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10 Jul, 2014

Emmy nomination

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Daniels is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards for portraying Will McAvoy on The Newsroom.

The honor of an Emmy nomination is shared with your show, your cast, your crew, your production team, your writer—especially, your writer—as well as with your fellow nominees. The Emmys are a celebration of the great work being done all across television and I couldn’t be more proud to be recognized during what I believe is one of the most artistically creative periods in television history.

2014 Emmy Nominations Announced

18 Jul, 2013

Emmy nomination

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Daniels is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards for portraying Will McAvoy on The Newsroom.

I know we pissed some people off the first season. Aaron is creating something under a very big spotlight. It’s something original, and he’s out there doing it by himself. There are going to be people who don’t like that. But I give him a lot of credit.

2013 Emmy Award nominees announced