HBO turns 50: the 50 (5) best performances from HBO's TV series

[yami_no_hoshi]

Lena Headey ranks on our list of HBO's best TV performances.

"From the meticulous and hard-formed exterior, she shines in the moments that would have been throwaways in any other actor’s hands," writes @ByClaytonDavis. https://t.co/Uyz1bgfhOY
- Variety (@Variety) November 13, 2022
to celebrate 50 years of HBO, Variety has compiled a list of the best

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[tucker]

Issa Rae-insecure
SJP-sex and the city
Lauren Ambrose-six feet under

[quinnmorgendorf]

Lauren Ambrose 100%. Such an underrated actress.

[yami_no_hoshi]

So excited she’s gonna be on Yellowjackets ❤️

[mary_pickforded]

[yami_no_hoshi]

This is my first time posting a list lol it’s very hard to pick only 5 when the list is so long!

Anyway some of my favourite performances are:
-Regina King (aforementioned but it bears repeating)
-Carrie Coon, the Leftovers
-Alfie Allen (very underrated amongst the GOT cast)
-Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
-Nicole Kidman and Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies

[tucker]

Oh I loved Reese Witherspoon in season 1 of big little lies

[yami_no_hoshi]

Reese was great too!

[erin805]

Alfie Allen really was underrated, especially with what his character went through, he made you hate him, pity him, and then root for him all over again

[a_files06]

Lena Heady - Game of Thrones.

The fact that she never won an emmy for her performance....horrible.

[yami_no_hoshi]

Agreed! She deserved.😢

[quinnmorgendorf]

I would guess:

3. Edie Falco - The Sopranos
2. Julia Louis Dreyfus - Veep
1. James Gandolfini - The Sopranos

EDIT: Checked the source - Edie Falco should be higher.

[yami_no_hoshi]

2/3 right! 😉
Edie Falco is 12

[thatgum_youlike]

edie is TWELFTH??!?!!?? disgraceful

so the top two have to be gandolfini and carrie coon, right? i'll get around to watching the leftovers someday lol

[yami_no_hoshi]

Yes you are right! I hope you enjoy the Leftovers when you watch, it is so brilliant and Carrie is incredible. It’s a travesty she was never even nominated.

[vikingsmn]

Glad to see Carrie Coon at #2, as she should. Disgrace that the Emmys NEVER nominated her.

Can't stand the writer of this article. Not a bad guy or anything, to my knowledge, just can't stand him.

[yami_no_hoshi]

Carrie Coon’s performance is a masterclass. The entire show deserves more accolades but her in particular 😢

[i_am_nerg]

I scrolled the whole thing to make sure Carrie Coon was at least top 10. Pleased with #2!!

[sister]