EMMYS : Comedy Actress

 
The Contenders

Amy Poehler
(Parks and ..)

Edie Falco
(Nurse Jack..)

Julia Louis-Dre
(Veep)

Lena Dunham
(Girls)

Melissa McCarth
(Mike and M..)

Tina Fey
(30 Rock)

Zooey Deschanel
(New Girl)
Comedy Actress

While all six of last year's nominees for Best Comedy Actress were eligible to contend again, only four made it back into the race even though it was expanded to seven nominees: surprise winner Melissa McCarthy ("Mike and Molly"), previous champs Edie Falco ("Nurse Jackie") and Tina Fey ("30 Rock"), and Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation"). Actresses from rookie shows contending are Zooey Deschanel ("New Girl"), Lena Dunham ("Girls") and Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Veep").

Experts’ Rankings
Robert Bianco
Debra Birnbaum
Lynn Elber
1
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Zooey Deschanel
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
2
Lena Dunham
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Zooey Deschanel
3
Zooey Deschanel
Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler
Editors’ Rankings
Chris Beachum
Marcus Dixon
Darrin Dortch
1
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Amy Poehler
2
Amy Poehler
Zooey Deschanel
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
3
Zooey Deschanel
Amy Poehler
Lena Dunham
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