What’s your Emmy mantra? (CREDIT: Television Academy/Screenshot)

It’s Emmy Monday!!! Since I am a hopeless devotee of the boob tube, I do indeed make sure to annually view the presentation of the Primetime Emmy Awards. And along with that viewing tradition, I also enjoy making predictions of the winners in the major categories, along with my selections of whom I would vote for if I were a member of the TV Academy.

Now, I haven’t watched every single nominated program, so in some cases, my preference might be for a nominee that I believe would give an entertaining acceptance speech, as opposed to necessarily who I thought was the best at making quality television in the past year.

Anyway, we’ll all find out together how it goes down when Mariska Hargitay emcees the ceremony on Monday, September 14 on NBC and Peacock.

DRAMA SERIES
Prediction: The Pitt
Preference: Pluribus

LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA
Prediction: Noah Wyle
Preference: Mark Ruffalo

LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA
Prediction: Rhea Seehorn
Preference: Rhea Seehorn

SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA
Prediction: Shawn Hatosy
Preference: Carlos Manuel Vesga

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA
Prediction: Taylor Dearden
Preference: Karolina Wydra

DIRECTING, DRAMA
Prediction: Pluribus, “We Is Us”
Preference: Pluribus, “We Is Us”

WRITING, DRAMA
Prediction: Pluribus, “We Is Us”
Preference: Pluribus, “We Is Us”

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COMEDY SERIES
Prediction: Widow’s Bay
Preference: Widow’s Bay

LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY
Prediction: Matthew Rhys
Preference: Matthew Rhys

LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY
Prediction: Jean Smart
Preference: Lisa Kudrow

SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY
Prediction: Harrison Ford
Preference: Harrison Ford

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY
Prediction: Kate O’Flynn
Preference: Michelle Pfeiffer

DIRECTING, COMEDY
Prediction: Widow’s Bay, “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!”
Preference: The Chair Company, “Life goes by too f**king fast, it really does.”

WRITING, COMEDY
Prediction: Widow’s Bay, “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!”
Preference: The Chair Company, “Life goes by too f**king fast, it really does.”

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LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Prediction: DTF St. Louis
Preference: DTF St. Louis

LEAD ACTOR, LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Prediction: Matthew Rhys
Preference: Matthew Rhys

LEAD ACTRESS, LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Prediction: Sarah Pidgeon
Preference: Sally Field

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REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
Prediction: The Traitors
Preference: Whatever!

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VARIETY SERIES
Prediction: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Preference: Jimmy Kimmel Live!