Today's award is Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series!
This year's nominees are...
LILY JAMES as Pamela Anderson Lee in Pam & Tommy (Hulu)
SARAH PAULSON as Linda Tripp in Impeachment: American Crime Story (FX)
MICHELLE PFEIFFER as Betty Ford in The First Lady (Showtime)
MARGARET QUALLEY as Alex Russell in Maid (Netflix)
JULIA ROBERTS as Martha Mitchell in Gaslit (Starz)
AMANDA SEYFRIED as Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout (Hulu)
ALLISON TOLMAN as Alma Fillcot in Why Women Kill (Paramount+)
And the Winner Is...
MICHELLE PFEIFFER
The First Lady (Showtime)
Michelle Pfeiffer's performance is worthy of a win in its own right but it's especially worthy of a win when considering what a mess the show is. The First Lady is one of my biggest disappointments of the year with bad writing and bad acting. But Pfeiffer is a glowing exception. I only kept watching the show because of her stirring depiction of Betty Ford. Even when she was given melodramatic material, she made every line work. She made me wish the entire show was just about Betty Ford because it was tough to only have a third of the show be devoted to her. The real Betty Ford was quite an interesting character and Pfeiffer captured all the ups and downs of a very public figure who went through some very public struggles. Pfeiffer doesn't do as many projects these days but she proved she's just as good as ever with this performance.
Thoughts on the Rest of the Nominees:
In addition to Pfeiffer, there's another major movie star playing a real life figure from the 70s. Julia Roberts returned to TV for the second time in recent years and was excellent as Martha Mitchell in Gaslit, showcasing a range of abilities from a larger than life to a very broken character. Sarah Paulson received some criticism for her fat suit in Impeachment: American Crime Story and that was too bad because her performance was really excellent. Lily James made Pamela Anderson a three dimensional person instead of the cartoon pin-up girl she's often been unfairly described as. Amanda Seyfried was the best part of the otherwise uneven The Dropout but it wasn't as much of a standout performance as Pfeiffer's. Allison Tolman is great in everything she does and she was a very strong character in the second season of Why Women Kill. The biggest threat to Pfeiffer however was Margaret Qualley, who gave a devastatingly real and powerful performance in Maid.
Tomorrow: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series!
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