Thursday, December 13, 2007

Golden Globe Nominees: Best Actor in a TV Series - Drama

The nominees:
BILL PAXTON, BIG LOVE
MICHAEL C. HALL, DEXTER
HUGH LAURIE, HOUSE
JON HAMM, MAD MEN
JONATHAN RHYS-MEYERS, THE TUDORS

My predictions: 3/5, missing Paxton and Rhys-Meyers for Peter Krause and Eddie Izzard

This is not a bad list, but where the hell is Eddie Izzard? What does this man have to do to get some awards attention? I made the wrong call on "Big Love" which came back doing just as well as it did last year. I completely forgot about "The Tudors", figuring everyone else had after its near shut-out at the Emmys earlier this year. I am proud of the "Mad Men" call, since the Globes especially like to nominate the lead performer (see: "Prison Break") even if they will never get any attention afterwards.

Who will win? I think Michael C. Hall has the upper hand here. His show has gotten all the more popular, plus it did not get a series nod, so this is the only chance voters will have to award it. Or they could just change the name of this category to the Hugh Laurie award if he picks up his third consecutive trophy.

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