The most underrated HBO show thatThe White Lotusstar Carrie Coon has been in now holds a disappointing record. Coon is among the2025 Emmy Award nomineesafter becoming one of four members ofThe White Lotuscastto be nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Coon’s performance as Laurie Duffy received a great deal of critical acclaiminThe White Lotusseason 3’s reviews. While this is not her first Emmy nomination, it is her first in the Supporting Actress category, with her two previous nominations being for Lead Actress in a Drama Series forThe Gilded AgeandFargo.
This is alsothe first time that Coon could win an Emmy, as she did not end up winning forThe Gilded Agein 2024 or forFargoin 2017. However, her all-time best role is for a show for which she was never nominated.
The Leftovers Is Now Carrie Coon’s Only HBO Show That Didn’t Get Her An Emmy Nomination
With Coon being nominated forThe Gilded Ageand nowThe White Lotus,The Leftoversis now the only HBO show that did not result in an Emmy Award nomination for her. As a series regular in all ofThe Leftovers' three seasons, Coon plays Nora Durst, whose entire family disappears along with 2% of the global population during the Sudden Departure.
While the 98% left behind struggle with the Sudden Departure in different ways, the aftermath is particularly difficult for Nora given the nature of her loss. Her grief, search for answers, and her complex relationship with Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux) are at the heart of the show.
DespiteThe Leftovers' overwhelmingly positive reception from critics and general audiences,the only Emmy Award nomination thatThe Leftoversreceived was for Ann Dowd’s Guest Actress performanceas Patti Levin in season 3, episode 7, “The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Identical Twin Brother).”
The Leftovers Is Still Carrie Coon’s Best TV Show, Despite Not Getting Emmys Recognition
Carrie Coon’s Performance In The Leftovers Is Unparalleled
Even without any Emmy nominations,The LeftoversisCarrie Coon’s best showyet. Her performances inThe White Lotusseason 3,The Gilded Age, andFargoseason 3 are all phenomenal, and all of them have rightfully been recognized by the Emmys, but they do not reach the same heights of what she achieved inThe Leftovers.
As Nora,Coon delivers an incredibly raw and profound depiction of grief. She is not only grieving the sudden loss of her family, but also the terror of not knowing what happened to them, and the revelation that her husband was cheating on her. Coon deftly balances portraying Nora as being resilient, self-destructive, and unafraid to voice difficult truths.
Shebrings palpable strength and vulnerability to Norathat makes her feel even more real and nuanced than any character she has played before. Coon’s performance is integral to making Nora’s arc one of the show’s best, along with ensuring thatThe Leftoversendingis incredibly satisfying.
Only getting one Emmy nomination is not indicative of the show’s quality.The Leftoversseason 1was largely divisive, and the entire show was one that consistently challenged its audience. However,The Leftoversnow has the best Rotten Tomatoes critical and audience score averageout of the four shows Coon has been a series regular in.
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The critical and audience score combined averagessolidifyThe Leftoversas clearly the best of Coon’s HBO shows. WhileThe Leftovers' combined score is barely aboveFargo, part of what makes the HBO show superior is that Coon got to develop Nora over the course of three seasons, as opposed to only being in season ofFargo.
Will Carrie Coon Finally Win Her First Emmy For The White Lotus? Her Chances Explained
This Could Be Her First Win Despite 1 Complication
Coon is one of seven individuals nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category.Three of the other nominees are fromThe White Lotusseason 3 as well, with Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, and Aimee Lou Wood also receiving nominations. The other nominees are Patricia Arquette forSeverance, Katherine LaNasa forThe Pitt, and Julianne Nicholson as Sinatra forParadise.
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As impressive as it is forThe White Lotusto have four of the seven nominees,Coon’s chances of winning are potentially made more difficult by having to compete against her own co-stars. Having too many nominees from the same show sometimes causes them to cancel each other out, which could give Arquette, LaNasa, and Nicholson a better shot at winning.
This is not always the case, though. Two years ago, Jennifer Coolidge won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series despite competing against herWhite Lotusco-stars Meghann Fahy, Sabrina Impacciatore, Aubrey Plaza, and Simona Tabasco in the same category. Coon could follow in Coolidge’s footsteps and achieve a similar feat during the 2025 Emmys.
Jennifer Coolidge won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series forThe White Lotusseasons 1 and 2, meaning the show has always won when eligible in this category.
According toGold Derby’s polling of experts, editors, and users,Coon is the favorite to win with 63.6% odds, which is far ahead of Posey, who is in second place with 18.4% odds. A great deal could change between now and when the Emmys air on September 14, but this is a promising sign for Coon’s chances.
Given her phenomenal performances inThe Leftoversand all her other shows,Coon is overdue to win, andThe White Lotusmay finally be the show to get her an Emmy.
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The White Lotus is a television series that explores the interactions of guests and staff at an upscale tropical resort. Premiering in 2021, the narrative unfolds over a week, revealing underlying complexities and tensions among the resort’s seemingly ideal travelers and employees.
The Leftovers
The Leftovers is a three-season drama that follows a group of people as they deal with the effects of the sudden disappearance of 2% of the word’s population. It was created by Lost co-producer Damon Lindelof and Election writer Tom Perrotta, with famous actors such as Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler, Margaret Qualley, and Justin Theroux in the ensemble cast.
