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.
Four of last year’s best supporting actor nominees are not eligible this year. Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and Martin Short (Damages) have their seasons starting too late and Michael Emerson (LOST) and Terry O’Quinn (LOST) are not on the air anymore. That makes this the category that should have the most turnover from last year, and could be wide open as far as who gets nominated.
After getting a suprising nomination last year, John Slattery is almost a lock to get nominated this year for his work on Mad Men. Roger Sterling was much more involved this year and was at his best when playing off his chemistry with Joan (Christina Hendricks). Slattery has become a force on the show and even stepped behind the camera to direct 2 very strong episodes. Not only will he be nominated, he is the favorite to win.
While I was not as in love with Boardwalk Empire as most people, the work of Michael Pitt could not be denied. Some may argue that he is just as much the lead in this show as Steve Buschemi, but it is better for him to submit in the supporting category because its more wide open. He's also holding his own against a cast of veteran scene-stealers, giving a performance that ranges from muted and repressed to tortured and visibly disturbed.
Without any question, if I'm determining the Emmy nominees, Walton Goggins gets a nomination. Goggins, Margo Martindale and Timothy Olyphant all deserve recognition for the giant leap "Justified" took this past season. His Boyd Crowder has the conscience of a criminal, the soul of a reverend and the silver tongue of a con man. It's a great character and a great performance. Plus they need to make it up to him for never nominating for his great work in The Shield.
When "Terriers" premiered, Donal Logue was the known quality and Michael Raymond-James was the guy who did the intentionally bad Cajun accent on the first season of "True Blood." By the end of the season, it was a more-than-equal partnership. If Emmy voters watched "Terriers," Raymond-James would be a lock for a nomination. And if Raymond-James were a lock for a nomination, Laura Allen would be as well, because their scenes together, especially late in the season, were dynamite.
If I could combine work on 2 shows into one nomination, Michael B. Jordan would be a lock. Even so, his work on Friday Night Lights in the last season of the show, is just too good to ignore. The storyline with his family and his returning father was one of the strongest arcs of the season and Jordan killed it in every scene. He managed to make Vince one of the newer kids that I actually cared about as much as all of the originals. Maybe if he sticks around on Parenthood, he can turn into an perennial force.
When Parenthood first started, I viewed Dax Shepard as a decently funny guy who was at his best when he was screwing with people on Punk’d. Turns out, the guy is a hell of an actor. Parenthood made the leap into great show territory in season 2 and a major part of that was Shepard. He turned Crosby from a Peter Pan like man child into a fully grown man with adult feelings and emotions. Almost every actor on this show could be nominated in this category, but Shepard is the best
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