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Matthew Rhys Makes Emmy History With Two Lead Wins

Matthew Rhys won two major acting awards at the Emmys on the same night.

One award was for a limited series, and the other was for a comedy series.

This made him the first performer to win both of those lead acting prizes at one ceremony.

He had already won a drama acting Emmy in 2018 for The Americans.

That means he has now won lead acting awards in drama, comedy and limited series.

Barbara Stanwyck is the only other performer mentioned as winning in all three lead categories.

Rhys defeated several other actors in each category.

He was also nominated for producing both shows.

Key facts

Limited-series award: Lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for The Beast in Me.
Comedy award: Lead actor in a comedy series for Widow’s Bay.
Drama award: Lead actor in a drama series for The Americans in 2018.
Historic achievement: First performer to win the lead limited-series and comedy acting prizes at one Emmy ceremony.
Three-category record: First male performer to win lead acting Emmys in drama, comedy and limited series.
Additional nominations: Two executive-producer nominations, one for each of The Beast in Me and Widow’s Bay.
Other performer with three-category wins: Barbara Stanwyck is described as the only other performer to have won across all three lead acting categories.

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