If we handed out Emmys . . .

SO OFTEN, the Emmy voters get it wrong. (Have they never watched “The Wire”?) Or they reward the same guy, doing the same thing, slighting all the new kids on the block. (We enjoy him, but really, James Spader? Again?)

Our Emmy wish list tips the hat to the less-watched, risk-taking champs (like “Breaking Bad’s” Bryan Cranston), hands out several statuettes in the same category when they’re due (to the lovely ladies of “Ugly Betty,” for starters), and shines the spotlight on the quietly powerful performances that we already know voters bypassed (no January Jones in the top 10? Really?). And we list alternates too, because picking among America Ferrera, Tina Fey and Marcia Cross really took its toll.

For the full list go to theenvelope.latimes.com

-- Denise Martin