Emmy Predictions 2016: Who Will Likely Get Nominated for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series?

From June 13 to June 27, voting is taking place for The 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. To add to the excitement of the past year in television, I'm providing analysis on which shows and performers are likely to get nominated this year - moving on to Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

2015 Nominees:

        Uzo Aduba for Netflix's Orange Is the New Black (WINNER)
        Christine Baranski for CBS' The Good Wife
        Emilia Clarke for HBO's Game of Thrones
        Joanne Froggatt for PBS' Downton Abbey
        Lena Headey for HBO's Game of Thrones
        Christina Hendricks for AMC's Mad Men

All six nominees from last year are once again eligible. However, Christina Hendricks is up for her role on SundanceTV's Hap and Leonard - which very likely won't have the same kind of impact that Mad Men did over the years. Much like drama supporting actor, there could be a number of really deserving contenders ready to break into the field as well. So some veterans of the category could be in danger of losing their slots.

So now, here's my thoughts on the actors must likely to be nominated for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:

1. Uzo Aduba for Netflix's Orange Is the New Black
2. Emilia Clarke for HBO's Game of Thrones
3. Lena Headey for HBO's Game of Thrones
4. Joanne Froggatt for PBS' Downton Abbey
5. Christine Baranski for CBS' The Good Wife
6. Rhea Seehorn for AMC's Better Call Saul

And now, for some serious threats that could break into the list:

1. Maggie Smith for PBS' Downton Abbey
2. Edie Falco and Jessica Lange for Louis C.K.'s Horace and Pete
3. Miranda Otto for Showtime's Homeland
4. Margo Martindale for CBS' The Good Wife
5. Constance Zimmer for Lifetime's UnREAL
6. Kate Mulgrew, Danielle Brooks, Laverne Cox and Laura Prepon for Netflix's Orange Is the New Black
7. Maggie Siff for Showtime's Billions
8. Katie Holmes for Showtime's Ray Donovan
9. Christina Hendricks for SundanceTV's Hap and Leonard
10. Neve Campbell for Netflix's House of Cards
11. Olivia Wilde and Annie Parisse for HBO's Vinyl
12. Regina King, Liv Tyler, Amy Brenneman and Ann Dowd for HBO's The Leftovers
13. Linda Cardellini, Sissy Spacek and Andrea Riseborough for Netflix's Bloodline
14. Helen McCrory and Billie Piper for Showtime's Penny Dreadful
15. Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner and Carice van Houten for HBO's Game of Thrones
16. Alison Wright and Holly Taylor for FX's The Americans

Some considerable long-shots:

1. Maura Tierney for Showtime's The Affair
2. Abigail Spencer and Adelaide Clemens for SundanceTV's Rectify
3. Dana Delany for Amazon's Hand of God
4. Bellamy Young, Artemis Pebdani, Darby Stanchfield, Kate Burton, Portia de Rossi and Katie Lowes for ABC's Scandal
5. Selenis Leyva, Taryn Manning, Lori Tan Chinn, Jackie Cruz, Lea DeLaria and Emma Myles for Netflix's Orange Is the New Black
6. Jeri Ryan, Amy Aquino and Sarah Clarke for Amazon's Bosch
7. Stephanie Corneliussen, Carly Chaikin and Porita Doubleday for USA's Mr. Robot
8. Amirah Vann, Jessica De Gouw and Adina Porter for WGN America's Underground
9. Melissa McBride, Danai Gurira and Merritt Wever for AMC's The Walking Dead
10. Kate Bosworth for Crackle's The Art of More

And now, just some colorful oddities who still have an outside chance:

1. Carrie-Anne Moss and Rachael Taylor for Netflix's Jessica Jones
2. Calista Flockhart and Chyler Leigh for CBS' Supergirl
3. Katheryn Winnick for History's Vikings
4. Lindsey Morgan for The CW's The 100
5. Hayden Panettiere for ABC's Nashville
6. Emily Hampshire for Syfy's 12 Monkeys
7. Caitlin Fitzgerald and Annaleigh Ashford for Showtime's Masters of Sex
8. Deborah Ann Woll and Elodie Yung for Netflix's Daredevil
9. Drea de Matteo for NBC's Shades of Blue

What do you think? Do you agree or disagree with my choices? Let me know in the comments below!