Emmy pre-noms: Top 10 finalists for best lead actor in a drama series
Here are the 10 chaps who made the Emmy run-off for best lead actor in a drama series. (Very curious: Eight of them are in same programs that made the list of Top 10 pre-noms for best drama series.)
The five nominees who will be unveiled this Thursday morning will be among the names on this list of finalists:
BEST DRAMA ACTOR
Kyle Chandler, "Friday Night Lights"
Patrick Dempsey, "Grey's Anatomy"
Matthew Fox, "Lost"
James Gandolfini, "The Sopranos"
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
Eddie Izzard, "The Riches"
Hugh Laurie, "House"
Denis Leary, "Rescue Me"
James Spader, "Boston Legal"
Kiefer Sutherland, "24"
NOT LISTED:
Michael Chiklis, "The Shield"
Ian McShane, "Deadwood"
Christopher Meloni, "Law & Order: SVU"
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, "The Tudors"
Edward James Olmos, "Battlestar Galactica"
Matthew Perry, "Studio 60"
James Woods, "Shark"
(NOTE: This information is unofficial and unverified, but comes to us from usually reliable sources. We do not encourage judges to break any agreement of confidentiality that they may have made with ATAS.)
The emmys have been crazy ever since they gave Sutherland the emmy last year over Meloni!! I cant beleive he isnt nominated. he so deserved to win this year!!
Posted by: Aseye | July 31, 2007 at 05:49 PM
Patrick Dempsey?
He's not a good actor at all, I can't stand him.
at least Matthew Fox is in the list. Matthew Fox is a good actor, unlike Patrick Dempsey.
Posted by: ME | July 17, 2007 at 04:58 AM
Meloni is overrated, but more appealing to me than Dempsey or Fox combined.
And f*** Gandolfini.
I'm predicting Gandolfini (against my will, let's hope for a shocker), Hall, Laurie, Leary, Sutherland. Chandler and/or Spader might replace Leary and/or Sutherland, depending on how voters feel. 24 sucks this year, but he did win last year. Then again, Huffman did the year before and we all recall that result.
I'm hoping, with reasonable logic factored in, that this will be the actual lineup:
Chandler
Gandolfini
Hall
Laurie
Leary
Hey, a boy can dream....
Posted by: James | July 16, 2007 at 10:36 PM
Yeah, Patrick Dempsey is really a disappointing finalist. Still, I'm confident that he won't get nominated.
Posted by: Precious | July 16, 2007 at 12:44 PM
I am SO glad for Kyle Chandler! I certainly hope he can make the top 5
Posted by: Cody | July 16, 2007 at 10:40 AM
Patrick Dempsey? Seriously? I guess anyone can get a nomination these days.
I`m sorry that Chris Meloni and Ian McShane are not on this list but then again I don`t respect the Emmys like I used to, anyway.
Posted by: joy | July 16, 2007 at 10:18 AM
Why wasn't Anthony LaPaglia considered? Isn't he a great actor? It's probably because
the snooty Academy members hate procedurals. Boo on you Academy members. Boo!!!!!!
Posted by: Jamrd Myers | July 16, 2007 at 05:37 AM
If Matthew Fox was able to crack the 10 in the lead actor category, I think Elizabeth Mitchell should have a good chance to do so in hers. I'll be deeply disappointed if she doesn't. Same goes for Michael Emerson and Jenna Fischer from the Office.
Posted by: Precious | July 16, 2007 at 04:58 AM
No Chris Meloni? What were they SMOKING?
Posted by: LO | July 15, 2007 at 08:39 PM