Bella Ramsey is making history for the non-binary community. On Tuesday, the non-binary actor earned a nomination in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for their role in The Last of Us Season 2 — and with the nod, they become the first non-binary person to earn more than one Emmy nomination.
Ramsey was first nominated in this category in 2023 for their role as Ellie in the show’s first season.
Ramsey has been very clear that gendered awards are “very important” despite their non-binary identity. In an interview with Louis Theroux in May, the actor expressed how they wish there was “an easy way around” honoring people who don’t conform to the gender binary, “but I think that it is really important that we have a female category and a male category.”
“I think it’s so important that that’s preserved, as well,” they said about ensuring women get nominated for awards. “The recognition for women in the industry is preserved.”
While Ramsey said they are OK with being included in an Actress category, the actor explained that they “have a guttural, ‘That’s not quite right,’ instinct [to it],” Ramsey said. “But I just don’t take it too seriously… it doesn’t feel like an attack on my identity.”
Also nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series are Kathy Bates for Matlock, Angela Bassett for 9-1-1, Britt Lower for Severance, Emma D’Arcy for House of the Dragon, and Keri Russell for The Diplomat. Last year, Anna Sawai took home the award for her role in Shōgun.
The Last of Us earned 16 nominations this year, bringing their total to 40 nods across the two seasons.
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