Ahead, check out the seven stars who delivered performances to remember this year.
Her climactic scene, as Therese strides through a crowded restaurant, is not simply spellbinding to watch.
For the actress and her character, it feels like a victory lap.
Lionsgate; Lucasfilm; ABC
Its a multilayered performance within a performance.
On ABCsAmerican Crime, she played a devout Muslim whose brother was the suspect in a murder investigation.
The searing performance won her the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Richard Foreman
In a fair world, King will once again celebrate her strengths next year on the Emmy stage.
And really, is there any other woman who could play that part as humanely as Theron?
The ferocity is easy to believe.
Lucasfilm
Its the underlying vulnerability that draws you in.
I was really happy for that moment, says Theron.
It wasnt in the script.
Wilson Webb/ The Weinstein Company
He needed to science the s–t out of it.
Paul Sarkis/ Showtime
Van Redin/ABC
Charlize Theron as Furiosa in ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’.Jasin Boland
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