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Sarah Paulson Interview: Ninth Emmy Nomination Sets Record

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Sarah Paulson on Her Emmy Nomination for 'Game Change'

With an Emmy nomination in hand for her guest role as a marriage counselor on Mr. & Mrs. Smith , Sarah Paulson has achieved a milestone all her own. The nomination is Paulson's ninth, all for playing multiple characters. She's the first actor to accomplish this feat, and it speaks volumes about the versatility with which she practices her craft. "It means that the audience has accepted that I'm playing different people and not just latched on to me as a character that they love," she says. "It means that they're responding to my work and not just to me as a person or a character that I've played and they love."

In addition to Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Paulson scored nominations for five seasons of American Horror Show, for Game Change (2012) and Impeachment: American Crime Story. Paulson won an Emmy for her role as prosecutor Marcia Clark in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story in 2016.

And she’s not slowing down. Paulson has seven projects in the works, including Hold Your Breath , from directors Karrie Crouse and William Joines. The film will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. And she’s reuniting with director/writer Ryan Murphy in the upcoming series All’s Fair , a show she’s particularly excited about because it gives her the chance to work with a powerhouse cast, including Glenn Close.