Emmy Winner Predictions: Final Predictions

These are my final predictions for the winners for the 2008 Emmy Awards. I’ve gone over the series categories extensively, so look to the sidebar on the left of the page to click to individual races. I have no real expertise in the mini-series or movies categories, so my best guesses are listed below, as well as for the variety categories. As with last year, I won’t be live-blogging the awards because I’m hosting an Emmy party of my own, but you can find up-to-the-minute results at the Goldderby forums and probably over at the Emmys official website. I’ll respond after the Emmys with my thoughts
(and my prediction score!). The Emmys air Sunday night at 8pm on ABC. Enjoy the awards! Post any comments before or during below!

No guts, no glory: DEXTER for Best Drama Series, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA for Best Writing

Drama Series: Mad Men
Comedy Series: 30 Rock
TV Movie: Recount
Mini-Series: John Adams
Reality Competition Program: The Amazing Race
Variety Series: The Daily Show
Reality Host: Tom Bergeron
Individual Performance, Variety: Don Rickles
Drama Lead Actor: Jon Hamm
Drama Lead Actress: Glenn Close
Drama Supporting Actor: Michael Emerson
Drama Supporting Actress: Chandra Wilson
Drama Directing: Mad Men – “Pilot”
Drama Writing: Mad Men – “Pilot”
Comedy Lead Actor: Alec Baldwin
Comedy Lead Actress: Tina Fey
Comedy Supporting Actor: Jeremy Piven
Comedy Supporting Actress: Kristen Chenoweth
Comedy Directing: Pushing Daisies – “Pie-lette”
Comedy Writing: The Office – “Dinner Party”
TVM/MS Lead Actor: Paul Giammati
TVM/MS Lead Actress: Phylicia Rashad
TVM/MS Supporting Actor: Tom Wilkinson
TVM/MS Supporting Actress: Laura Dern
TVM/MS Directing: John Adams
TVM/MS Writing: Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
Variety Directing: 80th Annual Academy Awards
Variety Writing: Saturday Night Live