Last week, actor Peter MacNicol would have been happy to learn he had been Emmy-nominated for his role in HBO series Veep.
“Upon review of the category, we have determined that Peter MacNicol, unfortunately, exceeds the number of episodes permissible for inclusion,” the Television Academy told The Hollywood Reporter.
It turns out MacNicol appeared in five of Veep’s ten episodes – something that wasn’t the case when the Emmy nominations were announced last Thursday (14 July).
“This decision is in no way a diminishment of Mr. MacNicol’s stellar performance on this season of Veep.”