OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Kaitlyn Dever as Loretta McCready for (“Burned”) in “JUSTIFIED”

Julianne Nicholson as Dr. Lillian DePaul for (“Blackbird”) in “MASTERS OF SEX”

Kiernan Shipka as Sally Draper for (“The Forecase”) in “MAD MEN”

Lois Smith as Betty Turner for (“Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?”) in “THE AMERICANS”

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as Karsi for (“Hardhome”) in “GAME OF THRONES”

Cicely Tyson as Ophelia Hartness for (“Mama’s Here Now”) in “HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER” 

AND THE WINNER IS:

JULIANNE NICHOLSON AS DR. LILLIAN DEPAUL FOR (“BLACKBIRD”) IN “MASTERS OF SEX”

This is the first win and third nomination for Julianne Nicholson for her performance as Dr. Lillian DePaul in the episode “Blacbird” on Masters of Sex Season 2. She was previously nominated for Masters of Sex (2014) and The Red Road (2014).

Continuing on the tragic story of Dr. Lillian DePaul Nicholson in season 2 of Masters of Sex gave yet another great performance up until the sad departure of the character in the episode “Blackbird”. Nicholson always played this character with strength which is why the ending of this characters life was as devestating as it was. Nicholson in giving this performance made the bond between Lillian and Virginia so strong that when it came to Virginia letting her friend go it felt so satisfyinf and this is what makes the Nicholson performance as great as it. Another note for Nicholson is because of the strength of her work when her character departed the show something was missing and that was Nicholson’s potrayel of Dr. Lillian DePaul.