Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ty Burell (Modern Family)
Max Greenfield (New Girl)
Tony Hale (Veep)
Alex Karpovsky (Girls)
Adam Pally (Happy Endings)
Chris Pratt (Parks & Recreation)
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Max Greenfield (New Girl)
Ed Harris (Game Change)
Danny Huston (Magic City)
Mandy Patinkin (Homeland)
Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)
Deserves to Win: Max Greenfield
We’ve talked at length about the idiocy of the Golden Globe supporting actor categories pitting fabulous comedians against serious dramatic arcs against stand-alone movie performances, but that being said, if these are our choices, we’d pick Schmidt. Greenfield brings his douchey character to life with such glee that we actually feel for him, when we’re not too busy laughing at the ridiculous stuff that comes out of his mouth.
Will Win: Mandy Patinkin
We predict a sweep for the Homeland crew, and Patinkin’s performance as Saul is one that will be easily awarded a trophy.
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This show is definitely suffering from a case of overcomSchmidting to an ensemble character. While Schmidt is definitely the scene stealer of the show, and the one guy who snagged an Emmy nomination, his character is a lovable douchebag who is best dealt with in small doses. Last night’s episode, “Neighbors,” was centered around him and that much focus is starting to make us forget why we liked him in the first place.
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7. New Girl
Zooey Deschanel has more than proven herself as a great leading lady, but the real breakout star of this show is obviously Max Greenfield. Much as we love Schmidt, network sitcoms have a habit of running good supporting characters into the ground. There’s a very real possibility that Schmidt-isms will be pumped into the show so that Fox can sell more personalized condoms, driving moccasins and sharkskin laptop sleeve with his face on it.
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