Who Would Felicity Huffman Have Bumped Had the College Scandal Not Happened?

[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 245 Posts: 37515 View Predictions]

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I have just started watching When They See Us (which I find to be incredibly well written, acted, directed and emotional) and one thing I couldn’t stop thinking about was the fact that Felicity Huffman was not submitted by Netflix becuase of the whole college cheating scandal. Had the scandal not happened :

1) Would she have been nominated (I think she would)?
2) Who would she have bumped?

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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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 245 Posts: 37515 View Predictions]

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At first I thought Margaret Qualley but now I’m thinking she would have bumped Clarkson. Fosse/Verdon could very well have been second in the Limited Series race last year and generally had a much broader support than Sharp Objects from the acting branch of the Television Academy (its two wins at SAG compared to Sharp Objects’s 0 show that). Qualley also had buzz going for her being in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and all. We’ve seen how this has benefited Emmy contenders in the past (Melissa McCarthy, Vanessa Kirby, Katherine Heigl, Claire Foy, Regina King and so on).

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: 5180 View Predictions]

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I think she would’ve been nominated and bumped Margaret Qualley.

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 245 Posts: 37515 View Predictions]

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Whoever said she would have bumped Farmiga is wrong. If they were voting for Huffman they would have voted for Farmiga. The same can be applied to Blake arguably.

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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[Tyler Joined: Jan 9th, 2018 Topics: 9 Posts: 1436 View Predictions]

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I feel pretty strongly it would’ve been Qualley, who has one really great scene in the show but otherwise doesn’t do a whole lot. If not her than Blake, just because she’s a smaller name than Huffman.

It wouldn’t have been Clarkson.

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[Cocastique Joined: Jan 19th, 2020 Topics: 4 Posts: 533 View Predictions]

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Sorry if I sound dumb but what does bump means in that context ? (english isn’t my first language)

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 245 Posts: 37515 View Predictions]

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Cocastique wrote:

Sorry if I sound dumb but what does bump means in that context ? (english isn’t my first language)

It is a colloquial term used in this situation to describe displacement.

I think in terms of the nomination the race was probably like this :

1. Patricia Arquette
2. Emily Watson
3. Vera Farmiga
4. Margaret Qualley
5. Patricia Clarkson/Marsha Stephanie Blake

In terms of the win it probably was like this :

1. Patricia Arquette
2. Patricia Clarkson
3. Emily Watson
4. Margaret Qualley
5. Vera Farmiga
6. Marsha Stephanie Blake

With Huffman included I feel the nominations race would have gone like this :

1. Patricia Arquette
2. Emily Watson
3. Felicity Huffman
4. Vera Farmiga
5. Margaret Qualley
6. Marsha Stephanie Blake
7. Patricia Clarkson

And the win :

1. Patricia Arquette
2. Emily Watson
3. Margaret Qualley
4. Vera Farmiga
5. Felicity Huffman
6. Marsha Stephanie Blake

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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[ricardo505 Joined: Jun 14th, 2015 Topics: 1 Posts: 660 View Predictions]

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Had Norbert Leo Butz been nominated, I would’ve said Patricia Clarkson. I know “Sharp Objects” was an underdog last year, but knowing Leo Butz snub, I would say Margaret Qualley.

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[Justmimusicmon Joined: Oct 1st, 2014 Topics: 0 Posts: 228 View Predictions]

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Marsha Stephanie Blake

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 245 Posts: 37515 View Predictions]

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ricardo505 wrote:

Had Norbert Leo Butz been nominated, I would’ve said Patricia Clarkson. I know “Sharp Objects” was an underdog last year, but knowing Leo Butz snub, I would say Margaret Qualley.

Not saying you’re wrong but the same argument could be made for Clarkson with Scanlen being snubbed. Especially considering Scanlen had way more to do than Butz did in Fosse/Verdon.

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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[braydenfitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 97 Posts: 8648 View Predictions]

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Clarkson.

She never directly faced any of the 2019 Emmy nominees during the 2018-2019 winter awards season so that distorts the amount of support she had in this particularly group of 6.

WTSU has the support of the actors so MSB & Farmiga are safe. Qualley was in the breakout year, a legacy and in the likely series runner up. Arquette always had the win on lock & Watson was in the Series winner.

Add Sharp Objects lack of overall Emmy love and the fact it just barely made series by the hair then Clarkson bumped is the most realistic scenario.

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[Jays Joined: Dec 15th, 2017 Topics: 1 Posts: 1522 View Predictions]

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Blake. It was definitely not Clarkson.

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[ricardo505 Joined: Jun 14th, 2015 Topics: 1 Posts: 660 View Predictions]

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wolfali wrote:

Not saying you’re wrong but the same argument could be made for Clarkson with Scanlen being snubbed. Especially considering Scanlen had way more to do than Butz did in Fosse/Verdon.

Television academy has a bias against young performers, specifically those who hadn’t had a great role before. Leo Butz is a two time Tony Award winner, which surprised me for his snub specially after Qualley nomination.

I think the nominations rank was: 1) Watson; 2) Arquette; 3) Farmiga; 4) Blake; 5) Clarkson; 6) Qualley

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[Emmyfan Joined: Nov 26th, 2010 Topics: 20 Posts: 1710 View Predictions]

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There might have been 7 nominees with the addition of Felicity Huffman

Niece Nash should have been submitted to Supporting Actress and episode 4 would have won her the Emmy.

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[Piper Halliwell Joined: Oct 20th, 2019 Topics: 9 Posts: 1180 View Predictions]

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I was very fascinated by Huffman’s turn (she is truly magnificent), and I believe that she would have had a chance to win. I also think that unlike some of her co-stars, Felicity would have been easily nominated on both the Golden Globe and the SAG.

On the one hand, it was a bit unfair that she had not been submitted at all – I think they made a very biased, unprofessional decision. Anything Felicity has done in her private life is not part of judging a pre-existing performance. Yes, she probably wouldn’t have been nominated, but judging art can’t be 100% person-based.

And she didn’t exactly become a serial killer or rapist…not to mention that if people followed the trial, they could see how many of her colleagues supported her and what stories they were told about her.

It’s not always simplistic, people. A human soul can be complex, and good, decent individuals can make decisions that are terrible. I hope Felicity finds her way back into the business because I think she’s really one of the most talented actresses (Sports Night, Desperate Housewives, American Crime, When They See Us) in the game.

FYC 2022 Emmys:

Best Actress in a Drama Series: Sandra Oh in "Killing Eve"

Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Sandra Oh in "The Chair"

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Kim Joo-ryoung in "Squid Game"

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