Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series is a category with a lot of great performances, but one is pretty much a lock to win. With the episode submission “Ozymandias” and the buzz of the final season, last year’s winner Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad) is a near shoe-in for a win.
However, the dark horse in this category is a surprising one. Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey) was a surprise nominee for some, but others (those who still watch Downton Abbey) were sure that she would get in, and I see why. Her episode submission (Episode 4.2 in the U.S. and Episode 4.3 in the U.K.) involves a controversial rape scene that gives her some really strong and heartbreaking material.
While Christine Baranski has a watershed episode dealing with the death of Will, I think she should have instead submitted the less emotional “Outside the Bubble”, which offers her more screen time and a great storyline.
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1. Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad (“Ozymandias”)
2. Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey (“Episode 4.2”)
3. Christine Baranski, The Good Wife (“The Last Call”)
4. Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (“Episode 4.8”)
5. Christina Hendricks, Mad Men (“The Strategy”)
6. Lena Headey, Game of Thrones (“The Lion and the Rose”)
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