Yahoo News Emmys 2024: Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie — Our Dream Nominees!
TVLine’s annual three-week Dream Emmy bonanza concludes today with the crowded Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie category.
Per our friends at TVLine’s sibling site GoldDerby, Robert Downey Jr. is favored to follow his recent Oscar win for Oppenheimer with an Emmy for his multitudinous work in HBO’s darkly comedic The Sympathizer.
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Our Dream Emmy scenario for this race, however, does not involve the Ally McBeal vet — that’s how stacked this particular contest is.
Scroll down to check out all of our Dream Nominees (remember, these aren’t predictions; they’re wish lists) and then tell us if our picks warrant a “Hell, yes!,” “Um, no” or “How could you leave off so-and-so?!”
For the record, 2024 Emmy nominations will be voted on from June 13-24, and unveiled on July 17. The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony is scheduled to air on Sunday, Sept. 15, on ABC.
Scroll down for links to our previous Dream Emmy categories:
Outstanding Drama Series — Our Dream Nominees
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series — Our Dream Nominees
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — Our Dream Nominees
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series — Our Dream Nominees
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series — Our Dream Nominees
Outstanding Comedy Series — Our Dream Nominees
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series — Our Dream Nominees
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series — Our Dream Nominees
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series — Our Dream Nominees
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series — Our Dream Nominees
Outstanding Limited Series — Our Dream Nominees
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series — Our Dream Nominees
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series — Our Dream Nominees
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series — Our Dream Nominees
Jonathan Bailey, Fellow Travelers
WHY HE DESERVES A NOD: Bailey delivered a truly transformative performance as the deeply devout Tim, adopting an impressive American accent and completely changing his physical demeanor. While the character was reserved and soft-hearted opposite fellow TVLine Dream Emmy Nominee Matt Bomer as his lover Hawk, Bailey also imbued Tim with palpable inner strength and faith during his forbidden romance and his final days before he died of AIDS. But it was Tim’s tearful expression as he stared at Hawk’s newborn son, realization dawning on his face that there was no place for him in Hawk’s life, that was Bailey’s shining moment. — Vlada Gelman
Kingsley Ben-Adir, Secret Invasion
WHY HE DESERVES A NOD: Imperfect as this one-off Marvel series was, it had one consistently excellent element: Ben-Adir driving home, in every scene, Gravik’s deep-seeded commitment to his (human-hating) cause. Whether taunting Ben Mendelsohn’s Talos in a “crowded” restaurant or railing at Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury for “pimping” out Skrull intel, Ben-Adir armed his rebel leader with compellingly argued facts. “First, I’m going to kill you. And then, I’m going to take a flamethrower to humanity,” he roared, giving both Fury and us chills. “[T]he massacres and the wildfires, and the imminent removal of humans from their habitat? That is all you!” — Matt Webb Mitovich
Anthony Boyle, Manhunt
WHY HE DESERVES A NOD: We never thought we’d, even for a moment, kinda root for one of history’s most notorious villains. Then we saw Boyle as John Wilkes Booth in Apple TV+’s historical drama. The actor capped a fantastic season of work as Booth was holed up in a barn, hours away from getting caught. The pressure just seemed to amp up Booth’s bravado, the character’s insane self-assurance evident in Boyle’s every cock of the head and crooked grin. The crowning glory: that monologue, which included both weepy reminiscence and steely determination, delivered in a way that snuck past our defenses and made us feel for the conniving killer. — Kimberly Roots
Luke Kirby, Dr. Death
WHY HE DESERVES A NOD: Kirby did a marvelous job transforming his Dr. Gamelli from cynical spectator to indignant participant in the fight to take down surgeon Paolo Macchiarini. As the Peacock anthology’s second season progressed, so did Gamelli’s frustration with a system designed to protect Macchiarini, and Kirby commanded our attention with even the quietest choices. We’ve yet to fully recover from Episode 5, in which Gamelli grew desperate and distressed while patient Yesim Cetir suffered through 191 agonizing surgeries. As Yesim laid into Gamelli for prolonging her suffering, the doc could only offer up a whispered apology — and in Kirby’s hands, even that barely audible “I’m sorry” was enough to undo us. — Rebecca Iannucci
Sam Spruell, Fargo
WHY HE DESERVES A NOD: Fargo’s mysterious hit man Ole Munch was a man of few words, but every moment he was on screen was still captivating, thanks to Spruell’s wonderfully strange, almost feral performance. Munch was like an angel of death for most of Season 5, snuffing out his victims without a flicker of guilt. But he almost seemed human in the finale when he sat down with Dot and her family, comically trying to make sense of their domestic bliss before enjoying the simple pleasure of a warm biscuit. It was a pleasure watching Spruell bring Ole Munch to life, too. — Dave Nemetz
Treat Williams, FEUD: Capote vs. the Swans
WHY HE DESERVES A NOD: In Season 2 of FX’s anthology series, the late Williams made his final role, that of CBS founder Bill Paley, a memorable one. He played the womanizing exec with a casual smarminess — so casual, in fact, that we marveled at the genuine emotion Bill displayed in Episode 4, when Bill’s terminally ill wife Babe forgave his indiscretions. Williams let his face roll through a fascinating series of reactions: panic, disbelief and, ultimately, joy, each one compellingly and convincingly illustrated by an actor who may have saved his best for last. — R.I.
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