Final Golden Globe Predictions

I'm a bit worried about the potential nominees because I think they'll be, quite frankly, boring. There are so few new shows out there this year, especially in the comedy categories, and I'm thinking it will just be an unimaginative repeat of past performers. I'd love to see some creative picks ("Battlestar Galactica," "Brotherhood"), but I can only hope that the shows I'm pulling for manage to do well ("True Blood"). These nominees don't really mean anything since Emmy season is so far away and, as I said, there are so few new contenders. On top of that, shows like "Damages" and "24" don't come back until next month and haven't aired this year, leaving out other questionable contenders for the Emmys. Nominations are announced Thursday morning; I'll be back sometime that day with detailed reactions. Full predictions below:

Best Actor in a TV Series – Drama
BRYAN CRANSTON, BREAKING BAD
MICHAEL C. HALL, DEXTER
HUGH LAURIE, HOUSE
GABRIEL BYRNE, IN TREATMENT
JON HAMM, MAD MEN

Best Actress in a TV – Drama
SALLY FIELD, BROTHERS AND SISTERS
KYRA SEDGWICK, THE CLOSER
JANUARY JONES, MAD MEN
HOLLY HUNTER, SAVING GRACE
ANNA PAQUIN, TRUE BLOOD

Best Actor in a TV Series – Comedy
DAVID DUCHOVNY, CALIFORNICATION
ZACHARY LEVI, CHUCK
STEVE CARRELL, THE OFFICE
LEE PACE, PUSHING DAISIES
ALEC BALDWIN, 30 ROCK

Best Actress in TV Series – Comedy
ANNA FRIEL, PUSHING DAISIES
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE, SAMANTHA WHO
TINA FEY, 30 ROCK
AMERICA FERRERA, UGLY BETTY
MARY-LOUISE PARKER, WEEDS

Best Actor in a TV Movie / Mini-Series
RALPH FIENNES, BERNARD AND DORIS
PAUL GIAMMATI, JOHN ADAMS
KEVIN SPACEY, RECOUNT
TOM WILKINSON, RECOUNT
KIEFER SUTHERLAND, 24: REDEMPTION

Best Actress in a TV Movie / Mini-Series
SUSAN SARANDON, BERNARD AND DORIS
SHIRLEY MACLAINE, COCO CHANEL
JUDI DENCH, CRANFORD
LAURA LINNEY, JOHN ADAMS
PHYLICIA RASHAD, A RAISIN IN THE SUN

Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series
JEREMY PIVEN, ENTOURAGE
BLAIR UNDERWOOD, IN TREATMENT
TOM WILKINSON, JOHN ADAMS
HARVEY KEITEL, LIFE ON MARS
JOHN SLATTERY, MAD MEN

Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series
EILEEN ATKINS, CRANFORD
SHOHREH AGHDASHLOO, HOUSE OF SADDAM
DIANNE WIEST, IN TREATMENT
AUDRA MACDONALD, A RAISIN IN THE SUN
LAURA DERN, RECOUNT

Best Mini-Series or TV Movie
BERNARD AND DORIS
CRANFORD
JOHN ADAMS
A RAISIN IN THE SUN
RECOUNT

Best TV Series – Comedy/Musical
CALIFORNICATION
CHUCK
ENTOURAGE
PUSHING DAISIES
30 ROCK

Best TV Series – Drama
BREAKING BAD
DEXTER (6th nominee)
HOUSE
IN TREATMENT
MAD MEN
TRUE BLOOD