This year’s Emmys contenders for best lead actress in a limited or anthology series boast a number of Emmy nods in their past — and, in one case, a pair of Oscar wins.

Cate Blanchett, with those two Oscars under her belt, is still searching for her first Emmy, and she’s in the mix here for her work as Catherine in Apple TV+’s tense psychological thriller Disclaimer . (She was previously nominated in this category for Mrs. America .) But she faces stiff competition from Michelle Williams, who won an Emmy in 2019 for Fosse/Verdon and is back again for playing cancer patient Molly in Hulu’s Dying for Sex . Plus, Cristin Milioti wowed audiences — and earned TVLine’s Performer of the Year award , we might add — for her stunning turn as Sofia Falcone on HBO’s The Penguin , which h

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