Emmy Anomalies: Their Shows Were Snubbed, But They Weren’t
While shows like Sirens, The Residence,Matlock and The Handmaid’s Tale (once an Emmy darling) missed out on nominations in the series categories, some of their actors received a singular, standout nod for their performance. In fact, 11 of this year’s acting nominees received the only major category nomination for their respective shows.
In the genre of comedy, that distinction goes to Uzo Aduba, who was nominated for her lead role as Detective Cordelia Cupp on the recently canceled Netflix series The Residence; Colman Domingo, one-sixth of the tight-knit friend group at the center of the Tina Fey Netflix adaptation The Four Seasons; Cynthia Erivo, for her turn as the entire quintet known as the Kazinsky sisters on Peacock’s Poker Face; Bowen Yang (though Saturday Night Live received a nom for outstanding scripted variety series); and Jeff Hiller for his supporting appearance as Joel on the third and final season of HBO’s Somebody Somewhere.
In the drama sect are Kathy Bates for her titular role as Madeline “Matty” Matlock on the CBS revival of Matlock; Sharon Horgan, who stars as the eldest Garvey sibling, Eva, on Apple TV+’s Bad Sisters; Cherry Jones for her guest role as Holly Maddox on the sixth and final season of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale; and Giancarlo Esposito, who guest stars as Stan Edgar on Prime Video’s The Boys.
In the limited or anthology series category are Cate Blanchett for her portrayal of award-winning journalist Leila George on Apple TV+’s Disclaimer; Meghann Fahy in the lead role of Devon DeWitt on Netflix’s Sirens; and Brian Tyree Henry, who starred as Ray Driscoll on Apple TV+’s Dope Thief.
And while Henry received the sole nomination for Dope Thief, the actor sang the praises of his castmates’ performances to The Hollywood Reporter, saying, “[They’re] just masters, and I really wish that the nominations reflected that this year.”
This story appeared in the July 30 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Click here to subscribe.
