Yet more potential Emmy nominees; yet more potential Emmy losers
Those well-connected scamps at The Envelope have revealed the Top 10 finalists in the categories of Dramatic Actor, Dramatic Actress and Supporting Actor in a Comedy. And they are:
TOP 10 SEMIFINALISTS: BEST DRAMA ACTOR
Gabriel Byrne, "In Treatment" (HBO)
Kyle Chandler, "Friday Night Lights" (NBC)
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad" (AMC)
Patrick Dempsey, "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter (Showtime)
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men" (AMC)
Eddie Izzard, "The Riches" (FX)
Hugh Laurie, "House" (Fox)
Denis Leary, "Rescue Me" (FX)
James Spader, "Boston Legal" (ABC)
Whittling this one down to five is tough. But I'll go with Cranston, Hall, Hamm, Izzard and Laurie (with Leary dangling by a thread). Your thoughts?
TOP 10 SEMIFINALISTS: BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA
Patricia Arquette, "Medium" (NBC)
Glenn Close, "Damages" (FX)
Minnie Driver, "The Riches" (FX)
Sally Field, "Brothers and Sisters" (ABC)
Mariska Hargitay, "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC)
Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace" (TNT)
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men" (AMC)
Mary McDonnell, "Battlestar Galactica" (Sci Fi Channel)
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer" (TNT)
Jeanne Tripplehorn, "Big Love" (HBO)
Again, tough choices, but I'd like to see Close, Driver, Hunter, Moss and Sedgwick nominated. Your thoughts?
TOP 10 SEMIFINALISTS: COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men" (CBS)
Kevin Dillon, "Entourage" (HBO)
Justin Kirk, "Weeds" (Showtime)
Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS)
John Krasinski, "The Office" (NBC)
Jack McBrayer, "30 Rock" (NBC)
Tracy Morgan, "30 Rock" (NBC)
Jeremy Piven, "Entourage" (HBO)
Fred Willard, "Back to You" (Fox)
Rainn Wilson, "The Office" (NBC)
Remember, these are not predictions, because who can predict what a group that has never even nominated "The Wire" for Best Drama is going to cook up? These are just personal faves. And they are, in this category: Harris, Krasinski, McBrayer, Willard and Wilson. And again, feel free to champion your own favorites in the comments section.
And probably, we'll all be wrong. Because that's just how the Academy rolls.
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You know, Bryan Cranston was really good in "Breaking Bad," even though I only saw one or two espisodes because...What channel? What time? What night? Arrgh. Perhaps I need to pay more attention to those OTHER networks. Ahem.
But still, my heart belongs to Jon Hamm. And also Elisabeth Moss.
I would also love to see a Cage Match between Jack McBrayer and Rainn Wilson, to see who would get my support. IYKWIM.