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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

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Jensen Ackles(Supernatural): His performance this year was both heartbreaking and powerful.
Fred Weller(In Plain Sight): A smoothe and great performance
Matthew Fox (Lost): Delivered a brilliant performance for his last year on the island
Michael C. Hall (Dexter) :Continues year after year to deliver a flawless perfromance
Peter Krause (Parenethood): His portrayal made you want more and more
Timothy Olyphant ( Justified): Such a strong and quiet performance rolled up in one.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Sally Fields ( Brothers and Sisters): A great and always deserving performance
Calista Flockhart (Brothers and Sisters): Her storyline as the cancer stricken Kitty was brilliant
Lauren Graham ( Parenthood): A beautiful flawless performance
Evangeline Lilly ( Lost): Her character is flawed, but not this performance
Julianne Margulies ( The Good Wife): A great performance
Ellen Pompeo( Grey's Anatomy): Did you see the season finale?