Today's award is Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Comedy Series!
This year's nominees are...
GILLIAN ANDERSON as Joanna in The Great (Hulu)
ODESSA A'ZION as Stephanie in Ghosts (CBS)
VANESSA BAYER as Morgan Dawn-Cherry in Barry (HBO)
HARRIET HARRIS as Susan in Hacks (HBO Max)
JANE LYNCH as Sophie Lennon in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
LEROY MCCLAIN as Shy Baldwin in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
LAURIE METCALF as Weed in Hacks (HBO Max)
LARRY OWENS as Zach in Abbott Elementary (ABC)
SHARON STONE as Lisa Bowden in The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
And the Winner Is...
JANE LYNCH
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
This award feels like cheating a little bit because Jane Lynch had a lot more screen time than some of the other nominees but she also made the biggest impression of all of the nominees in a role that she has played for several seasons bouncing between guest and regular cast member. As she returned to a guest role in Season Four of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, she was responsible for several funny moments including a hilarious scene in a "severely fragile state" in the second episode. She also had a great back and forth with Rachel Brosnahan as their characters sparred in front of a studio audience before a game show was filmed. Jane Lynch is an integral part of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and they've managed to give her character a lot of depth, even when she's only in guest appearances.
Thoughts on the Rest of the Nominees:
There were a wide range of guest starring appearances that all had a positive impact in this category. Like Jane Lynch, LeRoy McClain was a former series regular who was a guest in the most recent season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. He only appeared in one episode but it was a great appearance and left me wanting more from the character. Veterans Harriet Harris and Laurie Metcalf both brought their strengths to strong guest appearances in the second season of Hacks. Vanessa Bayer had the least amount of screen time of any of these nominees but had an absolutely hilarious brief scene in Barry that involved some seriously funny sounds. Gillian Anderson had a prominent guest appearance in the second season of The Great that propelled the plot forward and she was a strong presence. Odessa A'Zion was a funny ghost added to the crew of Ghosts for one episode late in the season. Sharon Stone had the most dramatic performance on this list and she had some really nice moments in some difficult scenes. The biggest threat to Lynch though was Larry Owens, who had a couple very memorable guest appearances in Abbott Elementary that had some laugh out loud moments.
Tomorrow: Outstanding Writing of a Limited/Anthology Series!
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