Loretta Devine - "Adele Webber", Grey's Anatomy
Margarita Levieva - "Amanda Clarke", Revenge
Carrie Preston - "Elsbeth Tascioni", The Good Wife
Anika Noni Rose - "Corinne Bennett", Private Practice
Uma Thurman - "Rebecca Duvall", Smash
Bellamy Young - "Mellie Grant", Scandal
Devine's work stands out in part because it's a role she's played over most of Grey's Anatomy's run - this stage of Adele's arc, focused on the impact of Alzheimer's disease, was some of her best work on the show to date. Levieva gave a classic soap vixen performance, presenting a vibrant counterpoint to Emily VanCamp's studied restraint. Rose's performance in Private Practice came right on the heels of the conclusion of her arc on The Good Wife, and the contrast between the two was striking. I'm always fascinated when someone capable of going really big turns in a performance as quiet and haunted as Rose's work as Corinne. Preston formally joined the ranks of The Good Wife's recurring-lawyer MVPs this season. The moments when Elsbeth's dizziness shifts over into mastery of the given situation should get old, but somehow they never do. Thurman's work was one of Smash's best-executed storylines as a meta sendup of the concept of stunt casting. I think Scandal has some interesting ways of looking at women in power and women in close proximity to power, and Young's performance as the well-educated, post-second wave First Lady was a key part of that. The moment when Mellie manufactures a miscarriage to boost her husband's campaign was genuinely shocking.
Honorable Mentions: Debbie Allen, Grey's Anatomy; Joan Allen, Luck; Bailee Madison, Once Upon a Time; Vanessa Marano, Grey's Anatomy; Marlee Matlin, Switched at Birth; Julianne Nicholson, Boardwalk Empire; Julia Ormond, Mad Men; Meghan Ory, Once Upon a Time; Bernadette Peters, Smash; Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife; Anika Noni Rose, The Good Wife; Chloe Sevigny, Law and Order: SVU; Sofia Vassileva, Law and Order: SVU; Liza Weil, Scandal
I Wouldn't Be Surprised to See: Meredith Baxter, Switched at Birth; Joan Cusack, Shameless; Louise Fletcher, Shameless; Marilu Henner, Unforgettable; Lucy Liu, Southland
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