Golden Globes TV actresses preview

December 01, 2008 Whatever television's shortcomings may be, the quality of actresses in primetime doesn't happen to be one of them. Throughout the series and longform worlds, women who earned wide acclaim for their work on the big screen -- such as Judi Dench, Holly Hunter, Laura Linney, Anna Paquin, Susan Sarandon and Emily Watson -- are finding fulfilling roles on TV, too, enriching the tube's acting quality to its highest level in memory. The best news for this year's crop of nominees may be that January's Globe and Emmy category victor Glenn Close isn't eligible for FX's "Damages," since the series didn't have the requisite number of qualifying episodes.

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