Secret Emmy judge No. 1: How he voted for nominations
CORRECTION (6/28): Turns out that I misunderstood the email I received from Secret Emmy Judge No. 1. These rankings are not his predix. They're his actual votes that he was sharing with me. Well, at least there's one thing you can divulge from that disclosure. Yes, he's a member of the acting branch.
* = Not in the final top 10 contenders announced by the TV academy
BEST COMEDY SERIES:
"Californication" *
"Curb Your Enthusiasm"
"Desperate Housewives" *
"Entourage"
"Pushing Daisies"
"Samantha Who?" *
"30 Rock"
"Two and a Half Men"
"Ugly Betty"
"Weeds"
BEST DRAMA SERIES:
"Big Love" *
"Damages"
"Dexter"
"Dirty Sexy Money" *
"Grey’s Anatomy"
"Heroes" *
"House"
"Lost"
"Medium" *
"The Riches" *
BEST MINISERIES:
"The Bronx is Burning"
"The Company"
"Cranford"
"John Adams"
BEST MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE:
"As You Like It"
"Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale"
"My Boy Jack"
"A Raisin in the Sun"
"Recount"
BEST COMEDY ACTOR:
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Steve Carell, "The Office"
Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
David Duchovny, "Californication"
Jason Lee, "My Name is Earl"
Lee Pace, "Pushing Daisies"
Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men"
BEST DRAMA ACTOR:
Matthew Fox, "Lost"
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Eddie Izzard, "The Riches"
Peter Krause, "Dirty Sexy Money"
Hugh Laurie, "House"
Christopher Meloni, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, "The Tudors"
James Spader, "Boston Legal"
BEST ACTOR, MOVIE/MINI:
Ricky Gervais, "Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale"
Paul Giamatti, "John Adams"
Oliver Platt, "The Bronx is Burning"
Kevin Spacey, "Recount"
John Turturro, "The Bronx is Burning"
BEST COMEDY ACTRESS:
Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?"
Marcia Cross, "Desperate Housewives"
America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Anna Friel, "Pushing Daisies"
Teri Hatcher, "Desperate Housewives"
Felicity Huffman, "Desperate Housewives"
Eva Longoria Parker, "Desperate Housewives"
Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds"
BEST DRAMA ACTRESS:
Patricia Arquette, "Medium"
Glenn Close, "Damages"
Minnie Driver, "The Riches"
Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters"
Calista Flockhart, "Brothers & Sisters"
Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Evangeline Lilly, "Lost"
Ellen Pompeo, "Grey’s Anatomy"
BEST ACTRESS, MOVIE/MINI:
Judi Dench, "Cranford"
Bryce Dallas Howard, "As You Like It"
Catherine Keener, "An American Crime"
Laura Linney, "John Adams"
Phylicia Rashad, "A Raisin in the Sun"
BEST SUPPORTING COMEDY ACTOR:
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"
Kevin Dillon, "Entourage"
Jerry Ferrara, "Entourage"
Justin Kirk, "Weeds"
Jack McBrayer, "30 Rock"
Chi McBride, "Pushing Daisies"
Tracy Morgan, "30 Rock"
Jeremy Piven, "Entourage"
Michael Urie, "Ugly Betty"
Rainn Wilson, "The Office"
BEST SUPPORTING DRAMA ACTOR:
Naveen Andrews, "Lost"
Henry Ian Cusick, "Lost"
Ted Danson, "Damages"
Michael Emerson, "Lost"
Glenn Fitzgerald, "Dirty Sexy Money"
Seth Gabel, "Dirty Sexy Money"
Erik King, "Dexter"
Terry O’Quinn, "Lost"
Donald Sutherland, "Dirty Sexy Money"
David Zayas, "Dexter"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, MOVIE/MINI:
Michael Keaton, "The Company"
Kevin Kline, "As You Like It"
David Morse, "John Adams"
Rufus Sewell, "John Adams"
Tom Wilkinson, "John Adams"
BEST SUPPORTING COMEDY ACTRESS:
Kristin Chenoweth, "Pushing Daisies"
Dana Delany, "Desperate Housewives"
Cheryl Hines, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Jane Krakowski, "30 Rock"
Judith Light, "Ugly Betty"
Becki Newton, "Ugly Betty"
Elizabeth Perkins, "Weeds"
Jaime Pressly, "My Name is Earl"
Jean Smart, "Samantha Who?"
Vanessa Williams, "Ugly Betty"
BEST SUPPORTING DRAMA ACTOR:
Jennifer Carpenter, "Dexter"
Jill Clayburgh, "Dirty Sexy Money"
Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers & Sisters"
Yunjin Kim, "Lost"
Elizabeth Mitchell, "Lost"
Sandra Oh, "Grey’s Anatomy"
Sara Ramirez, "Grey’s Anatomy"
Lauren Velez, "Dexter"
Chandra Wilson, "Grey’s Anatomy"
Natalie Zea, "Dirty Sexy Money"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, MOVIE/MINI:
Eileen Atkins, "Cranford"
Laura Dern, "Recount"
Ashley Jensen, "Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale"
Sanaa Lathan, "A Raisin in the Sun"
Audra McDonald, "A Raisin in the Sun"
BEST GUEST ACTOR, COMEDY SERIES:
Will Arnett, "30 Rock"
Beau Bridges, "My Name is Earl"
Matthew Broderick, "30 Rock"
Richard Chamberlain, "Desperate Housewives"
Paul Reubens, "Pushing Daisies"
Giovanni Ribisi, "My Name is Earl"
Freddy Rodriguez, "Ugly Betty"
Rip Torn, "30 Rock"
BEST GUEST ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES:
Keith Carradine, "Dexter"
Danny Glover, "Brothers & Sisters"
Seth Green, "Grey’s Anatomy"
Peter O’Toole, "The Tudors"
Oliver Platt, "Nip/Tuck"
Ben Vereen, "Grey’s Anatomy"
Robin Williams, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
BEST GUEST ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES:
Polly Bergen, "Desperate Housewives"
Edie Falco, "30 Rock"
Carrie Fisher, "30 Rock"
Vivica A. Fox, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Janeane Garofalo, "Two and a Half Men"
Shirley Knight, "Desperate Housewives"
Amy Ryan, "The Office"
Brooke Smith, "Weeds"
Elaine Stritch, "30 Rock"
BEST GUEST ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES:
Ellen Burstyn, "Big Love"
Jennifer Coolidge, "Nip/Tuck"
Sharon Gless, "Nip/Tuck"
Anjelica Huston, "Medium"
Debra Monk, "Grey’s Anatomy"
Jaime Murray, "Dexter"
Cynthia Nixon, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Mira Sorvino, "House"
Did this person even watch John Adams? Stephen Dillane stole every scene whether he had lines or not and he is not included. Shame, shame, shame.
Posted by: jlr | July 02, 2008 at 05:15 AM
No Mad Men? No Stephen Dillane?
No credibility.
Posted by: sondergaard | July 01, 2008 at 03:36 PM
I think Rufus Sewell is an excellent actor, however, Stephen Dillane in John Adams stoled every scene he was in. Anyone who actually saw John Adams from begining to end would know this very fact. This is truly unbelieveable.
Posted by: Marth Lankford | July 01, 2008 at 01:51 PM
Why isn't Stephen Dillane on the list? He stole every scene he was in as Thomas Jefferson.
Posted by: RC | July 01, 2008 at 01:31 PM
You forgot Stephen Dillane, didn't you?
Posted by: KC | July 01, 2008 at 12:32 PM
How could Stephen Dillane not be considered for an Emmy for his work in John Adams but Rufus Sewell is? SD was brillant as Thomas Jefferson. Sewell was in what two scenes? An outrage.
Posted by: jlm | July 01, 2008 at 12:03 PM
its time that chandra wilson get her emmy this year............to me she is the most complex in her category
Posted by: M3 | July 01, 2008 at 06:26 AM
Where's Ginnifer Goodwin from "Big Love"?
Posted by: Justine | June 27, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Ellen Pompeo has to get an Emmy nod this year. and she does deserve to win.
she was phenomenal in season 4 of Grey's Anatomy. A true lead, she lifted the show and brought it back to the show we loved in seasons 1 and 2.
Posted by: Jake | June 27, 2008 at 03:49 PM
I thought there were supposed to be predicted nominees with this?
Posted by: Kevin | June 27, 2008 at 08:03 AM
100% agree with Myles - if these were his actualpredictions, I really wouldn't place much stock in this guy. (Though frankly, even if these were his personal choices, not recognising Mad Men or The Wire as one of the ten best shows of the year doesn't gived me much faith in him either.)
Posted by: Rob | June 27, 2008 at 04:39 AM
Damn! Where's Alyssa Milano? She deserves a nomination!! Cmon men...
Posted by: GeorgeJK | June 27, 2008 at 03:29 AM
To clarify, Tom - was this their predictions on who was going to enter the Top 10, or actually their votes in the various categories? Because not predicting Mad Men for Drama Series, and predicting every single supporting player from Dirty Sexy Money, seems a little bit off the wall to speak unless that was their own personal choices to "hopefully" get nominated.
Posted by: Myles | June 26, 2008 at 11:23 PM