‘Succession’ Makes Emmys History With 3 Lead Actor Nominations For Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong & Kieran Culkin
deadline.comSuccession has made Emmy history with its final season. Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin are nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, marking the first time ever that the Lead Actor category has seen three actors from the same series simultaneously receive a nod.
Succession already has 13 Emmys including Best Drama Series wins for its Season 2 and Season 3, the latter of which premiered in 2021.
Both Cox and Strong have already competed in this category twice. Strong is looking to take home his second Lead Actor trophy this year, after previously winning in 2020.
He was also nominated in 2021 along with Cox (who lost the trophy to Strong in 2020). This marks Culkin’s first foray in the Lead Actor category, though he was previously nominated twice in the Supporting Actor category.
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