Golden Globe and SAG champs Julianna Margulies and Michael C. Hall are not automatic Emmy winners
Beware: Some Emmy-watchers are making a false assumption about the races for best lead actor and actress in the drama series. They believe Michael C. Hall ("Dexter") and Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife") are shoo-ins to win on Aug. 29 because they've already bagged the Golden Globe and SAG Award earlier this year. Not necessarily so!
Only rarely do the three awards line up, probably because their voting systems vary so much. Winners of Globes and SAG Awards are decided by a popular ballot, but the Emmy is a juried award chosen after a small group of judges views one sample episode submitted by every nominee in the category.
Occasionally, the three prizes do concur – as when James Gandolfini ("The Sopranos") won best drama actor at the Emmys a few months after triumphing at the Globes and SAG in 2000. Ditto, Gillian Anderson ("The X-Files") in 1997 and Edie Falco ("The Sopranos") in 2003. However, all of the following actors failed to repeat at the Emmys soon after sweeping the Globes and SAG: Dennis Franz ("NYPD Blue") in 1995, Anthony Edwards ("ER") in 1998 and Hugh Laurie ("House M.D.") in 2007.
[For the record, 7:35 a.m. July 26: An earlier version of this post misspelled Julianna Margulies' first name as Juliana.]
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My predicts: This is the year for Julianna and Kyle Chandler.
Posted by: Dolphin | August 17, 2010 at 04:05 AM
I agree with Jasmine. Hall was superb last season and should take it home.
Posted by: Justin | July 24, 2010 at 12:45 PM
Julianna will win. Michael will not. Such a shame for him, for he should win.
Posted by: Kelly | July 22, 2010 at 11:33 PM
Line up the Dexter's Thanksgiving episode up against any show this season and they would have to be deaf, dumb and blind to award anyone else other than Hall. The only close run competition comes from Cranston, but Hall is head and shoulders above the rest this year. One doesn't have to be a diehard fan to realise this.
Posted by: Jasmine Kelland | July 22, 2010 at 08:12 PM