Before voting for the Emmy winners begins Aug. 17, Television Academy members are encouraged to watch all of the nominees’ episode submissions. Gold Derby can now share the episodes each actor entered in the field of Limited Series/Movie Supporting Actor.
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Jason Bateman, DTF St. Louis
Character: Clark Forrest
Episode: “No One’s Normal. It Just Looks That Way From Across the Street”
Recap: After detectives clear him in Floyd’s death, the TV weatherman returns to his house and sits gloomily on the swing set next to an empty seat, symbolizing the collapse of what had seemed like a picture-perfect life.
Emmy history: Bateman has become a favorite of the TV Academy, racking up 18 nominations as an actor, director, and producer, including four this year: in addition to his acting nod for DTF St. Louis, he is up for producing the HBO limited series, and he has double nominations for lead acting and directing Netflix’s Black Rabbit. He and Matthew Rhys earned a place in the history books this year by becoming the first two male performers to be nominated for all three lead acting categories: drama, comedy, and limited/movie. Bateman’s lone Emmy win came in 2019 for directing Ozark.
Richard Gadd, Half Man
Character: Ruben
Episode: “Episode 6”
Recap: In the series finale, Ruben spends time in jail for attacking Benji, attends his mother’s funeral on temporary release, breaks down emotionally over his abusive past, and ultimately engages in a fatal confrontation with Niall.
Emmy history: This is Gadd’s fourth nod. He is 3-for-3 so far, winning for lead acting, writing, and producing the blockbuster Netflix limited series Baby Reindeer.
David Harbour, DTF St. Louis
Character: Floyd Smernitch
Episode: “Amphezyne”
Recap: In the series’ fifth episode, Floyd Smernitch asks bestie Clark to get a prescription for the titular drug so he can be intimate with wife Carol again, setting up the events that lead to Floyd’s later overdose.
Emmy history: Harbour has two prior nominations for his breakthrough role as Jim Hopper on Stranger Things, earning supporting bids in 2018 and 2019. In addition to his acting nod for DTF St. Louis, he is in contention for Best Limited Seres as one of the show’s executive producers.
Richard Jenkins, DTF St. Louis
Character: Det. Donoghue Homer
Episode: “No One’s Normal. It Just Looks That Way From Across the Street”
Recap: In the series finale, Det. Homer and his partner discover that none of the prime suspects actually murdered Floyd. The investigators realize he took his own life after suffering deep depression.
Emmy history: This is the veteran actor’s fourth nomination, following bids for supporting actor and executive producer on Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story in 2023, and lead actor in the HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge. He won for the latter role.
Charles Melton, Beef
Character: Austin
Episode: “It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey”
Recap: Despite escaping with incriminating evidence with the intention of going to the police, Austin instead capitulates to Chairwoman Park and settles for a morally dubious life with Ashley.
Emmy history: This is his first acting nomination. He is also up this year for Best Limited Series as an executive producer on Beef.
Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning
Character: Chester A. Arthur
Episode: “Destiny of the Republic”
Recap: Following the assassination of President James Garfield, Arthur steps up, transitionoing from a compromised political machine crony to the presidency.
Emmy history: Offerman is a double nominee this year — he’s also in the running for his supporting role in the Apple TV comedy series Margo’s Got Money Problems. He won an Emmy for his guest turn on The Last of Us in 2023 and has three additional nominations for co-hosting the competition series Making It alongside Amy Poehler.
In a controversial shift from past years, the winner will be announced at the Creative Arts Emmys on Sept. 6 and not the Primetime ceremony the following week.
