The Hollywood Reporter - 31.07.2019

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 71 JULY 31, 2019

FLEABAG

AMAZON

SATURDAY NIGHT LIV E

NBC

BETTER

CALL SAUL

AMC

GUEST ACTOR, COMEDY

Adam Sandler returned to host the sketch comedy show he’d left

nearly 30 years ago, performing an emotional song dedicated to

his late friend Chris Farley. John Mulaney crooned warped musical

classics in the “Bodega Bathroom” sketch. Matt Damon portrayed

a judge of the middle-aged male beauty pageant the Westminster

Daddy Show. And Robert De Niro played Robert Mueller.

GUEST ACTRESS, COMEDY

Emma Thompson had Amy

Poehler and Tina Fey to back

her up during her monologue.

Sandra Oh played a range of

zany characters, from a damsel

who’s shot in the arm to the

Four Loko-drinking Tishy.

SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA
Jonathan Banks and Giancarlo Esposito
were both Emmy nominees from their
work on Breaking Bad. Banks has
scored a nom for every season of the
spinoff while Esposito earned his first
nomination for Better Call Saul this year.

GUEST ACTRESS, COMEDY

Fiona Shaw is a double nominee

(she’s also in the supporting actress,

drama, category for Killing Eve). She’s

up against Kristin Scott Thomas, a

first-time nominee.

THE

MARVELOUS

MRS. MAISEL

AMAZON

WELL, THIS IS AWKWARD ...

Hulu’s The Act co-stars Joey King and Patricia

Arquette avoided any conflict by having King submit-

ted as lead and Arquette as supporting (they’re both

nominated). But Arquette also is nominated in the

lead actress, limited series, category for Showtime’s

Escape at Dannemora — pitting her against King.

Damon

Oh

De Niro

Thompson

SUPPORTING ACTRESS,

COMEDY

Newly minted Oscar winner Olivia

Colman, who plays the unlikable

stepmom, meets Sian Clifford, who

portrays Fleabag’s uptight sister.

Colman Clifford

Thomas Shaw

SUPPORTING ACTRESS,

COMEDY

Alex Borstein, the 2018 winner in this

category, returns, this time pitted against

co-star Marin Hinkle, a first-time nominee.

Hinkle Borstein

GUEST ACTOR, COMEDY

Luke Kirby plays a fictionalized version

of Lenny Bruce who mentors aspiring

comic Mrs. Maisel, while Rufus Sewell is

nominated for his turn as drunken artist

Declan Howell.

Kirby Sewell

Mulaney Sandler

Banks (left) and Esposito

Arquette

(left)

and King

From left: Carrigan,

Root and Winkler

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA

Four out of the six nominees in this category hail from Westeros.

Lena Headey is the second-most-nominated Game of Thrones

actor (behind Peter Dinklage, who is the only castmember

ever to win) with five noms. But she’s facing off against first-

time nominees Sophie Turner and Gwendoline Christie (who

self-submitted for her nomination) and second-time nominee

Maisie Williams, who had a stellar final season.

SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA

Dinklage is vying for his record-breaking fourth drama

supporting actor statuette this year. But he’ll have competition

from his own team in onscreen brother Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

and surprise addition Alfie Allen (who self-submitted).

GA ME OF THRON ES

HBO