Here's What Some of This Year's Emmy Nominees Won Their Very First Emmys for

What He Won His First Emmy for: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/Movie, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, in 2016

What He’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, This Is Us

What She Won Her First Emmy for: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, How to Get Away with Murder, in 2015

What She’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, How to Get Away with Murder

What She Won Her First Emmy for: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series/Movie, Wild Iris, in 2002

What She’s Nominated for This Year: Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Ozark

What He Won His First Emmy for: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Cheers, in 1990

What He’s Nominated for This Year: Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, The Good Place

What He Won His First Emmy for: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, Behind the Candelabra, in 2013

What He’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, The Kominsky Method

What He Won His First Emmy for: Outstanding Animated Program, South Park, in 2009

What He’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Barry

What She Won Her First Emmy for: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Friends, 2003

What She’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Dead to Me

What They Both Won Their First Emmys for: Outstanding Writer for a Variety Series, SCTV Network 90, in 1982

What They're Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series, Schitt’s Creek

What She Won Her First Emmy for: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, in 2018

What She’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

What She Won Her First Emmy for: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Seinfeld, in 1996

What She’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, Veep

What She Won Her First Emmy for: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Medium, in 2005

What She’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, Escape at Dannemora & Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, The Act

What He Won His First Emmy for: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Game of Thrones, in 2011

What He’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Game of Thrones & Outstanding Television Movie (as Executive Producer), My Dinner with Hervé

What He Won His First Emmy for: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Veep, in 2013

What He’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Veep

What He Won His First Emmy for: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Monk, in 2003

What He’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

What He Won His First Emmy for: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Barry, in 2018

What He’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Barry

What She Won Her First Emmy for: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, in 2018

What She’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

What She Won Her First Emmy for: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, SNL, in 2015

What She’s Nominated For: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, SNL

What He Won His First Emmy for: Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program, John Leguizamo: Freak, in 1999

What He’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, When They See Us

What She Won Her First Emmy for: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Six Feet Under, in 2002

What She’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, Sharp Objects

What He Won His First Emmy for: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, This Is Us, in 2018

What He’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, This Is Us

What He Won His First Emmy for: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, In Treatment, in 2008

What He’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, How to Get Away with Murder

What He Won His First Emmy For: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, The West Wing, in 2001

What He’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, The Handmaid’s Tale

What She Won Her First Emmy for: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, 24, in 2009

What She’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, The Handmaid’s Tale

What She Won Her First Emmy for: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, Grey Gardens, in 2009

What He’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, American Horror Story: Apocalypse

What She Won Her First Emmy for: Best Lead Actress in a Drama, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, in 1974

What She’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, How to Get Away with Murder

What He Won His First Emmy for: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Ally McBeal, in 2001

What He’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Veep

What He Won His First Emmy for: Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, SNL (The Justin Timberlake Monologue), in 2011

What He’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, SNL

What She Won Her First Emmy for: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy, Glee, in 2010

What She’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

What She Won Her First Emmy for: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Ellen, in 1998

What She’s Nominated for This Year: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, SNL