Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Again, you cannot deny the absolute wealth of talent in our actresses on television right now, which is evident by the amount of new and old faces we see continuing to impress. A personal favorite is Gina Rodriguez, who manages to evoke both gleeful happiness and honest sadness and is such a highlight that it’s surprising she hasn’t been heavily featured on a television show prior. Julia Louis-Dreyfus continues to wring any and all comedy out of every line delivery in Veep, and I’d love to see Amy Poehler receive more credit for the work she did as Leslie Knope, who will surely go down as one of the best TV characters ever. Ellie Kemper is half of the reason why Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt worked as well as it did out of the gate, and Mindy Kaling continues to be a selling point for her The Mindy Project. Ilana Glazer will never stand a chance in the awards season this year, but as she continues to be one of the funniest people are TV, I certainly wouldn’t mind a shocker. – Allyson Johnson
Amy Poehler (Parks & Recreation)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin)
Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project)
Ilana Glazer (Broad City)
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