Early Emmy Preview

Here is a quick look at (in my opinion) the potential contenders for the major awards categories for the 2010 Emmys. I will continue by Top 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Comic Book Movies sometime next week.

Drama
Big Love
Dexter
Mad Men
Lost
Breaking Bad
Damages
Greys Anatomy
House
The Good Wife
Rescue Me
Parenthood
Treme
True Blood
Friday Night Lights
Justified
Southland
24
Men of a Certain Age

Comedy
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
The Big Bang Theory
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Weeds
Entourage
Californication
Desperate Housewives
Nurse Jackie
Cougar Town
Community
How I Met Your Mother
United States of Tara
Hung
The Middle
Family Guy

Actor - Drama
Bryan Cranston "Breaking Bad"
Michael C. Hall "Dexter"
Jon Hamm "Mad Men"
Bill Paxton "Big Love"
Hugh Laurie "House"
Kyle Chandler "Friday Night Lights"
Matthew Fox "Lost"
Simon Baker "The Mentalist"
Wendell Pierce "Treme"
Timothy Olyphant "Justified"
Denis Leary "Rescue Me"
Kiefer Sutherland "24"
Tim Roth "Lie to Me"
Clarke Peters "Treme"
Peter Krause "Parenthood"
Ray Romano "Men of a Certain Age"


Drama - Actress
Glenn Close "Damages"
Mariska Hargitay "Law & Order: SVU"
Kira Sedgwick "The Closer"
Julianna Marguiles "The Good Wife"
Sally Field "Brother's & Sisters"
Jeanne Triplehorn "Big Love"
January Jones "Mad Men"
Holly Hunter "Saving Grace"
Anna Paquin "True Blood"
Calista Flockhart "Brothers & Sisters"
Lauren Graham "Parenthood"
Melissa Leo "Treme"
Patricia Arquette "Medium"
Mary McCormack "In Plain Sight"
Regina King "Southland"
Ellen Pompeo "Grey's Anatomy"


Actor -Comedy
Jim Parsons "The Big Bang Theory"
Alec Baldwin "30 Rock"
Steve Carell "The Office"
Tony Shaloub "Monk"
Larry David "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Thomas Jane "Hung"
David Duchovny "Californication"
Matthew Morrison "Glee"
Ed O'Neill "Modern Family"
Charlie Sheen "Two and a Half Men"

Actress - Comedy
Courtney Cox "Cougar Town"
Tina Fey "30 Rock"
Lea Michele "Glee"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus "The New Adventures of Old Christine"
Toni Collette "United States of Tara"
Edie Falco "Nurse Jackie"
Mary-Louise Parker "Weeds"
Amy Poehler "Parks & Recreation"
Sarah Silverman "The Sarah Silverman Program"
America Ferrera "Ugly Betty"
Patricia Heaton "The Middle"
Sofia Vergara "Modern Family"
Eva Longoria Parker "Desperate Housewives"
Felicity Huffman "Desperate Housewives"
Teri Hatcher "Desperate Housewives"
Marcia Cross "Desperate Housewives"
Kaley Cuoco "The Big Bang Theory"

Drama-Supporting Actor
Aaron Paul "Breaking Bad"
Campbell Scott "Damages"
Martin Short "Damages"
Patrick Dempsey "Grey's Anatomy"
Michael Emerson "Lost"
Chris Noth "The Good Wife"
Terry O'Quinn "Lost"
John Slattery "Mad Men"
Vincent Kartheiser "Mad Men"
Craig T. Nelson "Parenthood"
John Goodman "Treme"
Andre Braughter "Men of a Certain Age"
Tate Donovan "Damages"
Naveen Andrews "Lost"
John Noble "Fringe"
Robert Morse "Mad Men"
Josh Holloway "Lost"
Justin Chambers "Grey's Anatomy"
James L. Perkins "Grey's Anatomy"

Drama - Supporting Actress
Elisabeth Moss "Mad Men"
Chloe Sevigny "Big Love"
Ginnfer Goodwin "Big Love"
Rose Byrne "Damages"
Lily Tomlin "Damages"
Sandra Oh "Grey's Anatomy"
Katherine Heigl "Grey's Anatomy"
Chandra Wilson "Grey's Anatomy"
Sara Ramirez "Grey's Anatomy"
Jessica Capshaw "Grey's Anatomy"
Christine Baranski "The Good Wife"
Christina Hendricks "Mad Men"
Moren Baccarin "V"
Khandi Alexander "Treme"
Cherry Jones "24"
Rachel Griffiths "Brothers and Sisters"
Julie Benz "Dexter"
Katey Sagal "Sons of Anarchy"
Anna Gunn "Breaking Bad"
Sharon Gless "Burn Notice"
Connie Britton "Friday Night Lights"
Yunjin Kim "Lost"
Erika Christensen "Parenthood"
Bonnie Bedelia "Parenthood"
Monica Potter "Parenthood"

Comedy - Supporting Actor
Neil Patrick Harris "How I Met Your Mother"
Kevin Dillon "Entourage"
Jeremy Piven "Entourage"
Ty Burrell "Modern Family"
Eric Stonestreet "Modern Family"
Rainn Wilson "The Office"
Tracy Morgan "30 Rock"
Jon Cryer "Two and a Half Men"
Jack McBrayer "30 Rock"
Fred Armisen "SNL"
Simon Helberg "The Big Bang Theory"
Chris Colfer "Glee"
Chevy Chase "Community"
John Krasinski "The Office"
Ed Helms "The Office"
John Corbett "The United States of Tara"

Comedy - Supporting Actress
Cheryl Hines "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Jane Lynch "Glee"
Kristin Wiig "SNL"
Jane Krakowski "30 Rock"
Jane Adams "Hung"
Merritt Wever "Nurse Jackie"
Jenna Fischer "The Office"
Holland Taylor "Two and a Half Men"
Vanessa Williams "Ugly Betty"
Kathryn Joosten "Desperate Housewives" (Maybe Guest)
Dana Delaney "Desperate Housewives"
Andrea Anders "Better Off Ted"
Portia de Rossi "Better Off Ted"
Jean Smart "Samantha Who?"
Julie Bowen "Modern Family"
Anne Heche "Hung"
Judith Light "Ugly Betty"
Anna Deavere Smith "Nurse Jackie"