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**LoveBEN** · 07-02-2009, 08:57 PM

Inside track: Emmy race for lead actor in a drama | Gold Derby | Los Angeles Times

Gold Derby by Tom O'Neil -- Inside track: Emmy race for lead actor in a drama

Since the nominees for TV's top award are a lot like TV reruns, there's a good chance we'll see most of last year's nominees for outstanding lead actor in a drama series return when bids are unveiled on July 16.

Judging panels will not be used this year to whittle down final nominees after evaluating sample episodes submitted by the top 10 voter-getters determined by a popular vote of members of the TV academy's acting branch. This year, six nominees (instead of the traditional five) will be decided by an outright popular vote, so that makes predicting the outcome much easier.
Sure bets probably include last year's nominees Gabriel Byrne ("In Treatment"), Michael C. Hall ("Dexter"), Jon Hamm ("Mad Men"), Hugh Laurie ("House M.D.) and 2008 winner Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad"). That leaves room for just one more. Serial past winner James Spader ("Boston Legal"), who made last year's rundown? Previous champ Kiefer Sutherland ("24"), who had to sit out the last Emmy derby due to the writers strike? Hot new rookie Simon Baker ("The Mentalist")? Past champ Michael Chiklis ("The Shield")? Overdue past nominee Denis Leary ("Rescue Me")?
* = Top 10 semifinalist in 2008
** = Nominee in 2008
LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
(Front-runners)
Simon Baker, "The Mentalist"
Gabriel Byrne, "In Treatment" **
Kyle Chandler, "Friday Night Lights" *
Michael Chiklis, "The Shield"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad" ** (winner, 2008)
Laurence Fishburne, "CSI"
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter" **
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men" **
Hugh Laurie, "House M.D." **
Denis Leary, "Rescue Me" *
Bill Paxton, "Big Love"
James Spader, "Boston Legal" **
Kiefer Sutherland, "24"
(Possible)
Benjamin Bratt, "The Cleaner"
Matthew Fox, "Lost"
Dennis Haysbert, "The Unit"
Dennis Hopper, "Crash"
Timothy Hutton, "Leverage"
Joshua Jackson, "Fringe"
Edward James Olmos, "Battlestar Galactica"
Ian McShane, "Kings"
Anthony LaPaglia, "Without a Trace"
Benjamin McKenzie, "Southland"
Christopher Meloni, "Law & Order: SVU"
Stephen Moyer, "True Blood"
Tim Roth, "Lie to Me"
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, "The Tudors"
Patrick Swayze, "The Beast"
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Warner Bros. Scores Bulgarian Output Deal

SOFIA/BURBANK: Central European Media Enterprises' (CME) PRO.BG is to become the new Bulgarian home for TV series, feature films and animated series from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) via a multiyear output deal announced today that includes the hit shows Fringe and The Mentalist.
The Bulgarian broadcaster has already made a substantial investment in its content slate, picking up the rights to key sporting events such as UEFA’s Champions League and Europa League, as well as the local Bulgarian A league. With the WBITD deal, effective this month, the channel scores the rights to J.J. Abrams' Fringe, CBS's hit drama The Mentalist, Jerry Bruckheimer's new show Dark Blue and John Wells' latest NBC show, Southland. On the movie front, PRO.BG will be able to air The Last Samurai, Ocean’s Eleven, Training Day and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, among others.
Here's a fun old Ben sighting:

This is probably the same week Ben did the interview for T4

Let's Bottle Bohemia.

Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Sightings.
I failed to mention how Emily (Law people have ended their exams here) spotted Benjamin McKenzie at ChinaWhite earlier this week.

First of all, you ask, where'd I hear/see that name Ben McKenzie? He's Ryan from the O-friggin-C. The actress who plays Kirsten was there too (don't know her name though). He supposedly looks much better in person (like how is that even possible, right!) , and was making out with some girl.
Guy I wouldn’t kick out of bed – Benjamin Mckenzie

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Here's another message left on my Jimmy Kimmel video on youtube

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I met him too! In a grocery store! He was so nice and he is better looking in person. <3 He's really easy to talk to. I always thought I'd be shy if I met him but I wasn't at all. We talked like "old" friends who just ran into each other. He's one of my favorite actors!

Cool, thanks for posting

I love how so many people say he's better looking in person and that he's very nice

callieUK · 07-03-2009, 02:21 AM

Thanks for all the new info.

**swedish_girl80** · 07-03-2009, 05:56 AM

Great thanks TC for that sighting

And Michal too

tc_mahfood · 07-03-2009, 08:44 PM

The same girl who posted on the Jimmy Kimmel interview posted on Michal's uploaded Ellen interview.

I had a brief conversation with her on the commenting section.

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RiosMyAngel7093
He's amazing. I met him in a store and he was so nice! He's a lot cuter in person...if you can imagine him being any better looking

sportsmed77 (9 hours ago)
When did you meet him? He seems like such a sweet heart! *Sigh* So cute too! *Thud*

RiosMyAngel7093
A while back in Tx. I was there visiting a friend. It was at the grocery store. He was there with someone else.(I think it was his brother but I'm not sure-we were never introduced) We weren't sure it was Ben at first My friend asked if he was Benjamin McKenzie from The O.C. and he smiled and said "Yeah, Hi. It's Ben." He was really nice. He talked to my friend and I for a few minutes and then each of us got an autograph and a picture with him. That was a great day! lol.

**LoveBEN** · 07-03-2009, 08:50 PM

Aww, that's so cute, He's so nice to the fans

Thanks for brining it over

She posted it on my YT account?

tc_mahfood · 07-03-2009, 09:17 PM

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Aww, that's so cute, He's so nice to the fans

Thanks for brining it over

She posted it on my YT account?

Yeah, on your uploaded Ellen video with Ben from this past April.

callieUK · 07-04-2009, 12:34 AM

Oh, that's a cute Ben sighting. He is always so sweet to fans.

**swedish_girl80** · 07-04-2009, 10:06 AM

Oh what a lovely sighting, thank you TC for bring it over to us

**LoveBEN** · 07-05-2009, 03:29 AM

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Yeah, on your uploaded Ellen video with Ben from this past April.

Oh, I just saw it. I usually get an email when someone comments on one of my videos, I don’t know why I didn’t got one for this one. Thanks again for brining it over

goodperson · 07-05-2009, 03:45 AM

who knows about ben's new movie FOREVER?
has that authenticated?

Benjamin McKenzie
Forever trailer, reviews, news, stills, dvd and soundtrack

I can't googled more imformation about this movie. it could be great to work with Edward Furlong and Dennis Hopper.

**LoveBEN** · 07-05-2009, 04:00 AM

^That site got it wrong, Ben's "Forever" is a different movie, it'n not the same movie with Edward Furlong and Dennis Hopper. (That has its own IMDB page here).

Here's some info about Ben's "Forever": ben_support: The movie from IMDBpro

The movie is in pre-production for ages now, so who knows if it's really happening anymore...

goodperson · 07-05-2009, 04:11 AM

thank you, michal.

**swedish_girl80** · 07-05-2009, 09:46 AM

I don´t think it will happen not with Ben anyway

callieUK · 07-05-2009, 10:00 AM

I think with a lot of smaller films right now it's hard to get the finance. And Ben's so tied up with Southland that it makes it even harder for him to work on those kind of things because the filming dates usually end up moving all over the place.

I would like him to get a small part in a really big-budget, but high-quality studio project that has fixed dates for filming and for its release.

**swedish_girl80** · 07-05-2009, 10:04 AM

Yeah