Wednesday, September 4, 2013

AFT Awards: Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

This is the eleventh category of the 7th Annual AFT Television Awards, my personal choices for the best in television during the 2012-2013 seasons. Finalists and semi-finalists are included to recognize more of the impressive work done on television today. Nominees are pictured in the order I’ve ranked them.

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series


Last year’s nominees: Matthew Bomer, Victor Garber, Greg Germann, Paul Rudd, Richard Schiff

Emmy nominees: Louis C.K. (Bobby Cannavale (Will Forte (Nathan Lane (Bob Newhart (Justin Timberlake

Semi-finalists: Mark Duplass (The Mindy Project), Seth Rogen (The Mindy Project), Matthew Broderick (Modern Family), Jon Glaser (Parks and Recreation), Nick Kroll (Parks and Recreation), Jason Schwartzman (Parks and Recreation), Christian Clemenson (Shameless), Bradley Whitford (Shameless), Will Forte (30 Rock), James Marsden (30 Rock), Gary Cole (Veep), Robin Williams (Wilfred)

Finalists: J.K. Simmons (Parks and Recreation) was hilariously emotionless and cruel as the mayor of Ben’s hometown. Stephen Tobolowsky (Californication) was consistently entertaining as Marcy’s spurned husband and eternal self-aggrandizer. Jorge Garcia (Californication) was a terrific choice to play a suit-loving drug dealer. Dermot Mulroney (Enlighted) and Patrick Wilson (Girls) were stoic counterpoints to enthusiastic females bursting with energy and hope.

The nominees:

Andrew Rannells (Girls) was bitchy and great to watch as Hannah’s gossip-prone roommate Elijah. Patton Oswalt (Parks and Recreation) was clearly having a lot of fun in a committed performance as a defender of old customs. Tim Minchin (Californication) was off-the-walls in a nutty but superb performance as an out-of-control rock star. Chris O'Dowd (Girls) was best at his most serious as the less frivolous half of a doomed impulse-driven marriage.

The winner:

Kevin Dunn (Veep), from his first moments on screen, conveyed utter despair in such a magnificent way that made all his subsequent hopeless comments all the more fantastic.

Next up: Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

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