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“Only a few actresses are truly contending this year, and I think the undisputed top three include Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri and Jean Smart,” says Trey Mangum. “Smart appears to have the advantage, but I have a feeling that Brunson has a lot going for her this season.”
Tracy Brown hopes a spell can be cast for one beyond the top picks: “The frontrunner has to be Jean Smart, who has already three-peated … But one of my favorite performances this year is still Kathryn Hahn as the hammy, conniving and nuanced witch (with a killer theme song) in ‘Agatha All Along.’”
Kristen Baldwin, the only panelist whose ballot exactly matches the aggregate ranking in the category, expects the final season of “What We Do in the Shadows” to get a series nom, but laments, “It still hurts that Natasia Demetriou [hasn’t been] nominated for her consistently batty (sorry) performance as the enterprising vampire Nadja of Antipaxos.”
1. Jean Smart, “Hacks”
2. Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
3. Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
4. Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”
5. Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”
6. Bridget Everett, “Somebody Somewhere”
7. (tie) Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”
7. (tie) Poorna Jagannathan, “Deli Boys”
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Los Angeles Times
Lorraine Ali
1. Bridget Everett, “Somebody Somewhere”
2. Jean Smart, “Hacks”
3. Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”
4. Poorna Jagannathan, “Deli Boys”
5. Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
6. Uzo Aduba, “The Residence”
“‘Hacks’’ Jean Smart will be nominated, as she should. So will ‘Abbott’s’ Quinta Brunson. But I’m pulling for underdogs Bridget Everett (‘Somebody Somewhere’), Natasha Lyonne (‘Poker Face’) and Uzo Aduba (‘The Residence’).”
Entertainment Weekly
Kristen Baldwin
1. Jean Smart, “Hacks”
2. Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
3. Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
4. Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”
5. Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”
6. Bridget Everett, “Somebody Somewhere”
“While the comedy series nomination for ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ will take some of the sting away, it still hurts that Natasia Demetriou was never nominated for her consistently batty (sorry) performance as the enterprising vampire Nadja of Antipaxos.”
Los Angeles Times
Tracy Brown
1. Jean Smart, “Hacks”
2. Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
3. Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
4. Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”
5. Kathryn Hahn, “Agatha All Along”
6. Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”
“This category is always stacked, and the frontrunner has to be Jean Smart, who has already three-peated for her role as a comedy legend in ‘Hacks.’ But one of my favorite performances this year is still Kathryn Hahn as the hammy, conniving and nuanced witch (with a killer theme song) in ‘Agatha All Along.’”
Shadow and Act
Trey Mangum
1. Jean Smart, “Hacks”
2. Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
3. Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
4. Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”
5. Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”
6. Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”
“Only a few actresses are truly contending this year, and I think the undisputed top three include Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri and Jean Smart. Smart appears to have the advantage, but I have a feeling that Brunson has a lot going for her this season.”
TV Guide
Matt Roush
1. Jean Smart, “Hacks”
2. Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
3. Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”
4. Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
5. Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”
6. Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”
“Once again, this is ‘Hacks’ star Jean Smart’s time to shine. No argument here. I’m also rooting for ‘Nobody Wants This’ star Kristen Bell as this year’s preeminent snarky rom-com heroine. A possible spoiler, though it’s hard to see how: Emmy darling Uzo Aduba’s quirky detective in ‘The Residence.’”
Los Angeles Times
Glenn Whipp
1. Jean Smart, “Hacks”
2. Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
3. Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
4. Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”
5. Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”
6. Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”
“Like many great comic turns, Natasha Lyonne makes it look effortless on ‘Poker Face,’ her character drifting from place to place, stumbling into mysteries and solving them almost by accident. The formula hasn’t grown stale, mostly because Lyonne looks like she’s having the time of her life.”
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