And the Emmy goes to? A TV follower offers predictions

I'd like to say I'm confident that "Game of Thrones" and "Veep" will repeat as best drama and comedy series.

Will the two revisions combine for big surprises Sunday when the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards air at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC with host Jimmy Kimmel?

The battles, the bravery, the betrayal — it's all there and grippingly cinematic as "GOT" winds its way through George R.R. Martin's astounding kingdom.

Last year, it (bloodlessly!) wrested the top drama award from Emmy voters typically reluctant to reward fantasy shows.

Old-school sitcom excellence meets new-school awareness.

The viciously funny series was crowned in the category last year and, in a rollicking real-world election season that barely exceeds the show's satire, voters will give it a second term.

[...] our ballot is marked for Kevin Spacey of "House of Cards" — the fourth Emmy bid's the charm for this Oscar winner's supremely villainous politico.

SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES:

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES:

The comic timing, the rubber-faced expressions evocative of Lucille Ball and her fresh rendition of a modern working mother make her Emmy worthy.

SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY SERIES:

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES:

Allison Janney, "Mom."

Because she's a treasure, an actress who grounds even the show's silliest moments and brings humanity and grace to its darker ones.