Earlier this week, Ted Mann and I chatted with RNN’s Stacy-Ann Gooden about a few of the Emmy nominees with connections to the Lower Hudson Valley. Given time constraints, we only had so much time to debate a few of the candidates, but thanks to the good ol’-fashioned(?) blog, we can offer our takes on which LoHud celebs we think, and hope, will win at Sunday’s ceremony.

Keep in mind that a couple of celebs with a local connection already had their fates decided at “ceremonies held earlier.” North Salem resident Stanley Tucci won Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his appearance on “Monk.” (My gripe: Why wasn’t Paul Reubens’ hilarious performance as Gerhardt on “30 Rock” even nominated?) And while Suffern native Tim Daly didn’t win Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama for his appearance on “The Sopranos,” the winner in that category—John Goodman—appeared on “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” created by Scarsdale native Aaron Sorkin.

Ted found legit connections to the Lower Hudson Valley in eight major categories. We’ll give you a couple of teasers before the break. Check out the rest of our predictions and rooting interests after the break.

1. SERIES (DRAMA)
•”Boston Legal”
•“Grey’s Anatomy” (stars Katherine Heigl from nearby New Canaan)
•“Heroes” (stars Palisades native Hayden Panettiere)
•”House”
•“The Sopranos” (parts filmed in LoHud; starred Sneden’s Landing homeowner Lorraine Bracco)

CHRIS: Thinks “The Sopranos” will win and wants “The Sopranos” to win.
TED: Thinks “The Sopranos” will win and wants “The Sopranos” to win.

2. SERIES (COMEDY)
•“Entourage” (stars Mamaroneck’s Kevin Dillon)
•”The Office”
•”30 Rock”
•”Two and a Half Men”
•“Ugly Betty” (stars Chappaqua’s Vanessa Williams)

CHRIS: Thinks “Ugly Betty” will win but wants “30 Rock” to win.
TED: Thinks “The Office” will win but wants “30 Rock” to win.

3. LEAD ACTRESS (COMEDY)
•Felicity Huffman (born in Bedford) – “Desperate Housewives”
•America Ferrera – “Ugly Betty”
•Tina Fey – “30 Rock”
•Julia Louis-Dreyfus – “The New Adventures of Old Christine”
•Mary-Louise Parker – “Weeds”

CHRIS: Thinks America Ferrera will win but wants Tina Fey to win.
TED: Thinks America Ferrera will win but wants Mary-Louise Parker to win.

4. SUPPORTING ACTRESS (DRAMA)
•Lorraine Bracco (Sneden’s Landing connection; sister-in-law of Aidan Quinn) - “The Sopranos”
•Rachel Griffiths – “Brothers and Sisters”
•Katherine Heigl (born and raised in New Canaan, Conn.) – “Grey’s Anatomy”
•Sandra Oh – “Grey’s Anatomy”
•Aida Turturro – “The Sopranos”
•Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy”

CHRIS: Thinks Lorraine Bracco will win but wants Chandra Wilson to win.
TED: Thinks Katherine Heigl will win and wants Katherine Heigl to win.

5. SUPPORTING ACTRESS – COMEDY
•Conchata Ferrell – “Two and a Half Men”
•Jenna Fischer – “The Office”
•Elizabeth Perkins – “Weeds”
•Jaime Pressly – “My Name is Earl”
•Holland Taylor – “Two and a Half Men”
•Vanessa Williams (Chappaqua resident) – “Ugly Betty”

CHRIS: Thinks Vanessa Williams will win but wants Jenna Fischer to win.
TED: Thinks Vanessa Williams will win and wants Vanessa Williams to win.

6. SUPPORTING ACTOR – COMEDY
• Jon Cryer – “Two and a Half Men”
•Kevin Dillon (Mamaroneck native) – “Entourage”
•Neil Patrick Harris – “How I Met Your Mother”
•Jeremy Piven – “Entourage”
•Rainn Wilson – “The Office”

CHRIS: Thinks Rainn Wilson will win and wants Rainn Wilson to win.
TED: Thinks Jeremy Piven will win and wants Kevin Dillon to win.

7. SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
•Edward Asner – “The Christmas Card”
•Thomas Haden Church – “Broken Trail”
•Joe Mantegna – “The Starter Wife”
•Aidan Quinn (Sneden’s Landing resident; brother-in-law of Lorraine Bracco) – “Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee”
•August Schellenberg – “Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee”

CHRIS: Thinks Thomas Haden Church will win but wants Aidan Quinn to win.
TED: Thinks Aidan Quinn will win and wants Aidan Quinn to win.

8. SERIES (REALITY COMPETITION)
•“The Amazing Race” (the race finished in Garrison!)
•”American Idol”
•”Dancing with the Stars”
•”Project Runway”
•”Top Chef”

CHRIS: Thinks “American Idol” will win but wants “Project Runway” to win.
TED: Thinks “Top Chef” will win but wants “Dancing With the Stars” to win.

(Photo courtesy of FOX.)