Last year’s nominees: Mike O’Malley, Terry O’Quinn, Patton Oswalt, Jimmy Smits, Ray Stevenson
Emmy nominees: Dylan Baker, Beau Bridges, Reg E. Cathey, Paul Giamatti, Robert Morse, Joe Morton
Semi-finalists: Michael Bowen (Breaking Bad), Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones), Nathan Lane (The Good Wife), Reg E. Cathey (Houes of Cards), David Meunier (Justified), Wood Harris (Justified), Harry Hamlin (Mad Men), Allan Havey (Mad Men), Robert Morse (Mad Men), Beau Bridges (Masters of Sex), Chris Messina (The Newsroom), Donal Logue (Sons of Anarchy)
Finalists: Ray Romano (Parenthood) went from a being a character in someone else’s plotline to a fully formed – and very interesting – personality of his own. Brian Geraghty (Boardwalk Empire) exuded a cruel, stoic attitude as a prohibition officer with no compassion for those found to be in violation of the law. Damon Herriman (Justified) and Michael Rapaport (Justified) were criminals from the same family with very different intellectual perspectives, both so tremendously watchable. Hamish Linklater (The Newsroom) came on board as a fresh face and his transformation into something much less innocuous was subtle and intriguing.
The nominees:
Jacob Lofland (Justified) displayed maturity well beyond his age as the youngest member of a criminal family. Elliott Gould (Ray Donovan) added just the right amount of comedic emphasis to a high roller not always taken as seriously as he should be. James Woods (Ray Donovan) was villainous and frightening without seeming like a caricature. Steve Harris (Justified) was brilliant as a Shakespeare-quoting henchman with a strong command of the English language.
The winner:
Eric Lange (The Bridge) started out as an almost unnoticed background player and came to inhabit something completely unrecognizable, all the while keeping his character’s transformation in careful check.
Next up: Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
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