Andrew Haigh‘s emotional drama “All of Us Strangers” was overlooked at the Oscars — baffling, I know — but two of its stars could enter the winners’ circle this year as both Andrew Scott and Claire Foy are up for Emmys, and both are within striking distance of winning.
“All of Us Strangers” starred Scott as a lonely writer living in a near-empty apartment complex. Soon he begins to have encounters with his resurrected parents (Foy and Jamie Bell), who were killed in a car accident when he was a child. The tear-jerking film received widespread recognition including six BAFTA nominations, a BIFA win for Best British Independent Film, a Best Adapted Screenplay nom at the Critics Choice Awards and a Golden Globe bid for Scott.
Now Scott is Emmy-nominated for Best Movie/Limited Actor for a drastically different role. He contends for “Ripley,” where he plays the title con artist who will go to great lengths — including murder — to live the high life in Italy. As of this writing, according to the combined predictions of Gold Derby users, Scott ranks second with 19/5 odds, close behind front-runner Richard Gadd (“Baby Reindeer”). Scott is also nominated for Best Limited Series as a producer of “Ripley,” but the Netflix psychological thriller is an underdog there, ranked fourth with 9/2 odds; “Baby Reindeer” is the favorite to win there too.
Speaking of Netflix, Foy is nominated for Best Drama Guest Actress for reprising her role as Queen Elizabeth II in the finale of the streamer’s historical drama “The Crown.” Foy previously won Best Drama Actress in 2018 and Best Drama Guest Actress in 2021 for that breakthrough biographical role, and she’s the front-runner to win the guest category again with 10/3 odds. That award will be presented at the Creative Arts Emmys, while Scott’s categories will be decided the following week at the Primetime Emmys telecast on September 15, but whether or not Foy wins, it would be a missed opportunity not to invite her to present during the main event, perhaps with Scott, so mother and son can see each other yet again.
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