In just six days from now, the nominees for the 2015 Emmy Awards will be announced. A few weeks ago, I opened up a form where everyone could submit their predictions and dream nominees. I am happy to say there have been various responses and I want to thank everybody for submitting! I have gathered all responses and now it's time to publish the results. The nominees with the most votes are included in the article. I've decided to split the results into two articles: one for the predictions and one for the dream nominees. Today it's time to publish the predictions and in a few days the dream nominees will be posted (see link below).
The 2015 Emmy Awards: Dream Nominees from SpoilerTV Readers
Before we head over to the nominations, here are some statistics and notes:
-A total of 43 people submitted their predictions and/or dream nominees. Submissions ranged from completely filled in responses to just one name in just one category.
-The new Emmy rules are certainly confusing. A frequently made mistake was putting Orange Is The New Black as a comedy, while it really is considered a drama this year. Per the rules I set in the form, if a program or performer was submitted in the wrong category, it will not count.
-The guest acting rule also caused some confusion. To be considered a guest performer, an actor or actress cannot appear in more than 50% of a show's episodes. Joe Morton from Scandal, who won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series last year, is not eligible in that category this year because he appeared in too many episodes. Likewise, Hugh Laurie, who guest starred on Veep this season, appeared in too many episodes to be considered a guest actor, and thus is eligible in the category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
-In some cases, a performer was eligible multiple times in the same category. For example, Bradley Whitford is eligible as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for both Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Transparent, while Mary Steenburgen submitted herself as a Guest Actress in a Comedy for both Togetherness and The Last Man On Earth. Even more, Seth Rogen is eligible as Guest Actor in a Comedy for three series: Broad City, The Comeback and The League. Unfortunately, if the program wasn't mentioned in a submission, I couldn't count it since I wouldn't know for which series you submitted the performer.
-The most predictions were submitted in the category Outstanding Drama Series, which had 170 votes in total. Unsurprisingly, the guest acting categories had the least number of submissions.
-The most predicted nominee was a tie between Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory and Jim Parsons. For each of them, 22 people predicted their nomination.
-The predictions below are sorted by the number of votes. For example, in the category Lead Actor in a Comedy, Jim Parsons had the highest number of votes, followed by Louis C.K., then Jeffrey Tambor, after that William H. Macy etc. If two contenders had the same number of votes, they are sorted by alphabetical order (see Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory).
-In some cases, two (or more) contenders had the same number of votes while there was only one place left in the category. For example, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Parks & Recreation both had 8 votes for Comedy Series, but including them both would exceed the maximum number of nominees. In these cases, I used random number generator to decide which would be included in the category. The other nominee(s) are considered a 'Top Contender'.
Now let's get on to the predictions.
Comedy
The top programs on the comedy side are Modern Family, which is expected to get 7 nominations, The Big Bang Theory (5 nominations), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (5 nominations), Veep (4 nominations) and Transparent (4 nominations).
Outstanding Comedy series
Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory Louie Transparent
Outstanding Lead actress in a Comedy
Veep Parks and Recreation Jane the Virgin
Unbreakable Nurse Jackie Girls
Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Modern Family Veep Modern Family
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Modern Family Unbreakable
Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mom Modern Family Veep
The Big Bang Theory Transparent Modern Family
Outstanding Guest actor in a Comedy Series
Modern Family Unbreakable Saturday Night Live
Kimmy Schmidt
Saturday Night Live Transparent The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding Guest actress in a Comedy Series
Drama
The top programs on the drama side are The Good Wife, which is expected to get 7 nominations, and Game of Thrones (4 nominations).
Outstanding Drama series
New Black
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
With Murder
Outstanding Supporting actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
New Black
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Special Victims Unit
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
With Murder
