{"id":1982518,"date":"2025-08-27T13:58:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1982518"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:58:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:58:37","slug":"who-should-win-for-lead-actor-in-a-limited-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/who-should-win-for-lead-actor-in-a-limited-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Should Win for Lead Actor in a Limited Series?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_1b5ijb8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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He\u2019s getting some strong competition, though, from fellow first-time nominee Stephen Graham, who\u2019s in the mix for playing conflicted dad Eddie in the haunting Netflix drama <em>Adolescence<\/em>. Jake Gyllenhaal may have an Oscar nomination to his credit, but he\u2019s an Emmy rookie this year, snagging his first career nod for playing accused attorney Rusty Sabich on Apple TV+\u2019s <em>Presumed Innocent<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from TVLine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cooper Koch is also a newcomer to the Emmy scene, nominated for playing Erik Menendez in Netflix\u2019s <em>Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story<\/em>. That actually makes Brian Tyree Henry the veteran of this group, earning his third career Emmy nomination for playing criminal Ray Driscoll in the Apple TV+ crime drama <em>Dope Thief<\/em>. (He was previously nominated for <em>Atlanta<\/em> and <em>This Is Us<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Which actor would you applaud for the most, though, if their name was called on Sept. 14 at 8\/7c on CBS? <strong>Vote for your favorite in the poll below, then hit the comments to defend your pick.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of TVLine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.tvline.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TVLine's Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TVLine&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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