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How did William Shatner not win an Emmy for this episode?

posted 12 years ago by remreveal2002
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I watched this episode last night, and remembered the first time I watched it years ago too. Its in season 3, Episode 18 (I think) when he takes on a first degree murder case and is determined to feel he is still in the game and relevant.

Shatner was brilliant in this episode! It just stuck out to me how he played the emotions of Crane's character: the boisterous confident attorney, and then in his darkest moments struggling to come to grips with the case and doubting himself too. The scene at the end after the verdict when he is alone in the room after greeting the press: excellent!

Well, I just think he was great in this episode and yes, granted I maybe haven't seen the other nominees/winner of the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in that particular year, but Shatner surely would've received some sought of consideration for this strong performance.

[–] aryafsharm 12 years ago

I'm not sure if it was this specific episode, but he did get nominated that year, and lost to Hugh Laurie for house, for the episode he got shot. Quite a tough one to beat.

[–] weenyboy 11 years ago

WTF are you talking about? Hugh Laurie has never won an Emmy.

I don't patronize bunny rabbits!!

[–] danielcw 11 years ago

I'm not sure if it was this specific episode, but he did get nominated that year, and lost to Hugh Laurie for house, for the episode he got shot. Quite a tough one to beat.

If we are indeed talking about season 3, then Shatner was nominated as best supporting actor, and Lost to Terry O'Quinn :)
Spader won best actor that year, against Hugh Lorry, but I believe the episode in which House got shot was one year prior.

[–] MargeGunderson-Brainerd 12 years ago

This one, and also the early first season one where he was showing signs of Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia, but of course in complete denial like anyone with even 1/100th of his ego would be.

Toward the end, Alan Shore is in his office, and briefly tricked/frightened Denny into thinking Alan was his own son and he didn't recognize him.

Both deserved Emmys for that scene, Shatner as Crane for his powerful mix of fear, bravado, doubt, confidence, confusion all at once.

And Spader as Alan Shore, he was simultaneously up for the huge challenge of trying to trip up (in a good way, out of concern) a very formidable legal mind and just as fearful and sad and mixed-up emotions as Denny, but his were at the thought of his father figure/legal mentor deteriorating in such a sad and scary and devastating way.

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