My Fearless, Somewhat Frightening 2015 Emmy Predictions

I have a bad feeling that Jane the Virgin is about to get royally screwed.

Emmy Nominations will be announced this Thursday at 11:30 am/EST, and my gut is telling me that the sublime freshman comedy — and its sterling ensemble led by Gina Rodriguez —will fall victim to the Academy's long-held bias against The CW.

I really hope I am wrong.

I also fear that FX's dramatic one-two punch of The Americans and Justified, as well as HBO's immensely satisfying revival of The Comeback, will receive a grand total of zero nominations — despite Emmy's decision to increase the Outstanding Drama and Comedy Series playing field from six to seven nominees.

But Thursday's announcement is poised to feature some pleasant surprises, too. Among the expected highlights: Nods for such deserving fresh blood as Empire's Taraji P. Henson, Transparent's Jeffrey Tambor, How to Get Away with Murder's Viola Davis and Bloodline's Ben Mendelsohn.

Scroll down to review my fearless predictions in the major drama and comedy categories, and then hit the comments with your own Emmy forecast. And remember — these are predictions not endoresements. To get a sense of who I'd like to see nom'd on Thursday, click here to view TVLine's Dream Emmy Nominations.

OUTSTANDING DRAMABetter Call Saul Downton Abbey Empire Game of Thrones House of Cards Mad Men Orange Is the New BlackOUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

Claire Danes, Homeland

Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder

Taraji P. Henson, Empire

Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black

Kerry Washington, Scandal

Robin Wright, House of Cards

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Kyle Chandler, Bloodline

Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Terrence Howard, Empire

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black

Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Lena Headey, Game of Thrones

Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black

Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Michael Kelly, House of Cards

Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline

Mandy Patinkin, Homeland

Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

OUTSTANDING COMEDYThe Big Bang Theory Grace and Frankie Louie Modern Family Silicon Valley Transparent VeepOUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Lena Dunham, Girls

Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Louis CK, Louie

Don Cheadle, House of Lies

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

William H Macy, Shameless

Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory

Julie Bowen, Modern Family

Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Allison Janney, Mom

Judith Light, Transparent

Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family

Tony Hale, Veep

Martin Sheen, Grace and Frankie

Sam Waterston, Grace and Frankie