TMC
09-20-2015, 01:58 AM
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/10-worst-emmy-winners-past-824539?utm_source=twitter
Emmy nit-picking season began last weekend with the Creative Arts ceremony. The early acting results including Joan Cusack winning for a role the Shameless writers have consistently struggled to service, Reg E. Cathey winning for a character who barely featured in the latest House of Cards season and Jon Hamm losing yet another shot at Emmy glory.
Perhaps the most quibbled-with win was character actress Margo Martindale's triumph for fitting The Americans into her extreme busy schedule for a couple scenes. The Justified veteran had already been a surprise nominee in this category, beating out Lois Smith, whose one-episode Americans turn was perhaps the highlight of a strong season. Still, nobody expected her to win over Cicely Tyson's powerhouse work on How To Get Away With Murder or Allison Janney following up on last year's Masters of Sex victory in this category.
Some time will have to pass before we can decide if Martindale triumph ranks as an all-time oddity, but here are my picks for the 10 Worst Emmy Wins of the Past 10 Years. Some suffer from the competition they beat. Some suffer from their own high standards. And some just made viewers suffer.
Emmy nit-picking season began last weekend with the Creative Arts ceremony. The early acting results including Joan Cusack winning for a role the Shameless writers have consistently struggled to service, Reg E. Cathey winning for a character who barely featured in the latest House of Cards season and Jon Hamm losing yet another shot at Emmy glory.
Perhaps the most quibbled-with win was character actress Margo Martindale's triumph for fitting The Americans into her extreme busy schedule for a couple scenes. The Justified veteran had already been a surprise nominee in this category, beating out Lois Smith, whose one-episode Americans turn was perhaps the highlight of a strong season. Still, nobody expected her to win over Cicely Tyson's powerhouse work on How To Get Away With Murder or Allison Janney following up on last year's Masters of Sex victory in this category.
Some time will have to pass before we can decide if Martindale triumph ranks as an all-time oddity, but here are my picks for the 10 Worst Emmy Wins of the Past 10 Years. Some suffer from the competition they beat. Some suffer from their own high standards. And some just made viewers suffer.