Top 20 Emmy Robberies since 2000

Here’s my list of the top twenty Emmy robberies from the year 2000 to 2020. I’m not including the 2021 Emmys because it’s too recent. My focus is on awards that you would hear about on the telecast. Remember, this is just my personal opinion. Let me know what you think, or give your own list in the comments!

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 2000

Emmy winner:

• Sela Ward – Once and Again 2000

My choice: Lorraine Bracco and/or Edie Falco –The Sopranos

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series 2001

Emmy winner:

• Peter MacNicol –Ally McBeal

My choice: Robert Downey Jr.- Ally McBeal

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 2002

Emmy winner:

• Allison Janney- The West Wing

My choice: Jennifer Garner Alias and/or Frances Conroy and Rachel Griffiths- Six Feet Under

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series 2003

Emmy winner:

• Brad Garrett- Everybody Loves Raymond

My choice: Peter Boyle, Everybody Loves Raymond and/or Bryan Cranston- Malcom in the Middle

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series  2004

Emmy winner:

• James Spader-The Practice

My choice: James Gandolfini, The Sopranos

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 2005

Emmy winner:

• Doris Roberts-Everybody Loves Raymond

My choice: Jessica Walter, Arrested Development

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series 2006

Emmy winner:

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus-The New Adventures of Old Christine

My choice: Debra Messing, Will and Grace, and/or Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback and Jane Kaczmarek, Malcolm in the Middle

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 2007

Emmy winner:

• Sally Field-Brothers and Sisters

My choice: Kyra Sedgewick, The Closer and/or Edie Falco, The Sopranos

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 2008

Emmy winner:

• Alec Baldwin-30 Rock

My choice: Tony Shalhoub, Monk, Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies and Steve Carell, The Office

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 2009

Emmy winner:

• Michael Emerson, Lost

My choice: William Hurt, Damages Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad and John Slattery, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2010

Emmy winner:

• Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife

My choice: Christine Baranski, The Good Wife Elizabeth Moss and Christina Hendricks, Mad Men and Rose Byrne, Damages

 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series  2011

Emmy winner:

• Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights

My choice: Michael C. Hall, Dexter, Jon Hamm, Mad Men, Hugh Laurie, House and Timothy Olyphant, Justified

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 2012

Emmy winner:

• Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men

My choice: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock, Don Cheadle, House of Lies, and Louis C.K., Louie

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 2013

Emmy winner:

• Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire

My choice: Jonathan Banks and Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad, Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones, and Mandy Patinkin, Homeland

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 2014

Emmy winner:

• Allison Janney, Mom

My choice: Anna Chlumsky, Veep, Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live and Kate Mulgrew, Orange is the New Black

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 2015

Emmy winner:

• Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder

My choice: Claire Danes, Homeland, Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black, Elizabeth Moss, Mad Men and Robin Wright, House of Cards

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 2016

Emmy winner:

• Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline

My choice: Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul, Peter Dinklage and Kit Harrington, Game of Thrones and Michael Kelly, House of Cards

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 2017

Emmy winner:

• Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale

My choice: Claire Foy, The Crown, Keri Russell, The Americans, Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld and Robin Wright, House of Cards

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie 2018

Emmy winner:

• Regina King, Seven Seconds

My choice: Jessica Biel, The Sinner, Laura Dern, The Tale, Michelle Dockery, Godless and Saah Paulson, American Horror Story: Cult

Outstanding Limited Series 2019

Emmy winner:

• Chernobyl

My choice: Escape at Dannemora, Fosse/Verdon, Sharp Objects and When They See Us

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie 2020

Emmy winner:

• Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True

My choice: Jeremy Irons, Watchmen, Hugh Jackman, Bad Education, Paul Mescal, Normal People and Jeremy Pope, Hollywood