Many times, when Emmy acting category nominations are announced you usually hear more about the snubs and flubs rather than who actually might take home the award.
That wasn’t the case this year, where it seems there was only one glaring omission among the nominations in the drama, comedy and limited series or movie acting categories for the 70thPrimetime Emmy Awards.
In the damn-fine-cup-of-coffee spit take heard around Hollywood, Kyle MacLachlan was left off the list of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his portrayal of three characters on Showtime’s “Twin Peaks.” Twitter reaction was fierce and fans are still complaining. Well they should stop – MacLachlan never had a chance of winning.
Odds in the race from BetOnline and SportsBetting have Darren Criss (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) as the frontrunner at -375. The also-rans are Benedict Cumberbatch (“Patrick Melrose”), +300; Antonio Banderas (“Genius: Picasso”), +3000; Jesse Plemons (“USS Callister”), +3500; John Legend (“Jesus Christ Superstar”), +4500; and Jeff Daniels (“The Looming Tower”) +5000.
Criss had this award wrapped up long before the ninth and final episode of “American Crime Story” aired on FX. His forceful, narcissistic and decidedly creepy performance of serial killer Andrew Cunanan, who murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace in front of his home in Miami, made us forget he was ever in bouncy “Glee.” His nearest competition is Cumberbatch for his role as a rich junkie trying to come clean in “Patrick Melrose.”
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