Over the course of his career, Hugh Laurie, 67, has been nominated 10 times for an Emmy Award. Sadly, the British actor’s name has yet to be announced as a winner.
The iconic TV actor got his first nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2005 for his role as Dr. Gregory House on the FOX medical drama, House. He went on to be nominated five more times for his portrayal of the cranky but genius doctor over the course of the show’s eight seasons.
It’s all so strange. The whole notion of competitive acting is so weird,” Laurie told Entertainment Tonight of his Emmy nominations and lack of wins. “It would only have meaning as a competition — and that’s what it is — if 10 actors all played Jack Bauer.
The fact that Hugh Laurie NEVER got an Emmy for this show is a travesty beyond belief. Absolutely criminal.
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He continued, “But until that happens, until they enter acting in the Olympic Games, I think the whole thing is kind of crazy.”
Luckily, he was rewarded in other ways for his role as Dr. House. He won two Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for his work on the popular show.
He went on to be nominated again at the Emmy Awards, this time for Outstanding Supporting Actor and Outstanding Drama Series (as a producer) for his work on AMC’s The Night Manager. He was also nominated twice for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as politician Tom James in Veep on HBO.
So, why didn’t Laurie win, especially for his role as Dr. House? Well, let’s just say the competition was tough. He was up against major actors and drama series, such as Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad, The Sopranos‘ James Gandolfini, and Jon Hamm in Mad Men.
Surprisingly, Laurie is not the actor with the most Emmy nominations and losses. That title goes to Angela Lansbury, with 17 nominations and no wins. Twelve of those nominations were for Murder, She Wrote.
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