2010 Emmy Award Odds: Predictions and Betting Favorites

The Annual Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday, August 29th 2010 with the broadcast being aired live from the NOKIA Theatre LA LIVE, in Los Angeles. The 62nd Emmy Awards will be shown on NBC at 8:00pm EST with last year's best comedy actor winner Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) 3-1 as one of the early betting favorites in 2010 Emmy Awards odds along with Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) at 2-1. While it is confirmed that Jimmy Fallon will host this year’s Emmy Awards, it is rumored that Kate Gosselin might perform in an opening skit and that Conan O'Brien has been approached to present an award.

Toni Collette, 2009 Best Comedy Actress winner for (United States of Tara) is nominated again and currently at 11-4 in 2010 Emmy Award predictions, with two other nominees from last year who are also nominated this year, Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine) and Tina Fey (30 Rock) both at 5-1 odds. Fox Network super hit Glee acquired 19 nominations, the most of any television series and is one of the Emmy betting favorites for Best Comedy Series at 4-1 along with ABC’s comedy Modern Family, which has 14 nominations and is at 5-7 odds to win Best Comedy Series. Bet Alec Baldwin 3-1 in 2010 Emmy Award predictions to win best drama actor with up to a 30% deposit bonus.

CBS’s The Good Wife, after only its first season earned 9 nominations and sits at 9-1 in Emmy predictions for Best Drama Series while ABC’s Lost, earned several farewell nominations and is at 13-4 in 2010 Emmy Award odds for this same category. The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award this year will be given to actor-director-producer George Clooney who will be only the fourth recipient of this prestigious award. Among those presenting will be Edie Falco, Tina Fey, Eva Longoria-Parker, Laurence Fishburne, Ricky Gervais, John Krasinski, LL Cool J, Julianna Margulies, Matthew Morrison, Matthew Perry, Keri Russell, Blair Underwood and Sofia Vergara. Bet Toni Collette 11-4 as the 2010 Emmy Awards betting favorite in predictions to win best drama actress.

62nd Annual Emmy Award Predictions

Best Drama Series

Breaking Bad 11-2
Dexter 9-2
Lost 13-4
Mad Men 23-20
The Good Wife 9-1
True Blood 12-1

Best Comedy Series

30 Rock 13-4
Curb Your Enthusiasm 14-1
Glee 4-1
Modern Family 5-7
Nurse Jackie 15-1
The Office 8-1

Best Drama Actor

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) 7-4
Hugh Laurie (House) 13-4
John Hamm (Mad Men) 9-2
Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) 10-1
Matthew Fox (Lost) 10-1
Michael C. Hall (Dexter) 2-1

Best Drama Actress

Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights) 7-1
Glenn Close (Damages) 13-2
January Jones (Mad Men) 17-2
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) 10-11
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) 4-1
Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) 6-1

Best Comedy Actor

Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) 3-1
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) 2-1
Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm 9-1
Matthew Morrison (Glee) 7-1
Steve Carell (The Office) 5-1
Tony Shaloub (Monk) 5-2

Best Comedy Actress

Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) 15-2
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) 7-5
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine) 11-2
Lea Michele (Glee) 6-1
Tina Fey (30 Rock) 5-1
Toni Collette (United States of Tara) 11-4