The Emmy nominations will not be announced on July 8th but many TV critics are offering their opinions about which “Sons of Anarchy” cast members deserve to be nominated.  The following comments come from Alan Sepinwall from hitfix.com.

“First up is arguably the toughest field of any of the acting categories: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series….this category is a beast, and that’s even with an entire nomination’s field worth of terrific supporting actors who submitted themselves as guest stars – including John Lithgow from “Dexter,” Walton Goggins from “Justified,” Zach Gilford from “Friday Night Lights,” Robert Morse and Jared Harris from “Mad Men,” Adam Arkin from “Sons of Anarchy,” Henry Ian Cusick from “Lost,” etc. My initial list of potential nominees ran more than 20 names, thanks in part to ensemble shows like “Mad Men,” “Lost,” “Breaking Bad” and “Sons of Anarchy” that had multiple deserving nominees.”

“Ultimately, I decided the only way I could sanely approach this was to adopt a share the wealth approach and pick only one actor per show….you can’t go wrong with any of at least three “Sons of Anarchy” actors here: Ron Perlman, Ryan Hurst and Kim Coates. Perlman was involved in one of the best scenes on any drama anywhere this season (Gemma’s confession in “Balm”), but Hurst and Coates were both sensational in showing Opie and Tig’s anguish over the murder of Opie’s wife. Splitting hairs at this point, but I guess I’d pick Ryan Hurst based on “the outlaw had mercy” scene. ”

We couldn’t agree more Alan!

The Hollywood Reporter posted a story titled “Critic’s Picks for Emmy’s.” For Drama Series, Maureen Ryan (Chicago Tribune) picked Sons of Anarchy.

Maureen Ryan (Chicago Tribune):   ’Sons of Anarchy’ (FX), for some reason, is not on awards radars, and it should be. It is a jaw-droppingly excellent show, and has kept me on the edge of my seat while it fires on all cylinders.”

For the full articles go to: hitfix.com and The Hollywood Reporter.