Monday, December 8, 2008

Golden Globe Predictions: Best Actor in a TV Series – Drama


Expect previous nominees Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), and Hugh Laurie (House) to return. Last year’s nominee Bill Paxton is ineligible because his show (Big Love) didn’t air this year, and I think that Jonathan Rhys-Meyers won’t be nominated again because his show (The Tudors) may have lost buzz. It’s always possible that past nominees like Matthew Fox (Lost), Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy), and James Spader (Boston Legal) could turn up again, but the Golden Globes rarely like to revisit once-adored shows once they’ve left them off their lists once. The only real new network TV show star in the running is Jason O’Mara (Life on Mars). Expect instead the actors of two highly-praised new cable series: Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment).

Predicted five:
BRYAN CRANSTON, BREAKING BAD
MICHAEL C. HALL, DEXTER
HUGH LAURIE, HOUSE
GABRIEL BYRNE, IN TREATMENT
JON HAMM, MAD MEN

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