Since I have a passionate love for television, every year I create my own version of the Emmy awards (where the nominations should replace the legit ones). In this blog series, I will post one category daily and review it. I'll announce my nominations and then my winner.
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The seventeenth category is Lead Actress in a Drama Series. The drama actresses this year all did fantastic jobs. DISCLAIMER: only one can win. From Cookie Lyon to Norma Bates, the characters this year were full of big personalities. However, I think the greatest moments were when the viewer got to see behind the big personalities and find out who the characters truly are. I had a pretty clear winner for this category before today, but when I look back I don't even know whose performance was the best because they are all great. But, I do think that one actress edged out the others.
My nominees are:
Olivia Colman as Ellie Miller – Broadchurch
Vera Farmiga as Norma Louise Bates – Bates Motel
Eva Green as Vanessa Ives – Penny Dreadful
Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon – Empire
Tatiana Maslany as Sarah, Alison, Cosima, Helena, Rachel, and Krystal – Orphan Black
Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman – Orange Is The New Black
And the winner is...
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Tatiana Maslany as Sarah Manning, Alison Hendrix, Cosima Niehaus, Helena, Rachel, and Krystal from Orphan Black! If you just read the last sentence, I think you would have picked up on this isn't your average show... Orphan Black is about clones. I've been a champion of the series since the beginning, and I still am urging people to watch this show. Maslany's performance is phenomenal. As a viewer, it's hard to tell that she could possibly be 1 person. With the way she draws out the characters, the viewer could be easily persuaded that she is secretly a sextuplet. However, she's not. She's a powerhouse that puts a lot of effort into the show and her performance. I'm so excited that Maslany finally got an actual Emmy nomination this year. Let's hope that she gets her deserved win.
Remaining Categories:
Comedy Series
Drama Series
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series