Personal Emmy Ballot

If I were to submit a ballot for the Emmys, here is how I would vote:

*main categories in bold

OUTSTANDING VOICE_OVER PERFORMANCE=abstain

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM=abstain
OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORMAT ANIMATED PROGRAM=abstain

OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES=abstain

OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES=Boardwalk Empire (“Boardwalk Empire”)

OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE=Downton Abbey

OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR VARIETY, MUSIC OR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING=Gettysburg

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES=Modern Family

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES=Boardwalk Empire

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A MIISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL=Mildred Pierce

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY=abstain

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES=abstain

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES=Boardwalk Empire (“Boardwalk Empire”)

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE=Mildred Pierce (“Part Five”)

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR REALITY PROGRAMMING=abstain

OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL=abstain

OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR A SERIES=Boardwalk Empire (“Anastasia”)

OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL=Downton Abbey (“Part 1”)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES=30 Rock (“Live Show”)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES=Boardwalk Empire (“Boardwalk Empire”)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL=Mildred Pierce

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES=Saturday Night Live (“Justin Timberlake”)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL=The 53^rd Annual Grammy Awards

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING=abstain
OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES=The Killing (“Pilot”)

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)=Modern Family (“Halloween”)

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE=Sherlock: A Study In Pink

OUTSTANDING SHORT-FORM PICTURE EDITING=83^rd Annual Academy Awards (“Opening Film”)

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A SPECIAL (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)=Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2-The Stand Up Special

OUTSTANDING PICTUR EDITING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING=abstain

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR REALITY PROGRAMMING=abstain

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES=Game of Thrones (“A Golden Crown”)

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL=Saturday Night Live (“Anne Hathaway”)

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE=The Kennedys

OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA=Oscar Digital Experience

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES=Saturday Night Live (“Justin Timberlake”)

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL=The 53^rd Annual Grammy Awards

OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN=Game of Thrones

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (NON-PROSTHETIC)=Glee (“The Rocky Horror Glee Show”)

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL (NON-PROSTHETIC)=Saturday Night Live (“Jon Hamm”)

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE (NON-PROSTHETIC)=The Pillars of the Earth

OUTSTANDING PROSTHETIC MAKEUP FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL=The Walking Dead (“Days Gone Bye”)

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)=30 Rock (“100”)

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)=Mildred Pierce (“Part Five”)

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION=83^rd Annual Academy Awards

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS=”3-Way (“The Golden Rule”), Saturday Night Live

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC=Mildred Pierce

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES=Steve Carell, The Office

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES=Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE=Barry Pepper, The Kennedys

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES=Tina Fey, 30 Rock

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES=Mireille Enos, The Killing

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE=Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES=Ty Burrell, Modern Family

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES=Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE=Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES=Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES=Margo Martindale, Justified

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE=Mare Winningham, Mildred Pierce

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES=Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES=Jeremy Davies, Justified

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES=Dot-Marie Jones, Glee

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES=Joan Cusack, Shameless

OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALIITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM=abstain

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES=The Office

OUTSTANIDNG DRAMA SERIES=Game of Thrones

OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR MOVIE=The Pillars of the Earth

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES=The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL=Lady GaGa Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAMS=The 68^th Golden Globe Awards

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS-SHORT-FORMAT LIVE-ACTION ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS=abstain

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS-SHORT-FORMAT NONFICTION PROGRAMS (0/2)=NA

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM=abstain

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S NONFICTION, REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM=abstain

OUTSTANDING NONFICTION SPECIAL=Gettysburg

OUTSTANDING NONFICTION SERIES=abstain
OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM=abstain

OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM=abstain
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN NONFICTION FILMMAKING=abstain
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A SERIES=The Walking Dead (“Days Gone Bye”)

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL=The Pillars of the Earth (“The Work of Angels”)

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)=Gettysburg

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)=Boardwalk Empire (“Boardwalk Empire”)

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE=Mildred Pierce (“Part Five”)

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION=The Office (“Andy’s Play”)

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY OR MUSIC SERIES OR SPECIAL=The 53^rd Annual Grammy Awards

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING=Gettysburg

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A SERIES=Game of Thrones (“Fire and Blood”)

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL=The Pillars of the Earth (“Witchcraft”)

OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION=Hawaii Five-0 (“Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau”)

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES=30 Rock (“Live Show (West Coast)”)

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL=The 53^rd Annual Grammy Awards

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES=The Office (“Good-Bye Michael”)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES=Friday Night Lights (“Always”)

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL=Sherlock: A Study In Pink

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES=The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL=abstain

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING=Gettysburg

If you would like to see all of my predictions for the Emmys, go here.

The next three predictions columns will be my final predictions for the Creative Arts Emmys, my final predictions for the Primetime Emmys and my first predictions for next years nominees at the Primetime Emmys.  I will then be switching to columns about the Oscar Race.