Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning Says She'll 'Never Ever Forget' Martha After First Emmys Win

Mar. 15, 2025

Jessica Gunning at the 2024 Emmys.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty

Kevin Winter/Getty

Jessica Gunningis celebrating her first Emmy win!

Aja Naomi King,Dakota Fanning,Diane Lane,Kali Reis,Lily GladstoneandNava Mauwere also up for the award at the Emmys.

Jessica Gunning.Ed Miller/Netflix

Ed Miller/Netflix

The Netflix hit, which follows a woman who went to great lengths stalking a man who worked at a local bar, was nominated for a total of 11 awards, including outstanding limited series, and star Gadd, Tom Goodman-Hill and Mau for their parts.

King, who was up for her role as Harriet Sloane inLessons in Chemistry,is a first-time Emmy nominee. When she first heard the news, she thanked fans in a statement.

“I am so deeply honored to be nominated for an Emmy,” King, 39, said. “It is difficult to put language to the abundance of emotion I feel right now but foremost in my mind is my deep gratitude. Gratitude to the Television Academy, the incredible Lessons in Chemistry cast and crew that I had the privilege to work alongside, and to every person who ever told me to keep going. Thank you.”

The show was also nominated for outstanding limited series, garnering a total of 10 nominations.

Dakota Fanning.Stefano Cristiano Montesi/Netflix

Stefano Cristiano Montesi/Netflix

Before the show, Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling Tom Ripley novels were adapted into the 1999’sThe Talented Mr. Ripleyfilm starringMatt Damon,Gwyneth PaltrowandJude Law.

Fanning recently opened up about her acting career in an interview withPORTER.

“I’m trying to push myself to keep saying yes to things that make me uncomfortable, to keep going to places for long periods of time that maybe I’m scared to do because — God willing — one day, it won’t be as easy,” she said.

Diane Lane.Pari Dukovic/FX

Pari Dukovic/FX

Lane, 59, fromFeud: Capote vs. the Swans,has three Emmy nominations in total, dating back to 1989 for her workLonesome Dove.

Lane recently opened up to PEOPLE about the mix between real life and fiction inFeud: Capote vs. the Swans.“I got to meet some of these characters, Gloria Vanderbilt and Lee Radziwill, and there was still an aura of betrayal,” Lane said of the swans’ fallout with Capote. “This was right around the time when Truman Capote died.”

The story follows the story of Slim Keith’s New York socialite friends, deemed “Swans,” and the downfall of their relationships after he published a book airing out their secrets.

“To be a celebrity was to have a moat around you that meant that you had a private life, which of course invites scrutiny and questioning and wondering,” Lane told PEOPLE about being in the spotlight in the ‘60s and ‘70s. “I think it’s at your own peril these days. If you try to pretend that you are not of the people, it’s less and less that you can get away with that kind of exclusivity.”

Naomi Watts,Treat WilliamsandTom Hollanderwere also nominated for their roles in the series.

Kali Reis.Michele K. Short/HBO

Michele K. Short/HBO

Indigenous actress Reis, 38, earned a nomination for playing Evangeline Navarro onTrue Detective: Night Country.Formerly a boxer, Reis transitioned from a six-time world champion to an actress in her 30s, debuting in film and then getting her role inTrue Detective.

“Issa took her time and really composed and created this character with so much care and so much time, and she was pretty much her stubborn little Scorpio self,” the actressjoked to PEOPLEin March. “I had to meet her where she was at, basically.”

The show is also nominated for outstanding limited series, and costar Jodie Foster received a nomination for outstanding actress.

Lily Gladstone.Darko Sikman/Hulu

Darko Sikman/Hulu

Gladstone, 38, also Indigenous, played police officer Cam Bentland in the Hulu dramaUnder the Bridge.She is the only person from the series who received a nomination, which is also her first.

Nava Mau.Netflix

Netflix

“I am at a complete loss for words,” she said in a statement on Wednesday. “This morning is such an emotional rollercoaster filled with tears of joy over this recognition of my work, and for my humanity as a trans Latina woman. Today is an affirmation of my existence and my journey as a working actor. It is a dream come true and I am so humbled and deeply grateful for this nomination. Most importantly, I am thankful to my peers for not only bestowing me with this nomination, but celebrating this groundbreaking moment for the Trans community at large.”

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