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Previously nominated for “Dead to Me” and “Mad Men,” Cardellini submits an episode with the least seductive title on the entire ballot, which is presumably the joke. She has been nominated across comedy, drama and now limited without a win. “DTF St. Louis” landed nominees in nearly every acting category. Bandwidth is the issue.

Dakota Fanning, “All Her Fault” (Peacock) | “Episode 6”

She and Elle are both nominated this year, which is the sort of sibling footnote that writes its own headline. Fanning submits the penultimate hour of a Peacock limited series that had to fight for oxygen against “DTF St. Louis.” Child stardom to adult recognition is a road very few actually complete.

Laurie Metcalf, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (Netflix) | “Mother”

A dual nominee this year across comedy guest and limited supporting, and one of the most awarded television actors of all time. Playing Augusta Gein in an episode titled “Mother” is about as on-the-nose as casting gets, and Metcalf is constitutionally incapable of playing anything on the nose. That tension is the tape.

Joy Sunday, “DTF St. Louis” | “No One’s Normal. It Just Looks That Way From Across the Street”

A first-time nominee submitting the same episode as Jason Bateman and Richard Jenkins, which makes that hour the single most nominated piece of television in the limited race. Sunday is the breakout of the show and the least established name in the category. Being on everyone’s tape is not the worst place to start.

Youn Yuh-jung, “Beef” (Netflix) | “It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey”

An Oscar winner for “Minari” and a first-time Emmy nominee, submitting the same episode as Charles Melton. “Beef” reinvented itself for a second anthology season and came out with the most nominations in limited. Youn does not campaign. She has never needed to.

Constance Zimmer, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (Hulu) | “Search and Recovery”

Previously nominated for “UnREAL,” Zimmer submits an episode whose title tells you exactly which part of the story she is carrying. She has spent a career playing formidable women in rooms full of men, and this is the first role that has matched that specific gift with the necessary scale.

The Emmy Awards timeline begins with nomination-round voting from June 11-22, with nominations announced on July 8. The final voting runs from Aug. 17-26, leading into the Creative Arts Awards and Governors Gala on Sept. 5—6, culminating with the Emmy Awards ceremony on Sept. 14 on NBC.