The TV IV:IVy Awards/2008/Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Candidates to be considered the Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series for work in a series which first aired one or more episodes in the United States between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008. Please read carefully the Definitions and Guidelines before putting a candidate up for nomination.

Definitions

drama

Any live-action (non-animated), scripted (non-documentary, talk or news) episodic (airing on a recurring basis), non-limited series categorized as a Drama on the TV IV. In the case of shows which are categorized as both Comedy and Drama (and only in those cases), the show will be categorized on the basis of runtime: Less than 40 minutes should be considered a Comedy, 40 minutes or more should be considered a Drama.

actress

A human female performer in a scripted series, including female actors portraying male characters.

lead actress

An actor who is First Billed in an episodic series at any point during the eligibility year.

first billed

Listed first in the show's opening or starring credits when the credits are not entirely in alphabetical order. Depending on the show's format two actors or actresses may be considered first billed (and in some rarer cases three or four). If in doubt just propose them where you think they belong and the entry will just be moved to the proper page.

Guidelines

Please feel free to propose as many or as few candidates as you like in each category. Feel free to discuss yours or others' proposals as much or as little as you choose. Actual number of votes listed in support of or opposition to does not affect a candidate's ability to move to the next round. All candidates listed here will move on, but the amount of support and opposition can be taken into consideration by voters during the nomination phase.

Please follow the standard format shown below for proposing candidates and link the show titles and names, even if the linked articles are empty or stubs. We must have a series for which each actor is being nominated, so be sure to include one as shown. To add your name in support or opposition simply add a new line with a pound and four tildas after the previous names like this # ~~~~

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Candidates Discussion

Emily Deschanel, Bones

For

1. HuskersRule 19:57, 5 March 2009 (EST)
2. Rvb strongbad 23:13, 5 March 2009 (EST)
3. OhGodBook2 05:49, 10 March 2009 (EDT)
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Comments

• She's weird at times, but that's why I like the character and the way Emily plays her.--HuskersRule 19:57, 5 March 2009 (EST)
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Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies

For

1. HuskersRule 19:57, 5 March 2009 (EST)
2. Rvb strongbad 23:13, 5 March 2009 (EST)
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Comments

• She really shows what it's like to be alive again after dying and struggling with a boyfriend who she can't touch or she'll die and finding her real mother and seeing her father again and all other issues with being technically dead and alive at the same time.--HuskersRule 19:57, 5 March 2009 (EST)
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Lena Headey, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

For

1. The-jam 17:17, 19 February 2009 (EST)
2. HuskersRule 19:57, 5 March 2009 (EST)
3. Rvb strongbad 23:13, 5 March 2009 (EST)
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Oppose

1. Davidscarter 18:55, 26 February 2009 (EST)
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Comments

• I really like the way she tempers the full on crazy of Sarah Connor in T2 with the nurturing mother role. The crazy is still there but generally isn't over powering except in a few key scenes. It's a very nice balance. --The-jam 17:17, 19 February 2009 (EST)
• Lena Headey is one of my least favorite things about TSSC; she has some odd line readings and often her Sarah Connor comes off as whiny rather than strong. --Davidscarter 18:55, 26 February 2009 (EST)
• She shows what it's like to try to be a normal mother and also protect her son from the Terminators and train him into the leader he supposed to be in the future while not becoming too crazy.--HuskersRule 19:57, 5 March 2009 (EST)
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Mary McDonnell, Battlestar Galactica

For

1. The-jam 17:17, 19 February 2009 (EST)
2. OhGodBook2 05:49, 10 March 2009 (EDT)
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Comments

• Her portrayal of her character's physical and mental breakdown as the cancer slowly takes hold is an impressive bit of acting. Add in the romantic scenes and the Baltar confrontation and near murder and she demonstrated a great acting range through the half season that aired in 2008. --The-jam 17:17, 19 February 2009 (EST)
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Sophia Myles, Moonlight

For

1. OhGodBook2 05:49, 10 March 2009 (EDT)
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Comments

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Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

For

1. Davidscarter 23:05, 4 March 2009 (EST)
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Comments

• Sedgwick heads a great ensemble cast. --Davidscarter 23:05, 4 March 2009 (EST)
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