Emmys 2024: Best Movie/Limited Supporting Actor nominees episode submissions

Gold Derby can exclusively reveal six of the seven episodes selected by the nominees for Best Movie/Limited Supporting Actor as their 2024 Emmy episode submissions.

A previous Primetime Emmy nominee for “Ally McBeal” and already a 2024 Daytime Emmy winner for “Downey’s Dream Cars,” Robert Downey Jr. contends here for his multiple roles as Claude, Congressman Ned Godwin, Professor Robert Hammer, filmmaker Nicos Damianos and the Priest in “The Sympathizer.” He submitted the third episode of the limited series, “Love It or Leave It,” in which Claude is informed of the murder of Major Oanh and takes the Captain (Hoa Xuande) to meet Godwin, Hammer and Damianos, the last of whom is working on a film about the Vietnam War and wants to involve the Captain.

First-time Emmy nominee Tom Goodman-Hill plays successful television writer Darrien O’Connor in “Baby Reindeer.” He submitted “Episode 4,” in which Darrien meets Donny (Best Movie/Limited Actor nominee Richard Gadd) at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Darrien mentors Donny and helps him refine his comedy act with promises of launching his TV career, but eventually Darrien starts plying him with drugs in order to sexually assault him. Donny is traumatized by their encounters, and his life and relationships deteriorate.

John Hawkes received his first two Emmy nominations this year, both for “True Detective: Night Country.” He’s up for Best Original Music and Lyrics in addition to his nom here for his role as police captain Hank Prior. For consideration, he entered “Part 5,” the penultimate episode of the series, in which Hank is promised the police chief position if he murders a witness in order to prevent Liz Danvers (Best Movie/Limited Actress nominee Jodie Foster) from making progress in her investigation. He does so, but is killed by his son before he can turn the gun on Danvers.

Lamorne Morris earned his first Emmy nom for his role in season five of the anthology series “Fargo.” He plays Deputy Witt Farr, a North Dakota state trooper who becomes embroiled in the investigation into Dot (Best Movie/Limited Actress nominee Juno Temple), a woman on the run from abusive sheriff Roy Tillman (Best Movie/Limited Actor nominee Jon Hamm). He submitted the eighth episode, “Blanket,” in which Dot is kidnapped from the hospital by Roy and his men, but Witt is unable to stop them. Witt then visits Roy’s ranch but is threatened by Roy’s son Gator (Joe Keery).

First-time nominee Lewis Pullman co-stars in “Lessons in Chemistry” as chemist Calvin Evans, who works with and eventually falls in love with fellow scientist Elizabeth Zott (Best Movie/Limited Actress nominee Brie Larson). He contends with the second episode of the series, “Her and Him,” in which Calvin’s relationship with Elizabeth blossoms, but he and Elizabeth submit a grant proposal that is ultimately rejected and Calvin is suddenly killed when a bus hits him during a run.

The late Treat Williams, a previous nominee in this category for “The Late Shift” in 1996, received a posthumous nomination for playing television executive and CBS president Bill Paley in “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.” He submitted episode four, “It’s Impossible,” in which Bill has an affair with Slim (Best Movie/Limited Supporting Actress nominee Diane Lane), but he reconciles with his cancer-stricken wife Babe (Best Movie/Limited Actress nominee Naomi Watts) despite his indiscretions.

Lastly, Jonathan Bailey is nominated for his performance in “Fellow Travelers” as Tim Laughlin, a congressional staffer who is torn between his religion and his identity when he falls in love with a male State Department official (Best Movie/Limited Actor nominee Matt Bomer) during the McCarthy era. This is his first nomination, but as of this writing his episode submission is unknown.

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