2005 Daytime Emmys: Female Younger Lead

Female Younger Lead

Another tough, tough category in my mind before viewing the episodes each of these delights picked for us.


Emmy Reels:
Mandy Bruno (Marina, GL) - With Michelle preparing to leave town, Marina worries she's going to lose Danny; realizing Danny loves his ex-wife, Marina breaks things off.

Camryn Grimes (Cassie, Y&R) - At the hospital, Cassie talks to the police and prepares to have surgery; with her family gathered, Cassie dies.

Christel Khalil (Lily, Y&R) - Lily confronts Malcolm and Dru about her paternity; Lily says farewell to her friends, family, and Daniel.

Jennifer Landon (Gwen, ATWT) - In consecutive episodes, Gwen learns that her baby is dead and later pays a visit to the child she'd been raising as her own.

Leven Rambin (Lily, AMC) - Zach and Lily talk about life and parenting; Sam's visit with Lily is interrupted by Aidan.


Who should win: Jennifer Landon
Who will win: Camryn Grimes

I think the voters might like to give this one to Camryn as a nice goodbye present. Then again, maybe the voters might like to show respect to Michael Landon via a vote for his daughter. Both had spectacular tapes and Camryn's was especially heart-wrenching. This might be what puts her over the top. However, Jennifer Landon's tape shows vulnerability, a maturity beyond her years, and complete devastation.


Who could win: rule out no one!

I really wondered how Mandy Bruno and Christel Khalil were nominated until I saw their episodes. Mandy's shows a nice mix of comedy (in the form of manic-talking Marina) and drama (when she breaks up with Danny). The voters tend to like when actors show a range. However it wasn't anything that just jumped out at you.
Christel Khalil really picked a dynamic episode where she confronts her mom and uncle/dad about paternity test results they left lying around the house. The other episode is sad, but not as great as the first which might hurt her chances.
Leven Rambin is a complete dark horse. She plays the role of Lily quite well. If you have ever spoken to her or seen her in other roles you realize how great a job she is doing. However, that is not necessarily the case with the Emmy voter. And, she may be another victim of bad episode picking. She has some good stuff out there and I wonder why she picked these two particular episodes. If/when she gets a really meaty storyline she will be a definite winner!