Emmy predictions

Ellen Degeneres will be mostly funny and the show won't feel 8 hours long...

Oh, let's go with winner predictions, always more fun. (My predicted winner in bold)

• Drama Series
  
  24
  Lost
  Deadwood
  The West Wing
  Six Feet Under
• Comedy Series
  
  Arrested Development
  Desperate Housewives
  Everybody Loves Raymond
  Scrubs
  Will & Grace
• Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  
  James Spader (Boston Legal)
  Ian McShane (Deadwood)
  Hugh Laurie (House)
  Hank Azaria (Huff)
  Kiefer Sutherland (24)
• Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  
  Jennifer Garner (Alias)
  Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU)
  Patricia Arquette (Medium)
  Glenn Close (The Shield)
  Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under)
• Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
  
  Jason Bateman (Arrested Development)
  Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond)
  Tony Shalhoub (Monk)
  Zack Braff (Scrubs)
  Eric McCormack (Will & Grace)
• Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  
  Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives)
  Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives)
  Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives)
  Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond)
  Jane Kaczmarek (Malcom in the Middle)
• Supporting Actor in Drama Series
  
  William Shatner (Boston Legal)
  Oliver Platt (Huff)
  Naveen Andrews (Lost)
  Terry O'Quinn (Lost)
  Alan Alda (The West Wing)
• Supporting Actress in Drama Series
  
  Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy)
  Blythe Danner (Huff)
  Tyne Daly (Judging Amy)
  CCH Pounder (The Shield)
  Stockard Channing (The West Wing)
• Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
  
  Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development)
  Jeremy Piven (Entourage)
  Peter Boyle (Everybody Loves Raymond)
  Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond)
  Sean Hayes (Will & Grace)
• Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  
  Jessica Walter (Arrested Development)
  Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond)
  Holland Taylor (Two and a Half Men)
  Conchata Ferrell (Two and a Half Men)
  Megan Mullally (Will & Grace)

All of these categories are important, but what about the ones that matter to us, the writers?? And for this list, I'm going to credit the writers -- all of them!

• Writing for a Comedy Series
  
  Arrested Development • Sad Sack •
  Barbie Adler, Writer
  
  Arrested Development • Sword Of Destiny •
  Brad Copeland, Writer
  
  Arrested Development • The Righteous Brothers •
  Mitchell Hurwitz, Written by
  Jim Valley, Written by
  
  Desperate Housewives • Pilot •
  Marc Cherry, Writer
  
  Everybody Loves Raymond • Finale •
  Philip Rosenthal, Writer
  Ray Romano, Writer
  Tucker Cawley, Writer
  Lew Schneider, Writer
  Steve Skrovan, Writer
  Jeremy Stevens, Writer
  Mike Royce, Writer
  Aaron Shure, Writer
  Tom Caltabiano, Writer
  Leslie Caveny, Writer
• Writing for a Drama Series
  
  House • Three Stories •
  David Shore, Writer
  
  Lost • Pilot •
  J.J. Abrams, Teleplay by/Story by
  Damon Lindelof, Teleplay by/Story by
  Jeffrey Lieber, Story by
  
  Lost • Walkabout •
  David Fury, Written by
  
  Rescue Me • Pilot •
  Peter Tolan, Writer
  Denis Leary, Writer
  
  The Wire • Middle Ground •
  George Pelecanos, Writer/Story by
  David Simon, Story by

There you have it, my predictions. Make yours before showtime.