Anna Camp is airing her grievances after missing out on an Emmy nomination for her performance on the final season of Netflix’s “You.”
The “Pitch Perfect” actor had the unusual task of tackling the dual role of identical twin sisters Reagan and Maddie Lockwood on the horror series, which wrapped this spring after five seasons. Despite their very different personalities, the women inadvertently use the similarities in their appearances to help bring serial killer Joe Goldberg (played by Penn Badgley) to justice ― even if not all ends well for the siblings themselves.
Though Camp had been outspoken in interviews about the challenges of playing two characters on the same show, that apparently wasn’t enough for the Television Academy. When the Emmy nominations were announced Tuesday morning, Camp’s name was nowhere to be found.
That didn’t sit well with Camp, who shared her disappointment in a cheeky Instagram post Tuesday afternoon.
“Me reading about the nominations this morning knowing I gave one of the best performances of my life while also trying to be happy for everyone and while also remembering I vowed to stop drinking during the week,” she wrote, alongside a pair of photos of Reagan and Maddie looking despondent on “You.”
By Wednesday, Camp’s post had received a plethora of supportive comments from fans, many of whom also expressed their regret at her lack of a nomination.
“You played twins who also pretended to be one another, flubs and all. That’s some next level acting, girl,” one person wrote. “Also, you brought ALL the comedy!”
Added another: “The whole time I watched that season I was in awe of your performance. How you haven’t been nominated blows my mind. You were incredible!”
Camp’s snub is, unfortunately, par for the course as far as “You” is concerned. Despite its popularity with audiences, the show failed to receive a single Emmy nomination over the course of its five-season run ― yet another reminder of the ways in which Hollywood continues to overlook the horror genre.
Speaking to Marie Claire in May, Camp described landing a part on “You” as “a bucket list item,” having been a fan of the series since its 2018 premiere.
As for playing Maddie and Reagan, she said, “You get to stretch your wings in a way that’s a huge challenge, especially to have scenes with myself.”
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“To craft two different people and to play the opposite from the other side, it’s such a dance that really stretched me creatively in a way I don’t think I’ve been stretched in a very long time,” she added. “I thought Maddie would be the easier twin to play, but when I would go on set as Reagan, I would be all dressed up in black with tight hair and it felt natural. I felt safe because she has a lot of armor, a lot of confidence.”
