Being in the business of TV (okay wanting to be in the business of TV.), I felt that I should bring you all the Golden Globe and Screen Actor’s Guild nominations as well as my predictions. And as usual (since 2004) here is my rant at both panels: You suck for not including Battlestar Galactica, Edward James Olmos, or Mary McDonnell in any way, shape, or form.That rant gets shorter each year but I suppose there’s no accounting for taste, right? Enough about my personal bias, here are your nominations, and my predictions are in bold. Also, I only care about TV related categories, so nothing else has been included.
The Screen Actor’s Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boston Legal (ABC)
Dexter (SHOWTIME)
House (FOX)
Mad Men (AMC)
The Closer (TNT)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 Rock (NBC)
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Entourage (HBO)
The Office (NBC)
Weeds (Showtime)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Michael C. Hall – Dexter Morgan; Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Jon Hamm – Don Draper; Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Laurie – House; House (FOX)
William Shatner – Denny Crane; Boston Legal (ABC)
James Spader – Alan Shore; Boston Legal (ABC)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Sally Field – Nora Walker; Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Mariska Hargitay – Olivia Benson; Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Holly Hunter – Grace Hanadarko; Saving Grace (TNT)
Elisabeth Moss – Peggy Olson; Mad Men (AMC)
Kyra Sedgwick – Brenda Johnson; The Closer (TNT)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin – Jack Donaghy; 30 Rock (NBC)
Steve Carell – Michael Scott; The Office (NBC)
David Duchovny – Hank Moody; Californication (Showtime)
Jeremy Piven – Ari Gold; Entourage (HBO)
Tony Shalhoub – Adrian Monk; Monk (USA)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate – Samantha Newly; Samantha Who? (ABC)
America Ferrera – Betty Suarez; Ugly Betty (ABC)
Tina Fey – Liz Lemon; 30 Rock (NBC)
Mary-Louise Parker – Nancy Botwin; Weeds (Showtime)
Tracey Ullman – Various Characters; Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union (Showtime)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Ralph Fiennes – Bernard Lafferty; Bernard and Doris (HBO)
Paul Giamatti – John Adams; John Adams (HBO)
Kevin Spacey – Ron Klain; Recount (HBO)
Kiefer Sutherland – Jack Bauer; 24 (FOX)
Tom Wilkinson – Benjamin Franklin; John Adams (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Laura Dern – Katherine Harris; Recount (HBO)
Laura Linney – Abigail Adams; John Adams (HBO)
Shirley MacLaine – Coco Chanel; Coco Chanel (LIFETIME)
Phylicia Rashad – Lena Younger; A Raisin in the Sun (LIFETIME)
Susan Sarandon – Doris Duke; Bernard and Doris (HBO)
The Golden Globe Awards
Best Television Series - Drama
Dexter (SHOWTIME)
House (FOX)
In Treatment (HBO)
Mad Men (AMC)
True Blood (HBO)
Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
30 Rock (NBC)
Californication (SHOWTIME)
Entourage (HBO)
The Office (NBC)
Weeds (Showtime)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order: SVU
January Jones – Mad Men
Anna Paquin - True Blood
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment
Michael C. Hall – Dexter
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Hugh Laurie – House
Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Christina Applegate – Samantha Who?
America Ferrera – Ugly Betty
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Debra Messing – The Starter Wife
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Steve Carell – The Office
Kevin Connolly – Entourage
David Duchovny – Californication
Tony Shalhoub – Monk
Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
Bernard and Doris (HBO)
Cranford (PBS)
John Adams (HBO)
Recount (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television
Judi Dench – Cranford
Catherine Keener – An American Crime
Laura Linney – John Adams
Shirley MacLaine – Coco Chanel
Susan Sarandon – Bernard and Doris
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television
Ralph Fiennes – Bernard and Doris
Paul Giamatti – John Adams
Kevin Spacey – Recount
Kiefer Sutherland – 24: Redemption
Tom Wilkinson – Recount
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television
Eileen Atkins – Cranford
Laura Dern – Recount
Melissa George – In Treatment
Rachel Griffiths – Brothers & Sisters
Dianne Wiest – In Treatment
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture made for Television
Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother
Denis Leary – Recount
Jeremy Piven – Entourage
Blair Underwood – In Treatment
Tom Wilkinson – John Adams
There's an obvious bias here towards 30 Rock and Mad Men; feel free to let me know what your pick are!
