List of actors who played the Vice President of the United States
This is a partial list of actors and actresses who have played the role of a real or fictitious Vice President of the United States in films or television.
Real
Films
Vice President |
Actor |
Film |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|
John C. Calhoun |
Arliss Howard |
Amistad |
1997 |
Martin Van Buren |
Nigel Hawthorne |
Amistad |
1997 |
Richard Nixon |
Anthony Hopkins |
Nixon |
1995 |
John Cusack |
The Butler |
2013 |
|
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Liev Schreiber |
The Butler |
2013 |
Woody Harrelson |
LBJ |
2017 |
|
Hubert Humphrey |
Doug McKeon |
LBJ |
2017 |
Nelson Rockefeller |
Bill Pullman |
Backseat |
2018 |
Al Gore |
Grady Couch |
Recount |
2008 |
[...] Cheney |
Lawrence Pressman |
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis |
2003 |
Richard Dreyfuss |
W. |
2008 |
|
Christian Bale |
Backseat |
2018 |
Television
Vice President |
Actor |
Program |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|
John Adams |
Paul Giamatti |
John Adams |
2008 |
Thomas Jefferson |
Stephen Dillane |
John Adams |
2008 |
Elbridge Gerry |
Tom Beckett |
John Adams |
2008 |
Andrew Johnson |
Ken McNicol |
Timeless |
2016 |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Nesbitt Blaisdell |
Kennedy |
1983 |
Sean McGraw |
The Astronaut Wives Club |
2015 |
|
[...] Cheney |
Edmund L. Shaff |
That's My Bush |
2001 |
Fictional
Films
Actor |
Vice President |
Film |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|
Phil Austin |
Charlie Rodriguez |
Olympus Has Fallen |
2013 |
Raymond J. Barry |
Daniel Binder |
Sudden Death |
1995 |
Ken Camroux |
Michael Warner |
First Target |
2000 |
Glenn Close |
Kathryn Bennett |
Air Force One |
1997 |
Ann Coulter |
Vice President |
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! |
2015 |
Miguel Ferrer |
Rodriguez |
Iron Man 3 |
2013 |
Morgan Freeman |
Allan Trumbull |
London Has Fallen |
2016 |
Victor Garber |
Vice President |
Big Game |
2014 |
Harry Halcombe |
Bill Richards |
Kisses for My President |
1964 |
Ben Kingsley |
Gary Nance |
Dave |
1993 |
Christopher Lawford |
Chet Ridgeway |
Counterstrike |
2002 |
Michael Murphy |
Alvin Hammond |
White House Down |
2013 |
Joan Van Ark |
Elizabeth Lane |
Loyal Opposition: Terror in the White House |
1998 |
Television
Actor |
Vice President |
Program |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|
Dylan Baker |
Fred Collier |
Political Animals |
2012 |
Reed Birney |
Donald Blythe |
House of Cards |
2013-present |
Powers Boothe |
Noah Daniels |
24 |
2007-2008 |
Gary Cole |
Bob Russell |
The West Wing |
2003-2006 |
Cameron Daddo |
Mitchell Hayworth |
24 |
2009 |
Alan Dale |
James Prescott |
24 |
2003-2004 |
Sean Patrick Flanery |
Greg Stillson |
The Dead Zone |
2002-2007 |
Gregory Itzin |
Charles Logan |
24 |
2005-2010 |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Selina Meyer |
Veep |
2012-present |
Tim Matheson |
John Hoynes |
The West Wing |
1999-2006 |
Phil Reeves |
Andrew Doyle |
Veep |
2012-present |
Mitchell Ryan |
Daniel Eastman |
Favorite Son |
1988 |
Tessie Santiago |
Luna Vargas |
Scandal |
2017 |
Kevin Spacey |
Frank Underwood |
House of Cards |
2013-present |
Sharon Stone |
Natalie Maccabee |
Agent X |
2015 |
Barbara Williams |
Joyce Clement |
FlashForward |
2009-2010 |
Ray Wise |
Hal Gardner |
24 |
2006 |
Robin Wright |
Claire Underwood |
House of Cards |
2013-present |
Dan Ziskie |
Jim Matthews |
House of Cards |
2013, 2017 |
Awards
Real Vice Presidents
Academy Awards
Year |
Category |
Vice President |
Nominee |
Film |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 |
Best Actor |
Harry S. Truman |
James Whitmore |
Give 'em Hell, Harry! |
|
1996 |
Best Actor |
Richard Nixon |
Anthony Hopkins |
Nixon |
|
2009 |
Best Actor |
Richard Nixon |
Frank Langella |
Frost/Nixon |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Year |
Category |
Vice President |
Nominee |
Film |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 |
Best Actor |
Richard Nixon |
Frank Langella |
Frost/Nixon |
|
2014 |
Best Acting Ensemble |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Liev Schreiber |
The Butler |
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Richard Nixon |
John Cusack |
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2015 |
Best Acting Ensemble |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Tom Wilkinson |
Selma |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
Year |
Category |
Vice President |
Nominee |
Film or Television Series or Miniseries |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Bryan Cranston |
All the Way |
Golden Globe Awards
Year |
Category |
Vice President |
Nominee |
Film or Television Series or Miniseries |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 |
Best Actor - Drama |
Harry S. Truman |
James Whitmore |
Give 'em Hell, Harry! |
|
1988 |
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Randy Quaid |
LBJ: The Early Years |
|
1996 |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
Richard Nixon |
Anthony Hopkins |
Nixon |
|
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
Harry S. Truman |
Gary Sinise |
Truman |
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2009 |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
Richard Nixon |
Frank Langella |
Frost/Nixon |
|
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
John Adams |
Paul Giamatti |
John Adams |
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2017 |
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Bryan Cranston |
All the Way |
Primetime Emmy Awards
Year |
Category |
Vice President |
Nominee |
Film or Television Series or Miniseries |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series |
John Adams |
George Grizzard |
The Adams Chronicles |
|
1979 |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special |
Calvin Coolidge |
Ed Flanders |
Backstairs at the White House |
|
1987 |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Randy Quaid |
LBJ: The Early Years |
|
1996 |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
Harry S. Truman |
Gary Sinise |
Truman |
|
Richard Nixon |
Beau Bridges |
Kissinger and Nixon |
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2002 |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Michael Gambon |
Path to War |
|
2008 |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie |
John Adams |
Paul Giamatti |
John Adams |
|
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie |
Thomas Jefferson |
Stephen Dillane |
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2016 |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Bryan Cranston |
All the Way |
Satellite Awards
Year |
Category |
Vice President |
Nominee |
Film or Television Series or Miniseries |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 |
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
Richard Nixon |
Dan Hedaya |
[...] |
|
2008 |
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
Richard Nixon |
Frank Langella |
Frost/Nixon |
|
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
John Adams |
Paul Giamatti |
John Adams |
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2017 |
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Bryan Cranston |
All the Way |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Year |
Category |
Vice President |
Nominee |
Film or Television Series or Miniseries |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role |
Richard Nixon |
Anthony Hopkins |
Nixon |
|
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
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Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
Harry S. Truman |
Gary Sinise |
Truman |
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2009 |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role |
Richard Nixon |
Frank Langella |
Frost/Nixon |
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Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
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Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
John Adams |
Paul Giamatti |
John Adams |
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2014 |
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Liev Schreiber |
The Butler |
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Richard Nixon |
John Cusack |
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2017 |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Bryan Cranston |
All the Way |
TCA Awards
Year |
Category |
Vice President |
Nominee |
Television Series or Miniseries |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 |
Individual Achievement in Drama |
John Adams |
Paul Giamatti |
John Adams |
|
2016 |
Individual Achievement in Drama |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Bryan Cranston |
All the Way |
Fictional Vice Presidents
Critics' Choice Television Awards
Year |
Category |
Vice President |
Nominee |
Film or Television Series or Miniseries |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 |
Best Actress in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
|
2013 |
Best Actor in a Drama Series |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Best Actress in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2014 |
Best Actress in a Drama Series |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
House of Cards |
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Best Actress in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2015 |
Best Actress in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2016 |
Best Actor in a Drama Series |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Best Actress in a Drama Series |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
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Best Actress in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2018 |
Best Actress in a Drama Series |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
House of Cards |
Golden Globe Awards
Year |
Category |
Vice President |
Nominee |
Film or Television Series or Miniseries |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 |
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
|
2014 |
Best Actor – Television Series Drama |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Best Actress – Television Series Drama |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
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Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2015 |
Best Actor – Television Series Drama |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Best Actress – Television Series Drama |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
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Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2016 |
Best Actress – Television Series Drama |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
House of Cards |
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Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2017 |
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
Primetime Emmy Awards
Year |
Category |
Vice President |
Nominee |
Film or Television Series or Miniseries |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
John Hoynes |
Tim Matheson |
The West Wing |
|
2003 |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
John Hoynes |
Tim Matheson |
The West Wing |
|
2006 |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
Charles Logan |
Gregory Itzin |
24 |
|
2010 |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
Charles Logan |
Gregory Itzin |
24 |
|
2012 |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
|
2013 |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2014 |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2015 |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2016 |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2017 |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
Satellite Awards
Year |
Category |
Vice President |
Nominee |
Film or Television Series or Miniseries |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 |
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2014 |
Best Actor – Television Series Drama |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Best Actress – Television Series Drama |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
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Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2015 |
Best Actress – Television Series Drama |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
House of Cards |
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Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2016 |
Best Actress – Television Series Drama |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
House of Cards |
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Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2018 |
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Year |
Category |
Vice President |
Nominee |
Film or Television Series or Miniseries |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
Charles Logan |
Gregory Itzin |
24 |
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2014 |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
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2015 |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
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Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2016 |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
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Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
rowspan=2 |
|
Andrew Doyle |
Phil Reeves |
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2017 |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series |
Frank Underwood |
Kevin Spacey |
House of Cards |
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
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2018 |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series |
Claire Underwood |
Robin Wright |
House of Cards |
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
TCA Awards
Year |
Category |
Vice President |
Nominee |
Television Series or Miniseries |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 |
Individual Achievement in Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2013 |
Individual Achievement in Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2014 |
Individual Achievement in Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2015 |
Individual Achievement in Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2016 |
Individual Achievement in Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |
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2017 |
Individual Achievement in Comedy |
Selina Meyer |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Veep |