Urban&Rucker's 2008 Emmy Predictions!

So this is less about who we THINK will win and more about who we WANT to win because really, that's all that matters, right?

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama:
- William Shatner, 'Boston Legal'
- Michael Emerson, 'Lost'
- Ted Danson, 'Damages'
- John Slattery, 'Mad Men'
- Zeljko Ivanek, 'Damages'

Rucker's Pick: Hands down: Michael Emerson. Have you SEEN Ben on LOST? That dude is all kinds of crazy. "You guys got any milk?" still haunts my dreams.
Urban's Pick: Ditto times ten. After every LOST episode that features Ben, I ask myself out loud, "WHEN are they giving Michael Emerson an Emmy?!"

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama:
- Chandra Wilson, 'Grey's Anatomy'
- Sandra Oh, 'Grey's Anatomy'
- Candice Bergen, 'Boston Legal'
- Rachel Griffiths, 'Brothers & Sisters'
- Dianne Wiest, 'In Treatment'

Rucker's Pick: Chandra Wilson... I haven't seen Grey's in a while and she probably won't win, but I really like her.
Urban's Pick: Sandra Oh, please! But an acceptable winner would be Chandra Wilson as well. Those two are the best females in the cast and it's about time someone gave them credit.

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy:
- Jon Cryer, 'Two and a Half Men'
- Neil Patrick Harris, 'How I Met Your Mother'
- Rainn Wilson, 'The Office'
- Jeremy Piven, 'Entourage'
- Kevin Dillon, 'Entourage'

Rucker's Pick: I love HIMYM and I'm not convinced that Rainn Wilson isn't just playing himself on The Office, so I would give this one to Neil Patrick Harris.
Urban's Pick: I have to go with my boy Dwight, Rainn Wilson. His performance this season after Angela broke up with him showed us that he was much more than the office dork. His broken sobs that night at Schrute Farm and his forlorn glances towards the Accounting desk were incredible. Incredibly hilarious. (That being said, Jeremy Piven is always a great choice.)


Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy:
- Amy Poehler, 'Saturday Night Live'
- Holland Taylor, 'Two and a Half Men'
- Vanessa Williams, 'Ugly Betty'
- Jean Smart, 'Samantha Who?'
- Kristin Chenoweth, 'Pushing Daisies'

Rucker's Pick: This is easy: Amy Poehler. But has anyone from SNL ever won an acting Emmy? I didn't even know that was possible. I wouldn't hate Jean Smart winning this though either. She's hilarious on Samantha Who?
Urban's Pick: I'd love Amy Poehler to win, but I think it's a long shot just because it's so rare for a performer from a variety series to get nominated. Even though I've only seen half of the season of Pushing Daisies, I'm going with Kristin Chenoweth.


Best Actress in a Comedy:
- Tina Fey, '30 Rock'
- America Ferrera, 'Ugly Betty'
- Christina Applegate, 'Samantha Who?'
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 'The New Adventures of Old Christine'
- Mary-Louise Parker, 'Weeds'

Rucker's Pick: If Tina Fey doesn't win this one, I'M gonna go on strike. YA- TAKE THAT writers!
Urban's Pick: Are you kidding? I AM Liz Lemon. Tina Fey, all the way! (If America Ferrera wins, I will be supremely bitter and angry about it. Everyone in this category is more deserving than her, especially Julia Louis-Dreyfus.)

Best Actor in a Comedy:
- Charlie Sheen, 'Two and a Half Men'
- Steve Carell, 'The Office'
- Tony Shalhoub, 'Monk'
- Alec Baldwin, '30 Rock'
- Lee Pace, 'Pushing Daisies'

Rucker's Pick: Alec Baldwin is great on 30 Rock, but in my opinion he plays the exact same character in every show that he's on. This is why I would love to see Lee Pace of the wonderful Pushing Daisies shown some Emmy love.
Urban's Pick: What a stacked category! I'm happy as long as it doesn't go to Shalhoub (because he's won enough awards) or Sheen (because he doesn't deserve to be nominated). I pick Carell, just because his acceptance speech would be most entertaining. (Although Lee Pace and Alec Baldwin are equally deserving.)


Best Actress in a Drama:
- Kyra Sedgwick, 'The Closer'
- Sally Field, 'Brothers & Sisters'
- Mariska Hargitay, 'Law & Order: SVU'
- Holly Hunter, 'Saving Grace'
- Glenn Close, 'Damages'

Rucker's Pick: Take out Sedgwick and Hunter and I'd be happy with any of the rest winning. If the world's survival depended on me picking just one though, I'd have to go with Glenn Close. Damages was freaking awesome.
Urban's Pick: I've never seen any of these shows. So I have to go with my gut favorite and say Glenn Close.

Best Actor in a Drama:
- Hugh Laurie, 'House'
- James Spader, 'Boston Legal'
- Michael C. Hall, 'Dexter'
- Jon Hamm, 'Mad Men'
- Gabriel Byrne, 'In Treatment'
- Bryan Cranston, 'Breaking Bad'

Rucker's Pick: The only show I watch out of these is Mad Men so I guess Jon Hamm... Can I just write in Matthew Fox as my vote?
Urban's Pick: What a boring category. If James Spader wins again, I'll throw the frozen pizza I will be eating while watching the show at the television. Let's hear it for Hugh Laurie.

Best Comedy:
- 'Two and a Half Men'
- 'The Office'
- '30 Rock'
- 'Entourage'
- 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'

Rucker's Pick: Let me see, I'll have to think about this one. Oh wait, no I won't, 30 ROCK.
Urban's Pick:Considering this from a show standpoint, I think The Office is a better show than 30 Rock. But last season of 30 Rock was absolutely brilliant, while The Office slipped up by making too many episodes an hour long, which doesn't really work within the format of the show. So.... goooo 30 ROCK!

Best Drama:
- 'House'
- 'Boston Legal'
- 'Lost'
- 'Mad Men'
- 'Dexter'
- 'Damages'

Rucker's Pick: LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST -- PLEEEEASE LOST. LOST has been amazing from the get-go and this season was no different. They really deserve it this year. Come on Emmys! Don't pick Mad Men just cuz it would be the trendy thing to do. Follow your heart. And your heart says LOST.
Urban's Pick: LOST really picked it up this season and proved itself just as good as it was in its pilot episode. Mad Men is definitely too trendy right now, just like Heroes was too trendy last year. Boston Legal can't be that good. So c'mon and give it to one of the consistently best shows on television, if not in television history: LOST.

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