Variety's ‘Actors on Actors' Earns Fourth Daytime Emmy Nomination

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10-07-2025

Variety's 'Actors on Actors' has received its fourth Daytime Emmy nomination.
The PBS SoCal series, which pairs actors for candid conversations about their recent projects and insights into the entertainment industry, was nominated for outstanding arts and popular culture program. Other nominees in the category include 'Black Barbie,' 'Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame,' 'Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter' and 'The Swift Effect.'
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The 2024 'Actors on Actors' lineup of Emmy contenders featured Leo Woodall ('One Day') and Nicholas Galitzine ('Mary & George'); Joey King ('We Were the Lucky Ones') and Taylor Zakhar Perez ('Red, White & Royal Blue'); Quinta Brunson ('Abbott Elementary') and Jennifer Aniston ('The Morning Show'); Jodie Foster ('True Detective: Night Country') and Robert Downey Jr. ('The Sympathizer'); Jon Hamm ('Fargo,' 'The Morning Show') and Kristen Wiig ('Palm Royale'); Tyler James Williams ('Abbott Elementary') and Anthony Mackie ('Twisted Metal'); Anna Sawai ('Shōgun') and Tom Hiddleston ('Loki'); Brie Larson ('Lessons in Chemistry') and Andrew Scott ('Ripley'); Hannah Einbinder ('Hacks') and Chloe Fineman ('Saturday Night Live'); Elizabeth Debicki ('The Crown') and Emma Corrin ('A Murder at the End of the World'); Chloë Sevigny ('Feud: Capote vs. The Swans') and Kim Kardashian ('American Horror Story: Delicate'); and Naomi Watts ('Feud: Capote vs. The Swans') and Jonathan Bailey ('Fellow Travelers').
In parallel with the Oscars race that year, the lineup included the following actors: Andrew Garfield ('We Live in Time') and Ryan Reynolds ('Deadpool & Wolverine'); Ariana Grande ('Wicked') and Paul Mescal ('Gladiator II'); Selena Gomez ('Emilia Pérez') and Saoirse Ronan ('Blitz,' 'The Outrun'); Angelina Jolie ('Maria') and Cynthia Erivo ('Wicked'); Zendaya ('Challengers,' 'Dune: Part Two') and Nicole Kidman ('Babygirl'); Drew Starkey ('Queer') and Harris Dickinson ('Babygirl,' 'Blitz'); Kate Winslet ('Lee') and Zoë Saldaña ('Emilia Pérez'); Daniel Craig ('Queer') and Josh O'Connor ('Challengers'); Pamela Anderson ('The Last Showgirl') and Mikey Madison ('Anora'); Colman Domingo ('Sing Sing') and Kieran Culkin ('A Real Pain'); Demi Moore ('The Substance') and Amy Adams ('Nightbitch'); and Adrien Brody ('The Brutalist') and Tilda Swinton ('The Room Next Door').
'Actors on Actors' was first nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2019. The series has previously won both a Daytime Emmy and a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award.
Variety's co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh and associate publisher Donna Pennestri executive produce 'Actors on Actors.'
The 52nd Daytime Emmys Awards will take place on Oct. 17.
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