Three former Emmy winners are up for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie this year. Will they have a chance to add to their laurels, though?
Half of the six nominees in this category have won Emmy gold in the past, including Julia Garner, who won twice for ozark and is nominated here to play con artist Anna Delvey in Netflix Invent Anna. Sarah Paulson, who won this award in 2016 for playing The People v. OJ Simpson‘s Marcia Clark, is back for another American crime history performance: that of whistleblower Linda Tripp in FX’s Accused. Additionally, Toni Collette – a winner in 2009 for United States of Tara — is in the mix for her work as doomed wife Kathleen Peterson on HBO Max’s The staircase.
This category also has its share of new blood. Amanda Seyfried scored her first career Emmy for playing tech fraud Elizabeth Holmes on Hulu’s The stalljust like Lily James for turning herself into 90s bombshell Pamela Anderson for Hulu’s Pam and Tommy. The only fictional entry here is Margaret Qualley’s work as struggling housekeeper Alex in Netflix Housemaid. (She also scored a supportive nod in 2019 for Fosse/Verdon.) All in all, it’s a collection of lavishly realized performances — but which one most deserves to win the Emmy when they air Monday, September 12 on NBC? Vote for your favorite in the poll below (or click on this link), then hit the comments to defend your choice.
Every weekday until September 2, we’ll be posting another “Who Should Win?” poll, so be sure to visit TVLine.com every day to weigh in on who deserves TV’s most prestigious honor. (For a list of this year’s major Emmy nominees, click here; all polls close Monday, September 5 at 5 p.m. ET.)