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Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren and, Of Course, Nicole Kidman Are Just Some of This Year’s Emmy Contender Overachievers

Variety looks at this year's Emmy contender overachievers, including Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Nicole Kidman, O-T Fagbenle and more.

Then there’s Steve Carell in “The Four Seasons” and “Mountainhead”; Nathan Lane in “Mid-Century Modern” and “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”; John Goodman in “The Righteous Gemstones” and “The Conners”; Giancarlo Esposito in “The Residence” and “Godfather of Harlem”; Jon Hamm in “Your Friends & Neighbors” and “Landman”; Diego Luna in “Andor” and “La Máquina”; Lee Jung-jae in “Squid Game” and “The Acolyte”; and Jeffrey Wright in “The Last of Us” and “The Agency.” On the actress side, there’s Kathryn Hahn in “Agatha All Along” and “The Studio”; Natasha Rothwell in “How to Die Alone” and “The White Lotus”; Catherine O’Hara in “The Studio” and “The Last of Us”; Michelle Monaghan in “Bad Monkey” and “The White Lotus”; Eva Longoria in “Land of Women” and “Only Murders in the Building”; Helen Mirren in “1923” and “MobLand”; Allison Janney in “The Diplomat” and “Another Simple Favor”; Cristin Milioti in “The Penguin” and “Black Mirror”; Meghann Fahy in “The Perfect Couple” and “Sirens”; and Uzo Aduba in “The Residence” and “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You Can-Eat.” I don’t know if anyone worked harder this year than O-T Fagbenle, and he stands out in each role – as Luke Bankole, June’s husband in “The Handmaid’s Tale”; as Nico Della Guardia, the ambitious and smarmy new D.A.

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