Emmy voters have loved Uzo Aduba, who brings a special immediacy to comedic and dramatic roles alike, since her breakthrough on Netflixโs โOrange Is the New Blackโ in 2013. This year, sheโs vying for lead actress in a comedy for her performance as an eccentric gumshoe on the Netflix whodunit โThe Residence.โ
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The age when Aduba, a theater actor who had barely been on TV, wowed viewers and critics as the lovesick, eloquent, unpredictable Suzanne โCrazy Eyesโ Warren on โOITNB.โ
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Adubaโs nomination for โThe Residenceโ is her sixth in 11 years, across four projects.
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After winning a pair of Emmys for โOITNB,โ Aduba added a third for playing Rep. Shirley Chisholm in the 2020 FX limited series โMrs. America.โ
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โThe Residenceโ was canceled in July after one season.
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A substantial number of actors have won Emmys for canceled series, so her showโs fate does not necessarily prohibit another Aduba win in September.
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But Aduba is in an especially stacked category, in which four of the five nominees โ Aduba, โAbbott Elementaryโsโ Quinta Brunson, โThe Bearโsโ Ayo Edebiri and โHacksโโ Jean Smart โ already have Emmys.
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Given the competition and her showโs cancellation, Aduba often ranks last in her category on Emmy prognosticatorsโ lists. But when youโve already persuaded voters three times, you canโt be counted out completely.