Gold Derby editors Chris Beachum, Matthew Cormier, Marcus Dixon, Darrin Dortch, Rob Licuria and Matt Noble rank contenders by likelihood of winning. Top Emmy races have six nominees. See the racetrack odds based on these predix. See full lists of potential Emmy nominees ranked according to Favorites, Possible and Long Shots.
DRAMA SERIES |
Beachum | Cormier | Dixon | Dortch | Licuria | Noble |
‘Big Love’ | 6 | |||||
‘Boardwalk Empire’ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
‘Dexter’ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
‘Friday Night Lights’ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
‘Game of Thrones’ | 6 | |||||
‘The Good Wife’ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
‘In Treatment’ | 6 | |||||
‘The Killing’ | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||
‘Mad Men’ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
‘Sons of Anarchy’ | 6 | |||||
‘The Walking Dead’ | 6 |
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Beachum | Cormier | Dixon | Dortch | Licuria | Noble |
Steve Buscemi, ‘Boardwalk Empire’ |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Gabriel Byrne, ‘In Treatment’ |
6 | |||||
Kyle Chandler, ‘Friday Night Lights’ |
4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Michael C. Hall, ‘Dexter’ |
3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Jon Hamm, ‘Mad Men’ |
1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Jeremy Irons, ‘The Borgias’ |
3 | |||||
Hugh Laurie, ‘House MD’ |
4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
William H. Macy, ‘Shameless’ |
5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Timothy Olyphant, ‘Justified’ |
6 |
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Beachum | Cormier | Dixon | Dortch | Licuria | Noble |
Kathy Bates, ‘Harry’s Law’ |
5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
Connie Britton, ‘Friday Night Lights’ |
4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||
Mireille Enos, ‘The Killing’ |
6 | 4 | ||||
Mariska Hargitay, ‘Law & Order: SVU’ |
4 | 5 | ||||
January Jones, ‘Mad Men’ |
5 | |||||
Julianna Margulies, ‘The Good Wife’ |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Elisabeth Moss, ‘Mad Men’ |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Katey Sagal, ‘Sons of Anarchy’ |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
Kyra Sedgwick, ‘The Closer’ |
2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
COMEDY SERIES |
Beachum | Cormier | Dixon | Dortch | Licuria | Noble |
‘30 Rock’ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
‘The Big Bang Theory’ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
‘The Big C’ | 4 | 5 | ||||
‘Glee’ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
‘Hot in Cleveland’ | 5 | 5 | ||||
‘Modern Family’ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
‘Nurse Jackie’ | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
‘The Office’ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
‘Parks and Recreation’ | 6 |
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Alec Baldwin, ‘30 Rock’ |
2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Steve Carell, ‘The Office’ |
1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Matt LeBlanc, ‘Episodes’ |
6 | 5 | ||||
Danny McBride, ‘Eastbound & Down’ |
6 | 5 | ||||
Joel McHale, ‘Community’ |
4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
Matthew Morrison, ‘Glee’ |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Rob Lowe, 'Parks and Recreation’ |
6 | 6 | ||||
Jim Parsons, ‘The Big Bang Theory’ |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
William Shatner, '…. My Dad Says’ |
6 |
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Toni Collette, ‘United States of Tara’ |
5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Courteney Cox, ‘Cougar Town’ |
6 | |||||
Edie Falco, ‘Nurse Jackie’ |
2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Tina Fey, ‘30 Rock’ |
4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Patricia Heaton, ‘The Middle’ |
6 | |||||
Laura Linney, ‘The Big C’ |
1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Lea Michele, ‘Glee’ |
4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||
Mary-Louise Parker, ‘Weeds’ |
6 | 6 | ||||
Martha Plimpton, 'Raising Hope' | 6 | |||||
Amy Poehler, ‘Parks and Recreation’ |
3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |