Now, the movies, limited series,
and some extra.
BEST TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Its hard to argue with People V.O.J. Simpson, The Night Manager, or
Roots as choices. Both All the Way and Confirmation were remarkable and timely movies. It's a little hard
to see Killing Reagan at their level,
but Critics Choice has a habit of analyzing National Geographic.
The more annoying choices are the
ones they left out. Considering that Sherlock:
The Abominable Bride beat All the
Way, you'd think it could be here. And where the hell is The Night of? I know there have been a
lot of good limited series this year, but still.. For that matter, where is American Crime?
BEST ACTOR IN A TV MOVIE OR LIMITED
SERIES
Courtney B. Vance, no problem. Tom
Hiddleston and Bryan Cranston, it would be a shock if they weren't here. Benedict Cumberbatch, always a delight. And though he
got less credit for his co-stars, Cuba Gooding Jr., was fine in People V. O.J. Simpson.
Tim Matheson for Killing Reagan isn't a bad choice, per
se - I'm admired his work as an actor for more than a quarter-century, but it
seems a little odd to see him here, and not Ian McKellen, Timothy Hutton or
John Turturro. Even Riz Ahmed would've been a better choice.
BEST ACTRESS, TV MOVIE OR LIMITED
SERIES
Felicity Huffman and Lili Taylor
gave extraordinary performances in American
Crime, among the best of the year. Sarah Paulson was magnificent as Marcia
Clark. I'm a little surprised to see Olivia Colman competed in this category
when she was in Supporting for the Emmys, but her work in The Night Manager was wonderful. I've never been one of Kerry
Washington's biggest fans but her work as Anita Hill in Confirmation was great?
Cynthia Nixon is a fine actress,
and her work as Nancy Reagan was good, but I'd have preferred one of the leads
from the Gilmore Girls miniseries, which not surprisingly was shut out. That's
a nitpick more than anything else, though.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV MOVIE
OR LIMITED SERIES
Sterling K. Brown was great in People V. O.J. Simpson. So, for that
matter, was John Travolta, even though he didn't get nearly enough credit for
it. Hugh Laurie was excellent in The
Night Manager, and Frank Langella's work as Richard Russell in All the Way was one of the Emmys biggest
snubs this year. I've always admired Forest Whitaker, so I was glad to see him
nominated for Roots, and Lane
Garrison was nearly as good.
I guess the only real problem with
this category is it's not big enough to handle all the great performances this
year. Wendell Pierce for Confirmation, Michael
K. Williams in The Night Of, Connor
Jessup in American Crime, Bradley
Whitford for All the Way... its a
shame they were ignored, but with the general level of talent in this category,
its hard to complain.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, TV MOVIE
OR LIMITED SERIES
Regina King was extraordinary in American Crime. Elizabeth Debicki was one
of the few actors in Night Manager who
didn't get recognized. Melissa Leo's work as Lady Bird Johnson in All the Way was superb.
The other three women's roles are a
little harder to measure. Considering that The
Dresser is primarily a two-man show, its a little odd that two female leads
were nominated. And as good an actress as Anna Paquin is, couldn't they have
nominated some of the African-American leads. It's not like there's a huge lack
of diversity this year, its just a little strange.
The reality series I traditionally
ignore even though there usually more interesting than the Emmys. I will
however say that in the talk show category, its good to see that the Daily Show alumni are being so highly
rewarded (even if Stephen Colbert was inexplicably ignored), and that in the
animated series category, its great to see such fine series as Archer, Bojack Horseman and Bob's Burgers being recognized along
with The Simpsons and South Park. They still have good taste.
I'll be back with my predictions in
a couple of weeks.
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