Ted Danson (Damages)
The top contenders:
Bruce Dern (Big Love) Beau Bridges (The Closer) Len Cariou (Damages) Dominic Chianese (Damages) Keith Carradine (Dexter) John Lithgow (Dexter) James Callis (Flash Forward) Leonard Nimoy (Fringe) Dylan Baker (The Good Wife) | Alan Cumming (The Good Wife) Hector Elizondo (Grey’s Anatomy) Joel Grey (Grey’s Anatomy) Andre Braugher (House) James Earl Jones (House) David Strathairn (House) Walton Goggins (Justified) | Henry Ian Cusick (Lost) Alan Dale (Lost) Mark Pellegrino (Lost) Jared Harris (Mad Men) Robert Morse (Mad Men) Chelcie Ross (Mad Men) Robert Wagner (NCIS) Adam Arkin (Sons of Anarchy) Gregory Itzin (24) |
To begin with, one slot is already locked, and that’s reserved for John Lithgow, who won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his season-long turn as a serial killer on “Dexter.” Beyond that, it’s anybody’s guess. Danson is probably a safe bet to pick up his third nod for playing Arthur Frobisher on “Damages,” and Henry Ian Cusick will probably be back for a far more important role as Desmond on “Lost” than he played last time he was nominated for playing the character back in 2006. Just as he wasn’t nominated two years ago for the same part, Keith Carradine probably won’t make it in this time around for playing Special Agent Frank Lundy on “Dexter.” While I’d personally love to see Adam Arkin and Jared Harris, I imagine that Chelcie Ross, who played Conrad Hilton on “Mad Men,” and Alan Cumming, who recurred as Peter’s lawyer Eli Gold on “The Good Wife,” will grab the last two slots. Both are deserving, so I’d be happy with those. The guest categories are always hard to predict, so don’t count on these picks too much.
Current predictions:
ALAN CUMMING, THE GOOD WIFE
HENRY IAN CUSICK, LOST
TED DANSON, DAMAGES
JOHN LITHGOW, DEXTER
ROBERT MORSE, MAD MEN*
CHELCIE ROSS, MAD MEN
*Updated to reflect 6 nominees
Who could win? That would be Lithgow.
Next up: Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
3 comments:
really no zach gilford from FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS he has a hell of a lot of buzz around his performance in "the son"
also didnt they extend the guest categories to 6 as well?
"Friday Night Lights" hasn't managed to attract much Emmy attention in its first three years, and while reviews are still solid, they've been solid all along, so someone who I hear is pretty much a series regular being submitted as a guest doesn't strike me as someone who will be nominated. I know fans would be excited, though.
I think the guest categories are still only five.
No last-season love for Gregory Itzin? Let's not forget he is a previous nominee for Season 5 of 24 and he's turned in his best work yet as the villainous former president. If Sutherland is nominated (which he most likely will be) then Itzin cannot be out of consideration.
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