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By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith Jul 24, 2008

We reported earlier this week that "Two and a Half Men" Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Emmy nominee Jon Cryer, who's lost the award twice to "Entourage's" Jeremy Piven, doesn't expect to take home a statuette this year, either. He expects to lose to Piven again, "or I think this time to Neil Patrick Harris" of "How I Met Your Mother."

Neil Patrick Harris, Jeremy Piven and Jon Cryer: Emmy Awards Back and Forth

So what does Neil think of that? "Wow, that's pretty impressive, coming from another nominee," he says. "I suppose now I should turn around and say I expect him to win." Whom DOES Neil expect to win? He laughs. "Piven."

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