Question: What do you make of Victor Garber not earning an Emmy nod for Alias this year? I was under the impression that if he'd been nominated again (as seemed inevitable), he actually would have finally won — had he submitted, say, "A Clean Conscience" and "Mirage," both of which displayed him getter sicker and hallucinating, and culminated in that heartbreaking moment with him and Syd reliving his days married to Irina. Thoughts?
Answer: You could fill that supporting actor in a drama category two times over and still not acknowledge everyone who deserves it this year. But yes, Victor Garber is worthy, and those were some of his finest moments on the show. I was happy to see he earned a nomination for his colorful guest performance on Will & Grace, which harks back to Garber's pre-Alias existence as an in-demand stage actor on Broadway and elsewhere, in musicals and comedy. (Last summer, on the L.A. opera stage in Sondheim's A Little Night Music, he was terrific. ...
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