There's a tough two horse race in the works for the Emmy for Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Although Mad Men has never won an Emmy for acting, after their surprising season finale it looks like Robert Morse is going to have a real shot at breaking that curse. His screen time is not huge, but he does get emotional during the moon landing and then has a musical number (I know, WTF). It's going to stand out a bit among his competitors.
He is getting some strong competition from Beau Bridges (Masters of Sex) who gave an emotional performance where we see the lengths he goes to “cure” himself of his homosexuality. However, I think we are grossly underestimating Reg E. Cathey (House of Cards). Anyone who has watched his episode submission knows why I'm ranking him at number two. While his performance is extremely understated, his storyline has a lot of impact.
The Katy Perry dark horse contender here is Joe Morton (Scandal). Most of his submission is spent in flashback with a lot of yelling, and tears, and sadness. Perfect Emmy bait. It helps that the show won here last year as well.
1. Robert Morse, Mad Men (“Waterloo”)
2. Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards (“Chapter 22”)
3. Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex (“Manhigh”)
4. Joe Morton, Scandal (“Guess Who's Coming to Dinner”)
5. Paul Giamatti, Downton Abbey (“Episode 4.8”)
6. Dylan Baker, The Good Wife (“Tying the Knot”)
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