Oscar winners Robert Downey Jr. (“Oppenheimer”) and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”) and Oscar nominees Jodie Foster (“Nyad”) and Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) extended their 2024 awards seasons by earning Emmy nominations in the same calendar year.
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Downey is nominated for best supporting actor in a miniseries for “The Sympathizer,” in which he played four characters, and Randolph is nominated for best comedy guest star for “Only Murders in the Building.” Foster is up for best lead in a miniseries for “True Detective: Night Country” and Gladstone is up for best supporting role in a miniseries for “Under the Bridge.”
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Actor crossovers between the Oscars and Emmys in 2024, if you count Oscar nominees Ryan Gosling (“Barbie”) and Sterling K. Brown (“American Fiction”), who were nominated for Emmys for hosting “Saturday Night Live” and voicing an animated character on Prime Video’s “Invincible,” respectively. But…
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Between the two nominees, Foster is the only clear favorite to win the Emmy, but Downey is a strong contender in his category.
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People have won acting Oscars and Emmys in the same calendar year: George C. Scott (film: “Patton,” TV: “Price,” 1971); Helen Hunt (“As Good as It Gets,” “Mad About You,” 1998); and Helen Mirren (“The Queen,” “Prime Suspect 7,” 2007). Mirren…
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…had already achieved the feat of completing the “triple crown of acting” in a 12-month period, receiving nominations for an Emmy (“Prime Suspect 3”), an Oscar (“The Madness of King George”) and a Tony (“A Month in the Country”).
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Another big moment for Oscar and Emmy crossovers, thanks to joint nominations for Amy Adams (“Vice,” “Sharp Objects”); Mahershala Ali (“Green Book,” “True Detective”); Olivia Colman (“The Favourite,” “Fleabag”); and Sam Rockwell (“Vice,” “Fosse/Verdon”).
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This year’s Emmy nominations for Greta Lee (“The Morning Show”) and Andrew Scott (“Ripley”) aren’t duplications, but catch-ups, after Oscar snubs for Lee’s performance in “Past Lives” and Scott’s in “All of Us Strangers.” However…
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…Emmy voters also took a step back by not nominating Emma Stone for the Showtime series “The Curse,” in which she was even better than in her Oscar-winning role in “Poor Things.”
