Who was nominated for Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for playing Ed Gein?

Charlie Hunnam was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for playing Ed Gein in Monster: The Ed Gein Story. The performance portrays the Wisconsin murderer and grave robber whose crimes later influenced popular horror fiction.

Monster: The Ed Gein Story is the third installment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Monster anthology. Like the earlier seasons about Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez brothers, it dramatizes a notorious criminal case while examining the surrounding social and psychological history. Hunnam’s nomination places him alongside other 2026 contenders including Riz Ahmed, Jason Bateman, Oscar Isaac and Matthew Rhys.

A frequent mix-up is assuming the nomination is for a conventional dramatic series. The Emmys classify the program as a limited or anthology series, so the acting category is separate from the lead-actor races for ongoing comedy and drama series. Hunnam is also sometimes associated primarily with Sons of Anarchy, but this nomination recognizes his later role as Gein.