01of 29Sterling K. BrownJason LaVeris/FilmMagicWhat He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/Movie,The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,in 2016What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series,This Is Us
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Sterling K. Brown
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What He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/Movie,The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,in 2016
What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series,This Is Us
02of 29Viola DavisJason LaVeris/FilmMagicWhat She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series,How to Get Away with Murder,in 2015What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series,How to Get Away with Murder
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Viola Davis
What She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series,How to Get Away with Murder,in 2015
What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series,How to Get Away with Murder
03of 29Laura LinneyRobert Mora/Getty ImagesWhat She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series/Movie,Wild Iris,in 2002What She’s Nominated for This Year:Lead Actress in a Drama Series,Ozark
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Laura Linney
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What She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series/Movie,Wild Iris,in 2002
What She’s Nominated for This Year:Lead Actress in a Drama Series,Ozark
04of 29Ted DansonJeff Kravitz/FilmMagicWhat He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,Cheers,in 1990What He’s Nominated for This Year:Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,The Good Place
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Ted Danson
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What He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,Cheers,in 1990
What He’s Nominated for This Year:Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,The Good Place
05of 29Michael DouglasFrank Trapper/Corbis via GettyWhat He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie,Behind the Candelabra,in 2013What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,The Kominsky Method
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Michael Douglas
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What He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie,Behind the Candelabra,in 2013
What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,The Kominsky Method
06of 29Bill HaderDan MacMedan/Getty ImagesWhat He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Animated Program,South Park,in 2009What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,Barry
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Bill Hader
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What He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Animated Program,South Park,in 2009
What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,Barry
07of 29Christina ApplegateJ. Merritt/FilmMagicWhat She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series,Friends, 2003What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series,Dead to Me
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Christina Applegate
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What She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series,Friends, 2003
What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series,Dead to Me
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Eugene Levy & Catherine O’Hara (Check Them Out in the Front Row!)
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What They’re Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series,Schitt’s Creek
09of 29Rachel BrosnahanSteve Granitz/WireImageWhat She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series,The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,in 2018What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series,The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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Rachel Brosnahan
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What She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series,The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,in 2018
What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series,The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
10of 29Julia Louis-DreyfusRon Galella/Getty ImagesWhat She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,Seinfeld,in 1996What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series,Veep
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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What She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,Seinfeld,in 1996
What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series,Veep
11of 29Patricia ArquetteJon Kopaloff/FilmMagicWhat She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series,Medium,in 2005What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie,Escape at Dannemora& Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie,The Act
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Patricia Arquette
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What She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series,Medium,in 2005
What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie,Escape at Dannemora& Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie,The Act
12of 29Peter DinklageJeff Vespa/WireImageWhat He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series,Game ofThrones, in 2011What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series,Game of Thrones& Outstanding Television Movie (as Executive Producer),My Dinner with Hervé
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Peter Dinklage
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What He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series,Game ofThrones, in 2011
What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series,Game of Thrones& Outstanding Television Movie (as Executive Producer),My Dinner with Hervé
13of 29Tony HaleGregg DeGuire/WireImagWhat He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy,Veep,in 2013What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy,Veep
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Tony Hale
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What He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy,Veep,in 2013
What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy,Veep
14of 29Tony ShalhoubJeff Vespa/WireImageWhat He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,Monk,in 2003What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy,The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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Tony Shalhoub
What He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,Monk,in 2003
What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy,The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
15of 29Henry WinklerMichael Tran/FilmMagicWhat He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,Barry,in 2018What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,Barry
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Henry Winkler
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What He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series,Barry,in 2018
16of 29Alex BorsteinPaul Archuleta/FilmMagicWhat She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,The Marvelous Mrs.Maisel,in 2018What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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Alex Borstein
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What She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,The Marvelous Mrs.Maisel,in 2018
What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
17of 29Kate McKinnonSteve Granitz/WireImageWhat She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,SNL,in 2015What She’s Nominated For:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,SNL
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Kate McKinnon
What She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,SNL,in 2015
What She’s Nominated For:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,SNL
18of 29John LeguizamoFrank Micelotta/ImageDirectWhat He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program,John Leguizamo:Freak,in 1999What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie,When They See Us
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John Leguizamo
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What He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program,John Leguizamo:Freak,in 1999
What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie,When They See Us
19of 29Patricia ClarksonMaury Phillips/WireImageWhat She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series,Six FeetUnder,in 2002What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie,Sharp Objects
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Patricia Clarkson
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What She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series,Six FeetUnder,in 2002
What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie,Sharp Objects
20of 29Ron Cephas JonesPaul Archuleta/FilmMagicWhat He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series,This IsUs,in 2018What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series,This Is Us
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Ron Cephas Jones
What He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series,This IsUs,in 2018
What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series,This Is Us
21of 29Glynn TurmanFrederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesWhat He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series,In Treatment,in 2008What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series,How to Get Away with Murder
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Glynn Turman
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What He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series,In Treatment,in 2008
What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series,How to Get Away with Murder
22of 29Bradley WhitfordKevin Winter/Getty ImagesWhat He Won His First Emmy For:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series,The WestWing,in 2001What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series,The Handmaid’s Tale
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Bradley Whitford
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What He Won His First Emmy For:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series,The WestWing,in 2001
What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series,The Handmaid’s Tale
23of 29Cherry JonesMichael Caulfield/FilmMagicWhat She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series,24,in 2009What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series,The Handmaid’s Tale
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Cherry Jones
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What She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series,24,in 2009
What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series,The Handmaid’s Tale
24of 29Jessica LangeKevin Winter/Getty ImagesWhat She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie,Grey Gardens,in 2009What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series,American Horror Story: Apocalypse
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Jessica Lange
What She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie,Grey Gardens,in 2009
What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series,American Horror Story: Apocalypse
25of 29Cicely TysonMichael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesWhat She Won Her First Emmy for:Best Lead Actress in a Drama,The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,in 1974What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series,How to Get Away with Murder
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Cicely Tyson
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What She Won Her First Emmy for:Best Lead Actress in a Drama,The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,in 1974
What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series,How to Get Away with Murder
26of 29Peter MacNicolM. Caulfield/WireImageWhat He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series,Ally McBeal,in 2001What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series,Veep
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Peter MacNicol
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What He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series,Ally McBeal,in 2001
What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series,Veep
27of 29John MulaneyNoel Vasquez/Getty ImagesWhat He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics,SNL(TheJustin TimberlakeMonologue), in 2011What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series,SNL
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John Mulaney
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What He Won His First Emmy for:Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics,SNL(TheJustin TimberlakeMonologue), in 2011
What He’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series,SNL
28of 29Jane LynchPaul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesWhat She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy,Glee,in 2010What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series,The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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Jane Lynch
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What She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy,Glee,in 2010
What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series,The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
29of 29Emma ThompsonWalt Disney Television via Getty ImagesWhat She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series,Ellen,in 1998What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series,SNL
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Emma Thompson
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What She Won Her First Emmy for:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series,Ellen,in 1998
What She’s Nominated for This Year:Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series,SNL
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