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May 22nd 2012, 20:54
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Chris Pratt should really go with "End Of The World". He gets a lot of good stuff with the whole bucket list plot, and has that big emotional ending with April at the Grand Canyon. I'm actually surprised more people here didn't suggest that. It's probably the episode with most range that he had this season.
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Breaking Bad:
Bryan Cranston - "Crawl Space"
Aaron Paul - "Problem Dog" or "End Times"
Giancarlo Esposito - 'Hermanos"
Anna Gunn - "Bullet Points"

Boardwalk Empire:
Steve Buscemi - "To the Lost"
Kelly Macdonald - "Peg of Old"
Michael Pitt - "Under God's Power She Flourishes"

Mad Men:
Jon Hamm - "Far Away Places"
John Slattery - "Far Away Places"
Elizabeth Moss - "At The Codfish Ball"
Christina Hendricks - "Mystery Date" or "Christmas Waltz"
Jessica Pare - "A Little Kiss"

Justified:
Timothy Olyphant - "Slaughterhouse"
Walton Goggins - "Harlan Roulette"or "Loose Ends"
Neal McDonough - "Guy Walks into a Bar"

Game of Thrones:
Peter Dinklage - "Whats Dead May Never Die" or "Blackwater"
Emilia Clarke - "Garden of Bones"
Lena Headey - "The North Remembers"

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Breaking Bad

Bryan Cranston...Crawl Space
Aaron Paul...Thirty-Eight Snub
Giancarlo Espotio...Hermanos
Anna Gunn...Bullet Points
Steven Bauer...Hermanos
Mark Margolis...Face Off 

Mad Men
Jon Hamm...Mystery Date
Elizabeth Moss...Mystery Date
Jessica Pare...A Little Kiss
John Slattery...Far Away Places

Vincent Kartheiser...Signal 30

Jared Harris...Signal 30

January Jones...Tea Leaves

Christina Hendricks...Mystery Date

Kiernan Shipka...At the Codfish Ball

Robert Morse...Far-Away Places

 

Homeland

Damian Lewis...Marine One

Claire Danes...Pilot

Mandy Patinkin...Achilles Heel

Morena Baccarin...Semper I

Jamey Sheridan...Marine One

 

Modern Family

Ty Burrell...Leap Day

Ed O'Neill...Egg Drop

Eric Stonestreet...Tree House

Jesse Tyler Ferguson...Aunt Mommy

Rico Rodriguez...Door to Door

Nolan Gould...Punkin Chunkin

Julie Bowen...Election Day

Sofia Vergara...Phil on Wire

Greg Kinnear...Me? Jealous?

Bobby Cannavale...Send Out the Clowns

David Cross...Hit and Run

Barry Corbin...The Last Walt

Philip Baker Hall...Election Day

Tim Blake Nelson...Dude Ranch

Chazz Palminteri...Tree House

Benjamin Bratt...Lifetime Supply

Ellen Barkin...Send Out the Clowns

Leslie Mann...Tree House

Jennifer Tilly...Tree House

 

Boardwalk Empire

Steve Buscemi...To the Lost

Michael Pitt...Under Gold's Power, She Flourishes

Michael Shannon...The Age of Reason

Michael Stuhlbarg...What Does the Bee Do?

Michael K. Williams...Ourselves Alone

Kelly Macdonald...Peg of Old

Julianne Nicholson...Battle of the Century

 

30 Rock

Alec Baldwin...Live from Studio 6H

Tina Fey...The Tuxedo Begins

Jane Krakowski...Murphy Brown Lied to Us

Will Arnett...Idiots Are People Three!

Stanley Tucci...Alexis Goodlooking and the Case of the Missing Whiskey

Ken Howard...Standards and Practices

James Marsden...Hey Baby What's Wrong

Dean Winters...St. Patrick's Day

Steve Buscemi...The Tuxedo Begins

Chloe Grace Moretz...Standards and Practices

Elaine Stritch...Meet the Woggles

Kristen Schaal...Grandmentor

Susan Sarandon...Alexis Goodlooking and the Case of the Missing Whiskey

Patti LuPone...Alexis Goodlooking and the Case of the Missing Whiskey

 

Up All Night

Will Arnett...Birth

Christina Applegate...Birth

Maya Rudolph...Letting Go

Jason Lee...Travel Day

Henry Winkler...Daddy Daughter Time

Chris Diamantopolous...Letting Go

Richard Schiff...Parents

Blythe Danner...Parents

Megan Mullally...Hey Jealousy

Molly Shannon...Hiring and Firing

 

Parks and Recreation

Adam Scott...Pawnee Rangers

Rob Lowe...The Trial of Leslie Knope

Amy Poehler...The Debate

Nick Offerman...Ron & Tammys

Chris Pratt...Bus Tour

Aziz Ansari...Meet 'n' Greet

Aubrey Plaza...Bowling for Votes

Paul Rudd...Campaign Ad

Louis C.K....Dave Returns

Sean Hayes...Lucky

Carl Reiner...Campaign Shake-Up

Patricia Clarkson...Ron & Tammys

Megan Mullally...Ron & Tammys

Kathryn Hahn...The Debate

 

New Girl

Zooey Deschanel...Pilot

Max Greenfield...The Story of the 50

Jake Johnson...Fancyman (Part 2)

Justin Long...Backslide

Dermot Mulroney...Normal

Lizzy Caplan...Jess & Julia

Natasha Lyonne...Wedding

Lake Bell...Naked 

 

Luck

Dustin Hoffman...Nine

Richard Kind...Six

Nick Nolte...Eight

Dennis Farina...Two

John Ortiz...Seven

Michael Gambon...Nine

Joan Allen...Seven

 

SNL

Bill Hader...Emma Stone/Coldplay

Kristen Wiig...Katy Perry/Robyn

Jimmy Fallon...Jimmy Fallon/Michael Buble

Jason Segel...Jason Segel/Florence and the Machine

Ben Stiller...Ben Stiller/Foster the People

Charlie Day...Charlie Day/Maroon 5

Melissa McCarthy...Melissa McCarthy/Lady Antebellum

Maya Rudolph...Maya Rudolph/Sleigh Bells

Zooey Deschanel...Zooey Deschanel/Karmin

Emma Stone...Emma Stone/Coldplay

 

Parenthood

Peter Krause...Mr. Honesty

Lauren Graham...I Don't Want to Do This Without You

Dax Shepard...Remember Me, I'm the One Who Loves You

Craig T. Nelson...Road Trip

Monica Potter...Mr. Honesty

Mae Whitman...In-Between 

Michael B. Jordan...Clear Skies From Here On Out

John Corbett...Tales from the Luncheonette

 

Shameless

William H. Macy...I'll Light a Candle for You Every Night

Emmy Rossum...Father's Day

Jeremy Allen White...Just Like the Pilgrims Intended

Joan Cusack...Fiona Interrupted

Louise Fletcher...Parenthood

Chloe Webb...Hurricane Monica

Molly Price...I'll Light a Candle for You Every Night

 

The Good Wife

Julianna Margulies...Blue Ribbon Panel

Alan Cumming...Affairs of State

Josh Charles...Live from Damascus

Archie Panjabi...Bitcoin for Dummies

Christine Baranski...Gloves Come Off

Matthew Perry...Pants on Fire

Michael J. Fox...Gloves Come Off

Dylan Baker...Long Way Home 

Bob Balaban...Bitcoin for Dummies

Eddie Izzard...The Death Zone

F. Murray Abraham...Alienation of Affection

Edward Herrmann...Alienation of Affection

Jason Biggs...Bitcoin for Dummies

Parker Posey...Affairs of State

Amy Sedaris...Whisky Tango Foxtrot

Anika Noni Rose...Another Ham Sandwich

Carrie Preston...Executive Order 13224

Lisa Edelstein...Marthas and Caitlins

Martha Plimpton...The Dream Team

Kate Burton...Long Way Home

Mamie Gummer...After the Fall

Rita Wilson...Live from Damascus

 

Justified

Timothy Olyphant...Slaughterhouse

Walton Goggins...Loose Ends

Neal McDonough...Guy Walks Into a Bar

Jeremy Davies...The Devil You Know

Mykelti Williamson...Cut Ties

Pruitt Taylor Vince...Harlan Roulette

 

Damages

Glenn Close...Failure Is Lonely

John Goodman...I'm Worried About My Dog

Dylan Baker...The War Will Go On Forever

Rose Byrne...Failure Is Lonely

Judd Hirsch...I'm Worried About My Dog

Chris Messina...The War Will Go On Forever

 

Grey's Anatomy

Ellen Pompeo...Dark Was the Night

Eric Dane...Flight

Sandra Oh...Support System

Kim Raver...This Magic Moment

Chandra Wilson...The Girl With No Name

Chyler Leigh...Migration

Rene Auberjonois...Support System

James Avery...One Step Too Far

Loretta Devine...If Only You Were Lonely

Alfre Woodard...Heart-Shaped Box

Debbie Allen...Love, Loss, Legacy

Kate Burton...If/Then

Debra Monk...Heart-Shaped Box

 

Community

Joel McHale...Foosball and Nocturnal Vigiliantism

Donald Glover...Remedial Chaos Theory

Chevy Chase...Geography of Global Conflict 

Jim Rash...Documentary Filmmaking: Redux

Danny Pudi...Regional Holiday Music

Ken Jeong...Competitive Ecology

Gillian Jacobs...Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts

Alison Brie...Regional Holiday Music

John Goodman...Digital Exploration of Interior Design

Malcolm Jamal Warner...Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts

Taran Killam...Regional Holiday Music

 

Girls

Lena Dunham...Pilot

Zosia Mamet...Hannah's Diary

Allison Williams...Vagina Panic

Jemima Kirke...All Adventurous Women Do

Christopher Abbott...Hannah's Diary

 

Smash

Debra Messing...Hell on Earth

Jack Davenport...Chemistry

Brian D'Arcy James...Hell on Earth

Megan Hilty...Hell on Earth

Anjelica Huston...Tech

Will Chase...Let's Be Bad

Bernadette Peters...The Workshop

Uma Thurman...The Movie Star

 

Downton Abbey

Hugh Bonneville…Episode 7

Michelle Dockery...Christmas Special 2011

Elizabeth McGovern...Episode 4

Maggie Smith...Episode 5

 

Law & Order: SVU

Mariska Hargitay…Father’s Shadow

Andre Braugher…True Believers

T.R. Knight...Double Strands

Harry Connick Jr….Father’s Shadow

Treat Williams…Spiraling Down

Kevin Pollak…Theatre Tricks

Dan Lauria…Personal Fouls

Ron Rifkin…Valentine’s Day

Timothy Busfield…Russian Brides

Chloe Sevigny…Valentine’s Day

Anika Noni Rose…Scorched Earth

Natasha Lyonne…Educated Guess

 

House, M.D.

Hugh Laurie…Twenty Vicodin

Robert Sean Leonard…The C Word

Jeffrey Wright…Nobody’s Fault

Michael B. Jordan…Love Is Blind

Billy Connolly…Love Is Blind

Diane Baker…Love Is Blind

 

The Walking Dead Andrew Lincoln…Beside the Dying Fire

Sarah Wayne Callies…Secrets

Jon Bernthal…Better Angels

Jeffrey DeMunn…Judge, Jury, Executioner

Scott Wilson…Secrets

May 28th 2012, 12:23
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GAME OF THRONES
Emilia Clarke - "Garden of Bones"
Peter Dinklage - "Blackwater"
Lena Headey - "Blackwater"
Maisie Williams - "The Night Lands"
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Breaking Bad

Bryan Cranston, "Cornered" or "Crawl Space"
Giancarlo Esposito, "Hermanos"
Aaron Paul, "Problem Dog" or "End Times"
Anna Gunn, "Bullet Points" or "Bug"
Mark Margolis, "Face Off"

Game of Thrones

Peter Dinklage, "Blackwater"
Lena Headey, "Blackwater"
Maisie Williams, "The Ghost of Harrenhal"
Tom Wlaschiha, "The Ghost of Harrenhal"
Rose Leslie, "A Man Without Honor"

Justified

Timothy Olyphant, "Slaughterhouse"
Walton Goggins, "Loose Ends"
Neal McDonough, "Guy Walks Into a Bar"
Joelle Carter, "Loose Ends"
Jere Burns, "Slaughterhouse"
Jeremy Davies, "Coalition"
Mykelti Williamson, "Slaughterhouse"
Carla Gugino, "Cut Ties"

Once Upon a Time

Ginnifer Goodwin, "Snow Falls" or "7:15 AM"
Jennifer Morrison, "Pilot"
Robert Carlyle, "Skin Deep"
Lana Parrilla, "The Thing You Love Most"
Giancarlo Esposito, "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree"
Emilie de Ravin, "Skin Deep"

Sons of Anarchy

Charlie Hunnam, "Hands"
Katey Sagal, "Hands"
Maggie Siff, "Hands" 

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May 30th 2012, 08:36
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I think we can say that Jon Hamm now has a worthy (though not winning) submission with "The Other Woman". Possibly a good choice for Christina Hendricks as well because of the amount of screentime, though "Mystery Date" still has her best "money scene".

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May 30th 2012, 22:56
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Breaking Bad

Bryan Cranston- " Cornered"
Aaron Paul - " Bug"
Giancarlo Esposito- " Hermanos"
Anna Gunn- " Cornered"
Mark Margolis- " Face/Off"

Damages

Glenn Close- " I've Been Worried About My Dog"
Rose Byrne- " Failure is Lonely"
Dylan Baker- " There's A Whole Slew of Ladies With Bad Things to Say About The Taliban"
John Goodman- " Next One's On Me Blondie"
Judd Hirsch- " Next One's On Me Blondie"
Chris Messina- " I'm Worried About My Dog"

Game of Thrones

Peter Dinklage- " Blackwater"
Lena Headey- " Blackwater"
Alfie Allen- " What is Dead May Never Die"
Sophie Turner- " Blackwater"

Girls

Lena Dunham- " The Return"
Allison Williams- " Hannah's Diary"
Zosia Mamet- " Hannah's Diary" or " Welcome to Bushwick aka The Crackcident"
Christopher Abbott " Hannah's Diary"
Adam Driver " Weirdos Need Girlfriends Too"

Mad Men

Jon Hamm " The Other Women"
Jessica Pare " Lady Lazarus"
Elizabeth Moss " The Other Women"
John Slattery " Far Away Places"
Jared Harris " Signal 30" or " Fees and Commissions"
Vincent Kartheiser " Signal 30"
Aaron Staton " Signal 30"
Christina Hendricks " Mystery Date"
Peyton List " Far Away Places"
Julia Ormond " At The Codfish Ball" or " The Phantom"
Alexis Bledel " The Phantom"

Parks and Recreation

Amy Poehler " Win, Lose or Draw"
Adam Scott " The Comeback Kid" or " The Treaty"
Nick Offerman " Pawnee Rangers"
Chris Pratt " The Debate" or " Bus Tour"

Shameless

Emmy Rossum " A Great Cause"
Jeremy Allen White " Just Like The Pilgrims Intended"
Emma Kenney " A Beautiful Mess"
Joan Cusack " Fiona, Interrupted"
Louise Fletcher " A Bottle of Jean Nate"
Chloe Webb " Hurricane Monica"

Veep

Julia Louis-Dreyfus " Tears"
Tony Hale " Full Disclosure"
 
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Parks and Recreation
Tape A: "Pawnee Rangers" and "The Comeback Kid"
Tape B: "The Trial of Leslie Knope" and "Citizen Knope"
Tape C: "The Debate" and "Win, Lose, or Draw"
I know a lot of people are saying that Modern Family will automatically win again but with this set of tapes (and really a couple of them could be substitituted for a couple other good eps) I think that voters may favor P&R, especially if it can break into more categories this year.  The had a wonderful storyline (perhaps the best I've seen from a comedy that played throughout an entire season) and it is an election year and political comedy has never hurt anyone at the Emmys (i.e. Daily Show, Saturday Night Live, etc.)

Amy Poeheler: "Win, Lose, or Draw"
I know some people are in favor of The Debate (not enough screen time or showcase, IMO) or The Trial of Leslie Knope, but I really think Win, Lose, or Draw is a winning episode.  I had thought about the two previously mentioned episodes above and thought that they would make fine submissions, but when I saw the season finale I knew it was not only Amy's best chance at winning, it is one of the best episodes of any show all season long.  Amy if you or your people read this (or even Tina Fey if you want to help your friend out lol) please pick Win, Lose or Draw because I truly think it will win you the Emmy.

Nick Offerman: "Pawnee Rangers"
I think Offerman will finally break through this year, but its kind of unfortunate because he had the least to do in this season that he ever has.  I know many people are suggesting Ron and Tammys, but I think thats a terrible episode and a terrible submission.  The Ron and Tammy stuff hasn't been funny since the first time they did it, so they should stay away from that.

I don't really think any of the other cast members will get nominated unfortuately, but Adam Scott probably has the best shot.  Also, I think that if any guest actress should get nominated for P&R it should be Kathryn Hahn - who was hilarious - and not Patricia Clarkson who did nothing really of note.

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Glee:
Tape A: "The Purple Piano Project" and "Heart"
Tape B: "Mash Off" and "Saturday Night Glee-ver"
Tape C: "Props" and "Nationals"

Lea Michele: "Choke"
Chris Colfer: "I Am Unicorn"
Jane Lynch: "The Purple Piano Project" or "Big Brother"
Dot Jones: "I Kissed A Girl"
Lauren Potter: "Prom-asaurus"
Matt Bomer: "Bog Brother"

The Big Bang Theory
Tape A: "The Good Guy Fluctuation" and "The Transporter Malfunction"
Tape B: "The Ornitophobia Diffusion" and "The Weekend Vortex"
Tape C: "The Beta Test Initiation" and "The Countdown Reflection"

Jim Parsons: "The Werewolf Transformation"
Johnny Galecki: "The Recombination Hypothesis"

New Girl
Zooey Deschanel: "Pilot"
Max Greenfield: "Bully"

Once Upon A Time
Robert Carlyle: "Skin Deep"
Lana Parrilla: "The Stable Boy"

 
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Glee:
Tape A: "The Purple Piano Project" and "Heart"
Tape B: "Mash Off" and "Saturday Night Glee-ver"
Tape C: "Props" and "Nationals"

Lea Michele: "Choke"
Chris Colfer: "I Am Unicorn"
Jane Lynch: "The Purple Piano Project" or "Big Brother"
Dot Jones: "I Kissed A Girl"
Lauren Potter: "Prom-asaurus"
Matt Bomer: "Bog Brother"

The Big Bang Theory
Tape A: "The Good Guy Fluctuation" and "The Transporter Malfunction"
Tape B: "The Ornitophobia Diffusion" and "The Weekend Vortex"
Tape C: "The Beta Test Initiation" and "The Countdown Reflection"

Jim Parsons: "The Werewolf Transformation"
Johnny Galecki: "The Recombination Hypothesis"

New Girl
Zooey Deschanel: "Pilot"
Max Greenfield: "Bully"

Once Upon A Time
Robert Carlyle: "Skin Deep"
Lana Parrilla: "The Stable Boy"

 



Good tapes. I go back and forth on Parsons between Werewolf, Transporter, and The Flaming Spittoon Acquistition. I think he wins with either of those three (and that with no help from Johnny since The Recombination Hypothesis which has to be his tape and almost no parsons at all)
Jun 4th 2012, 20:40
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Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen - Episode Submission: 'Valar Morghulis'
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister - Episode Submission: 'Blackwater'
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark  - Episode Submission: 'A Man Without Honor' or 'The Prince of Winterfell'
Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark - Episode Submission: 'Blackwater'
Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Stark - Episode Submission: 'The Ghost of Harrenhal'
      
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"Killjoy" is Linney's submission unless these next two episodes are better. She was pretty hysterical.

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Mad Men
"The Other Woman" could very well make a winning tape for Christina Hendricks. She has a lot of powerful, barely restrained moments, and her overall screentime/the centrality of her storyline in the whole episode is higher than what is typical for the show. 

Though I disagree with her category placement, "Far Away Places" would make a great submission for Jessica Pare. She's great in the diner scene, and that concluding bit being chased around the apartment marked the moment that she brought an explosive complexity to the character and showed she was the real deal. Granted, her overall screentime would pale in comparison to Lead competitors like Julianna Margulies or Claire Danes, but the impact is there and past nominees have won with less.


Game of Thrones
If Lena Headey were to snag a surprise nomination, "Blackwater" could seal the deal for her. That was a true showcase episode for everything she does right with that character, and Peter Dinklage's win for GoT last year proved that the show's tapes can play well even for viewers unfamiliar with the details of the show's dense plotting.

Parks and Recreation
I like "I'm Leslie Knope" (the season premiere) for Adam Scott, but mostly because his scene with the button with Poehler shows him at his most charming and brings a lump to the throat. I'm sure there are better options, but this episode is confirmation of why I love the character.

"Win, Lose, or Draw" is a winning tape for Poehler, so much so that it felt at times like the writers were writing scenes specifically with an Emmy for Poehler in mind. She gets to show more range and humanity than usual while at the same time still embracing Leslie's (many) quirks. This may be the best shot Amy has at the win.