Below is the audio of our discussion, and the ten semi-finalists for the category and the episode they sent in for consideration.  For Best Actor, only the top 7 semi-finalists were leaked, but five nominees will likely come from the below seven actors.

Ricky Gervais won in a surprising result last year for the HBO series Extras.  In doing so, both Steve Carell and Alec Baldwin were snubbed.  Look for one of those two actors to take home the statue this year.  This category, as always, is full of big-name actors.  They are mostly deserving, save for Charlie Sheen.

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock ("Rosemary's Baby")
Steve Carell, The Office ("Goodbye, Toby")
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm ("The Bat Mitzvah")
David Duchovny, Californication ("The Last Waltz")
Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies ("Pie-lette")
Tony Shalhoub, Monk ("Mr. Monk and the Naked Man")
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men ("Is There a Mrs. Waffles?")

Oscar Predicted Winner: Alec Baldwin
John Predicted Winner: Alec Baldwin

Oscar Ideal Winner: Alec Baldwin
John Ideal Winner: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

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