The Bryan Awards Lead Acting Submissions

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES:
Maura West 1: Carly thinks that she might have killed her infant half-brother as a little girl, and realizes that she must come clean with the truth (8/02/2005)
Maura West 2: Jack blasts Carly for lying to him (3/14/2006)

Susan Flannery 1: Stephanie and Eric get into a heated confrontation, after she discovers the trust papers, which indicate she is the sole owner of Forrester Creations. (11/03/2005)
Susan Flannery 2: Steph admits to faking her heart attack

Kristian Alfonso 1: The episode where Zack is declared brain dead (1/09/2006)
Kristian Alfonso 2: Hope cannot let go of Zack, when it is time for the transplant; Hope demands to know who killed (Zack) (1/11/06)

Nancy Lee Grahn 1: Alexis gives birth to Molly (11/10/2005)
Nancy Lee Grahn 2: Alexis hears that the daughter she gave up for adoption has died, and she confides in Ric about her guilt for letting her be taken away from her. (3/09/2006)

Kim Zimmer 1: The episode begins with Reva entering a hotel room, getting undressed, lighting a bunch of candles, and hopping into bed. A surprised Josh comes out of the shower. Apparently, Reva has had an affair, but the man humiliated her. Reva, in an attempt to rebuild her marriage, decides that she and Josh should have a do-over, and forget their problems ever happened. Reva reminds Josh of how good things used to be, and they kiss. However, as they start to make love, Josh pulls away-- sleeping together won't solve their problems. Reva shows Josh her naked body, but he still refuses her. This opens a whole can of worms involving Reva's issues with both getting older and being unable to be satisfied with her relationship to Joshua. Eventually, Reva storms out, and Josh attempts to catch up with her. Reva goes into the elevator, but the elevator malfunctions and Reva falls into the elevator shaft (much to Josh's horror). (I copied this from the Daytime Emmy Judges thread) (8/24/2005)
Kim Zimmer 2: Inside the Light: Reva I (the one where Reva goes to her alma mater) (2/22/2006)

Sharon Case 1: Sharon confronts Nick about his affair with Phyllis (4/03/2006)
Sharon Case 2: Sharon kicks Nick out after he slept with Phyllis (4/06/06)

BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A DAYTIME DRAMA:
Michael E. Knight 1: Tad confronts Madden and demands Madden to tell him where Kate is (5/25/2006)
Michael E. Knight 2: Tad reels as Dixie tells that she gave Kate up and he blames her, tells her he cannot ever forgive her and express his wish to kill Greg Madden. (5/23/2006)

Michael Park 1: Jack tells Carly that their marriage is over, affectionately nicknamed CarJackcaps (3/29/2006)
Michael Park 2: Jack returns home, but, much to Carly’s dismay, it’s only so they can tell Parker, JJ and Sage about the separation. Parker and JJ are heartbroken. The boys point out that, when they fight, Carly and Jack are always telling them to make up and move on. Why can’t their parents do the same thing? Parker wants to know how Jack can leave them, and JJ wonders if it was because of something they did? Parker says it was the lady, wasn’t it? Parker swears he didn’t tell Jack about it, just like Carly demanded. Which means that now Jack is aware of yet another lie Carly told. Jack goes home, only to see Nick sitting at Emma’s kitchen table. (4/04/2006)

Peter Reckell 1: After being kicked out of his own house by his wife Hope, Bo finally realises that he has lost everythign that is important to him in his life (his baby boy, his daughter, his marriage and possibly his freedom) as he has a HUGE emotional breakdown in the alley outside of the Cheatin Heart Bar. (2/17/2006)
Peter Reckell 2: Billie comforts Bo as his guilt tears him apart at Zack's grave. (2/21/2006)

Ricky Paull Goldin 1: Gus is Inside the Light: "Abba Dabba Dabba" as Gus detoxes from his painkiller addiction at the cabin where Beth held him and Alan hostage. (4/26/2006)
Ricky Paull Goldin 2: Gus confronts Alan about sending a bounty hunter after Harley. (6/03/2005)

Robert Newman 1: Josh confronts Jonathan about the missing money from Lewis Construction; Josh tells Reva about a woman who flirted with Josh on an airplane flight; Josh tells Reva he may not be there for her.- (Josh knocks on Jonathan's door, and after Jonathan doesn't come to the door, Josh kicks it open, and tells Jonathan to shut and sit down, and asks where the money [that Jonathan and Nate/Alfred embezzled from Lewis] disappeared off to. Jonathan taunts Josh to hit him, and Josh tells Jonathan that he doesn't know what it means to be a man. He calls Alfred a coward and a weakling, and he recalls the day at the gym. He tells Jonathan to stop torturing Reva, and tells Jonathan to grow up and to become a man. After Josh stops by Company and tells Sandy to drop his Jonathan vendetta, Josh goes home, and tells Reva about a woman who flirted with him on the plane ride to San Cristobel. The episode ends with Josh giving Reva a warning "Not to bungee jump with their marriage ever again.) or (Josh confronts Jonathan about smuggling 2 million dollars from Lewis Oil. Josh blows up at Jonathan for behaving like his father, but he knows deep down, he's not like him. Later, Josh has a heartfelt talk with Reva about how on his plane ride, a woman flirted with him, despite seeing his wedding ring.) (7/21/2005)
Robert Newman 2: Josh & Reva are Inside the Light as Josh and Reva are in the process of finalizing their divorce, but after interference from Cassie and soul-searching, Josh and Reva bump into each other at the lighthouse and realize that they were meant to be together, and they tear up the divorce papers. (4/12/2006)

Joshua Morrow 1: Nicholas is visited by Cassie's ghost on the one-year anniversary of her death (5/24/06)
Joshua Morrow 2: Cassie "visits" Nick and closing arguments are given in Daniel's trial (8/19/2005)

BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Lisa Kudrow 1: "Valerie Does Another Classic Leno"
Lisa Kudrow 2: "Valerie Hangs With the Cool Kids"

Marcia Cross 1: "Next"
Marcia Cross 2: "Remember"

Felicity Huffman 1: "No One Is Alone"
Felicity Huffman 2: "Don't Look At Me"

Lauren Graham 1: "Partings"
Lauren Graham 2: "Friday Night's Alright For Fighting"

Mary Louise Parker 1: "The Punishment Light"
Mary Louise Parker 2: "You Can't Always Miss The Bear"


BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Jason Bateman 1: "Harboring Resentment/Development Arrested"
Jason Bateman 2: "The Ocean Walker" (After Michael announces he's marrying Rita, George Sr. worries that she's after the family's money. But when Rita's Uncle Trevor tries to stop the wedding by revealing some surprising information about Rita, Michael must decide if he wants to walk down the aisle. )

James Spader 1: "Witches of Mass Destruction"
James Spader 2: "Helping Hands"

Larry David 1: "The Ski Lift"
Larry David 2: "The End"

Jason Lee 1: "Pilot"
Jason Lee 2: "The Boogeyman"

Steve Carell 1: "Booze Cruise"
Steve Carell 2: "The Injury"

BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Kyra Sedgwick 1: "Pilot"
Kyra Sedgwick 2: "Fantasy Date"

Geena Davis 1: "Pilot" (Mackenzie Allen, who serves as Vice President of the United States, has a tough decision to make, whether or not to go against the wishes of the dying current President. He has asked her to step down and let someone a little more appropriate take his place in the Oval Office. However, it's not only the President that is calling for her resignation, it's her entire party which elected her as the Vice President to start with.)
Geena Davis 2: "The Mom Who Came To Dinner" (Mac has more than Thanksgiving turkey on her plate. She juggles military base closures in her home town, a death penalty case the Supreme Court will not hear and a visit with Mom. Joining her team is a young and savvy media strategist/advisor.)

Mariska Hargitay 1: "911" (Benson is on her way out for the evening when a call comes in from a little girl who says she's all alone. While trying to draw the girl out, Benson is drawn deeper into the little girl's life, and although the other officers begin to suspect the whole thing may be some sick joke, Benson is convinced that the little girl is the real deal. By talking to Maria, Benson is able to ferret enough information from her so that they have a place to start, but Maria's captor has an affinity for electronics and has done everything he can to make sure that no one can find the little girl he bought and paid for.)
Mariska Hargitay 2: "Fault" (A manhunt ensues when Victor Paul Gitano, a recently released sex offender, kidnaps two children after killing the rest of their family. Benson and Stabler pursue Gitano only to find their own relationship challenged as both experience opportunities where they put their personal relationship ahead of their job. After having her throat slashed, Benson requests for a new partner when she hears what Stabler has to say about their relationship and their job.)

Edie Falco 1: "Join the Club"
Edie Falco 2: "Mayhem"

Allison Janney 1: "Institutional Memory"
Allison Janney 2: "Internal Displacement"

BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Hugh Laurie 1: "No Reason" (As House and his team are working on the diagnosis of a man with a giant, swollen tongue, the husband of a former patient walks into House's office and shoots him. House continues to treat his patient from his ICU hospital bed with the shooter, who has been shot by hospital security and hand-cuffed to his bed, as his roommate. When the after-effects of the shooting begin to impact House, he starts to question his own ability to diagnose properly. As his patient's body deteriorates, House struggles through his self-doubt and must trust his team to find a way to solve the case.)
Hugh Laurie 2: "Autopsy" (Dr. Wilson convinces House to take the case of one of his patients, a young girl with terminal cancer who starts suffering from hallucinations.)

Christopher Meloni 1: "Ripped" (When the teenage son of Stabler's old partner comes under suspicion for attacking a classmate, Stabler's inability to treat this like any other case gets him suspended.)
Christopher Meloni 2: "Class" (After Carolyn Pereira's body is dumped in an area frequented by prostitutes, Stabler and Tutuola soon realise she had far more money than a student on financial aid should have had, and learn that she was deeply involved in the worlds of online gambling and high stakes poker. Suspects include the Gloria Culhane, the roommate who ended up with the very expensive ring that Caroline stole from a star athlete, Roddy Franklin, the star athlete who had his ring taken by Caroline, and Adam Halder, Caroline's best friend from childhood who turned out to be her backup during her online gambling forays. Stabler makes a special plea for Halder, feeling like he and the young man have something in common because both were boys from the wrong side of the tracks dealing with rich kids who treated them like dirt.)

Denis Leary 1: "Justice" (Tommy copes with a tragedy.)
Denis Leary 2: "Rebirth" (Tommy starts taking Janet's antidepressants.)

James Gandolfini 1: "Johnny Cakes"
James Gandolfini 2: "Members Only"

Jimmy Smits 1: "Undecideds"
Jimmy Smits 2: "Welcome to Whoever You Are"