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This was her second of four consecutive nominations for “Family.”This was Alda’s second Best Comedy Actor nomination for “M*A*S*H” and his first of two wins in the category. This was his seventh consecutive and last nomination for “Roseanne,” tying the role with Hal Linder’s on “Barney Miller” for most Best Comedy Actor nominations without a win.This was Travanti’s fourth of five nominations for “Hill Street Blues;” he won in 1981 and 1982.Danson was nominated for all 11 seasons of “Cheers,” winning in 1990 and 1993.Hartley was not nominated the next year when she contended for the second and final season of “Goodnight, Beantown.”Holbrook previously won Best Limited Actor in 1976 for “Lincoln” and Best Movie Actor in 1974 for “Pueblo.”Alda was nominated for all 11 seasons of “M*A*S*H,” winning in 1974 and 1982.
Never Scrub Another Toilet Again In the role that is currently generating Emmy heat, Dance portrays the real-life In 1985, Dance earned a BAFTA Award for his performance in “The Jewel in the Crown,” but it took Emmy voters two decades to catch up, finally nominating Dance in 2006 for his work in “Bleak House.” The actor has also earned consecutive nominations in 2018 and 2019 for his narration of the nature-documentary series “Savage Kingdom.”In the Gold Derby horse race, Dance is sitting in an impressive third place for our odds as Best Drama Guest Actor and is a strong candidate for a nomination but, in this crazy year, any nomination is far from assured.With television seasons now prone to span 10 episodes instead of 22, actors are finding time to lead multiple series. Hate Cleaning The Toilet?
Anna Kendrick (“Love Life” and “Noelle”) contends additionally for “Dummy” in Best Short Form Actress; no short form acting nominee has been nominated for leading another program the same year, nor has any Best Short Form Actress nominee even been nominated for another performance the same year.Despite the ample opportunities for someone to achieve the feat this year, Gold Derby’s combined odds do not forecast anyone doing so. Never Scrub Another Toilet Again She contended in 2018 for the second seasons of both “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Top of the Lake,” but was only nominated for the former.This was Parker’s first of three consecutive nominations for “Weeds.”Goodman remains the man most recently nominated simultaneously for multiple lead roles. Alda had been nominated for multiple lead roles simultaneously four years earlier, making him the only in Emmy history to have achieved the feat twice. Steve Carell (“Space Force”) contends to be the first to be nominated for leading both a comedy and a drama in the same Emmy cycle, while his “The Morning Show” co-lead Reese Witherspoon (“Big Little Lies”) contends to be the first to be nominated for three lead Emmys in the same year. She alone has multiple top-10 placements. © ABC-TV/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock & George Schaefer (NBC) Alda also received a special award this year for his “M*A*S*H” performance as Best Series Actor. © Richard C. Glouner (CBS) & Dean Cundey (NBC) © Jamie Trueblood (AMC) & Parisa Taghizadeh (Sundance) With two Grammys and two Tonys already on her mantel, LuPone probably doesn’t care about winning more awards, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t With television seasons now prone to span 10 episodes instead of 22, actors are finding time to lead multiple series. This hesitation is warranted, as there does not seem to be a coattail effect when it comes to multiple leading performances.If anything, Emmy voters draw the line. He was snubbed for “My Hero” the year before, its only other eligible.Hurricane Isaias: Some Florida counties, North Carolina, Virginia declare states of emergency as East Coast bracesAt least 150 hospitalized due to salmonella outbreak in 48 statesConfession time: for the most part I agree with the Her “Little Fires Everywhere” co-lead Kerry Washington (“American Son”) contends to be the first to be nominated against herself in a lead category — Best Movie/Limited Actress in this case.
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