'Breaking Bad' star Bryan Cranston breaks into the Emmy list of Top 10 semifinalists for best drama actor

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  I really hope he gets in, Cranston is just itching to break into superstardom. His Breaking Bad character is just so complex and he plays it so well that it's going to be crime if he's not noticed.

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It's a beauty way to go
Published 7/2/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Alan Sepinwall) at What's Alan Watching?
... top 10 list, along with another favorite of mine, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and I'd be happy with almost any combination of the lead drama actor semi-finalists (with the exceptions of Denis Leary, Patrick Dempsey and, just because I know he'll win if nominated, James Spader). I still figure the actual nominations will largely consist of the usual suspects. ...

How To Get Emmy Recognition: Tightie Whities And A Gun
Published 7/2/2008 by Joel Brown at TV with MeeVee
... ." And high fives to the L.A. Times's Gold Derby blog for getting all the Emmy semis leaked, even though the TV Academy is trying to keep them secret. Nominations come out July 17. ...

Top 10 Emmy Semifinalists for Best Drama Actor
Published 7/2/2008 at OH NO!!
... yet one more star of  "Lost" snubbed in other Top 10 runoffs. So far only supporting stars Michael Emerson and Naveen Andrews have been on an acting list. Other notable omissions: Bill Paxton ("Big Love"), Rob Lowe ("Brothers and Sisters"), Peter Krause ("Dirty Sexy Money"), Christopher Meloni ("Law and Order: Special Victims"), Jonathan Rhys Meyers ("The Tudors"), Anthony LaPaglia ("Without a Trace"). Source Seriously, Dempsey doesn't belong on this list.

The Telefile - Bring on the Drama! More Rumored Finalists for Emmy Noms
Published 7/2/2008 at The Telefile
... and actor and the lists include some of the very people I've been hoping and praying for. Can anyone say Mary McDonnell and Kyle Chandler? Sure, just because they are on this list doesn't mean they'll actually get nominated, but the fact that there's a chance in hell makes me so beyond happy that I am practically jumping out of my seat!

Emmy unveils the Best Drama Actor semifinalists
Published 7/2/2008 by Bob Sassone at TV Squad
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Celebrities, Awards, Emmys, Reality-Free Another day, another list of 10 semifinalists from the Emmys. This time, it's the Best Actor in a Drama. There are a lot of the usual suspects on the list (which will be knocked down to five nominees in the next round), including actors from Dexter, Mad Men, Grey's Anatomy, Friday Night Lights, Breaking Bad, and House. One show that's not represented is Lost ...

Emmy Watch: Rumored Top 10 List Of Best Drama Actors
Published 7/5/2008 at Cinema Blend Television
... Emmy nominations this year, they haven’t been as generous with the other categories. Thanks to some investigative work from The LA Times’ Gold Derby Blog , here is the list for the Top 10 Semifinalists for Best Drama Actor: Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment ("Paul and Gina: Week 4") Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights ("Last Day of Summer") Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad ("Pilot") Patrick Dempsey, Grey's Anatomy ("Freedom, Parts 1 & 2") Michael C. Hall, Dexter ("There's Something About Harry") Jon Hamm, Mad Men ("The Wheel") Eddie Izzard, The Riches ("Last ...

Emmy Watch: Rumored Lists For Best Comedy Actor Semifinalists
Published 7/5/2008 at Cinema Blend Television
... Emmy nominations this year, they haven’t been as generous with the other categories. Thankfully, The LA Times blogger Tom O’Neil has managed to come up with eight of the top ten actors up for the Best Lead Comedy Actor nominations list. O’Neil didn’t say where he got the top seven (he added Brad Garrett to the list later) or why he doesn’t have the final two but he’s working in it. In the meantime, here’s the list of eight of the ten semi-finalists for Best Lead Actor in a comedy series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock ("Rosemary's Baby") Steve Carell, The Office ("Goodbye, Toby") ...