Looking at the Lead Actor
in a Drama Series category ADTV breaks down the top contenders and questions whether or not anyone has what it takes to go up against the new awards darling, Sterling K. Brown.
The best actor
in a drama series category also had a couple of new nominees — Clive Owen earned a nomination for his new show «The Knick» and Dominic West made the cut for «Affair.»
In the lead actor
in a drama series category, Jeff Daniels — who won last year for «The Newsroom» — goes up against Kevin Spacey for «House of Cards,» Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson for «True Detective,» as well as Cranston for «Breaking Bad» and Hamm for «Mad Men.»
Not exact matches
His riveting performance as Ray garnered him a Golden Globe ® Award nomination
in the
category of Best Actor
in a Television
Series Drama.
On the TV side, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale won twice —
in the Best
Drama category and for New Series, joining drama series wins for the Emmys and the Globes, while HBO's Veep won Best Co
Drama category and for New
Series, joining drama series wins for the Emmys and the Globes, while HBO's Veep won Best C
Series, joining
drama series wins for the Emmys and the Globes, while HBO's Veep won Best Co
drama series wins for the Emmys and the Globes, while HBO's Veep won Best C
series wins for the Emmys and the Globes, while HBO's Veep won Best Comedy.
Still on top: Game Of Thrones earned one of the highest honors of the night with a win
in the Best
Drama Series category
In the television
category, Sam Esmail's «Mr. Robot» took home the award for Best
Series,
Drama, as well as Best Supporting Actor for Christian Slater.
But there's one potential snag: Now that HBO has announced a second season, «Big Little Lies» should really be
in the
drama -
series category — and if voters feel as if they're victims of
category fraud, «The Sinner» could stage an upset here.
In the television categories there are 10 nominees in both Comedy Series and Drama.
In the television
categories there are 10 nominees
in both Comedy Series and Drama.
in both Comedy
Series and
Drama...
The 13 Reasons Why star, who's nominated for Best Actress
in a TV
Drama Series category for her performance as Hannah Baker on the Netflix drama, accentuated her black Prada jersey plissé gown with custom - made hairpieces by Jennifer
Drama Series category for her performance as Hannah Baker on the Netflix
drama, accentuated her black Prada jersey plissé gown with custom - made hairpieces by Jennifer
drama, accentuated her black Prada jersey plissé gown with custom - made hairpieces by Jennifer Behr.
Drama Series Game of Thrones (1st win
in this
category) Lead Actress,
Drama Viola Davis How To Get Away With Murder (1st win, also the 1st woman of color to win
in this
category Lead Actor,
Drama Jon Hamm, Mad Men (1st win
in this
category) Supporting Actress,
Drama Uzo Aduba Orange is the New Black (2nd consecutive win for this character) Supporting Actor,
Drama Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (2nd win this
category) Writing / Directing Game of Thrones
On the television side, which spanned 10 awards, «Justified» was a surprise winner for Best TV
Drama Series, while the deliciously ribald «It's Always Sunny
in Philadelphia,» now entering its seventh season, was named Best TV Comedy
Series, knocking off last year's winner, «The Big C.» Kate Winslet («Mildred Pierce») and Jason Isaacs (PBS» «Case Histories») were awarded Best Actress and Best Actor prizes
in the Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
categories, while Vanessa Williams («Desperate Housewives») and Ryan Hurst («Sons of Anarchy») won supporting performance trophies, which span both TV movie and serial work.
Our first set of winner predictions for the 2015 Emmys from the Emmy Experts are up and so far there is a tight battle for
Drama Series between four - time winner Mad Men closing out its final season and Game of Thrones, the nomination leader
in this (and all)
categories and with its highest total to date.
«Stranger Things» fourth nomination came from the Action performance by a Stunt Ensemble
in a Comedy or
Drama Series category, which also featured «GLOW», «Game of Thrones», «Homeland» and «The Walking Dead».
HBO cleaned up
in the Outstanding Comedy and
Drama Series awards, with the network's political satire breaking Modern Family's six - year winning streak
in the former
category.
True Detective was placed
in the Miniseries
category at the Globes but competed
in Drama Series at the Emmys this year.
Davis, who won Outstanding Lead Actress
in a
Drama Series for How to Get Away With Murder, became the first African - American woman to win an award
in that
category.
Best Actor
In A Drama Series went to Sterling K. Brown for his role in This Is Us, following his win in the same category at Sunday's Glob
In A
Drama Series went to Sterling K. Brown for his role
in This Is Us, following his win in the same category at Sunday's Glob
in This Is Us, following his win
in the same category at Sunday's Glob
in the same
category at Sunday's Globes
Netflix can also celebrate the continued surprise success of Ozark, Jason Bateman's gritty
drama; Bateman and co-star Laura Linney were nominated
in the
drama -
series category.
In the best actress in a drama TV series category, «Homeland» actress Claire Danes, Robin Wright of «House of Cards,» and «The Good Wife» actress Julianna Margulies all returne
In the best actress
in a drama TV series category, «Homeland» actress Claire Danes, Robin Wright of «House of Cards,» and «The Good Wife» actress Julianna Margulies all returne
in a
drama TV
series category, «Homeland» actress Claire Danes, Robin Wright of «House of Cards,» and «The Good Wife» actress Julianna Margulies all returned.
Yes, technically the big winner of the Globe TV nominations was Big Little Lies, which hauled
in a remarkable six nominations — and probably would have even
in the more competitive
drama series categories (where it will properly belong
in the future, now that it's returning for a second season).
The Globes will continue to nominate Slater for their crazy, all over the place supporting actor on television
category (which combines supporting actors from
dramas and comedies and limited
series and made - for - TV movies), even when he's brushing aside nearly everybody from Game of Thrones
in order to do so.
While only one woman was nominated
in the
drama, comedy, TV movie /
series and documentary
categories, several were nominated
in the Variety / Talk / News / Sports and Children's Programming
categories.
The nominations mean that one of the most exciting races of the upcoming Emmy Awards will be
in the best
drama series category, with «Game of Thrones» facing off with «Breaking Bad,» «True Detective,» «House of Cards,» «Mad Men» and «Downton Abbey.»
In the television
categories, the award for MOV / miniseries went to Lisa Cholodenko for HBO's two - part
drama «Olive Kitteridge,» while Jill Soloway won the comedy
series honors for directing an episode of «Transparent».
Taylor Schilling Netflix's «Orange is the New Black» didn't get nominated as a
series — probably because it competed
in the tougher
drama category than
in comedy.
Other winners included Jean - Marc Valee, whose work on «Big Little Lies» saw him pick up Outstanding Directorial Achievement
in Movies for Television and Mini-
Series, while «City of Ghosts» director was honoured
in the documentary
category, and Reed Morano beat off competition from «Stranger Things» Duffer Brothers and three «Game of Thrones» directors - Jeremy Podeswa, Matt Shakman and Alan Taylor - to take the
drama series prize for «The Handmaid's Tale» episode «Offred».
In the television
drama category, cable shows such as «Homeland,» «Mad Men» and «Breaking Bad» picked up multiple nods, while network
series were shut out.