Emmys: Einbinder Defends Against Apple TV's Comedy Four
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- Hannah Einbinder of 'Hacks' (HBO Max) defends her Supporting Actress (Comedy) Emmy, strategically submitting the same episode as co-star Jean Smart — described as 'the entire Hacks relationship distilled into one ballot line.'
- Apple TV holds four slots in the category through 'Widow's Bay' (Dale Dickey, Kate O'Flynn), 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' (Michelle Pfeiffer), and 'Shrinking' (Jessica Williams) — more than any other network.
- Dale Dickey earns her first Emmy nomination after roughly 40 years in Hollywood, with Variety noting she's 'been the go-to for hard-lived American women since Winter's Bone' and suggesting 'it could be her time to shine.'
- Kate O'Flynn of 'Widow's Bay' (Apple TV) could see a vote split with Apple TV co-star Dale Dickey, though Variety labels her Patricia character 'the show's secret weapon.'
- Megan Stalter of 'Hacks' (HBO Max) is a first-time nominee who submitted the same episode as Paul W. Downs — called by Variety 'the smartest thing on this ballot.'
- Janelle James of 'Abbott Elementary' (ABC) has multiple nominations but zero wins, with Variety calling Ava Coleman 'the most quotable character on network television' and the hardest to build a for-your-consideration case around because 'scene stealing does not always read as acting.'
- Final Emmy voting runs Aug. 17-26, with the Creative Arts Awards on Sept. 5-6 and the Emmy ceremony on Sept. 14 on NBC.
Why it matters: Apple TV's four contenders in a single Supporting Actress (Comedy) category — more than any other network — represents the streamer's aggressive prestige comedy push. With 'Hacks' deploying the same-episode strategy for both Einbinder and Stalter, the episode-sharing play creates direct competition between the show's two nominees, with voting running Aug. 17-26 ahead of the Sept. 14 NBC ceremony.
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