I’m the patron saint of lost Emmy causes — is it still too late for “Buffy” and “The Wire”? — so while my colleague Marcus James Dixon recently singled out actors and actresses he’s rooting for who are on the bubble based on our racetrack odds, I’m focusing on the deep bench of 100/1 long shots who deserve recognition this year. But sometimes long shots pay off. […]
Cody Fern and Finn Wittrock (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace”) — Best Movie/Mini Supporting Actor
Darren Criss and Edgar Ramirez are currently expected to win Emmys as killer Andrew Cunanan and slain fashion designer Gianni Versace, respectively. But for me the heart of the series was in the middle episodes that focus on Cunanan’s earlier victims. The stories of Jeff Trail and David Madson— and the actors who play them, Finn Wittrock and Cody Fern — illustrate with great insight the psychological toll of homophobia and sexual shame. Cunanan was able to exploit that to ingratiate himself with both of them. He was the monster in their closet.
Top 6 Emmy hopefuls I’m rooting for: Peter Capaldi, Rami Malek, Finn Wittrock …
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