Actor Matthew Rhys made Emmy history during this year’s ceremony. The Welsh actor did something no other actor has done in the award’s 78 years.
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On Monday, Rhys won two lead acting Emmys the same night. First, he pulled off an upset win in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie category for his role in Netflix’s The Beast in Me, Variety reported.
Later in the ceremony, he received Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for the Apple TV hit Widow’s Bay.
According to Variety, he is the first person to get both lead actor awards in the same ceremony. Combined with his 2018 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, he is now the first male actor to win in all three lead actor categories.
Other Emmy Winners to Take Home Multiple Prizes
Rhys is not the first actor to win two acting awards in one night. In 1991, James Earl Jones accomplished lead actor wins in the drama category and supporting actor in the limited series category. And Stockard Channing took home two supporting actress awards in 2002 (drama and limited series).
While some actors have come close to Rhys’ record of winning awards in all three categories, each was one award short.
Barbara Stanwyck is the only actor of any gender to accomplish Rhys’ feat. She won all three lead actress categories between 1961 and 1983. However, her earliest wins predate the Television Academy splitting comedy and drama into separate categories.
Matthew Rhys won a third Emmy this year as an executive producer for Widow’s Bay, which won Outstanding Comedy Series.