock