01of 12Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth IIRobert Viglasky/NetflixWinning for her popular series in 2018,the regal Foy said, “I had the most extraordinary two-and-a-half years of my life … I was given a role that I never thought I would ever get a chance to play and I met people who will love forever and ever and ever.” With her role on the series ending, she dedicated her award to the “next generation” of the series.
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Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II
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Winning for her popular series in 2018,the regal Foy said, “I had the most extraordinary two-and-a-half years of my life … I was given a role that I never thought I would ever get a chance to play and I met people who will love forever and ever and ever.” With her role on the series ending, she dedicated her award to the “next generation” of the series.
02of 12Darren Criss as Andrew CunananRay Mickshaw/FXThe star took home the 2018Emmy Award for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie for his stirring role as murderer Andrew Cunanan inThe Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.Ahead of the Emmys, Criss opened up about taking on the role, telling PEOPLE, “Human beings are so complex. We are capable of so many different emotions and the reasons behind those emotions. I’m not asking people to empathize or pardon anything that Andrew has done, but I do like people unconsciously figuring out how much they can relate to this person whether how little or how much.” He added: “It is my job to humanize him, but the hope is that we’re not glamorizing anything.”
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Darren Criss as Andrew Cunanan
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The star took home the 2018Emmy Award for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie for his stirring role as murderer Andrew Cunanan inThe Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.
Ahead of the Emmys, Criss opened up about taking on the role, telling PEOPLE, “Human beings are so complex. We are capable of so many different emotions and the reasons behind those emotions. I’m not asking people to empathize or pardon anything that Andrew has done, but I do like people unconsciously figuring out how much they can relate to this person whether how little or how much.” He added: “It is my job to humanize him, but the hope is that we’re not glamorizing anything.”
03of 12Sarah Paulson as Marcia ClarkEverettOne of the most recent actors to win an Emmy for her portrayal of a real person, Paulson nabbed her award for her spot-on performance of Los Angeles prosecutor Marcia Clark inThe People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. Paulson’s win had a special touch: After she met and bonded with Clark during filming, Paulsonbrought the prosecutor as her date to the ceremony.
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Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark
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One of the most recent actors to win an Emmy for her portrayal of a real person, Paulson nabbed her award for her spot-on performance of Los Angeles prosecutor Marcia Clark inThe People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. Paulson’s win had a special touch: After she met and bonded with Clark during filming, Paulsonbrought the prosecutor as her date to the ceremony.
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Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran
05of 12Claire Danes as Temple GrandinHBODanes won her second Emmy for playingTemple Grandin’s titular character, an autistic scientist who rises to the top of her field — the livestock industry — as well as becoming an outspoken advocate for autism.
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Claire Danes as Temple Grandin
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Danes won her second Emmy for playingTemple Grandin’s titular character, an autistic scientist who rises to the top of her field — the livestock industry — as well as becoming an outspoken advocate for autism.
06of 12Jessica Lange as Edith Bouvier BealeHBOPlaying socialite-turned-recluse Edith Bouvier Beale — nicknamed “Big Edie” — in a dramatized adaptation of the iconic documentaryGrey Gardens, Lange was up against costar Drew Barrymore, who played her character’s daughter, “Little Edie.”
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Jessica Lange as Edith Bouvier Beale
Playing socialite-turned-recluse Edith Bouvier Beale — nicknamed “Big Edie” — in a dramatized adaptation of the iconic documentaryGrey Gardens, Lange was up against costar Drew Barrymore, who played her character’s daughter, “Little Edie.”
07of 12Michael Douglas as LiberaceHBOInBehind the Candelabra, Douglas plays legendary pianist and performer Liberace. The role earned him both an Emmyanda Golden Globe. His costar, Matt Damon, who plays Liberace’s longtime lover, Scott Thorson, was also nominated.
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Michael Douglas as Liberace
InBehind the Candelabra, Douglas plays legendary pianist and performer Liberace. The role earned him both an Emmyanda Golden Globe. His costar, Matt Damon, who plays Liberace’s longtime lover, Scott Thorson, was also nominated.
08of 12Julianne Moore as Sarah PalinGame Changedetailed Palin’s rise from relative political obscurity as the governor of Alaska to a household name as the running mate of Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. Moore, as a near exact look-alike of Palin, nabbed an Emmy for the film, and costar Ed Harris, who played McCain, scored a nomination.
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Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin
Game Changedetailed Palin’s rise from relative political obscurity as the governor of Alaska to a household name as the running mate of Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. Moore, as a near exact look-alike of Palin, nabbed an Emmy for the film, and costar Ed Harris, who played McCain, scored a nomination.
09of 12HELEN MIRREN AS QUEEN ELIZABETH IShe’s best known for her portrayals ofQueen ElizabethII, which won Mirren an Oscar in 2007 (forThe Queen) and a Tony in 2015 (forThe Audience). But she’s also portrayed Elizabeth I, giving an equally-lauded performance inElizabeth Ithat scored her an Emmy (just a few months before she won her Oscar.)
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HELEN MIRREN AS QUEEN ELIZABETH I
She’s best known for her portrayals ofQueen ElizabethII, which won Mirren an Oscar in 2007 (forThe Queen) and a Tony in 2015 (forThe Audience). But she’s also portrayed Elizabeth I, giving an equally-lauded performance inElizabeth Ithat scored her an Emmy (just a few months before she won her Oscar.)
10of 12Albert Finney as Winston ChurchillAs Winston Churchill in a movie based on the World War II account that Churchill himself wrote,The Gathering Storm,Finney depicted the iconic leader’s life in the years leading up to the breakout of World War II.
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Albert Finney as Winston Churchill
As Winston Churchill in a movie based on the World War II account that Churchill himself wrote,The Gathering Storm,Finney depicted the iconic leader’s life in the years leading up to the breakout of World War II.
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Halle Berry as Dorothy Dandridge
12of 12Paul Giamatti as John AdamsHBOPlaying the nation’s second president in an HBO miniseries about Adams' life, Giamatti acted opposite his Abigail, Laura Linney, who also won an Emmy for her performance.
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Paul Giamatti as John Adams
Playing the nation’s second president in an HBO miniseries about Adams' life, Giamatti acted opposite his Abigail, Laura Linney, who also won an Emmy for her performance.
source: people.com
