And most of us would agree that -- as far as acting talent is concerned -- Felicity Huffman, who plays Lynette, steals the show comfortably. The Emmy jury agrees, which is why she beat out her peers.

This year, she's up for the biggest acting prize of them all, for her stupendous work as a transsexual in Transamerica.

Even as Huffman, 42, wife of acclaimed actor William H Macy, 55, basks in the nominee spotlight, here's a sampling of what five of America's top film critics had to say about her work in Transamerica.

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