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

18. Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie

Big Little Lies Laura Dern
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Nominees

Judy Davis - Feud: Bette and Joan

Laura Dern - Big Little Lies

Jackie Hoffman - Feud: Bette and Joan

Regina King - American Crime

Michelle Pfeiffer - The Wizard of Lies

Shailene Woodley - Big Little Lies

Who Should Win

Laura Dern

Dern is having a hell of a year on the small screen, with a great supporting turn in Twin Peaks (which could see her back in this race next year) and an entertaining guest spot in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. But some of her best work came in Big Little Lies where, in a drama full of excellent performances, she so frequently managed to steal every scene she was in and show off her full (and considerable) range of acting chops.

Who Will Win

Laura Dern

This is Dern's sixth Emmy nomination, and despite that she's yet to actually win anything. There's a good chance the voters will look to correct that now, especially when she's delivered such a strong body of work and an excellent performance in this, while Big Little Lies is the buzziest of the shows/movies in contention here. It won Best Casting at the Creative Arts Emmys, so it's a popular choice too. There is the outside chance Dern and Woodley split the BLL vote though, in which case Regina King could make it three-in-a-row.

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