SAG Predictions: Best Female Actor in a Drama Series

Last year’s nominees:
SALLY FIELD, BROTHERS & SISTERS
MARISKA HARGITAY, LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
HOLLY HUNTER, SAVING GRACE
ELISABETH MOSS, MAD MEN
KYRA SEDGWICK, THE CLOSER

All five nominees from last year are eligible again, but a juggernaut whose show didn’t air last year is back: Glenn Close (Damages), and she has yet to win since she lost to outgoing “The Sopranos” star Edie Falco back in 2007. Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) and Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters) should both be safe, while Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU) has been left off in years past in favor of other entrants. Holly Hunter (Saving Grace) may be the first to go, while newly minted Emmy nominee Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) should be back, though her costar January Jones (Mad Men) may finally get the recognition she deserves as well. New competition from Julianne Marguiles (The Good Wife) might displace one of these nominees, while, however unlikely it is, any one of the “In Treatment” actresses – Dianne Wiest, Hope Davis, or Allison Pill could make a splash.

Predicted nominees:
GLENN CLOSE, DAMAGES
SALLY FIELD, BROTHERS & SISTERS
MARISKA HARGITAY, LAW & ORDER: SVU
ELISABETH MOSS, MAD MEN
KYRA SEDGWICK, THE CLOSER

Final predictions will be offered on Wednesday, December 16th, after Golden Globe nominees are revealed, though that shouldn’t impact the race too significantly. SAG nominations will be announced on Thursday, December 17th, and come back to TV with Abe for a detailed look at each race.