Ranks 2010s Emmy Best Actress in a Drama Series

[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 240 Posts: 36855 View Predictions]

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Seeming we have one for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie already how about one for Best Actress in a Drama Series. A category that is arguably just as competitive as the former.

Here’s my ranking :

1. Claire Foy, The Crown
2. Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
3. Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (S5)
4. Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
5. Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
6. Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (S2)
7. Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
8. Claire Danes, Homeland (S1)
9. Claire Danes, Homeland (S2)
10. Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

FYC: Better Call Saul, The English and The Good Fight in all categories including Emily Blunt, Bob Odenkirk, Christine Baranski and Rhea Seehorn.

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[Luca Giliberti Joined: Jun 23rd, 2017 Topics: 8 Posts: 7697 View Predictions]

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There is no way in hell I can rank these winners. What an amazing batch of winners. That said, my ultimate choice will come as no surprise (I found the site because I was looking up her chances):

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[Reis Joined: Jun 17th, 2014 Topics: 8 Posts: 1165 View Predictions]

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1. Tatiana Maslany
2. Claire Foy
3. Julianna Margulies (season 5)
4. Viola Davis
5. Elisabeth Moss
6. Claire Danes (season 2)
7. Jodie Comer
8. Claire Danes (season 1)
9. Julianna Margulies (season 2)

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 240 Posts: 36855 View Predictions]

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Luca Giliberti wrote:

There is no way in hell I can rank these winners. What an amazing batch of winners. That said, my ultimate choice will come as no surprise (I found the site because I was looking up her chances):

To be honest apart from Sedgwick I found all the winners (apart from Kyra Sedgwick) to have delivered some of the best performances on television ever!

And if I might add some that weren’t rewarded this decade but were nominated at the Emmys :

Connie Britton, Nashville
Glenn Close, Damages
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Keri Russell, The Americans

FYC: Better Call Saul, The English and The Good Fight in all categories including Emily Blunt, Bob Odenkirk, Christine Baranski and Rhea Seehorn.

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[Bebe Joined: Nov 10th, 2010 Topics: 0 Posts: 98 View Predictions]

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I’m not sure how’d I rank all these performances, but I know I’d put Kyra Sedgwick as #1, with Julianna Margulies as #2, and then Claire Danes and Elisabeth Moss next.

Not sure which season’s tape was better for Julianna Margulies. In Season 2, her tape was the episode where she got dressed while listening to rock music (one of the best scenes of the series), and had the breakdown with her daughter. And then in Season 5, she submitted “The Last Call,” in which that final scene broke me.

Sedgwick is number one because she was always aces on “The Closer,” had one heck of an episode submission (and consistently had great tapes), and it was a deserving win after losing so many times. Writing this makes me miss Brenda!

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 240 Posts: 36855 View Predictions]

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bebe wrote:

Not sure which season’s tape was better for Julianna Margulies. In Season 2, her tape was the episode where she got dressed while listening to rock music (one of the best scenes of the series), and had the breakdown with her daughter. And then in Season 5, she submitted “The Last Call,” in which that final scene broke me. 

IMO Margulies should have won for season 1, 2 and 5. And if she was nominated for season 6 and 7 then she should have won for both. She was the Bryan Cranston of this category!

FYC: Better Call Saul, The English and The Good Fight in all categories including Emily Blunt, Bob Odenkirk, Christine Baranski and Rhea Seehorn.

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[methaddiction Joined: Aug 1st, 2017 Topics: 3 Posts: 5029 View Predictions]

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From what I’ve seen Danes and Moss are my favorite.

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[DylanMcPhee Joined: Mar 13th, 2020 Topics: 8 Posts: 271 View Predictions]

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Julianna Margulies.

 

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[rlk Joined: Oct 28th, 2011 Topics: 5 Posts: 2941 View Predictions]

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1. Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
2. Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
3. Claire Danes, Homeland (S1)
4. Claire Foy, The Crown
5. Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (S5)
6. Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
7. Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
8. Claire Danes, Homeland (S2)
9. Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (S2)
10. Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

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[Owl-Always-watching Joined: Dec 13th, 2017 Topics: 13 Posts: 1143 View Predictions]

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This was a hard one

1. Julianne Margulies S5

2. Claire Danes S1

3. Elizabeth Moss

4. Tatiana Maslany

5. Jodie Comer

6. Claire Foy

7. Viola Davis

8. Claire Danes S2

9. Julianne Margulis S2

10. Kyra Sedgwick

but honestly the first 6 could all tie for #1

 

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[Tirador51598 Joined: May 2nd, 2020 Topics: 1 Posts: 28 View Predictions]

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1. Elisabeth Moss.

2. Viola Davis.

3. Claire Foy.

4. Juliana Margulies (S5).

5. Tatiana Maslany.

6. Jodie Comer.

7. Claire Danes (S1).

8. Kyra Sedgwick.

9. Juliana Margulies (S2).

10. Claire Danes (S2).

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