Flashback! See 12 of This Year's Emmy Nominees Who Were Also Up for Awards 10 Years Ago

Mar. 15, 2025

01of 12Bill HaderFrazer Harrison/GettyThen (pictured):At the 64th PrimetimeEmmy Awards, Hader received a nod for his performance onSaturday Night Live. His competition for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy includedNew Girl’s Max Greenfield and four stars from 2012’s best comedy Emmy winner,Modern Family(Eric Stonestreet won).Now:TheBarrystar is up for fiveEmmy Awardsthis year related to his HBO hit.

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Bill Hader

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Then (pictured):At the 64th PrimetimeEmmy Awards, Hader received a nod for his performance onSaturday Night Live. His competition for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy includedNew Girl’s Max Greenfield and four stars from 2012’s best comedy Emmy winner,Modern Family(Eric Stonestreet won).

Now:TheBarrystar is up for fiveEmmy Awardsthis year related to his HBO hit.

02of 12Amy PoehlerGregg DeGuire/WireImageThen (pictured):Poehler was nominated for a set of awards in 2012, in recognition of her writing and lead acting in the NBC comedyParks and Recreation.Now:This year, the comic stands to win two Emmys for her filmLucy and Desi: best directing and best overall documentary/nonfiction special.

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Amy Poehler

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Then (pictured):Poehler was nominated for a set of awards in 2012, in recognition of her writing and lead acting in the NBC comedyParks and Recreation.

Now:This year, the comic stands to win two Emmys for her filmLucy and Desi: best directing and best overall documentary/nonfiction special.

03of 12Stephen ColbertLester Cohen/WireImageThen (pictured):Colbert’s Comedy Central news satire,The Colbert Report, earned a 2012 nomination before ending in 2014. Less than one year later, the host took David Letterman’s spot onThe Late Showon CBS.Now:This year, Colbert (seen here presenting the 2012 award for lead actress) is nominated for outstanding short form comedy, drama or variety series for his satirical programTooning Out the Newsplus outstanding writing for a variety series forThe Late Show.

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Stephen Colbert

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Then (pictured):Colbert’s Comedy Central news satire,The Colbert Report, earned a 2012 nomination before ending in 2014. Less than one year later, the host took David Letterman’s spot onThe Late Showon CBS.

Now:This year, Colbert (seen here presenting the 2012 award for lead actress) is nominated for outstanding short form comedy, drama or variety series for his satirical programTooning Out the Newsplus outstanding writing for a variety series forThe Late Show.

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Sarah Paulson

Now:Paulson’s career has taken her back to political drama, and she is once again considered for acting decoration, this time for her starring performance as Linda Tripp inAmerican Crime Story.

05of 12Connie BrittonJon Kopaloff/FilmMagicThen (pictured):In 2012, Britton received a best actress nomination for her lead role inAmerican Horror Story’s debut season.Now:Ten years and 11American Horror Storythemes later, her performance inThe White Lotusis under consideration for an outstanding supporting actress award.

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Connie Britton

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Then (pictured):In 2012, Britton received a best actress nomination for her lead role inAmerican Horror Story’s debut season.

Now:Ten years and 11American Horror Storythemes later, her performance inThe White Lotusis under consideration for an outstanding supporting actress award.

06of 12Jimmy KimmelJeff Kravitz/FilmMagicThen (pictured):Kimmel ran the Emmys stage in 2012, his first year hosting the awards show. (He went on to emcee twice more, in 2016 and in 2020.) The late-night personality also had his own stake in the competition, though, with his talk show’s nomination for outstanding variety series.Now:A decade later,Jimmy Kimmel Live!is once again under consideration for the same award, plus one more for the star: his nostalgic ABC broadcastLive in Front of a Studio Audienceis up for best live variety special.

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Jimmy Kimmel

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Then (pictured):Kimmel ran the Emmys stage in 2012, his first year hosting the awards show. (He went on to emcee twice more, in 2016 and in 2020.) The late-night personality also had his own stake in the competition, though, with his talk show’s nomination for outstanding variety series.

Now:A decade later,Jimmy Kimmel Live!is once again under consideration for the same award, plus one more for the star: his nostalgic ABC broadcastLive in Front of a Studio Audienceis up for best live variety special.

07of 12Mare WinninghamFrazer Harrison/GettyThen (pictured):Winningham nabbed a 2012 nomination for her supporting role in the Western miniseriesHatfields & McCoys.Now:She’s once again up for an acting accolade in 2022, with her role inDopesick;a win would bring her Emmy Award total to three.

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Mare Winningham

Then (pictured):Winningham nabbed a 2012 nomination for her supporting role in the Western miniseriesHatfields & McCoys.

Now:She’s once again up for an acting accolade in 2022, with her role inDopesick;a win would bring her Emmy Award total to three.

08of 12Michael StuhlbargJeff Vespa/WireImageThen (pictured):The actor didn’t receive a solo nomination for his performance in 2012 best drama series contenderBoardwalk Empire, but he did earn one a decade later (and also in 2018, forThe Looming Tower).Now:For his composite portrayal of Richard Sackler inDopesick, Stuhlbarg might take home his first supporting actor award in 2022.

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Michael Stuhlbarg

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Then (pictured):The actor didn’t receive a solo nomination for his performance in 2012 best drama series contenderBoardwalk Empire, but he did earn one a decade later (and also in 2018, forThe Looming Tower).

Now:For his composite portrayal of Richard Sackler inDopesick, Stuhlbarg might take home his first supporting actor award in 2022.

09of 12Jon StewartRick Rowell/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyThen (pictured):In 2012,The Daily Show with Jon Stewarttook home an Emmy for outstanding variety series, beating out Stewart’s other nomination for executive production onThe Colbert Report.Now:One decade later, his EP credit onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertputs Stewart in the outstanding variety series category again. His newest series,The Problem with Jon Stewart,is up for two awards: outstanding hosted nonfiction series or special and outstanding writing for a nonfiction program.

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Jon Stewart

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Then (pictured):In 2012,The Daily Show with Jon Stewarttook home an Emmy for outstanding variety series, beating out Stewart’s other nomination for executive production onThe Colbert Report.

Now:One decade later, his EP credit onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertputs Stewart in the outstanding variety series category again. His newest series,The Problem with Jon Stewart,is up for two awards: outstanding hosted nonfiction series or special and outstanding writing for a nonfiction program.

10of 12Padma LakshmiJeff Kravitz/FilmMagicThen (pictured):In 2012,Top Chefshow was considered for best competition show, a nomination that excluded host Lakshmi until she also became an executive producer in 2014.Now:Lakshmi received two 2022 Emmy nods, for outstanding competition and outstanding host.

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Padma Lakshmi

Then (pictured):In 2012,Top Chefshow was considered for best competition show, a nomination that excluded host Lakshmi until she also became an executive producer in 2014.

Now:Lakshmi received two 2022 Emmy nods, for outstanding competition and outstanding host.

11of 12Bob OdenkirkFrazer Harrison/GettyThen (pictured):Okay technically he was nominated nine years ago, as a co-executive producer onThe Simpsonswhen it was up for outstanding animated program in 2013. He had two previous wins for his writing work onThe Ben Stiller ShowandSNLand a host of nominations, too.Now:Odenkirk up for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for the fifth time asBetter Call Saul’s Saul Goodman: will this be his year?

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Bob Odenkirk

Then (pictured):Okay technically he was nominated nine years ago, as a co-executive producer onThe Simpsonswhen it was up for outstanding animated program in 2013. He had two previous wins for his writing work onThe Ben Stiller ShowandSNLand a host of nominations, too.

Now:Odenkirk up for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for the fifth time asBetter Call Saul’s Saul Goodman: will this be his year?

12of 12Seth MeyersKevork Djansezian/GettyThen (pictured):In 2012, the comic received two nominations, for his writing and his original music onSaturday Night Live.Now:In 2014, Meyers gave his last “Weekend Update” and moved to his own desk onLate Night with Seth Meyers, for which he stands to win best variety talk series at the 2022Emmy Awards.

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Seth Meyers

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Then (pictured):In 2012, the comic received two nominations, for his writing and his original music onSaturday Night Live.

Now:In 2014, Meyers gave his last “Weekend Update” and moved to his own desk onLate Night with Seth Meyers, for which he stands to win best variety talk series at the 2022Emmy Awards.

source: people.com