Courteney Cox - "Jules Cobb", Cougar Town
Tina Fey - "Liz Lemon", 30 Rock
Laura Linney - "Cathy Jamison", The Big C
Martha Plimpton - "Virginia Chance", Raising Hope
Amy Poehler - "Leslie Knope", Parks and Recreation
As always, Collette demonstrated fantastic range in portraying Tara and all her alters - this season in particular, she made Bryce feel like an honestly scary, tangible threat every time he surfaced. Cox rode out the refining of her show's premise last season, and this year she took advantage of the second season in showing Jules in all her loving and crazy shades. 30 Rock as a whole feels less novel as time goes on, but Fey continues to do great work, especially in episodes like "Double-Edged Sword" and "TGS Hates Women." (Since it'll probably be a factor for at least some voters, sure: I'm totally giving her bonus cred for Bossypants.) Linney infused The Big C with energy even when the material didn't feel quite up to the standard she set. Plimpton was ideally suited to Raising Hope's combination of sweetness and weirdness. Poehler would get on this list for "Flu Season" alone, but the whole season really served as a showcase for Leslie Knope and her bottomless drive.
Honorable Mention: Lea Michele, Glee
I wouldn't be surprised to see: Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory; Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie; Patricia Heaton, The Middle; Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly; Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Who knows about Desperate Housewives? My gut tells me that even though it's still kicking, that its buzz, at least in the awards-relevant sense, is mostly gone.
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