Our guide to will win and who should win at the 2014 Emmys. They’re seldom the same.
Best Drama Series: Will Win – Breaking Bad
Expect a repeat win for the final season of the groundbreaking AMC drama.
Best Drama Series: Should Win – Game of Thrones
Season 4 of GoT may heve been the beloved series’ best outing yet. Sadly, it’s likely to be overshadowed by Walter White’s predictable downfall.
Best Comedy Series: Will Win – Modern Family
The Emmys love a legacy (to the annoyance of many), so don’t be surprised to see the beloved ABC comedy extend its winning streak to 5.
Best Comedy Series: Should Win – Orange is the New Black
Hardly a laugh riot, but somehow OINTB wound up in the comedy category. And the ladies of Litchfield deswrve all the recognition they can get.
Best Actor in a Drama: Will Win – Bryan Cranston
Cranston knocked it out of the park for 5 seasons as Walter White. Expect Emmy voters to honor his depiction of the meth kingpin’s downfall.
Best Actor in a Drama: Should Win – True Detective
McConaughey was the key to TD’s southern gothic creepiness. Plus, it would be cool to see the former rom-com staple win an Oscar and an Emmy in the same year.
Best Actress in a Drama: Will Win – Julianna Margulies
Margulies won her first Emmy almost 20 years ago for her work on ER. Expect voters to honor her work on The Good Wife tonight.
Best Actress in a Drama: Should Win – Lizzy Caplan
Primarily thought of as a comedic actress until recently, Caplan’s, um…revealing performance on Masters of Sex has been a joy to watch.
Best Actress in a Comedy: Will Win – Julia Louis-Dreyfus
An Emmy favorite since her Seinfeld days, Dreyfus is a virtual lock for her role on VEEP.
Best Actress in a Comedy: Should Win – Taylor Schilling
Though she didn’t exactly bring the belly laughs, Schilling’s preformance as incarcerated ex-yuppie Piper Chapman captured every nuance of one of TV’s most complex characters.
Best Actor in a Comedy: Will Win – Jim Parsons
Parsons is pretty much the LeBron of this category and he’s all but guaranteed to win again tonight. Frankly, we think his new $90 million contract is reward enough.
Best Actor in a Comedy: Should Win – William H. Macy
Another case in which the “comedy” label is a bit baffling. However, Macy’s performance as deadbeat dad Frank Gallagher on Showtime’s criminally underrated Shameless deserves to be recognized.