Kathy Bates Becomes Oldest Best Drama Actress Emmy Nominee
Nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards were presented by Harvey Guillén and Brenda Song at a ceremony held on Tuesday, July 15. Also nominated in the Emmy category of best lead actress in a drama series are Sharon Horgan for Bad Sisters, Britt Lower for Severance, Bella Ramsey for The Last of Us and Keri Russell for The Diplomat.
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Upon the series premiere of Matlock last year, Bates told The Hollywood Reporter that she wasn't looking to take on a lead role in a TV show when the opportunity to portray the wealthy retired lawyer who returns to the workforce under false pretenses came to her. In fact, she was leaning toward the opposite.
'Quite frankly, I was thinking about going into semi-retirement, and just waiting to see what came along that I might like to do,' she confessed. 'So this came as a total surprise to me, and continues to be because of the latest numbers that we've gotten.'
Matlock, developed by Jennie Snyder Urman, brought in 7.73 million viewers for its debut, the largest series premiere audience for a CBS show in more than five years since The Code followed an episode of NCIS in April 2019.
'I just feel so lucky to have such a strong foundation behind us and the show,' Bates added. 'I know everyone says that when they're marketing a show, but this is really unlike anything I've ever experienced. I really can't believe all this, especially at my age.'
The 77th Emmy Awards will be hosted by Nate Bargatze and broadcast live Sunday, Sept. 14, (8-11 p.m. ET/5-8 p.m. PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.* See the full list of nominees here.
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