66th Primetime Emmy Awards Odds

The television world took center stage with Thursday’s announcement of nominees for the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, which takes place Aug. 25 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. The show will be hosted by Seth Meyers (“Late Night” host and “Saturday Night Live alum) and aired on NBC.

Already water cooler talk finds plenty of spirited debates whether Walter White, Don Draper or Tyrion Lannister was the most compelling character of the last television season. Here are our current odds regarding this year’s Emmy Awards…

Outstanding Comedy Series Nominees:
20/1 “The Big Bang Theory” (2007)
10/1 “Louie” (2010)
15/1 “Modern Family” (2009)
10/1 “Orange Is the New Black” (2013)
18/1 “Silicon Valley” (2014)
10/1 “Veep” (2012)

Outstanding Drama Series Nominees:
10/1 “Breaking Bad” (2008)
12/1 “Downton Abbey” (2010)
10/1 “Game of Thrones” (2011)
15/1 “House of Cards” (2013)
12/1 “Mad Men” (2007)
8/1 “True Detective” (2014)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Nominees:
20/1 Don Cheadle for “House of Lies” (2012)
12/1 Louis C.K. for “Louie” (2010)
25/1 Matt LeBlanc for “Episodes” (2011)
18/1 William H. Macy for “Shameless” (2011)
30/1 Jim Parsons for “The Big Bang Theory” (2007)
20/1 Ricky Gervais for “Derek” (2012)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Nominees:
8/1 Bryan Cranston for “Breaking Bad” (2008)
15/1 Jeff Daniels for “The Newsroom” (2012)
10/1 Jon Hamm for “Mad Men” (2007)
8/1 Woody Harrelson for “True Detective” (2014)
8/1 Matthew McConaughey for “True Detective” (2014)
20/1 Kevin Spacey for “House of Cards” (2013)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Nominees:
20/1 Lena Dunham for “Girls” (2012)
25/1 Edie Falco for “Nurse Jackie” (2009)
14/1 Julia Louis-Dreyfus for “Veep” (2012)
15/1 Melissa McCarthy for “Mike & Molly” (2010)
10/1 Amy Poehler for “Parks and Recreation” (2009)
12/1 Taylor Schilling for “Orange Is the New Black” (2013)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominees:
22/1 Lizzy Caplan for “Masters of Sex” (2013)
8/1 Claire Danes for “Homeland” (2011)
10/1 Michelle Dockery for “Downton Abbey” (2010)
20/1 Julianna Margulies for “The Good Wife” (2009)
15/1 Kerry Washington for “Scandal” (2012)
8/1 Robin Wright for “House of Cards” (2013)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominees:
12/1 Ty Burrell for “Modern Family” (2009)
12/1 Jesse Tyler Ferguson for “Modern Family” (2009)
10/1 Adam Driver for “Girls” (2012)
15/1 Tony Hale for “Veep” (2012)
20/1 Andre Braugher for “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (2013)
25/1 Fred Armisen for “Portlandia” (2011)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominees:
15/1 Jim Carter for “Downton Abbey” (2010)
15/1 Josh Charles for “The Good Wife” (2009)
8/1 Peter Dinklage for “Game of Thrones” (2011)
10/1 Mandy Patinkin for “Homeland” (2011)
8/1 Aaron Paul for “Breaking Bad” (2008)
20/1 Jon Voight for “Ray Donovan” (2013)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominees:
15/1 Mayim Bialik for “The Big Bang Theory” (2007)
12/1 Julie Bowen for “Modern Family” (2009)
18/1 Anna Chlumsky for “Veep” (2012)
20/1 Allison Janney for “Mom” (2013)
12/1 Kate Mulgrew for “Orange Is the New Black” (2013)
14/1 Kate McKinnon for “Saturday Night Live” (1975)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominees:
20/1 Christine Baranski for “The Good Wife” (2009)
15/1 Joanne Froggatt for “Downton Abbey” (2010)
10/1 Anna Gunn for “Breaking Bad” (2008)
10/1 Lena Headey for “Game of Thrones” (2011)
8/1 Christina Hendricks for “Mad Men” (2007)
12/1 Maggie Smith for “Downton Abbey” (2010)

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series Nominees:
12/1 “The Colbert Report” (2005)
12/1 “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” (1996)
12/1 “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (2003)
8/1 “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (2014)
20/1 “Real Time with Bill Maher” (2003)
18/1 “Saturday Night Live” (1975)

Outstanding Reality Competition Program Nominees:
12/1 “The Amazing Race” (2001)
10/1 “Dancing with the Stars” (2005/I)
12/1 “Project Runway” (2004)
18/1 “So You Think You Can Dance” (2005)
14/1 “Top Chef” (2006)
20/1 “The Voice” (2011)