Dream Emmy Ballot: Best Lead Actress In A Comedy

With the announcement of Emmy nominations right around the corner, I think it is time to break down what I believe should be the Emmy nominations for the year.  As always, these are just my opinions and are based on the shows that I watch.

This is always the weakest category in my opinion, which is a shame because there are so many funny women on TV; they are just not in leading roles for one reason or another.  Hopefully after the Box Office success of Bridesmaids that will change, but this year I had a difficult time coming up with 3 nominees, let alone 6.

30 Rock had a comeback season last year and whenever "30 Rock" does anything well; a lot of the credit goes (totally deservedly) to Tina Fey. She can get nominated in this category in her sleep.   While Baldwin is the dominant actor on screen, Fey has to get a lot of credit for being able to keep up with such a strong acting personality

Her show may have been cancelled, but don't cry for Toni Collette. With two nominations and a win for "United States of Tara," she's gotten good value out of her move to Showtime and she should be back for another Emmy run after what has been, in many ways, her best season of acting work.  I don’t expect her to stick around TV now that this show has been cancelled, so she may get a nostalgic farewell Emmy

Parks and Recreation had a perfect season.  I don’t think they had one week episode all season and for that, credit has to be given to the star of the show, Amy Poehler.  If not for the Showtime women, I'd be thinking this would be a great year for Poehler to score her first career Emmy win. Instead, she'll watch a movie star in a half-hour drama take the comedy prize she deserves.  She gets my Emmy, so if someone wants to tell her that, she can come accept it whenever she would like.

If you're going to get cancer, be sure to get the flamboyant Showtime cancer. At least that way, you're guaranteed a few Emmys before passing into the afterlife.  Laura Linney is really great on "The Big C" and her track record is worth considering: She's 3-3 at the Emmys, with wins for "Wild Iris," "Frasier" and "John Adams." She's going to be very hard to beat on Emmy night. 

One of 2 nominations that I am not sure is really deserved, but I was grasping for straws in this category.  In season 2 of Cougar Town, Courtney Cox was less of a star and it turned more into an ensemble comedy.  She needs to get some credit for that because the show was actually damn funny in season 2.  And because she was forced to dominate every scene, her comedic work actually got much funnier in smaller doses.

Lea Michelle had an ok year on Glee.  She is still by far the best singer and a good enough actress.  That’s really all I have to say.  Hey, I said this was a weak category.