Emmys 2017: Who Should Win Every Major Award (And Who Actually Will)

7. Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

The Crown John Lithgow
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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).

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