Handicapping the 2009 Emmys: Betting on the Winners
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| Will The Office be able to topple the 30 Rock juggernaut? (NBC Images) |
Tonight's 61st Emmy Awards are going to be exciting. Like, do you think 30 Rock will steal the show for a third year in a row? Or is it Family Guy's time to shine? Perhaps huge longshot Flight of the Conchords will cause an Emmy upset? Whoever wins Best Comedy, it is definitely the year for emerging comedies. Shows like How I Met Your Mother and The Office are light years away from crappy comedies of the past, like Everybody Loves Raymond and Home Improvement.
Toni Collette is nominated in the best actress in a comedy series for her performance as a mom with multiple personalities in United States of Tara, but the frontrunner is 30 Rock's Tina Fey. However, we're thinking it's time for a Emmy upset, and Collette is just the gal to do it.
Even though Alec Baldwin will most likely take home the Emmy for his portrayal as the infamous Jack Donaghy in 30 Rock, Jim Parsons will give him a run for his money for his outstanding performance in The Big Bang Theory.
Breaking Bad, Dexter and Mad Men are among the top contenders for Best Drama. Lost will most likely emerge the victor, but Breaking Bad and Mad Men are also solid picks.
Who will be taking home the golden statue? Be sure to get your Emmy betting now before tonight's big show! Emmy nominee Neil Patrick Harris of How I Met Your Mother hosts tonight at 8 p.m. on CBS Live from L.A.'s Nokia Theatre.






