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Emmy Semifinalists: Lead Actor and Lead Actress in a Drama
Yesterday we learned of the Emmy semifinalists for the Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress categories, and today we can consider the lead actors and actresses.
And the semifinalists are:
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment
Kyle Chandler - Friday Night Lights
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Patrick Dempsey - Grey's Anatomy
Michael C. Hall - Dexter
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Eddie Izzard - The Riches
Hugh Laurie - House
Denis Leary - Rescue Me
James Spader - Boston Legal
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette - Medium
Glenn Close - Damages
Minnie Driver - The Riches
Sally Field - Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Holly Hunter - Saving Grace (2007)
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men
Mary McDonnell, Battlestar Galactica
Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer
Jeanne Tripplehorn - Big Love
Predictions? Surprises? Snubs? Discuss!
Source: TV Guide
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Comments (14 comments)
Bryan Cranston, Eddie Izzard, or Hugh Laurie to win, cant decide between them. their all good in their own ways
As for the ladies, Minnie Driver is brilliant. I hope she wins
Wow, Battlestar Galactica actually got a nomination. Mary McDonnell deserves to win but the rest of the cast and crew deserves some recognition as well!
I'm also surprised that David Duchovny didn't get a nod for his work on Californication. And nobody from Pushing Daisies!
Fortunately, Hugh Laurie did get nominated. He's never won an Emmy, has he?
Good to finally see Patrick Dempsey nominated! YEY! He was fantastic in season 3 and 4! Woohoo! But i do think that Ellen Pompeo should have been nominated for Best Lead Actress. She really was great in season 3 and 4. Most passionate i've seen an actress in a while on prime time TV. If she isn't nominated the nominators are insane!!! I don't think anyone gives her enough credit! Do we actually know if this is the real list or is it just a prediction?
MICHEAL C. HALL!!! PLEASE! There is no competition, he is an AMAZING actor.
Micheal C. Hall is unbelievable, the character he plays is so dynamic, and he is brilliant in it.
Denis Leary & Hugh Laurie are my other choices.
For the girls, I don't really know, I'll just go for the one from BG so that that show gets some credit it deserves.
Hugh Laurie for Best Actor. He's amazing. He can do amazing prop tricks, is an incredible musician, walks with a cane/limp all while talking in a flawless accent. Not to mention tackling the medical jargon...He definitely deserves it.
As for Best Actress? Mariska Hargitay BY FAR!!!! She's an incredible actress. Did anybody see her in the SVU episode "Undercover"? She deserves an emmy for that alone. not to mention the rest of season 9....
Glenn Close in Damages was amazing you couldn't decide if she was good or evil, yes she should defiantly win this year. Even though Grey's anatomy was weak this year I wonder why Ellen Pompeo never gets recognized, she's given some pretty good performances.
Hugh Laurie and Mary McDonnell for the win, they're both fantastic and deserve to win it. You can watch their performances over and over again and never get bored, especially house its brilliant!!.... Although Michael C. Hall also deserves credit, Dexter is genius
Hugh Laurie Should win !! dont really watch the others so i cant know what they are like but i love house so i think he should win :)
I definitely vote Hugh Laurie...he's the only one I'm sure of though. Heck, only one I really care about.
I hope Hugh and Mariska win! They are my favorite Actor and Actress.
sallie field so we can hear her curse in the middle of ehr speech again (other thna that hate her)
but honestly:
MALE:
love: laurie, spader, or hall
just dont get: dempsey (??????)
FEMALE:
love: hartigay or ddriver
The best actor on television is Hugh Laurie. I honestly can't understand why he hasn't won an Emmy yet. It's so obvious that he's the one. The guy is just special. Everybody loves him, he's brilliant, gorgeous, sexy, absolutely compelling, hilarious, tortured, you name it. He puts in an amazing effort in virtually every episode of House. He IS that show, and it's a damn good show. Good Luck to Hugh. He deserves the award.
As great as an actor that Hugh Laurie is, this isn't his year. Season 4 of the show has been great but the plot has been more concentrated on the supportive roles with the whole game of picking a new team. Laurie definitely deserves to win an Emmy but I think he deserved it more for the 2nd or 3rd season, especially the third season, his acting was exceptionally superb that season. James Spader stole the award from Laurie last year. Perhaps he should win this year just to compensate.