The ballots are out now for this year's EMMY nominations and I have decided once again to tag team the big awards show with fellow entertainment guru and standout substitute Kiel Servidedo. However, he is not getting excited for the topic, so has decided to just donk around. Feel free to lampoon his blog and tell him to get his ass in gear by clicking here. But not now, do that later. Here is some thoughts on the Drama category.
There are six possible nominees with a possibility of a seventh if the voting is close. I'd be lieing to you if I have told you I've seen all the episodes that the networks have submitted for consideration so I will take a stab at the ones I think are in serious contention. Does this invalidate my opinion, you bet. Lets get on with it.
WRITING AND DIRECTING
Expect to see a lot of Mad Men in the writing department, there was a lot of complaints that nothing happens in the series. Probably because the characters spend most of the time facing internal conflicts rather than the external conflicts we are used to seeing. Time to cash in with some awards for all the inaction that took place last season. Also expect the finale of Lost to be represented in both categories. When you can move an audience to tears you can expect some awards for it. And those voting usually only vote for individual episode so the academy often does not care if they never got answers about Walt.
DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
John Lithgow decided to not enter as a lead actor but rather as a guest actor since he was only on Dexter for one season. The man was chilling and helped to make this season one of the best. Expect Michael J. Fox to get one for Rescue Me and maybe James Earl Jones in House, but it doesn't really matter as this award is all Lithgow's
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Has anyone seen Treme or know what the show is about? Well apparently Khando Alexander is a shoe in to get nominated, any information on the series would be appreciated. Elisabeth Moss and Christina Hendricks will both get nominations for their performances in Mad Men. Moss for the strong female role against the male psyche and Hendricks for the way she walks in and out of a room. Chloe Sevigny should also get a nomination for her portrayal in Big Love, she is definitely the strongest of the three wives and the only bright spot in a bad season.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Is it possible to nominate three actors from Lost? Probably not and the odd man out will probably be Nestor Carbonell who did fantastic in the episode Ab Aberneto but his long eyelashes will probably have to bat longingly as he watches Terry O' Quinn and Michael Emerson receive nominations as they have become regulars on the stage and each coming out with an award. O' Quinn did great work performing in two different roles, and Emerson switches between hero and villain during almost every episode. Martin Short will get nominated for a fantastic performance in what seems to be opposite Glenn Close, yet he still asked to be considered a supporting character. And AMC will round out the list as Aaron Paul gets a nomination for Breaking Bad, which I need to devote more time to. Then there is John Slattery as Roger Sterling who is one of the coolest old men there is. I want to be him when I grow up, no doubt.
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Glenn Close and Julianna Margulis are the best reasons why Damages and The Good Wife respectively will get nominated for Best Drama so of course they should both be favored in this category. I never thought that Bryan Cranston would need assistance to make Breaking Bad a better show but Anna Gunn is giving it to him anyway. Kyra Sedgwick will once again be nominated for The Closer. Since Elisabeth Moss is competing in the supporting category that opens up the chance for January Jones to receive the obligatory Mad Men nomination. Mariska Hargitay should round out the list for SVU.
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Bryan Craston obviously leads the very talented field of men for this year. Just think he used to be the dad on Malcom in the Middle and now he could win the award three times in a row. Michael C. Hall will also obviously receive a nomination if only for that final scene. Hugh Laurie will once again be nominated, but this time he deserves to be on the list with a highlight reel from the first and last 2 episodes of this past season. A series finale of a hit show is usually a guaranteed way to get some EMMY hype, but for 24 this may be the only serious nomination they get, and yet Kiefer Sutherland is still on the bubble. Maybe if he got his personal life together he'd have a better shot. Expect to see Jon Hamm on the list and the night of the awards expect to see a drooling Tina Fey on the red carpet closely behind him. God I want to see Kyle Chandler on the list for his role in leading the East Dillon Panthers to glory on Friday Night Lights. He is certainly getting a big push from Direct TV and fans alike who are begging the committee to take this show seriously. This is the probably the shows best chance for a big award but I suspect that Simon Baker and his dreamy eyes will get the spot instead. Damn those dreamy eyes.
BEST DRAMA SERIES
The first four picks are easy to make. You have Mad Men, the two-time champ. Dexter with two champion actors. Breaking Bad which is only getting better and better with each passing season. And the superb cast of Damages giving the show its third straight nomination. I said that Julianna Margulis was good enough to get her show nominated and I am sticking with that prediction for The Good Wife. History dictates that extra long series finales are usually shoe-ins for EMMY consideration. It helped the Sopranos and the finale for Lost was talked about just as much. The episode was certainly strong enough to be considered and that's what should give it the edge. If the show had to be selected for the entire season, I don't think it would make the cut, but the selections are only made for one episode so I think that gives it the edge.
Feel free to hit me up with your thoughts as we have till June 8 th to discuss the issues.
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