Best Female Character 2008-2009

Best Female Character
Betty Draper (Mad Men): first nomination
Played by: January Jones
~Lets take a flash back to the 60's. Strong women were forced to hide behind their cheating husbands, because leaving someone wasn't an option. Being a divorce then made you an outcast. Betty Draper had to deal with a poor husband, and tried to face it like any devoted woman of the time would do, but finally it became apparent too her as while she could turn down a chance for an affair, her husband could not. Without going into too much detail, she stood up and became a more powerful woman than ever, showing that the 60's really were a time for change.
Abby Mills (Harper's Island): first nomination
Played by: Elaine Cassidy
~Harper's Island was a show made for me, with violence, death, and a mystery. The centermost character in it all was Abigail Mills as she struggled against her past and her morality. She always wanted to do what was right, and in some instances it may have cost her friends their lives. With that said, she will likely never be able to vanquish her inner demons of that island, as for all the loss she has seen.
Sookie Stackhouse (True Blood): first nomination
Played by: Anna Pacquin
~She is easily the lead character of True Blood, and was absolutely shafted from getting an Emmy nod for lead actress in a drama. True Blood is not just a show about Vampires, as there are shape shifters and mind readers among other things. Sookie is a mind reader who falls in love with Vampire, but this isn't some Twilight like love story. There is alot of violence and death (a common thing at times with my shows) and an undercurrent of anti-racism throughout the entire show. Sookie carries the show well, and definitely deserves to get recognized for it, so while the Emmy voters may not have, the Don Awards more than make up for that shaft.
Naomi Watts (Skins): first nomination
Played by: Lily Loveless
~Ok, first off searching for her actress' name was painful, seeing if you search Naomi Watts skins, you get a semi clad Naomi Watts actress. Never even though of the risk. Anyway, that is her actual characters name, as she claims that her parents wanted to torture her when they had her. Naomi is a character who is struggling with her sexuality majorly in her high school life. She clearly is in love with someone who completely loves her back, but is afraid to act on it at all, and when something does happen she runs from it in denial. The thing about all this, though, is that Lily Loveless (poor child with that last name) acts Naomi brilliantly and you can really feel for that character, maybe more so than any female character this year. Skins may not be a show you think much about, but you should...
Blair Woldorf (Gossip Girl): second nomination
Played by: Leighton Meester
~So I am minorly in love with Blair; so sue me. She was edged out very minutely by Chuck's sister Ellie last year for the Don Award for best female, as her first season was absolutely excellent. Instead of slipping away from her strong opening season, Blair became the centermost character of Gossip Girl, with her rude rich attitude, but somewhat of a lovable heart underneath. The season was all about Blair learning that she can't always have what she wanted, as she couldn't have Chuck or Yale, two of the things most important to her. This doesn't stop her from growing as a person, although luckily not growing too much that she leaves the good ol' Blair charm behind. She also consistently brings the humor to the show and is one of the funnier characters on tv, something Schwartz is always able to bring out.

~No fancy post game talk this time, due to the fact that I need to produce two set of nominees today to get back on schedule. Only two new shows represented in this set, as both Mad Men and Skins joins the list of shows getting a nomination in something. Also a fairly new batch of nominees, as the only returner is Blair, and three of the other four characters are in the first ever season with the show (Sookie, Naomi, and Abby). Sometimes being new keeps you from being stale, which helped out this year in this category.