Monday, November 26, 2012

Golden Globe Musings: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a TV Series

Golden Globe nominations for this year will be soon, so here’s a survey of the contenders and the most likely predictions at this time. Weigh in with your thoughts, and let me know if I’ve left off anyone important. A reminder that last year’s nominees mean zilch at the Globes and that the race is almost entirely unpredictable.

Last year’s nominees:
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
Paul Giamatti (Too Big to Fail)
Guy Pearce (Mildred Pierce)
Tim Robbins (Cinema Verite)
Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)

This category, which lops together supporting men from drama series, comedy series, miniseries, and TV movies, tends to draw from all four media relatively equally. Repeat nominees are rare, with only comedy series stars earning that distinction lately – Jeremy Piven, Neil Patrick Harris, and, the past two years, Stonestreet. Last year’s winner Dinklage is likely to return, and the other three slots are wide open. Emmy winner Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and nominee Max Greenfield (New Girl) could easily join the race. A number of contenders from among the ensembles of “American Horror Story,” “Downton Abbey,” and “The Newsroom” could contend, and past winner Michael Chiklis (Vegas) may be back in a new race. He didn’t get nominated last year, but Mandy Patinkin (Homeland) still has a decent shot for year two of Showtime’s uber-popular drama. On the TV movie front, Emmy nominees Ed Harris (Game Change) and David Strathairn (Hemingway and Gellhorn) may place, and, from a miniseries, Emmy winner Tom Berenger (Hatfields and McCoys) is a strong contender too.

Current predictions:
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
Ed Harris (Game Change)
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)
Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
Sam Waterston (The Newsroom)

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