Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Nomination Status: Two-time winner is sure of another nomination.
In His Favor: Somehow, both of Cranston's two straight Emmy wins for "Breaking Bad" have been desc...
Glenn Close, "Damages"
Nomination Status: Two straight wins for this role, expect a third nomination at the very least.
In Her Favor: The "Oh look! A movie star on TV!" snobs love Glenn Close li...
Toni Collette, "United States of Tara"
Nomination Status: Defending champ remains a favorite.
In Her Favor: Toni Collette won the first Emmy and Golden Globe of her career for the first season of "Uni...
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Nomination Status: Two-time winner is a lock for another nomination.
In His Favor: So far, it's hard to resent Alec Baldwin so far. He had been nominated the past three years. He pr...
There are always nightmare categories when handicapping a potential Emmy ballot, categories where you know that even if the field expanded to 10, there would still be deserving actors left on the outside.
In ...
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"
Nomination Status: This category's defending champ, just in case you've forgotten.
In His Favor: Last year's Emmy ceremony was supposed to be Neil Patrick Harris' coronation...
Jane Lynch, "Glee"
Nomination Status: The presumptive, untested frontrunner
In Her Favor: Since "Glee" premiered last May, Jane Lynch has dominated nearly every conversation about the show, for h...
Chandra Wilson, "Grey's Anatomy"
Nomination Status: Longtime nominee is now a favorite
In Her Favor: Go back and watch the "Grey's Anatomy" finale and then come back and tell us that this isn't C...
Although the nominations won't be announced until early on the morning of July 8, this is Emmy Nominations Handicapping Week at HitFix.
Over the next five days, I'm gonna be breaking down the leading candidat...
Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad"
Nomination Status: A nomination lock and a deserving frontrunner
In His Favor: Last year, Paul did the hard part, breaking into a fearsome field as a relatively unknown actor on ...
