{"id":575549,"date":"2026-07-08T18:41:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/575549\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T18:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:41:17","slug":"matthew-rhys-is-first-lead-actor-with-double-emmy-nominations-since-1995","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/575549\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Rhys Is First Lead Actor With Double Emmy Nominations Since 1995"},"content":{"rendered":"

There have been many actors who have been recognized twice in the same year at the Emmys. There have been a lot fewer who have been recognized twice in the same year as leads.<\/p>\n

Matthew Rhys<\/a> pulled off this feat on Wednesday, earning nods for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for \u201cThe Beast in Me\u201d and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for \u201cWidow\u2019s Bay.\u201d This makes Rhys the first male actor to pick up leading nominations in two of the Emmys big three categories this century.<\/p>\n

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The last male actor to do so was John Goodman in 1995: one nod for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for \u201cKingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long,\u201d the other for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for \u201cRoseanne.\u201d On Emmys night, those two awards went to Raul Julia for \u201cThe Burning Season\u201d and Kelsey Grammer for \u201cFrasier.\u201d<\/p>\n

This came at the end of a seven-year streak for Goodman earning \u201cRoseanne\u201d nods. He never won any of them, but he did eventually get an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2007 for \u201cStudio 60 on the Sunset Strip.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though it\u2019s been 31 years since a male actor has received double leading nods, it\u2019s been only 13 years since a female actor pulled it off. The last woman to do so was Elisabeth Moss, nominated in 2013 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for \u201cMad Men\u201d and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for \u201cTop of the Lake.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coincidentally, Moss lost the Drama prize to \u201cHomeland\u201d star Claire Danes, who\u2019s nominated this year as Rhys\u2019 co-lead in \u201cThe Beast in Me.\u201d The other category Moss was nominated in went to Laura Linney for \u201cThe Big C: Hereafter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moss is not the only actress who scored two leading noms this century. Mary-Louise Parker got double nods in 2007 for Comedy (\u201cWeeds\u201d) and TV Movie\/Limited Series (\u201cThe Robber Bride\u201d). She lost to America Ferrera (\u201cUgly Betty\u201d) and Helen Mirren (\u201cPrime Suspect: The Final Act\u201d), respectively.<\/p>\n

Other performers who have achieved the rare feat are Ted Danson (1984), Daniel J. Travanti (1984) and Mariette Hartley (1983).<\/p>\n

Rhys has some tough stats to overcome, since none of these double leading nominees have won either of their awards since miniseries and TV movie were merged into shared acting categories in 1979. Either win for Rhys would be history-making.<\/p>\n

Rhys is repped by Anonymous Content.<\/p>\n

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