Oscar Winners Robert Downey Jr. and Da’Vine Joy Randolph Continue 2024 Awards Run With First Emmy Noms — Could They Win Both Prizes in One Year?
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Robert Downey Jr. and Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s remarkable awards run in 2024 continued with this morning’s Emmy nominations, where both performers earned their first nods.
Randolph is nominated for guest actress in a comedy series thanks to her performance on Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” while Downey landed a nomination for supporting actor in a limited series for HBO’s “The Sympathizer.” Variety’s senior awards editor Clayton Davis currently lists Downey as the frontrunner to win the Emmy in his category.
The Emmy nominations for Randolph and Downey this year are notable as both actors took home Oscars in March, thus setting them up for a history-making moment of winning an Oscar and an Emmy in the same calendar year.
Randolph was awarded the Oscar for best supporting actress thanks to “The Holdovers,” while Downey took home the supporting actor prize for “Oppenheimer.” Both actors swept the film awards season with their performances in “The Holdovers” and “Oppenehimer,” clinching rare sweeps of the pre-cursor awards.
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