The Emmys: Part II - Drama

You may be asking what I'm writing about after reading the title... Check out my previous blog entry regarding The Emmys to find out!

It's time for the drama-related categories...

Outstanding Drama Series

• Big Love
  
• Breaking Bad
  
• Damages
• Dexter
  
• House
• Lost
• Mad Men
  

This isn't a good category for me because I haven't seen Big Love, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Lost, or Mad Men, and I've only seen one episode of House. No matter what, I'm rooting wholeheartedly for Damages, which is one of the best shows on television! If you've never seen it, do yourself a favor and rent the DVD's.

Who Should Win: Damages
Last Year's Winner: Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
  
• Michael C. Hall - Dexter
• Hugh Laurie - House
• Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment
• Jon Hamm - Mad Men
• Simon Baker - The Mentalist

Another hard category... I haven't seen any of these shows, except for the one episode of House. With that being said, I would love to see Hugh Laurie win because he's fantastic on that show. (That's not just from the one episode either; I've seen many clips.) However, I think that someone else, like Jon Hamm, will win.

Who Should Win: Hugh Laurie (House)
Last Year's Winner: Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Sally Field - Brothers & Sisters
• Glenn Close - Damages
• Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men
• Holly Hunter - Saving Grace
• Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

I haven't seen Mad Men, Saving Grace, or The Closer. The other three are actresses on three of my favorite shows! Glenn Close won last year, but I would love for her to win again. She wows audiences each week as the vicious Patty Hewes on Damages. In the same breath, Sally Field is amazing as Nora Walker on Brothers & Sisters, and Mariska Hargitay is great as Detective Olivia Benson. It's a tough choice, but I'm staying with Glenn Close...

Who Should Win: Glenn Close (Damages)
Last Year's Winner: Glenn Close (Damages)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• William Shatner - Boston Legal
• Christian Clemenson - Boston Legal
• Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad
• William Hurt - Damages
• Michael Emerson - Lost
• John Slattery - Mad Men

I'm split evenly again... I haven't seen Breaking Bad or Mad Men, but I love Boston Legal and Damages. (I'm so upset that Boston Legal was canceled, by the way...) I thought that William Hurt did an excellent job as Daniel Purcell on Damages, and I love William Shatner and Christian Clemenson on Boston Legal. It's hard for me to choose in this category for some reason. I'm stuck between William Hurt and William Shatner. I'll go with William Shatner because he won't get another chance to win... (I'm pretty sure that he already won an Emmy in the past for portraying Denny Crane on Boston Legal. Oh, well...)

Who Should Win: William Shatner (Boston Legal)
Last Year's Winner: Zeljko Ivanek (Damages)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Cherry Jones - 24
• Rose Byrne - Damages
• Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy
• Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy
• Dianne Wiest - In Treatment
• Hope Davis - In Treatment

I've never seen 24 or In Treatment... You already know how much I love Damages, and Rose Byrne is terrific as Ellen Parsons. I'm also a huge fan of Grey's Anatomy and would love it if either Sandra Oh or Chandra Wilson won. Being that Chandra Wilson has won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her portrayal of Dr. Miranda Bailey, I'm going to choose Sandra Oh for her brilliant portrayal of Dr. Cristina Yang because I don't think that she's won before, and she should be rewarded!

Who Should Win: Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy)
Last Year's Winner: Dianne Wiest (In Treatment)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

• Edward Asner - CSI: NY ('Yahrzeit')
• Ted Danson - Damages ('They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney')
• Jimmy Smits - Dexter ('Go Your Own Way')
• Ernest Borgnine - ER ('And, in The End')
• Michael J. Fox - Rescue Me ('Sheila')

Being that I've only seen Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher in Damages, I have to choose him to be fair. However, if I had seen the other performances, I'd probably still choose Mr. Danson because I was bummed that he didn't win last year's Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Who Should Win: Ted Danson (Damages)
Last Year's Winner: Glynn Turman (In Treatment)

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

• Sharon Lawrence - Grey's Anatomy ('No Good At Saying Sorry (One More Chance)')
• Ellen Burstyn - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ('Swing')
• Brenda Blethyn - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ('Persona')
• Carol Burnett - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ('Ballerina')
• CCH Pounder - The No. 01 Ladies' Detective Agency ('The Boy with The African Heart')

Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the performances from Brenda Blethyn or CCH Pounder. Sharon Lawrence was wonderful as Robbie Stevens, as was Ellen Burstyn as Bernadette Stabler. However, this category belongs to Carol Burnett's absolutely marvelous performance as Birdie Sulloway. She was so good, and it's a role that you've never seen her do. I will be shocked if she doesn't win...

Who Should Win: Carol Burnett (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
Last Year's Winner: Cynthia Nixon (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)

Wow... Looking back, I can see that I saw almost NOTHING when it comes to the nominated dramas. Where was I on that?!