Emmy Top 10: Supporting Actress, Drama

The list and my outrage below...

Jane Alexander, Tell Me You Love Me
Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
Rose Byrne, Damages
Jill Clayburgh, Dirty Sexy Money
Sharon Gless, Burn Notice
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
S. Epatha Merkerson, Law & Order
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy

So after being snubbed for best leading female, our dear Tami Taylor, Connie Britton, dropped down to the Supporting Actress race, where she wouldn't be overcrowded by as many big names with less impressive reels. Lo and behold, the Academy snubs her anyway. REALLY? One of the strongest, most nuanced, most realistic portrayals of a female on TV... network TV, no less... and no love. Well, fuck you, too, Academy.

The other notable name missing is missing by her own choice, Katherine Heigl. In her infinite wisdom, mere months after slamming the guy who made her a bankable film star (Judd Apatow), she turned her claws on Shonda Rhimes and friends and decided the writing for her character was subpar and she declined to defend her crown. Now, it is a rare day when I will defend the writer's of GREY'S ANATOMY for anything, but this is insane. You wanna go do movies, Izzie? Great. But trying to force the producers' hands so you don't have to breach contract is about as amateur as it gets. I hope 28 Dresses is a huge success and keeps the franchise going.

Okay, now back to the names that actually made it. Very happy with Hendricks, perfectly good with Griffiths and Wilson (the only likable female on GREY's). Not surprised by the HBO shrinks, Bergen, Oh, or Merkerson. Sharon Gless is a surprise-- I only hope her BURN NOTICE work is not as god awful as her NIP/TUCK guest arc.

Who I'd pick: Hendricks, Griffiths, Wilson, and Britton. No strong feelings for a fifth.
Who I think Emmy will pick: Bergen, Oh, Wiest, Merkerson, and Hendricks.