Will Ratched earn Sarah Paulson her first Emmy nomination for Best Drama Actress?
With seven nominations under her belt, it might feel like Sarah Paulson has been all over the Emmys for years. But the frequent collaborator of Ryan Murphy has only dominated a specific section of the awards: the limited series/TV movie categories. This year she has the opportunity to change that. Paulson won her first and so far only Emmy for her lead performance as Marcia Clark on FXs anthology series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story in 2016. However, she has been nominated a total of three times in the Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress category. Her other two bids were for the Coven and Cult installments of FXs horror anthology series American Horror Story. Paulsons other four Emmy nominations came in the corresponding supporting actress category and are for her performances in HBOs Game Change as well as the AHS installments Asylum, Freak Show and Hotel.  This year Paulson is looking to show that she can go the distance in an ongoing role. She is eligible for Best Drama Actress for her performance as Nurse Mildred Ratched on the Netflix drama Ratched, which was created by Evan Romansky and executive-produced by Murphy. Its a psychological thriller that acts as a prequel to the events of One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. Paulson, who received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Drama Actress for her performance, is currently sitting in eighth place with 35/1 odds. SEE Ratcheds Cynthia Nixon on telling a queer love story opposite Sarah Paulson [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]  With only six spots available in the race for Best Drama Actress, Paulson is going to need a strong final push during nomination-round voting, which runs from June 17 until June 28. The good news is, nearly all of last years nominees are ineligible because of pandemic-related filming delays. Currently, Emma Corrin of The Crown leads the race with 69/20 odds. She has long been the frontrunner in the category after winning the Golden Globe and receiving an individual Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for her turn as Diana, Princess of Wales on the royal drama. Shes a shoo-in, which leaves five open slots for Paulson to try to claim. Between Corrin and Paulson in Gold Derbys combined odds sit an Oscar winner and Emmy nominee in the form of Olivia Colman (The Crown) and two previous Emmy winners: Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaids Tale) and Uzo Aduba (In Treatment). There are also three actresses who are hoping to nab their first nods: Jurnee Smollett (Lovecraft Country), Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton) and Mj Rodriguez (Pose). Working in Paulsons favor is the fact that shes a known name and a previous Emmy winner. Voters have already established they like her work, even if she is just 1-for-7 at the moment, so that could easily give her a leg up on the competition. Meanwhile, Moss was actually dropped from the lineup in 2020, and Handmaids Tale fatigue could potentially prevent her from making a comeback this year despite adding director to her resume. Lastly, while Bridgerton certainly charmed the love-starved masses, Emmy voters dont often jump aboard a show during its first season, and romances arent your typical Emmy bait, so Dynevor isnt entirely safe. This means there are a couple of avenues that Paulson could potentially take to earn her first Emmy nomination outside of the limited series/TV movie genre. PREDICTthe 2021 Emmy nominations through July 13  Emmy odds for Best Drama Actress Emma Corrin is out front  Make your predictions at Gold Derby now. Download our free and easy app for Apple/iPhone devices or Android (Google Play) to compete against legions of other fans plus our experts and editors for best prediction accuracy scores. See our latest prediction champs. Always remember to keep your predictions updated because they impact our latest racetrack odds, which terrify Hollywood chiefs and stars. Dont miss the fun. Speak up and share your huffy opinions in our famous forums where 5,000 showbiz leaders lurk every day to track latest awards buzz.