With ‘Breaking Bad’ star Bryan Cranston no longer eligible, the never-winning Hamm could have a shot at gold after seven previous noms. Why is this year’s lead actor in a drama series Emmy race different than six of the last seven? Because Bryan Cranston is no longer in the running for Breaking Bad, which exhausted its Emmy eligibility last year.
Cranston’s absence opens up one of the category’s six slots for new blood. But who will be the beneficiaries of these vacancies and compete alongside — presumably — three perennial nominees: Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, House of Cards’ Kevin Spacey and The Newsroom’s Jeff Daniels?
