It seems that every year it's becoming harder and harder to figure out who will win Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the Emmys. However, this year we're even having the problem or predicting who will be nominated. With 4-time winner Aaron Paul and The Good Wife favorite Josh Charles out of the race, we automatically have to open slots. However, you have to factor in surefire new nominee Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul), who contends again after being nominated for Breaking Bad, to take up another spot.
After Jonathan Banks, the rest of the category gets a little cloudy. It's going to be hard to count out perennial nominee Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) who won for the first episode of the epic series. However, with a less prominent role this season, he could be pushed out for Kit Harrington whose performance and story arc was highly lauded this season.
Mandy Patinkin (Homeland) has a strong chance of coming back after the series had creative resurgence, however it could be little too late for the Emmy winning series. A new nominee like Ben Mendohlson (Bloodline) or Michael Kelly (House of Cards) could make an appearance if an also ran nominee like Jim Carter (Downton Abbey) gets pushed out. However, there's little room to add them in if Jon Voight (Ray Donovan) makes an appearance.
If you couldn't tell by this frantic article, I have little idea who's going to be nominated. However, it's time to make my final predictions. But be warned, I'm making no locks for this category. It's truly anyone's game.
1. Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
2. Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
3. Ben Mendohlson, Bloodline
4. Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
5. Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
6. Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Check out our complete list of 2015 Emmy Predictions HERE!
Hey, I'm Karl, founder and film critic at Smash Cut. I started Smash Cut in 2014 to share my love of movies and give a perspective I haven't yet seen represented. I'm also an editor at The New York Times, a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, and a member of the Online Film Critics Society.
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