

We know Emmy voters like nominating veteran actors of the same status as Harris in this category. However, there is precedence here for a surprise Harris nomination.įirstly, he’s a veteran. Murray Abraham (“The White Lotus”), Giancarlo Esposito (“Better Call Saul”), and Matthew Macfadyen (“Succession”). The Man in Black (Ed Harris) is pure, distilled malevolence in a straw fedora, while the second episode reveals that he has seriously chilling back-up in the form of an old, familiar face.”ĭespite the critical acclaim and the return to Harris’ former glory in this show, however, the iconic actor is outside of our predicted eight nominees for Best Drama Supporitng Actor: John Lithgow (“The Old Man”), Alexander Skarsgård (“Succession”), Nicholaus Braun (“Succession”), Matt Smith (“House of the Dragon”), Alan Ruck (“Succession”), F. Most of them are embedded in the arc of William (Ed Harris), returned to his vicious Man in Black state from the physical and mental prisoner he was stuck portraying in season three… Watching Harris chew the scenery as a true villain is wickedly enjoyable.”Īnd Brad Newsome ( The Sydney Morning Herald) wrote: “Westworld has returned in assured and brilliant style. Similarly, Brian Tallerico ( The Playlist) explained: “The fourth season has some wonderful reminders of this show’s potential. Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan lay their psycho stall out early in this latest instalment, though, which opens with Harris centre stage in a ‘negotiation’ that makes Don Corleone look like a contestant on ‘Dragons’ Den.'” “The vastly reduced presence of Harris’ scowling killer was a heavy blow. James Dyer ( Empire) proclaimed: “It is a truth universally acknowledged that you can rarely have enough Ed Harris,” while he praised the show for returning to what it does best in season four and featuring more of Harris’ Man in Black, which season three did not do so much.
