For some crazy
reason, the Academy refuses to give me an Emmy ballot. Seems preposterous
to me, but I suppose I have to accept their decision. Since they won't let me have
my say, I've decided to submit my personal Emmy ballots via Technorati. The
series will cover my ballots for the major Emmy awards leading up to the actual
nominations on July 19.
We’re finally done with all of the supporting performances,
now it’s time to get to the big guns.
Amy Poehler- Having
finally found the sweet spot last season, Parks
and Recreation did even more great things with Leslie Knope this
season. They couldn’t have pulled it off
without a superlative performance from Poehler, who played the emotional beats
and the comedic beats with equal skill this season. It’s the sincerity of her character that
keeps the show grounded and humble.
Lesser actresses could not do what Poehler does for Parks and Recreation.
Tina Fey- In its
sixth season, 30 Rock enjoyed a
renaissance of sorts that culminated with perhaps their greatest season. While all of the actors seemed to step up
their game, a lot of the credit has to go Tina Fey as the centerpiece of the
show. She’s in a similar situation to
Poehler where she has to play the awkward straight woman to a full catalog of
caricatures and ridiculous behaviors.
While the show is profoundly sillier than Parks and Recreation, the show couldn’t work without Fey’s
grounding presence.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus-
Watching Louis-Dreyfus portray Selina Meyer on Veep is very interesting.
She plays a super-intelligent politician that constantly finds herself
tripping over her own feet in public. It’s
difficult to portray someone doing profoundly stupid things while still seeming
intelligent. Louis-Dreyfus pulls it off
in her best performance ever. Depending
on how long this series lasts, you can see her adding to her Emmy collection
before she is done here.
Zooey Deschanel- While
Deschanel’s star didn’t enjoy quite the meteoric rise people were expecting,
she still acquitted herself well enough in New Girl to be worthy of a
nomination. She was lucky that some
ancillary characters were allowed to rise to the fore, but she found out how to
portray just the right mix of the hipster quirkiness in her character. By the end of the season, the show, and
Deschanel, and really hit their stride.
Lena Dunham- After
the first few episodes, I wondered how I was going to keep watching Girls if so many of the characters were
so unlikable. I ended up sticking around
for the entire season mostly because Dunham was so effective in the lead
role. People can fuss all they want
about the lack of diversity, but they can’t deny that Dunham wrote and starred
in a show that captured the attention of television watchers. There were many strong performances on the
show, but Dunham keeps the whole thing spinning in her own odd, self-deprecating
way.
Jane Levy- At the
beginning of the series, Suburgatory
looked like a show that was going to split time between Jeremy Sisto and Jane Levy
as the father-daughter leads. However,
as the show progressed, I became increasingly interested in what Tessa was up
to as opposed to anything the adults of Chatswin had going on. Levy’s comedic timing and emoting abilities
make her the perfect mix for the lead of a comedy with some heart. If the show can clear up some issues from the
end of last season, Levy could have the opportunity to be nominated in this
category many times.
You saw mine, now show me yours. Who are your picks for Lead Comedy Actress?
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