Yahoo News Emmys 2024: Supporting Actress in a Drama Series — Our Dream Nominees!
According to the experts at GoldDerby, the 2024 Emmy contest for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series will be dominated by performers from two sumptuous dramas — Netflix’s The Crown and HBO’s The Gilded Age.
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And while we can’t — and won’t — argue that both series are packed with worthy supporting female contenders, we here in Dream Emmy Land urge voters to cast a slightly wider — and in some cases left-of-center (read: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, etc.) — net when balloting begins later this month.
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.
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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
Christine Baranski, The Gilded Age
WHY SHE DESERVES A NOD: As old-money institution Agnes van Rhijn, Baranski turned sipping (and/or spilling) tea into an art form in the HBO drama’s first season, but we took little pleasure in watching Agnes’ rift with her sister unfold in Season 2, even if the storyline allowed for some of Baranski’s finest work to date. Agnes’ jealousy over Ada’s romance, and the fear of how it could inevitably affect their comfortable way of living, provided fodder for a powerful arc. And what does Baranski do with fodder? She feasts. We’ll never forget the palpable hush that fell over the church as Agnes defiantly marched down the aisle at Ada’s wedding. We imagine it’s how most people react when Baranski enters a room, frankly. — Andy Swift
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
WHY SHE DESERVES A NOD: The tragedy of Princess Diana’s death hung over the final season of Netflix’s royal drama like a dark cloud, but Debicki still managed to find bright spots in Diana’s final days. She channeled a tender fragility as Diana fended off paparazzi during her whirlwind romance with Dodi Fayed, and she also displayed a sturdy resilience as Diana fought to give her sons as normal a life as possible. Embodying a regal grace throughout, Debicki put the finishing touches on a masterful portrait of the People’s Princess. — Dave Nemetz
Celia Rose Gooding, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
WHY SHE DESERVES A NOD: There’s no shortage of talent among Strange New Worlds’ stacked ensemble, but Gooding still stood out with her impressive Season 2 run. Bringing both a familiar elegance and endearing uncertainty that underlined Uhura’s current inexperience, the actress was as riveting as the Enterprise crew’s bombastic adventures. That was especially true in the sophomore season’s musical episode, with Uhura’s showstopping number reaffirming the young star as a multi-hyphenate. Gooding’s surname almost feels like a disservice to her performance, because what she produced this season was pure excellence. — Keisha Hatchett
Moeka Hoshi, Shōgun
WHY SHE DESERVES A NOD: For a character that said so little, Hoshi’s Usami Fuji conveyed so much emotion. At first, Hiromatsu’s granddaughter was taken aback to be assigned as the “barbarian” John Blackthorne’s consort. Yet when it came time to protect the anjin’s home, she readily wielded a pistol. From that moment on, Hoshi allowed glimpses into Fuji’s mindset — one bound by duty and discipline, but not above the sassy aside or quiet sipping of tea. It is because of Hoshi’s fine work that, when Fuji declared her time as consort over, we, too, were crestfallen. — Matt Webb Mitovich
Greta Lee, The Morning Show
WHY SHE DESERVES A NOD: Season 3 of the Apple TV+ drama delved into Stella’s past, showcasing Lee’s considerable talents. First, what a gift to watch her peel back Stella’s persona as a coolly unbothered television executive, revealing a programmer once traumatized by a man in power. We didn’t know the character could be so fundamentally shaken! Second, we stand in awe of the lunch scene in which Lee had Stella simmer in fury while the advertisers she was courting mocked and degraded an Asian-American waitress. Every single one of Stella’s vengeful thoughts played out across Lee’s face. Add in her ability to nail a one-liner with aplomb, and is it any wonder we love her? — Kimberly Roots
Lesley Manville, The Crown
WHY SHE DESERVES A NOD: Princess Margaret always served as a saucy counterweight to her sister Queen Elizabeth, partying the night away while Elizabeth stoically ruled the realm. Manville was quick with a stinging quip as Margaret in The Crown’s final season, but she artfully exposed Margaret’s vulnerabilities as well, particularly in the eighth episode, as Margaret battled to keep her social calendar full amid a series of debilitating strokes. Manville brought a quiet dignity to Margaret’s swan song, reminding us that at its core, Netflix’s royal drama was all about family. — D.N.
Julianna Margulies, The Morning Show
WHY SHE DESERVES A NOD: For that Laura-Bradley breakup scene alone! In Episode 5 of the Apple TV+ show’s third season, an everyday quarrel between the romantically involved UBA anchors became a relationship-ending battle. And Margulies played her emotionally exhausted character with a vehemence born of putting up with her partner’s mood swings for too long. We loved watching the moment that Margulies had Laura decide she’d no longer soften her responses to Bradley’s needling accusations. From her raised eyebrows to her indignant scowl, Margulies telegraphed that Laura had had enough. We’re still smarting from the A-lister’s work in the brutally good scene. — K.R.
Mari Yamamoto, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
WHY SHE DESERVES A NOD: More than anything that happened in 2015, Dr. Keiko Miura in the 1950s timeline needed to strongly resonate with viewers. To that end, Yamamoto not only convinced us that both Lee Shaw and Bill Randa would fall, hard, for this brilliant adventuress, but from the moment that a distraught Keiko mourned a nuked Godzilla, she invited us to consider all sides of the MUTO equation. Cementing Yamamoto’s performance was the finale, in which Keiko realized that her “57 days” in axis mundi in fact spanned decades, driven home by her laying eyes on an eightysomething Lee. Just heartbreaking. — M.W.M.
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