Emmys: A Last-Call Look at Our Picks as Nomination Voting Ends

The nomination voting period for the Emmys ends Friday at 10 p.m. PT. Throughout the last two weeks, we’ve advocated for those we’d like to see receive nods come July 16. Here’s another look.

We started with 20 Shows and Stars Overdue for a Nomination. We went deep inside Stella Gibson’s mind in a Q&A with The Fall star Gillian Anderson (a Lead Actress in a Drama contender), and put together best-of reels for supporting players Melissa McBride (The Walking Dead) and Jimmy Smits (Sons of Anarchy).

See memorable Carol and “Scare-ol” moments from Season 5 of The Walking Dead:

Watch Nero’s best moments from the final season of Sons of Anarchy:

Next came 10 Shows That Could Bring New Blood to the Emmys. We spoke to Empire co-creator Danny Strong about his leads, Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard, and supporting standout Jussie Smollett — and had him break down Cookie’s catfight with Camilla and Jamal’s coming-out party from the episode he directed.

Strong on the stellar Empire cast:

Strong on Smollett’s performance as Jamal Lyon:

Strong breaks down two of Empire’s most-talked about scenes:

We also braved another look at some of Tobias Menzies’s finest work as “Black Jack” Randall in Outlander:

Switching to comedy, we did a Q&A with Jane the Virgin Golden Globe winner Gina Rodriguez, and let Rogelio explain why his protrayer Jaime Camil deserves a nomination.

And let’s not forget about Fresh Off the Boat’s Constance Wu and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s Ellie Kemper, who also received the best-of video treatment.

Check out Jessica Huang’s funniest Fresh Off the Boat moments:

Here’s why we love Kimmy Schmidt:

From there, we turned our campaign efforts towards supporting 12 Emmy Staples Who Deserve Another Nomination. We caught up with Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks, who’s looking for her sixth nomination as Joan, and had Veep’s two-time nominee Anna Chlumsky talk us through Amy’s epic blowup with Selina this season.

And finally, we revisited 14 Guest Appearances Worthy of a Nomination. Not that we’re playing favorites but…

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