The Greatest (Television) Acting Performances of All Time

[orangestraw Joined: Mar 27th, 2021 Topics: 0 Posts: 451 View Predictions]

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Lol, and I of course mean Jessica Walter and not Lucille Walter

FYC: "What We Do in the Shadows" and "Severance" in everything, Natasha Rothwell ("Insecure"), Sophie Thatcher ("Yellowjackets"), Renee Elise Goldsberry ("Girls5eva"), James Caverly, ("Only Murders in the Building")

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[puck05 Joined: Sep 21st, 2019 Topics: 13 Posts: 1565 View Predictions]

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[estrelas Joined: Jul 25th, 2018 Topics: 1 Posts: 6553 View Predictions]

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DRAMA

Actor 

Runners-up: Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel), David Tennant (Broadchurch), Brian Cox (Succession)

Actress

Runners-up: Olivia Colman (Broadchurch), Claire Foy (The Crown), Eva Green (Penny Dreadful)

Supporting Actor 

Runners-up: John Lithgow (The Crown), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones), Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)

Supporting Actress

Runners-up: Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)

COMEDY

Actor

Actress

Runners-up: Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag)

Supporting Actor

Runners-up: Andrew Scott (Fleabag), Chris Colfer (Glee)

Supporting Actress (TIE)

Runners-up: Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City), Naya Rivera (Glee), Sian Clifford (Fleabag)

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[methaddiction Joined: Aug 1st, 2017 Topics: 3 Posts: 5041 View Predictions]

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estrelas wrote:

 
Supporting Actor Supporting Actress  

It’s the TASTE for me.

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[methaddiction Joined: Aug 1st, 2017 Topics: 3 Posts: 5041 View Predictions]

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My favorite performances in each category (currently)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

1. James Gandolfini (The Sopranos)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

1. Edie Falco (The Sopranos)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

1. Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

1. Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)

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[estrelas Joined: Jul 25th, 2018 Topics: 1 Posts: 6553 View Predictions]

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methaddiction wrote:

It’s the TASTE for me.

Thank you, darling.

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[Chloe Sevigny stan <3 Joined: Jul 13th, 2019 Topics: 5 Posts: 2162 View Predictions]

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DRAMA

Lead Actress:

Claire Danes (Homeland)

RU: Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men)

 

Lead Actor:

James Gandolfini (The Sopranos)

RU: Matthew Rhys (The Americans)

 

Supporting Actress:

Chloe Sevigny (Big Love)

RU: Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under)

Supporting Actor:

Michael K Williams (The Wire)

RU: Mandy Patinkin (Homeland)

 

COMEDY

Lead Actress:

Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback)

RU: Laura Dern (Enlightened)

 

Lead Actor:

Bill Hader (Barry)

RU: Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)

 

Supporting Actress:

Jane Krakowski (30 Rock)

RU: Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City)

Supporting Actor:

Titus Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)

RU: Tony Hale (Veep)

 

Oscar FYC!!:

Best Picture: Bones and All
Best Actress: Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie)
Best Actor: Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Best Supporting Actress: Dolly De Leon (Triangle of Sadness)
Best Supporting Actor: Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway)

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[JV Joined: Dec 31st, 2019 Topics: 9 Posts: 5097 View Predictions]

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Lead Actor

Lead Actress

Supporting Actor – A tie between these two

Supporting Actress – Christina Hendricks for Mad Men

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[Jojo1 Joined: Nov 27th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 611 View Predictions]

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Yall got TASTE.

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[boss Joined: Aug 14th, 2016 Topics: 3 Posts: 1000 View Predictions]

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These two were beyond perfect.

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[FilmRoyalty Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 63 Posts: 2918 View Predictions]

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Lead Actor: James Gandolfini (The Sopranos)

Lead Actress: Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless (Cagney & Lacey)

Supporting Actor: Tom Pelphrey (Ozark)

Supporting Actress: Estelle Getty (The Golden Girls)

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[Jays Joined: Dec 15th, 2017 Topics: 1 Posts: 1475 View Predictions]

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Lead Actress

Keri Russell, The Americans

Lead Actor

James Gandolfini, The Sopranos

Supporting Actress

Drea de Matteo, The Sopranos

Supporting Actor

Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad

Honorable Mention
Lead Actress: Edie Falco (The Sopranos), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep), Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek), Michelle Williams (Fosse/Verdon)
Lead Actor: Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Martin Freeman (Fargo), Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
Supporting Actress: Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City), Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek)
Supporting Actor: Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Tom Pelphrey (Ozark), Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)

I still feel like I left out so many performances that I love, but I guess that just goes to show how much quality TV is out there. Also – Succession would be all over this list, but since it’s still early in its run I decided not to include it.

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[mafro987 Joined: Jan 23rd, 2014 Topics: 2 Posts: 1358 View Predictions]

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I was only going to pick one, but why not just do all three?

Carrie Coon, The Leftovers

Amy Brenneman, The Leftovers

Regina King, The Leftovers

FYC: Danielle Deadwyler, Best Actress in a Leading Role

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 240 Posts: 36929 View Predictions]

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Lead Actress in a Drama

Honourable Mentions: Gillian Anderson (The Fall), Christine Baranski (The Good Fight), Carrie Coon (The Leftovers), Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley), Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Catherine Tate (Doctor Who), Michelle Williams (Fosse/Verdon)

Lead Actor in a Drama

Honourable Mentions: Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall), Matthew Rhys (The Americans), David Tennant (Broadchurch), Justin Theroux (The Leftovers)

Supporting Actress in a Drama

Honourable Mentions: Amy Brenneman (The Leftovers), Emma Caufield (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul), Jean Smart (Fargo), Sarah Snook (Succession), Yvonne Strahovski (The Handmaid’s Tale)

Supporting Actor in a Drama

Honourable Mentions: Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul), Josh Charles (The Good Wife), Christopher Eccleston (The Leftovers), Jared Harris (Mad Men), Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Delroy Lindo (The Good Fight), John Spencer (The West Wing), Ben Whishaw (A Very English Scandal)

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: 5041 View Predictions]

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Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Winners)

1. James Gandolfini – The Sopranos and Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad (tie)
2. Jon Hamm – Mad Men
3. Jeremy Strong – Succession
4. Damian Lewis – Homeland
5. Sterling K. Brown – This is Us

Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Winners)

1. Edie Falco – The Sopranos
2. Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black
3. Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
4. Claire Danes – Homeland
5. Jodie Comer – Killing Eve

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Winners)

1. Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad
2. John Lithgow – The Crown
3. Michael Imperioli – The Sopranos
4. Joe Pantoliano – The Sopranos
5. Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Winners)

1. Anna Gunn – Breaking Bad
2. Julia Garner – Ozark
3. Drea de Matteo – The Sopranos
4. Margo Martindale – Justified
5. Thandiwe Newton – Westworld

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