Your Personal Emmys: 2014-2015

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The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards aired a little while back, so I'm curious: what are your own personal awards? You don't have to abide by Emmy categories, so if you wanna pick twenty nominees for "Best Actress Whose Hair Color Reminds Me of My Ex," feel free to. The only restriction is that the content you pick must be from television seasons that had a majority of its episodes aired between June 1, 2014 and May 31, 2015. If exactly half of the episodes fall into the time period, I would say use it for the next year (I'll make a thread for that later).

Anyway, here are my picks:

Best Comedy Series

Archer
Season 6

Community
Season 6

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Season 10

Transparent
Season 1

Veep
Season 4

Best Drama Series

The Affair
Season 1

The Americans
Season 3

Better Call Saul
Season 1

Mad Men
Season 7-2

Orange is the New Black
Season 2

Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson
Black-ish
"Sex, Lies, and Vasectomies"

Fred Armisen
Portlandia
"Seaworld"

Charlie Day
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
"Charlie Work"

Andy Samberg
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
"Captain Peralta"

Jeffrey Tambor
Transparent
"Pilot"

Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Jon Hamm
Mad Men
"Person to Person"

Bob Odenkirk
Better Call Saul
"Pimento"

Matthew Rhys
The Americans
"March 8, 1983"

James Spader
The Blacklist
"Leonard Caul"

Dominic West
The Affair
"1"

Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Carrie Brownstein
Portlandia
"Seaworld"

Ellie Kemper
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
"Kimmy Goes to a Party!"

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Veep
"Election Night"

Kaitlin Olson
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
"The Gang Spies Like U.S."

Tracee Ellis Ross
Black-ish
"Parental Guidance"

Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Viola Davis
How to Get Away with Murder
"Freakin' Whack-a-Mole"

Taraji P. Henson
Empire
"Unto the Breach"

Elisabeth Moss
Mad Men
"Person to Person"

Keri Russell
The Americans
"March 8, 1983"

Ruth Wilson
The Affair
"9"

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Andre Braugher
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
"The Mole"

Tituss Burgess
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
"Kimmy Goes to School!"

Tony Hale
Veep
"East Wing"

Danny DeVito
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
"The Gang Group Dates"

Jim Rash
Community
"Lawnmower Maintenance & Postnatal Care"

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jonathan Banks
Better Call Saul
"Five-O"

Trai Byers
Empire
"Unto the Breach"

Joshua Jackson
The Affair
"10"

Michael McKean
Better Call Saul
"Pimento"

John Slattery
Mad Men
"Lost Horizon"

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Anna Chlumsky
Veep
"Convention"

Gaby Hoffman
Transparent
"Rollin'"

Gillian Jacobs
Community
"Advanced Safety Features"

Jane Krakowski
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
"Kimmy Gets a Job!"

Chelsea Peretti
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
"Halloween II"

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Uzo Aduba
Orange is the New Black
"We Have Manners. We're Polite."

Christina Hendricks
Mad Men
"Lost Horizon"

January Jones
Mad Men
"The Milk and Honey Route"

Maura Tierney
The Affair
"10"

Lorraine Toussaint
Orange is the New Black
"We Have Manners. We're Polite."

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Laurence Fishburne
Black-ish
"Law of Attraction"

Jon Hamm
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
"Kimmy Makes Waffles!"

Dwayne Johnson
Saturday Night Live
"Host: Dwayne Johnson"

Hugh Laurie
Veep
"Election Night"

Kyle MacLachlan
Portlandia
"4th of July"

Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Alan Alda
The Blacklist
"The Decembrist"

Scott Glenn
Daredevil
"Stick"

Bruce Greenwood
Mad Men
"Person to Person"

Frank Langella
The Americans
"I Am Abassin Zadran"

Pablo Schreiber
Orange is the New Black
"40 Oz. of Furlough"

Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Susie Essman
Broad City
"Knockoffs"

Tina Fey
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
"Kimmy Goes to Court!"

Jenifer Lewis
Black-ish
"Law of Attraction"

Kyra Sedgwick
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
"The Mole"

Olivia Wilde
Portlandia
"Seaworld"

Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Marcia Gay Harden
How to Get Away with Murder
"She's a Murderer"

Jennifer Hudson
Empire
"Sins of the Father"

Julia Ormond
Mad Men
"New Business"

Lois Smith
The Americans
"Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?"

Cicely Tyson
How to Get Away with Murder
"Mama's Here Now"

Best Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series

Community
Paget Brewster, Alison Brie, Keith David, Gillian Jacobs, Ken Jeong, Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, and Jim Rash

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Charlie Day, Danny DeVito, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, and Kaitlin Olson

Transparent
Jay Duplass, Gaby Hoffman, Amy Landecker, Judith Light, and Jeffrey Tambor

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tituss Burgess, Carol Kane, Ellie Kemper, and Jane Krakowski

Veep
Sufe Bradshaw, Anna Chlumsky, Gary Cole, Kevin Dunn, Tony Hale, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, and Matt Walsh

Best Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series

The Americans
Noah Emmerich, Lev Gorn, Annet Mahendru, Susan Misner, Matthew Rhys, Costa Ronin, Keri Russell, Keidrich Sellati, Holly Taylor, Richard Thomas, Alison Wright

The Affair
Joshua Jackson, Maura Tierney, Dominic West, and Ruth Wilson

Empire
Trai Byers, Bryshere Y. Gray, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, and Jussie Smollett

Mad Men
Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, Elisabeth Moss, and John Slattery

Orange is the New Black
Uzo Aduba, Jason Biggs, Danielle Brooks, Michael J. Harney, Natasha Lyonne, Taryn Manning, Kate Mulgrew, and Taylor Schilling

Best Directing in a Comedy Series

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
"Windbreaker City"
Craig Zisk

Community
"Modern Espionage"
Rob Schrab

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
"Charlie Work"
Matt Shakman

The Last Man on Earth
"Alive in Tucson"
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

Transparent
"Best New Girl"
Jill Soloway

Best Directing in a Drama Series

The Affair
"1"
Mark Mylod

Better Call Saul
"Five-O"
Adam Bernstein

Daredevil
"Cut Man"
Phil Abraham

Mad Men
"The Milk and Honey Route"
Matthew Weiner

Mad Men
"Person to Person"
Matthew Weiner

Best Writing in a Comedy Series

Archer
"Vision Quest"
Adam Reed

Community
"Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television"
Dan Harmon and Chris McKenna

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
"Frank Retires"
Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, and Rob McElhenney

Transparent
"Pilot"
Jill Soloway

Veep
"Testimony"
Sean Gray, Armando Ianucci, and Will Smith

Best Writing in a Drama Series

The Affair
"1"
Hagai Levi and Sarah Treem

The Americans
"Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?"
Joshua Brand

Better Call Saul
"Five-O"
Gordon Smith

Mad Men
"Lost Horizon"
Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner

Mad Men
"The Milk and Honey Route"
Matthew Weiner and Carly Wray

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I've actually given up on How to Get Away with Murder, but I do remember Cicely Tyson's guest shot as Viola Davis' mother, it was outstanding. It was also nice to see some love for Andre Braugher and Kyra Sedgwick on Brooklyn Nine Nine,,,the relationship between their two characters is one of the funniest aspects of the show.

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I've actually given up on How to Get Away with Murder, but I do remember Cicely Tyson's guest shot as Viola Davis' mother, it was outstanding. It was also nice to see some love for Andre Braugher and Kyra Sedgwick on Brooklyn Nine Nine,,,the relationship between their two characters is one of the funniest aspects of the show.
Yep, Braugher and Sedgwick are great together; especially interesting given that they're both typically dramatic actors. Haven't seen much of her this season, so I hope she comes back soon. And please, feel free to list yours.