Emmy Predictions: Best Writing for a Drama Series

Contenders are listed in the order I think they’re likely to get nominated. I don’t have much to say here and I find the directing and writing categories especially difficult to predict, so I’ll save my commentary for the nominees.

Current predictions:
MAD MEN, “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”
DAMAGES, “Pilot”
LOST, “The Constant”
MAD MEN, “Nixon vs. Kennedy”
HOUSE, “House’s Head”

Alternates:
MAD MEN, “The Wheel”
IN TREATMENT, “Paul and Gina: Week 4”
THE WIRE, “-30-”
LOST, “The Shape of Things to Come”
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, “Six of One”