Comments on: 10 Great Performances That Deserve Emmy Nominations (But Probably Won’t Get Them)

By: Ricky

Ricky — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:31 +0000

Mostly good choices, the only not good ones are because I haven't seen the show and can't speak on it.

I had thought Peter Mullan would be more of a shoe-in than a snub

By: oogle monster

oogle monster — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:31 +0000

Kiernan Shipka from Mad Men should (and prob won't) be nominated.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

Voters always seem to overlook the work done on procedurals. Maybe because the characters spend much of the story doing things not directly related to their arc for the season? And many of them are just standard performances- good but not legendary. But over on NCIS, Cote de Pablo got thrown some of the heaviest material I have seen on a show in a while, and she absolutely knocked it out of the park. I'd like to see some love for Michael Weatherly, too, but the chances of a mega-successful procedural in it's tenth season pulling multiple nominations is laughable, so I've got to give it to Cote.

Another show that the Emmys will never give a second glance to is Supernatural- I mean, ghosts and demons and all on the CW. Never gonna happen. But the two leads consistently deliver some of the greatest performances I've ever seen, particularly Jensen Ackles. There was nothing particularly stand-out about this season (not that he in any way gave a subpar performance), so I wouldn't expect to see anything even if the voters did suddenly take note. It would be nice to see some Supporting Actor love for Mark Sheppard, though.

(The all-time biggest Emmy miss in my book, however, goes to snubbing Bradley Whitford for his guest appearance on The Mentalist)

By: Ivy

Ivy — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

Tatiana Maslany for all the awards!

By: NewYorker

NewYorker — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

for me probley
William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White & Emmy Rossum all from Shameless.
Jake Johnson from New Girl
Jane Levy, Cheryl Hines & Jeremy Sisto from Suburgatory
Krysten Ritter from Don't Trust The B
Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs from 2 Broke Girls

By: Angelica Jade

Angelica Jade — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

That character in "Top of the Lake" was anything but complex. He came off as a disgusting, uninteresting caricature of a sexist man. The character wasn't interestingly written or acted. I felt that show ended up being troubling on so many levels.

By: rrho

rrho — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

Anna Torv should have won an Emmy or two for FRINGE already; her impersonating two characters that impersonate each other at some point, always without missing a beat, was at least equal, if not superior to Tatiana Maslany's role in ORPHAN BLACK. But, alas, FRINGE's last season was hardly its best.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

Jake Johnson is always great on New Girl, but he KILLED this season. James van der Beek and/or Krysten Ritter deserve nods for Don't Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, but I sadly doubt they'll get any. Practically everyone on that show was fantastic, especially this year.

By: Ryan Oliver

Ryan Oliver — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

It would have been last year's Emmys that the nomination "should" have happened, but I'm consistently upset that Danny McBride has gotten no love at the Emmys for "Eastbound and Down." A stellar comedic, depressing portrayal of the lost American dream if I've ever seen one.

By: Ryan Oliver

Ryan Oliver — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

By: benutty

benutty — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

Arya from Game of Thrones

By: Brianna

Brianna — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

Charlie Day – It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

By: Will

Will — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

I think Jonathan Banks work on Breaking Bad absolutely deserves the nod and the win, especially for taking a character who started so one note and making it one of the show's best creations, so much so that when SPOILER he died it felt like a great loss. It's tough to call whether he'll get a nomination or not but I think he deserves to be on the list.

By: Jamie Chamberlin

Jamie Chamberlin — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

Brent Sexton as Stan Larson on The Killing deserves one. I'm surprised that show hasn't made any of your recents lists.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

(The all-time biggest Emmy miss in my book, however, goes to snubbing Bradley Whitford for his guest appearance on The Mentalist)

By: ellie

ellie — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

I really agree about supernatural and i think both jensen and jared deserve more recognition than they got from Supernatural. It really is one of the best shows ever – an awesome mix of drama, horror, action and humor. Not many actors would be able to pull of dean and sam winchester with the ease that they do.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

(The all-time biggest Emmy miss in my book, however, goes to snubbing Bradley Whitford for his guest appearance on The Mentalist)

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

(The all-time biggest Emmy miss in my book, however, goes to snubbing Bradley Whitford for his guest appearance on The Mentalist)

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

For me Shameless takes my vote, Joan Cusack got a nomination but Emmy Rossum & William H Macy are great every season!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

A few that come to mind for me are Michael Rooker in The Walking Dead, Michael Chiklis in Vegas and Matthew Perry in Go On. They were all great but I suspect none of them will be nominated.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

CHARLES DANCE

By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

Southland's Micheal Cudlitz.

By: JenT

JenT — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

Just what Does AMC's The Walking Dead HAVE to do, just to get Nominated? OMG, How can the Number one show NOT get the ''critic's '' vote? …what date do the Nominations come out?

By: Derrick James

Derrick James — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

How about Harold Perrineau for his portrayal of Damon Pope on Sons of Anarchy? Probably the shows worst villain to date, and definitely unexpected bad guy turn from Harold Perrineau.

By: Derrick James

Derrick James — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:37:30 +0000

How about Harold Perrineau for his portrayal of Damon Pope on Sons of Anarchy? Probably the shows worst villain to date, and definitely unexpected bad guy turn from Harold Perrineau.