It’s still television’s biggest night: The Primetime Emmys are Monday and “Late Night” host Seth Meyers promises some “really good jokes”. Most importantly, who will take home the gold statuettes? Can “Modern Family” tie “Frasier” for the most Best Comedy wins in history (5)? Can Julia Louis-Dreyfus go 3 for 3 with “Veep”? Will there be a fitting tribute to exiting “Breaking Bad”? And can either Jimmy beat Letterman’s next-in-line Stephen Colbert? Here are my predictions (with result updates):
Actor in a Comedy: Ricky Gervais (“Derek”) – Certainly an upset, and a hot start of the evening for Netflix
Actress in a Comedy: Melissa McCarthy (“Mike & Molly”) – I have an inkling that the “Tammy” star will be leaving with her second trophy
CORRECT Supporting Actor in a Comedy: Ty Burrell (“Modern Family”) – With the funniest performance on the popular show, he deserves another win
Supporting Actress in a Comedy: Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”) – One of the strongest talents on “SNL”, her characters always make us laugh
Actor in a Drama: Matthew McConaughey (“True Detective”) – Sorry, Cranston, Mr. “Alright x3” will become the third actor (first male) to win an Oscar and Emmy in the same year
Actress in a Drama: Robin Wright (“House of Cards”) – Kevin Spacey will lose and so will the show, so recognition for Wright will be just right
Supporting Actor in a Drama: Jon Voight (“Ray Donavan”) – The guy’s a legend!
CORRECT Supporting Actress in a Drama: Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”) – The only honor for one of AMC’s biggest hits
Outstanding Variety Series: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” – Continues an incredible year
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: “The Voice” – will claim its second prize in a row in this category
Outstanding Comedy Series: “Orange is the New Black” – a coin flip win over “Modern Family”
Outstanding Drama Series: “True Detective” – Just trust me.
I only got 2 out of 12 right. The winners of the Emmys are so much more predictable than the Oscars.