Ray Richmond is an AwardsLine contributor   SUPPORTING COMEDY ACTOR TY BURRELL (Modern Family, ABC) Emmy Pedigree: It's Burrell's third straight nomination here for Family, and he's bidding for his second win in a row. He, like the rest of the cast, also took home a SAG Award the past two years as well as a TCA honor…

Ray Richmond is an AwardsLine contributor SUPPORTING DRAMA ACTOR JIM CARTER (Downton Abbey, PBS) Emmy Pedigree: It's Carter's first time at the Emmy dance, but the Brit has a little bit of experience with the American awards establishment. He won a 1999 SAG Award as part of the Shakespeare in Love cast. His work on D…

Martin Short, age 60, is best known for his comedy work on SCTV and SNL and as Ed Grimley or Jiminy Glick. But his serious turn as attorney Leonard Winstone on the FX legal thriller Damages earned Short a drama supporting actor Emmy nomination, a category that finds him competing against Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)…

Patrick Stewart, age 70, has managed to pursue a career blending classic theater with pop culture TV to much acclaim. This year, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance as Claudius and the Ghost in Hamlet on PBS’ Great Performances, competing in the made-for-TV movie/miniseries supporting actor category…

Ray Richmond is contributing to Deadline's 2010 Emmy and TCA coverage. Ty Burrell isn't quite an overnight success. It only seems that way. He had been working steadily in Hollywood for nearly 10 years before shooting to the next level this past year with his career-defining role as the cluelessly hilarious dad Phil…

Even though Ed O’Neill is the patriarch of TV's hottest show Modern Family, Emmy nominators today treated him like his Married…With Children lovable loser character Al Bundy. I told you in April that O'Neill made a magnanimous gesture by submitting himself in the Supporting Actor category even though he could have…