Emmys 2017: Who Should Win Every Major Award (And Who Actually Will)
7. Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Nominees
John Lithgow - The Crown
Jonathan Banks - Better Call Saul
Mandy Patinkin - Homeland
Michael Kelly - House of Cards
David Harbour - Stranger Things
Ron Cephas Jones - This Is Us
Jeffrey Wright - Westworld
Who Should Win
David Harbour (But really, Michael McKean)
If they'd nominated the real deserving actor in Better Call Saul's third season then this would be a different story, because McKean was head and shoulders above the competition, but without his presence it's a much closer bunch. They're all good, but Harbour's performance anchored Stranger Things and brought it a lot of humanity and emotional resonance.
Who Will Win
John Lithgow
Ron Cephas Jones has a great chance here, playing a very emotional role on (the very emotional) This Is Us. But Lithgow has been a winner already this year and has far more hype behind him, and he's a big Emmys favourite, so they'll likely relish the opportunity to recognise him for the first time since 2010 (Dexter).