Odd Featured Actress Tony Nominees- Page 2

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 7:43pm

Celia was the best person in BEE. She better get a nod.

[Benzy92]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 7:51pm

The nominees are looking to be:

Sara Ramirez, Spamalot
Kelli O'Hara, Light in the Piazza
Maureen McGovern, Little Women
Jan Maxwell, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Joanna Gleason, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

If I had to put money on it, those would be the five nominees.. HOWEVER, Celia is incredible in Bee and might get a nod, even though all the reviews focused on the incredible ensemble, not individual performers mostly. Eden Espinosa or Ramona Keller have a slight chance at a wildcard nod, as does Megan McGinnis. Why do I have a feeling that the scene stealing Sara Gettlfinger deserves a nomination over Joanna Gleason?!

Every year in the Featured Actor or Actress categories, the committee throws in a wildcard that everyone goes WHAT?!? about.. last year it was Beth Fowler in Boy From Oz.. who will get cheated out of a nomination that everyone thinks is a "sure" bet.. time will tell! Updated On: 5/5/05 at 07:51 PM

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 7:58pm

I think it will be:
Celia- Bee
Kelli- TLITP
Maureen-LW
Sara- Spam

and for me, the last slots open to any of the following:
-Eden-BKLYN
-Ramona-BKLYN
-Megan (McGinnis)-LW
-Jan Maxwell-CCBB
-Sara UB-TLITP
-Sara-DRS
and maybe even Jenny Powers for LW? She was very good but I still doubt she'd get a nod but ya never know.

[BWayBoy88]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 8:10pm

There is so much talent this year in the featured actress category. I really have no clue who is going to be nominated, and I'm even more clueless one who will win. Every actress has something special and different about each of their performances

[little_sally]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 8:43pm

I hope it goes to Kelli. Or Celia. Sara just didn't impress me.

[WayWicked]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 11:10pm

Kelli's performance had depth and emotion. Comedy is hard, but what Ms. Ramirez is given to work with doesn't scream amazing.

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 11:40pm

I want one of the Charity girls to get ....prefferably LaManna

[joeybiltmore1]

Posted: 5/5/05 at 11:49pm

If it were up to me I'd nominate:

Bolger
Maxwell
O'Hara
Ramirez
Uriarte-Berry

But I'm betting it will be:

Gleason
Maxwell
McGovern
O'Hara
Ramirez

I think Ramirez will win.

[Mr. Tuttle]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 3:37am

I think McGovern is a wild card. Sure, it's the "Beth Fowler" nomination catagory, but the show is bye bye. But she is doing the tour.

In a lesser year McGovern would get nominated automatically.

This aint one of those years.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 3:40am

This is also a year where the actual awards are equally about them getting people to watch them on TV. With certain people nominated, they can probably bet on more people WATCHING those awards, which is why I'll bet that John C. Reilly and Denzel Washington will be nominated - the committe won't pass up the opportunity to nominate 2 big movie stars for an otherwise humble award ceremony. Although McGovern isn't a super star, she has enough of the following to get more people to watch the awards - which is why she'll be nominated.

[MagicToDo82]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 4:11pm

Sara all the way.

[Benzy92]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 4:18pm

Mr. Tuttle, I respectively disagree about McGovern.. she got praised in almost every review, some saying she was the only good part about the show. She is guarenteed with a nomination, not only for her work in Little Women, but because she is well know. Who do you think would take her place?

I'm really hoping for Celia as a wildcard.. shes incredible in BEE.

[BWayBoy88]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 6:46pm

Last year a lot of people thought that Ann Harada was a shoe in for the Tony, and then she wasn't even nominated. I have a feeling that this category is going to be a big surprise.

[Plum]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 6:48pm

The Ann Harada thing was bizarre- she absolutely deserved a nomination. The Tony nominators showed pretty good sense in the other categories last year, so hopefully this year they'll improve slightly on that trend and not screw up Supporting Actress either.
Updated On: 5/6/05 at 06:48 PM

[Chitty]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 9:50pm

It's a packed year in this catagory. Anyone could be left out. But I think O'Hara and Ramirez are locks.

[shira467]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 10:10pm

For those who have seen Spamalot, I have a question, asked with all sincerity.

Does Sara Ramirez really ACT in Spamalot? Or is she just an incredible voice and body put together with some camp and satire?

[futurewinnerbud]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 10:11pm

I'm gonna get killed for this...

Eden Espinosa, BKLYN
Sara Ramirez, SPAMALOT
Maureen McGovern, LITTLE WOMEN
Joanna Gleason, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
Kelli O'Hara, LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA

Spelling Bee will get a special award for ensemble performance (Like the people on the "line" all got in A Chorus Line in the 70's). Other than maybe supporting actor nomination (another tight category), it'll get SNUBBED in the acting.

My theory is that O'hara will get it becuase of the dramatic beef in her role, McGovern cause... she was good, Gleason as well, Ramirez is the frontrunner, and Espinosa... well, this is my thought about Espinosa. Anyoen that says she's not good... I dare you to belt that high note, and go though that score. Its not incredible, but its vocally an amazing performance. Her acting isnt bad either. And for being that young... c'mon... she'll get a nomination. Especially since (I guess) she's in the featured category.

[Plum]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 10:14pm

Uh, I'm pretty sure individuals from A Chorus Line got Tonys. Donna McKechnie, anyone? Kelly Bishop, too. And Sammy Williams. But other than that, no individual actor awards.

And isn't Espinosa up for Leading Actress? BTW, last time I checked, "Best Actress" didn't mean "Best High Belter." But hey, that's just my crazy point of view.

Updated On: 5/6/05 at 10:14 PM

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 10:41pm

cheers Plum.

yeah I would find it odd if Espinoza was nominated for Featured.
Has that been finalized?

[Plum]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 10:54pm

I'm pretty sure the final determinations about eligibility have been made. Glengarry, Glen Ross is making an appeal about Alan Alda being Supporting, but that's it as far as I remember.

[GovernorSlaton]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 10:59pm

I thought one of the rulings said that all of the Brooklyn cast members would be eligible in the Supporting categories, including Espinosa.

[Plum]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 11:05pm

None of the eligibility press releases mentioned Espinosa as far as I can see, which means it all depends on billing. Is she above the title, or is everyone below?

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 11:13pm

This is interesting indeed. If Espinoza is in the Featured category - I could see people voting for her as well (though I certainly wouldn't). A very tight category!

[Plum]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 11:15pm

No way. Her reviews just weren't there- Ramona Keller was the standout cast member of that show if there was one.

[leomaxfrank]

Posted: 5/6/05 at 11:19pm

I know what you mean - and Ramona Keller is totally amazing, but I feel like she may anyway. But hopefully you're right.