Golden Globe Nominees: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television Series

My predictions: 3/5, missing Emerson and Hurt
Who’s missing: John Mahoney (In Treatment), Tom Courtenay (Little Dorrit), Len Cariou (Into the Storm)

This year, it turns out that the five nominees all come from series ,and the Globes’ complete shutout of “In Treatment” means that John Mahoney isn’t going to be here. The notion that William Hurt (Damages) was better than him is inane to me, though I’m very excited to see Michael Emerson (Lost), despite the fact that he should have been here years ago and the show hasn’t been nominated for any Globes since 2006, and his inclusion now feels like a blatant attempt to copy the Emmys. Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) and Jeremy Piven (Entourage) return as nominees from last year, and are welcomed by an old nominee for a new show, and that’s John Lithgow (Dexter), who becomes the first actor to earn a nomination in this category for a recurring role in eight years. Besides Hurt, this is actually quite a good list.

Who could win? Heavy competition, but I think that Lithgow will slay them all.