EYE CANDY: Blake Sciortino (#4)

Blake Sciortino has appeared as Eye Candy three times before (October 5, 2015; May 25, 2015; July 28, 2014). He has over 27k followers on Instagram (@blakesciortino).

EYE CANDY: Deric Augustine

Deric Augustine is a 27-year-old actor from Louisiana who is probably best known for his work on Queen Sugar. The hottie is also active on Instagram (@dericaugustine) and that is why he is today's Eye Candy model. Enjoy!

2017 EMMYS: My Predictions in Major Categories

The Primetime Emmy awards will be given out tonight in Los Angeles. The show will be aired live on CBS at 5pm PDT/8pm EDT. This is the post where I discuss my predictions in the most prestigious categories. The one that I would vote for is in blue and the one I think will win is in red.

Outstanding drama series

• “The Crown” (Netflix)
• “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)
• “Westworld” (HBO)
• “Stranger Things” (Netflix)
• “This Is Us” (NBC)
• “Better Call Saul” (AMC)
• “House of Cards” (Netflix)

This is the first season of Westworld, The Crown, This Is Us, Stranger Things and The Handmaid's Tale.  I have watched all of these shows but I am a season behind  Better Call Saul and House of Cards. To me, the show that had the most impact on my emotionally was The Handmaid's Tale, despite the fact that it is almost impossible to get through an episode of This Is Us without weeping. The most creative of the shows on this list is Stranger Things while The Crown is the guiltiest pleasure. The show I am most looking forward to seeing the next season of is Westworld. What I'm trying to say is that basically every show on this list has a good reason to win.

SHOULD WIN: The Handmaid's Tale.
WILL WIN: This Is Us.

Outstanding lead actor in a drama series

• Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us” (NBC)
• Matthew Rhys, “The Americans” (FX)
• Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards” (Netflix)
• Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan” (Showtime)
• Anthony Hopkins, “Westworld” (HBO)
• Milo Ventimiglia, “This Is Us” (NBC)
• Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul” (AMC)

Milo Ventimiglia has garnered most of the attention of the actors on This Is Us but Sterling Brown is the character that I most identify with (he plays a nerdy Black guy adopted by white parents whose primary story arc on the show involves his connection with his birth father.

SHOULD WIN: Sterling K. Brown.
WILL WIN: Sterling K. Brown.

Outstanding lead actress in a drama series

• Claire Foy, “The Crown” (Netflix)
• Keri Russell, “The Americans” (FX)
• Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)
• Viola Davis, “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)
• Robin Wright, “House of Cards” (Netflix)
• Evan Rachel Wood, “Westworld” (HBO)

Last year, Tatiana Masliany won for her amazing portrayal of multiple clones on Orphan Black. This year Claire Foy has been getting plaudits for playing Queen Elizabeth. Oscar winner Viola Davis won this category 2 years ago.  Robin Wright has been nominated for every season of House of Cards and has never won.

SHOULD WIN: Elisabeth Moss.
WILL WIN: Viola Davis.

Outstanding comedy series

• “Black-ish” (ABC)
• “Atlanta” (FX)
• “Veep” (HBO)
• “Master of None” (Netflix)
• “Silicon Valley” (HBO)
• “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix)
• “Modern Family” (ABC)

The nominees in this category are Atlanta and Master of None, two comedies helmed by two comedians of color, Donald Glover and Aziz Ansari. I have never seen an episode of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt but I know that Tina Fey is an executive producer and people rave about it. I have seen Veep, Silicon Valley, Black-ish and Modern Family but have not seen all of the latest season of each of these shows. Veep ended the dominance of Modern Family last year and  is expected to do so again. I have been watching episodes of Black-ish on flights and have gained grudging respect for the show.

SHOULD WIN: Black-ish.

WILL WIN: Veep.

Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series  

• Donald Glover, “Atlanta” (FX)
• Anthony Anderson, “Blackish” (ABC)
• Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent” (Amazon)
• Aziz Ansari, “Master of None” (Netflix)
• William H. Macy, “Shameless” (Showtime)
• Zach Galifianakis, “Baskets” (FX)

SHOULD WIN: Donald Glover.

WILL WIN: Jeffrey Tambor.

Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” (HBO)
• Tracee Ellis Ross, “Black-ish” (ABC)
• Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie” (Netflix)
• Jane Fonda, “Grace and Frankie” (Netflix)
• Ellie Kemper, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix)
• Allison Janney, “Mom” (CBS)
• Pamela Adlon, “Better Things” (FX)

SHOULD WIN: Tracee Ellis Ross.

WILL WIN: Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Outstanding limited series

• “The Night Of” (HBO)
• “Big Little Lies” (HBO)
• “Fargo” (FX)
• “Feud: Bette and Joan” (FX)
• “Genius” (National Geographic)

I quite enjoyed watching The Night Of  last fall and Riz Ahmed and John Turturro were riveting. But Big Little Lies was quite compelling and fascinating to watch Oscar-calibre performances from Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern and Shailene Woodley. Fargo's 3rd season was well below the extremely high level set by the first two seasons.

SHOULD WIN: The Night Of.

WILL WIN: Big Little Lies.

QUEER QUOTE: Actor Haaz Sleiman Comes Out As Gay (and "Total Bottom")

Actor Haaz Sleiman has long been a favorite of mine. His chiseled features and beautiful complexion make him extremely attractive to me. As an actor, he appeared in the Oscar-nominated indie film The Visitor (see my review) in 2009 as well as in the first season of the Emmy-winning Showtime series Nurse Jackie (playing the sassy gay friend of the titular character played by Edie Falco).

We had not heard much from him for several years but in the last few weeks the "Arab hottie" has been raising his profile as the news that he has come out publicly as a gay man has propagated through the LGBT blogosphere. Possibly what raised eyebrows was Haaz's quote that he is a "total bottom" and an interview he gave to Unicorn Booty where he hotly rejects "bottom shaming" in what is today's Queer Quote.

“Bottom shaming is no different than sexism. We don’t take bottoms as seriously. We say, ‘Tops are better.’ And then we eyeroll when we hear that someone is a bottom. We hear that men are more worthy than women, and men are the center of the world. It is the same when it comes to the dynamic between bottoms and tops. It is OK if he is f***ing another man but it’s not if he is being f**ed by another man.”

Haaz is pretty active on social media, especially Facebook, Twitter (@haazsleiman) and Instagram (@haazsleiman). So far it looks like he is getting mostly positive reaction to his speaking out. What do you think?

CELEBRITY FRIDAY: Jim Parson Of #TBBT Marries Longtime Boyfriend

Multiple Emmy award-winning actor Jim Parsons, one of the stars of the CBS hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory, married his longtime boyfriend this past week at the Rainbow Room in New York City. Parsons, 44,  came out publicly in 2012 and has only rarely been seen in public with Todd Spiewak.

EYE CANDY: Aldis Hodge

Aldis Hodge is a 30-year-old Black actor of West Indian descent who plays Noah, one of the key roles on the WGN cable television drama, Underground, a dramatization of the Underground Railroad which also stars Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Christopher Meloni.

I just recently started watching Season 1 and thought that y'all would be interested in seeing one of the main reasons to watch the show! (That last shot is taken from the show.)

2017 OSCARS: The Winners

Best Picture

• Moonlight

Best Director

• Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Best Actress

• Emma Stone, La La Land

Best Actor

• Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Best Supporting Actress

• Viola Davis, Fences

Best Supporting Actor

• Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Moonlight

Best Original Screenplay

• Manchester by the Sea

Best Foreign Language Film

• The Salesman

Best Animated Feature

• Zootopia

Best Film Editing

• Hacksaw Ridge

Best Cinematography

• La La Land

Best Original Score

• La La Land

Best Original Song

• “City of Stars,” La La Land

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Suicide Squad

Best Costume Design

• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Best Documentary Feature

• O.J.: Made in America

Best Production Design

• La La Land

Best Visual Effects

• The Jungle Book

Best Sound Editing

• Arrival

Best Sound Mixing

• Hacksaw Ridge

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Suicide Squad

Best Short Film, Animated

• Piper

Best Documentary, Short Subject

• The White Helmets

Best Short Film, Live Action

• Sing

La La Land ended up with 6 Oscars (out of 14 nominations, losing 8) while Moonlight won just 3 awards (Picture, Supporting Actor and Adapted Screenplay) out of 8 nominations. Both movies made history as Moonlight became the first movie with  an all-Black cast to win Best Picture and the first LGBT-themed movie to win Best Picture. Sadly, Hidden Figures and Lion were shut out of the Oscars, but my favorite Arrival won one technical award (Sound Editing).

FILM REVIEW: La La Land

La La Land is the latest picture directed by Damien Chazelle, the 32-year-old wunderkind whose debut film Whiplash was nominated for Best Picture, won 3 Oscars, including Best Supporting Actor for J.K. Simmons (Oz). La La Land stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as two star-crossed lovers who are trying to further their artistic pursuits (his as a jazz pianist, her as an actress) in primary-colored, sun-dappled Los Angeles. This year La La Land received an astonishing 14 Oscar nominations, tying the record set by All About Eve (1950) and Titanic (1997).  All About Eve only won 6 Oscars but Titanic basically swept the Oscars its year, winning 11. That record was tied by The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King in 2004.

La La Land is the frontrunner to win the Best Picture Oscar this year (and perhaps win a lot of other categories as well) because of many reasons, but I would say primarily because it is about Hollywood, struggling artists and "the dream factory." The city of Los Angeles (i.e. the eponymous "La La Land") is almost another main character in the movie. The movie begins with a traffic jam (which turns into a frenetic, strangely uninteresting song-and-dance number) at one of the key freeway interchanges in the city and continues by showing iconic images of Los Angeles, from the Hollywood sign, the view from Griffith Observatory, Watts Towers, the Colorado Street Bridge (in Pasadena), the Rialto Theater (in South Pasadena) and many more. As an Angeleno (as most Oscar voters are), La La Land is a delight.

La La Land attempts to upend and subvert movie tropes while it simultaneously reinscribes them. It is a movie musical about a boy and a girl who fall in love while trying to hold on to their dreams of artistic success and fulfillment. There are numerous points in the film where characters break into song and start dancing (like we would expect them to do in a classic 1950s Hollywood musical). But there are also numerous roadblocks to success and happiness for our couple, Mia (Emma Stone) and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling). John Legend has a teensy role as the source of evil temptation for Sebastian to sell out and make money playing back up music in a band he doesn't believe in instead of following his dream of opening up a jazz club where he can preserve the authentic traditions of the music for fellow aficionados like himself.

In the end (which is surprisingly unpredictable) La La Land is a heart-warming story with some catchy tunes that any Angeleno will be hard to resist calling the best movie of the year.

Title: La La Land.
Director: Damien Chazelle.
Running Time: 2 hours, 8 minutes.
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for some language.
Release Date: December 9, 2016.
Viewing Date: December 19, 2016.

Writing: B.
Acting: A.
Visuals: A+.
Impact: A-.

Overall Grade: A/A- (3.75/4.0).

EYE CANDY: Kendrick Sampson (3rd time!)

You should recognize Kendrick Sampson from his appearance in Season 2 of ABC's How To Get Away With Murder. He has also appeared as Eye Candy before (January 5, 2015 and November 9, 2015). His acting resume lists him at 6-feet tall and 164 pounds. Google says he is 28 years old (born March 8, 1988). His eyes are listed as hazel, but they should be registered as weapons. Dayum!

EYE CANDY: Travis Winfrey

Travis Winfrey is a 35-year-old African-American actor known best for playing the character of Omar, an openly gay best friend of the lead actresses on the VH-1 series Single Ladies. He is active on Twitter (@TravisWinfrey) and Instagram (@TravisWinfrey).

Enjoy!

EYE CANDY: Lucien Laviscount (3rd time!)

Lucien Laviscount has appeared as Eye Candy twice before (March 24, 2014 and December 14, 2015). Lucien is a model and actor of British and West Indian descent. He can be seen in Season one of Fox Television's Scream Queens and also has a lovely social media presence on Twitter (@ItsLucien) and Instagram (@its_lucien).

There's something haunting about his eyes, don't you think? A new meaning for the term "eye candy" indeed!

EYE CANDY: Rome Flynn

Rome Flynn is an actor who has appeared in Drumline: A New Beat and is now a regular on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Zende Forrester. He has Instagram (@romeflynn) and Twitter (@rometrumain) accounts. I guess I need to see that Drumline sequel some time because another Eye Candy model, Jordan Calloway, also appeared in it. I'm always looking for suggestions for new Eye Candy, so holla!

EYE CANDY: Lucien Laviscount (reprise)

Lucien Laviscount is a Black British actor (of West Indian descent) who has been featured Eye Candy once before (March 24, 2014). He was born in 1992 and is listed as 5-foot-9 (no weight listed). You may recognize him as Earl Grey on Fox's Scream Queens:

Yes, he cleans up well and looks good in or out of clothes! He also seems to have a really nice personality and a very sexy British accent :)

You can follow him on Twitter (@itslucien) and Instagram (@its_lucien).

EYE CANDY: Billy Brown (a.k.a. "Nate Lahey" on #HTGAWM)

Billy Brown is an African-American actor appearing on ABC television show How To Get Away With Murder which stars Viola Davis (for which she won an Emmy this year for her portrayal of Annalise Keating in Season 1). Brown plays Dtective Nate Lahey, who is one of Annalise's love interests (the other is a woman played by Famke Janssen!). There is not much information on Brown's physical statistics like age, height and weight. (Although his IMDB page does list him as 6-foot-2½ inches tall.

There are some crazy good looking people on How To Get Away With Murder, but Brown more than holds his own. Previously we featured another handsome guy from the show, Kendrick Sampson, as Eye Candy, on November 9, 2015. Brown has an incredibly chiseled body but for some reason it is quite difficult to find good pictures of him online. And by good, I mean pictures of him showing off some skin! Almost all of the images here are from the show, and even though his character has disrobed several times for some reason there aren't very many good shots of those scenes available either.  The best I could find is given here:

I can't believe I am the only person to notice what a banging body Mr. Brown has. His role appears to be getting bigger as Season 2 continues (last week's Season 2 mid-season finale was wild) so hopefully, we will literally see more of him in the future.

EYE CANDY: Kendrick Sampson (reprise)

Kendrick Sampson is a ridiculously attractive  actor and model who has appeared as Eye Candy once before (January 5, 2015). He is now probably best known to readers of this blog for his recurring appearances on ABC's hit drama How To Get Away With Murder as Caleb Hapstall, one of two adopted children accused of murdering their billionaire parents who are defended this season by the law firm of Annalise Keating (Viola Davis). This is what he look like on the show:

Sampson, according to his Wikipedia page is 27 years old. He is active on Instagram (@kendrick38) and Twitter (@kendrick38) and has his own website at kendricksampson.com.

Honestly the pictures above don't do him justice. The best thing about Kendrick are his eyes, skin tone and sexy shaved head (in my opinion). What do you think? Sound off in the comments!

2015 EMMYS: My Predictions & Preferences For The Top 10 Categories

The 2015 Primtime Emmy awards (for achievement in television) are tonight starting at 5pm PDT (8pm EDT). Here are my picks for tonight's winners in the biggest categories.

Drama series 

"Game of Thrones"
"Mad Men"
"Downton Abbey"
"Orange Is the New Black"
"Homeland"
"House of Cards"
"Better Call Saul"

This is the biggest category of the night. My favorite show is Game of Thrones on HBO and the show garnered the most nominations of any television show this year. It has already won eight emmys this year (in the technical categories, called the creative arts). It has another 7 Emmy nominations in 6 categories.

SHOULD WIN: "Game of Thrones"
WILL WIN: "Game of Thrones"

Comedy series 

"Louie"
"Modern Family"
"Transparent"
"Silicon Valley"
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
"Veep"
"Parks and Recreation"

Modern Family has won this category for the last five years, tying Frasier. Some people believe that its sixth season was a dip in quality (something I would dispute) and just think it is time for another show to be honored. However, Veep has been steadily gaining traction while Transparent has been getting the most buzz of any new show powered by its focus on trans issues and transformative performance by Jeffrey Tambor.

SHOULD WIN: "Modern Family"
WILL WIN: "Veep"

Actress in a drama 

Taraji P. Henson, "Empire"
Viola Davis, "How to Get Away With Murder"
Robin Wright, "House of Cards"
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"
Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Tatiana Maslany, "Orphan Black"

 This is the toughest category of the night. There are at least another six women who could have (and maybe should have) been nominated. Last year's winner, Juliana Margulies for The Good Wife didn't even get nominated and one could argue that she did better work this season than last season. The big story is that there are two women of color being nominated here, with a surprise snub of Scandal's Kerry Washington. In my opinion an even bigger story is finally the recognition of Tatiana Maslany for her bravura performance as eight(!) different clones on Orphan Black which I have started watching and think is amazing. I have never seen Mad Men and even though I still watch Homeland even its biggest fans would have to admit that Danes' nomination is a nostalgic one.  I haven't seen Empire but I understand that it is a huge hit (basically a prime-time soap opera in the vein of Dallas or Dynasty but with a largely African-American cast and the inclusion of music and musical celebrities.) It should be noted (with disgust!) that in the history of the Emmys there have only been 10 African-American winners. Ever. Voters will be hard-pressed to not cast a historic vote in this category.

SHOULD WIN: Tatiana Maslany, "Orphan Black" or Robin Wright, "House of Cards"
WILL WIN: Viola Davis, "How to Get Away With Murder" or Taraji P. Henson, "Empire"

Actor in a drama 

Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"
Jeff Daniels, "The Newsroom"
Kyle Chandler, "Bloodline"
Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan"

Many people are hoping and hoping that Jon Hamm will finally win an Emmy for his portrayal of Don Draper on Mad Men which since it has concluded would be his last opportunity to do so. However, he is up against two previous winners (Kevin Spacey and Jeff Daniels). Bryan Cranston dominated this category for the entire run of Breaking Bad but since his last win last year it should be Hamm's race to lose. I only watch House of Cards and Better Call Saul and in my opinion either of the two leads there are deserving of a win.

SHOULD WIN: Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards" or Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"
WILL WIN: Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"

Actress in a comedy 

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"
Lily Tomlin, "Grace and Frankie"
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Amy Schumer, "Inside Amy Schumer"
Lisa Kudrow, "Comeback"

Julia Louis-Dreyfus has won three years in a row for the first three seasons of Veep and now that she is the President the show has gotten even better. Both of the Amy's would probably be more popular winners but I doubt either one of them has the broad level of audience support to stop Louis-Dreyfus winning her 6th Emmy award.

SHOULD WIN: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
WILL WIN: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"

Actor in a comedyAnthony Anderson, "black-ish"
Matt Leblanc, "Episodes"
Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"
Louis C.K., "Louie"
William H. Macy, "Shameless"
Will Forte, "Last Man on Earth"
Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent"

If Jeffrey Tambor doesn't win this category there will be rioting in downtown Los Angeles like they showed on Fear The Walking Dead last week!


SHOULD WIN: Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent"

WILL WIN: Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent"


Julia Louis-Dreyfus has won three years in a row for the first three seasons of Veep and now that she is the President the show has gotten even better. Both of the Amy's would probably be more popular winners but I doubt either one of them has the broad level of audience support to stop Louis-Dreyfus winning her 6th Emmy award.

SHOULD WIN: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
WILL WIN: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"

SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA 

Jonathan Banks, "Better Call Saul"
Ben Mendelsohn, "Bloodline"
Jim Carter, "Downton Abbey"
Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
Michael Kelly, "House of Cards"
Alan Cumming, "The Good Wife"

I would love to see Peter Dinklage win another Emmy for his key role as Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones but really of the shows that I have seen I would have to vote for Jonathan Banks who is also beloved for his role on Breaking Bad and who will be a popular choice.

SHOULD WIN: Jonathan Banks, "Better Call Saul"
WILL WIN: Jonathan Banks, "Better Call Saul"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA 

Joanne Froggatt, "Downton Abbey"
Lena Headey, "Game of Thrones"
Emilia Clarke, "Game of Thrones"
Christina Hendricks, "Mad Men"
Uzo Aduba, "Orange Is the New Black"
Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife"

What is it about the drama actress categories that makes them so tough? Christine Baranski is doing amazing work on The Good Wife  that should be recognized by more than just a nomination. Uzo Uduba is the only member of the huge cast of Orange is the New Black who has (somewhat inexplicably) been singled out for recognition. This is her second Emmy nomination and she won an Emmy for her role as Crazy Eyes in the Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series last year. However, I think both Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke has been doing incredible work on Game of Thrones for five seasons and they are both overdue for awards recognition. Of course the same could be said for any of the great actresses on The Walking Dead (Danai Gurari as Michonne or Melissa McBride as Carol) have been robbed!

SHOULD WIN: Emilia Clarke, "Game of Thrones"
WILL WIN: Lena Headey, "Game of Thrones"

SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY 

Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Adam Driver, "Girls"
Keegan-Michael Key, "Key & Peele"
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Tituss Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Tony Hale, "Veep" 

Usually there are multiple members of the supporting cast of Modern Family here, although I think most people would agree that Ty Burrell is the glue that ties the show together. I have not seen Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt but I am a huge fan of Tina Fey's work (I understand that she is the creator and writer of that Netflix-based show) and would be happy to see Burgess (playing an openly gay character) win. Tony Hale was a surprise winner two years ago for Veep (one of the key aspects of that show is the chemistry between Louis-Dreyfus and Hale) but Burrell has already won two Emmys for his role on Modern Family. It's sorta bizarre that only one half of the Key & Peele comedy duo was nominated, but anytime a non-white person gets nominated it has to be considered something of a victory for diversity in this day and age.

SHOULD WIN: Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
WILL WIN: Tituss Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY 

Niecy Nash, "Getting On"
Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"
Allison Janney, "Mom"
Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live"
Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"
Gaby Hoffman, "Transparent"
Jane Krakowski, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Anna Chlumsky, "Veep 

Again one of the toughest categories involves women, even though it contains a super-sized eight nominees. Mayim Bialik has been doing breakout work on television's highest-rated comedy series The Big Bang Theory but the fact that Jim Parsons was not even nominated this year is a huge surprise (and puzzling result) that does not bode well for her chances in this category.  Julie Bowen is the comic foil to Ty Burrell as the main "mom" on Modern Family and has won twice before (2011 and 2012). Many people think that Allison Janney's work on Mom is exemplary but I have never seen the show so I can't really argue with that. Janney has a slew of Emmys (four for The West Wing but she also won last year for Mom and for her guest appearance in Masters of Sex).

SHOULD WIN: Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"
WILL WIN: Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"

EYE CANDY: Kendrick Sampson

Kendrick Sampson is an actor who you may recognize from The Vampire Diaries or, more recently, Gracepoint. Sampson has his own website KendrickSampson.com, and presences on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. He is very handsome (as you can see) but for someone who is an up-and-coming actor there is very little basic information about him available on the web. I can't find out his age, height or weight. He has an IMDB page but not a Wikipedia page.

Anyway, I still think he qualifies as Eye Candy!