35 years after Kathy Bates bucked Oscar conventions by winning a Best Actress award for a horror movie , she's now defying norms at the Emmys. At the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards this year, Bates was nominated for her lead role in "Matlock," a legal drama series that loosely presents itself as a gender-flipped version of the 1986 TV show of the same name . There are a lot of differences between the series, but Bates' portrayal of Matty scratches a similar itch to Andy Griffith's Ben Matlock.

Bates didn't win her Emmy this year; the award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series instead went to Britt Lower for her role as both Helly and Helena in season 2 of "Severance." Still, Bates made history merely being nominated: As Variety pointed out last week, at 77 years old, she is

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