Julianne Nicholson at the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards.Photo:Rich Fury/Getty
Rich Fury/Getty
Mare of Easttownended with an emotional bang, thanks largely to itsEmmy-winningstarJulianne Nicholson. But is there any chance of a second season for theKate Winslet-led series?
“It’s not impossible,” Nicholson, 52, tells PEOPLE exclusively. “You never know.”
“I’m definitely not waiting for it,” adds Nicholson. “I’m not losing sleep over it. But if that was happening and I was invited to join, yeah, definitely.”
Kate Winslet in “Mare of Easttown”.Michele K. Short/HBO
For the outstanding limited or anthology series prize, the show was nominated alongsideI May Destroy You,The Underground Railroad,WandaVisionand the category’s eventualwinner,The Queen’s Gambit.
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Julianne Nicholson in 2021.Vivien Killilea/Getty
Nicholson remembers that ceremony as being “so amazing.” Although, the night was not without its wrinkles.
“Everybody was just so happy to be there, it felt so nice to be with people that you may not have seen for a while,” she recalls to PEOPLE. But “there were no PR people there. They had a crew of people that work for the [Emmys] show, but nobody had their own PR people helping to negotiate. People were cutting in line. It was a disaster.”
What resulted, Nicholson remembers with a laugh, was a “sort of trauma” in “trying to get on the red carpet to get your picture taken, which was a nightmare. Everybody’s like, ‘The show’s going to start, you can’t get your picture.’ I was like, ‘But I have to get my picture taken because no one will ever want to lend me a dress again!’”
Luckily, getting her photo taken in her Giambattista Valli floral gown ended up being no problem — it helps to win a statuette. “It was all good,” says Nicholson. “It wound up being very easy to get my picture taken. But before the show started, much less so!”
After her red carpet experience that was “like the Titanic,” she jokes, “it wound up being a great night.”
Julianne Nicholson, Kate Winslet and Jean Smart in 2021.FilmMagic for HBO/HBO Max/Getty
FilmMagic for HBO/HBO Max/Getty
In herEmmys speech, Nicholson thanked herMare of Easttowncostar and executive producer Winslet, 48. “Man, you’re good at acting,” she said with a laugh onstage. “Turns out, you’re good at caring for a whole production. You led all of us every step of the way with such care and intelligence and love … I owe this to you.”
Nicholson costars withNicolas Cagein this year’s hit A24 filmDream Scenario, in theaters now. She is also currently filming a BBC series,Dope Girls, in London, where she lives with her family.
source: people.com
