by Shannon Vestal 4

It's time to start breaking down the Emmy nominees before the show airs next month, and I want you to weigh in on who should be taking home statues. Today let's discuss who deserves the Emmy for best supporting actress in a drama.

The ladies who made the list are Christine Baranski and Archie Panjabi, both of The Good Wife, Christina Hendricks for Mad Men, Michelle Forbes of The Killing, Boardwalk Empire's Kelly Macdonald, and 
Margo Martindale of Justified
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Macdonald, Martindale, and Forbes are all new to the category, joining Baranski, Panjabi, and Hendricks, who were nominated last year. Panjabi walked off with the Emmy that time, but who do you think should get it this year — and why?

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