Although the nominees won't be announced until the first of the year I wanted to post my predictions for the television categories. Feel free to post your picks or some contenders.

Remember that they honor series, films & music released throughout the year.

Below are my current predictions:

Best Drama Series
-"Hawthrone"
-"Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency"
-"Grey's Anatomy"
-"Lincoln Heights"
-"House"

Spoilers: "Law & Order", "Private Practice", "NCIS: Los Angeles", "The Unit", "In Treatment"


Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
-Derek Luke "Trauma"
-Laurence Fishburne "CSI"
-LL Cool J "NCIS: Los Angeles"
-Anthony Anderson "Law & Order"
-Hill Harper "CSI: New York"

Spoilers: Russell Hornsby "Lincoln Heights", Aaron Shaw "In Treatment", Dennis Haysbert "The Unit", Shemar Moore "Criminal Minds"


Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series- Going to be one tough category
-Angela Bassett "E.R."
-Jada Pinkett Smith "Hawthrone"
-Nicki Micheaux "Lincoln Heights"
-Regina King "Southland"
-Jill Scott "Ladies No. 1 Detective"

Spoilers: Wendy Davis "Army Wives", Regina Taylor "The Unit", Erica Hubbard "Lincoln Heights", Jennifer Beals "The L Word", Genelle Williams "Warehouse 13"


Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
-James Pickens Jr. "Grey's Anatomy"
-Omar Epps "House"
-Taye Diggs "Private Practice"
-Nelsan Ellis "True Blood"
-Courtney B. Vance "Flash Forward"

Spoilers: Lucian Msamati "Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency", Tristan Wilds "90210", Russell Horsnby "In Treatment", Desmond Buke "Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency", Jacko Smiths "Crash"


Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
-Rutina Wesley "True Blood"
-Chandra Wilson "Grey's Anatomy"
-Audra McDonald "Private Practice"
-S. Epatha Merkenson "Law & Order"
-Anika Noni Rose "Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency"

Spoilers: Sherri Saum-"In Treatment", Rhyon Brown "Lincoln Heights", Gabrielle Union "Flash Forward", CCH Pounder "Warehouse 13", Jurnee Smollett "Friday Night Lights"


Outstanding Comedy Series
-"Meet the Browns"
-"Ugly Betty"
-"The Game"
-"30 Rock"
-"House of Payne"

Spoilers: "Everybody Hates Chris", "Brothers", "Sherri", "The Cleveland Show"

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
-Dule Hill "Pysch"
-Terry Crews "Everybody Hates Chris"
-LaVan Davis "House of Payne"
-Tyler James Williams "Everybody Hates Chris"
-David Mann "Meet the Browns"

Spoilers: Donald Faison "Scrubs", Michael Strahan "Brothers", Pooch Hall "The Game", Paul James "Greek"


Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
-Tia Mowry "The Game"
-America Ferrera "Ugly Betty"
-Tichina Arnold "Everybody Hates Chris"
-Cassi Davis "House of Payne"
-Sherri Shepard "Sherri"

Spoilers: Sanaa Lathan "The Cleveland Show", Tamala Mann "Meet the Browns", Salli Richardson "Eureka"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
-Daryl Mitchel "Brothers"
-Lance Gross "House of Payne"
-Tracy Morgan "30 Rock"
-Malcolm Jamaal Warner "Sherri"
-Idris Elba "The Office"

Spoilers: Larramaine Shaw "House of Payne", Carl Weathers "Brothers",Lamann Rucker "Meet the Browns", Hosea Sanchez "The Game", Coby Bell "The Game"


Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Wendy Raquel Robinson "The Game"
- Vanessa Williams "Ugly Betty"
- Amber Riley "Glee"
- Keisha Knight-Pulliam "House of Payne"
- Vivica A. Fox "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

Spoilers: Tisha Campbell-Martin "Rita Rocks", CCH Pounder "Brothers", Wanda Skyes "The New Adventures of Old Christine", Rashida Jones "Parks & Recreations", Denise Boutte "Meet the Browns"

Outstanding T.V. Movie/Mini-Series
- Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
- Relative Stranger
- America


Outstanding Actor in a T.V. Movie/Mini-Series
-Cuba Gooding Jr. (Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story)
-Eriq La Salle (Relative Stranger)
-Michael Beach (Relative Stranger)



Outstanding Actress in a T.V. Movie/Mini-Seires
-Cicely Tyson (Relative Stranger)
-Kimberly Elise (Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story)
-Aunjaune Ellis (Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story)
-Ruby Dee (America)

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hmm. I really don't see how these are relevant anymore. I mean why should we separate merit based on color.
If "white" people had their own awards show, they would be called racists, with people saying "its not fair that you don't allow other races to compete". And we cannot say the Emmy's are for the whites, because other nationalities wouldn't be allowed to contend, just like white (or any other nationality for that matter) can't compete in the Naacp awards.

Hopefully people will be able to accept everyone for who they are and will not focus on their color.

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If "white" people had their own awards show, they would be called racists, with people saying "its not fair that you don't allow other races to compete". And we cannot say the Emmy's are for the whites, because other nationalities wouldn't be allowed to contend, just like white (or any other nationality for that matter) can't compete in the Naacp awards.

non-blacks compete at the NAACP awards. Sandra Oh has been nommed by them before as has America Ferrera(who is a winner).

I really think these awards are about awarding underrepresented groups in television. I think that's fine. I also find it interesting that people don't complain about the GLADD awards in the same way they do the Image awards.

Additionally, I think when you look at the amount of non-black nominees at this years emmys in comparison to both the actual demographics of non-white actors on television and non-white people in America there is a huge difference. In the acting categories and especially in the writing/directing/producing categories.

And, if you look at the emmys and search for black women and men in particular, I think it's pretty hard to make it in unless you're named Andre Braugher, Charles Dutton, Cicely Tyson, or Alfre Woodard.

Also, they were one of the few groups other than the TCA to continually recognize "The Wire" with nominations. A show that suspiciously was snubbed by emmy voters countless times in spite of critical raves and its network pedigree.

I, for one, find GLADD to be a slightly sillier, more pointless awards show than this one.

NAACP nominate so arbitrarily, overlooking many great performances from minorities for big names and popular, often not-so-good movies and tv shows.

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Originally posted by reidster:
hmm. I really don't see how these are relevant anymore. I mean why should we separate merit based on color.

Hopefully people will be able to accept everyone for who they are and will not focus on their color.

Yes this may be correct but in the real would this is not going to happen we will never see anyone win a emmy for playing a black gay alien with a drug problem (and I hope you get all four awards references) ,,,,,,,,, So from that point of view I say bring on any award that covers all aspects of life ...........