Not much drama in these categories, since the winners have been honored for these roles since last September.
S. Epatha Merkerson won her third Best Actress in a TV Movie/Miniseries trophy (following the Emmy and the Golden Globe) for Lackawanna Blues.? I have to say a public thank-you to my divorce lawyer,? she declared, laughing so maniacally that, without knowing anything about him, you kind of felt sorry for her ex.
Paul Newman another trophy, another no-show. He won Best Actor in a TV Movie/Miniseries for Empire Falls? (following, like Merkerson, Emmy/Globe wins, though his Emmy triumph was in the Supporting Actor category). He clearly knew what he was doing when he bought the rights to Richard Russos book.