Friday, November 27, 2015

Golden Globe Musings: Best Actor in a TV Series – Comedy/Musical

Golden Globe nominations for this year will be announced 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:
Louis C.K. (Louie)
Ricky Gervais (Derek)
Don Cheadle (House of Lies)
William H. Macy (Shameless)
Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)

New contenders:
Aziz Ansari (Master of None)
Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth)
Denis Leary (Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll)
Rob Lowe (The Grinder)
John Stamos (Grandfathered)
Patrick Stewart (Blunt Talk)

Past nominees:
Matt LeBlanc (Episodes)
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)

Count out Gervais since his show isn’t eligible this year. I would cautiously say that Forte will be the only one to join the field since I don’t think that any of the other nominees from last year will fall out. We’ll see – I think Ansari and Lowe have decent shots too.

Current predictions:
Louis C.K. (Louie)
Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth)
Don Cheadle (House of Lies)
William H. Macy (Shameless)
Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)

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