Amid the annual rush of snubs and surprises to emerge from the 2024 Emmy nominations, there was one other feel-good takeaway: those who make great TV often come in pairs. At the 2024 Emmys, at least four real-life couples are nominated alongside one another. Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup, who are nominated in the limited and drama series categories, wed in June 2023. Longtime couple Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor were recognized for the first time in the same year, as were HBO mainstays Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts. Plus, Hacks cocreators Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello received their third joint nominations for their show’s latest season.
Upon learning of her first-ever Emmy nod, Watts said that she “squealed and immediately asked if Billy got nominated too. He did, which makes today even more special.” Coon tweeted a photo of Letts’s nomination with the caption, “His & Hers.” Ahead, a look back at some of the other romantic partners who have been nominated for Emmys in the same year, from Bill Hader and Ali Wong to Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt.