2014 Emmy Predictions: Drama and Comedy Nominees—for Better or Worse

Emmy nominations will be announced on Thursday, July 10, and we're predicting the six series and stars that will likely be called in the major categories

By Tierney Bricker Jul 09, 2014 5:12 PMTags
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We have been to the future and are spilling all of the secrets!

OK, not really, but we decided to break out our crystal ball and best Miss Cleo impression to predict all the nominees in the major drama and comedy categories for the 2014 Emmy Awards, which will be announced bright and early on Thursday, July 10.

While a lot of the usual suspects are including (see: Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones and Modern Family), we're also expecting to see some newcomers land quite a few noms, including True Detective, Masters of Sex and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Plus, we've included a dark horse in each category who could prove to shake things up. (Our fingers and toes crossed for The Mindy Project!)

Now remember, these aren't our dream predictions, but which shows and stars we think will actually be on the ballot tomorrow morning...

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Outstanding Drama
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
House of Cards
Masters of Sex
True Detective
Dark Horse: Mad Men

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Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
James Spader, The Blacklist
Woody Harrelson, True Detective
Dark Horse: Jon Hamm, Mad Men 

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
Claire Danes, Homeland
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Dark Horse: Keri Russell, The Americans 

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Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Dean Norris, Breaking Bad
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Jeffrey Wright, Boardwalk Empire 
Dark Horse: Noah Emmerich, The Americans 

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Dark Horse: Bellamy Young, Scandal 

Netflix

Outstanding Comedy
The Big Bang Theory
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Louie
Modern Family
Orange Is the New Black
Veep
Dark Horse: Girls 

FOX

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Robin Williams, The Crazy Ones
Dark Horse:
Chris Messina, The Mindy Project

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Emmy Rossum, Shameless
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black
Dark Horse: Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project 

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Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Adam Driver, Girls
Tony Hale, Veep
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Dark Horse: Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother 

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Allison Janney, Mom
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Merrit Wever, Nurse Jackie
Dark Horse: Zosia Mamet, Girls

Who do you think will be nominated in the major comedy and drama categories tomorrow morning? Sound off in the comments below!

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