2012 Emmy Predictions: Creative Arts Categories

So, once again, I think a warning as necessary. I do not know as much about most of these awards, but have tried to do some research about the history of the categories and am giving them my best shot. I know some of these, like Writing/Directing for Variety will be presented at the main ceremony, but I went ahead and lumped them in here.

Best Variety Special - The Kennedy Center Honors
Best Special Class Program - The 65th Annual Tony Awards
Best Special Class - Short Form Live Action - 30 Rock: The Webisodes
Best Directing of a Variety Series - Don Roy King "SNL"
Best Directing of a Variety Special - Don Mischer "The 84th Annual Academy Awards"
Best Writing for a Variety Series - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Best Writing for a Variety Special - Louis C.K. "Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theater"
Best Animated Program - Futurama
Best Short-Form Animated Program - Robot Chicken
Best Voiceover Performance - Kristen Wiig "The Looney Tunes Show"
Best Children's Program - Wizards of Waverly Place
Best Nonfiction/Reality Children's Program - The Weight of the Nation for Kids
Best Nonfiction Series - Frozen Planet
Best Nonfiction Special - George Harrison: Living in a Material World
Best Special Class Short Nonfiction - 30 Rock: Ask Tina
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking - Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Best Directing for a Nonfiction Program - Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"
Best Writing for a Nonfiction Program - Geoffrey C. Ward "Prohibition"
Best Art Direction for a TV Movie/Miniseries - Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Best Art Direction for a Single Camera Series - How I Met Your Mother
Best Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series - Downton Abbey
Best Art Direction for a Nonfiction or Variety Program - The 84th Annual Academy Awards
Best Casting for a Comedy Series - New Girl
Best Casting for a Drama Series - The Good Wife
Best Casting for TV Movie/Miniseries - Game Change
Best Choreography - So You Think You Can Dance
Best Cinematography Multi-Camera Series - Two and a Half Men
Best Cinematography Single Camera Series - Boardwalk Empire
Best Cinematography TV Movie/Miniseries - Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Best Cinematography for Nonfiction Program - Frozen Planet
Best Cinematography for Reality Program - Deadliest Catch
Best Commercial - Chrylser Brand - It's Halftime in America
Best Costumes for a Series - The Borgias
Best Costumes for TV Movie/Miniseries - Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Best Single-Camera Picture Editing for Drama Series - Breaking Bad
Best Single-Camera Picture Editing for Comedy Series - Modern Family
Best Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series - How I Met Your Mother
Best Single-Camera Picture Editing for TV Movie/Miniseries - Game Change
Best Picture Editing for Short Form or Variety - Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theatre
Best Picture Editing for Nonfiction - Frozen Planet
Best Picture Editing for Reality - The Amazing Race
Best Hairstyling for Single-Camera Series - Mad Men
Best Hairstyling for Multi Camera or Variety - Dancing With the Stars
Best Hairstyling for a TV Movie/Miniseries - Hemingway and Gelhorn
Best Creative Achievement New Media Enhancement to Program - Game of Throne Enhanced Digital Experience
Best Creative Achievement, Individual - Dirty Work
Best Lighting Variety Series - So You Think You Can Dance
Best Lighting Variety Special - 54th Annual Grammy Awards
Best Main Title Design - American Horror Story
Best Makeup (Non Prosthetic) Single Camera Series - Game of Thrones
Best Makeup (Non Prosthetic) Multi Camera Series/Special - Saturday Night Live
Best Makeup (Non Prosthetic) Movie/Mini - American Horror Story
Best Prosthetic Makeup for Series or Special - The Walking Dead
Best Music Composition for a Series - John Lunn "Downton Abbey"
Best Music Composition for a Movie or Special - Hemingway and Gelhorn
Best Music Direction - Country Music (In Performance at the White House)
Best Original Music and Lyrics - 65th Tony Awards - It's Not Just for Gays Anymore
Best Original Main Title Theme Music - Gustavo Santolallo "Hell on Wheels"
Best Sound Editing for A Series - Game of Thrones
Best Sound Editing Miniseries Movie or Special - Hatfields & McCoys
Best Sound Editing Nonfiction Program - Frozen Planet
Best Sound Mixing One Hour Series - Breaking Bad
Best Sound Mixing Movie/Mini - Hatfields & McCoys
Best Sound Mixing for Half Hour Series - Modern Family
Best Sound Mixing Variety - The 54th Annual Grammy Awards
Best Sound Mixing Nonfiction - Frozen Planet
Best Special Visual Effects - Game of Thrones
Best Supporting Visual Effects - Boardwalk Empire
Best Stunt Coordination - Southland
Best Technical Direction Series - Dancing With the Stars
Best Technical Direction Miniseries Movie or Special - Memphis (Great Performances)