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When making your final predictions for the Emmy Awards category of Best Comedy Guest Actor, take a look back at recent champs. Justin Timberlake has won this prize twice (2009, 2011) for "Saturday Night Live", and Neil Patrick Harris won for "Glee" in 2010. Who will be the major contenders in 2012?
Many past Emmy winners overload this year's ballot, including Alan Alda ("The Big C"), Edward Asner ("Hot in Cleveland" and "The Middle"), Bobby Cannavale ("Nurse Jackie"), Louis C.K. ("Parks and Recreation"), David Cross ("Modern Family"), Jimmy Fallon ("Saturday Night Live"), Michael J. Fox ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"), Ricky Gervais ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"), John Goodman ("Community"), Kelsey Grammer ("30 Rock"), Sean Hayes ("Parks and Recreation"), Ken Howard ("30 Rock"), Carl Reiner ("Hot in Cleveland" and "Parks and Recreation"), Don Rickles ("Hot in Cleveland"), Chris Rock ("Louie"), Ray Romano ("The Middle"), Richard Schiff ("House of Lies"), Martin Short ("How I Met Your Mother" and "Weeds"), and Stanley Tucci ("30 Rock").
Previous Emmy nominees might include Will Arnett ("30 Rock"), Steve Buscemi ("30 Rock"), Will Ferrell ("Eastbound and Down"), Will Forte ("30 Rock"), Victor Garber ("The Big C"), Jon Hamm ("30 Rock"), Greg Kinnear ("Modern Family"), Kyle MacLachlan ("Portlandia"), and Mike O'Malley ("Glee").
Potential rookies in the field are Max Adler ("Glee"), Billy Baldwin ("30 Rock"), Matt Bomer ("Glee"), Dane Cook ("Louie"), Hugh Dancy ("The Big C"), Jason Lee ("Up All Night"), Justin Long ("New Girl"), James Marsden ("30 Rock"), Ricky Martin ("Glee"), Dermot Mulroney ("New Girl"), Liam Neeson and Johnny Depp ("Life's Too Short"), Chris O'Dowd ("Girls"), Patton Oswalt ("Two and a Half Men"), and Paul Rudd ("Parks and Recreation").
