Emmy Race Update: Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

So much for those final predictions. Tom O'Neil just keeps on adding more top 10 lists. Today he has Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, tomorrow the same category for Comedy Series. I am tempted not to change my predictions yet still feel lthat I should have them as updated as possible so as to be as accurate as possible. Therefore I may be revising up until Wednesday afternoon. The top 10 finalists for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series are as follows:

RACHEL GRIFFITHS, BROTHERS & SISTERS
PATRICIA WETTIG, BROTHERS & SISTERS
KATHERINE HEIGL, GREY'S ANATOMY
SANDRA OH, GREY'S ANATOMY
KATE WALSH, GREY'S ANATOMY
CHANDRA WILSON, GREY'S ANATOMY
S. EPATHA MERKERSON, LAW & ORDER
CCH POUNDER, THE SHIELD
LORRAINE BRACCO, THE SOPRANOS
AIDA TURTURRO, THE SOPRANOS

This sort of messes up my theory of "Brothers & Sisters" being snubbed completely. Or maybe not. The biggest shock is the unfortunate and inexplicable snub of Elizabeth Mitchell for "Lost". I am pretty surprised about that but not as surprised as I am about the inclusion of S. Epatha Merkerson, who never once before has been nominated for "Law & Order" but won an Emmy two years ago for the TV movie "Lackawanna Blues". The rest of the list is not surprising, and I am sticking by my initial predictions obviously minus Elizabeth Mitchell. My replacement is someone who I had counted in as a close alternate, Lorraine Bracco, who was excellent in the series' penultimate episode. Predictions have been updated on the "Final Emmy Predictions" page.

KATHERINE HEIGL, GREY'S ANATOMY
SANDRA OH, GREY'S ANATOMY
CCH POUNDER, THE SHIELD
LORRAINE BRACCO, THE SOPRANOS
AIDA TURTURRO, THE SOPRANOS