Ottawa native Sandra Oh made history Thursday as the first Asian woman to be nominated for an Emmy Award for lead actress in a drama series, a category that includes another Canadian B次元官网网址� Tatiana Maslany.

Oh is a contender for playing an MI5 operative hunting down a female assassin on BBC AmericaB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址滽illing Eve,B次元官网网址� which debuts in Canada on July 22 on Bravo.

The Canadian-Korean star was previously nominated for five Emmys for her supporting role in the medical drama B次元官网网址淕reyB次元官网网址檚 Anatomy,B次元官网网址� in which she endeared audiences as steely perfectionist Dr. Cristina Yang for 10 seasons.

Oh is now in London shooting season 2 of B次元官网网址淜illing Eve,B次元官网网址� created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

B次元官网网址淚 feel tremendous gratitude and joy with this nomination,B次元官网网址� Oh, 46, said in a statement.

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Meanwhile, Regina-born Maslany is in the running for playing multiple clones on the fifth and final season of the sci-fi series B次元官网网址淥rphan Black,B次元官网网址� which wrapped last August on Space. She won the Emmy in the same category in 2016 and was nominated in 2014.

Maslany is now starring in the off-Broadway Tracy Letts play B次元官网网址淢ary Page Marlowe,B次元官网网址� which began previews on June 19 and was set to open Thursday.

In a statement, she said her nomination was B次元官网网址渃ompletely unexpectedB次元官网网址� and paid homage to the showB次元官网网址檚 fanbase as well as her fellow contenders, who also include Claire Foy for B次元官网网址淭he Crown,B次元官网网址� Keri Russell for B次元官网网址淭he Americans,B次元官网网址� Elisabeth Moss for B次元官网网址淭he HandmaidB次元官网网址檚 Tale,B次元官网网址� and Evan Rachel Wood for B次元官网网址淲estworld.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淪o excited to be sharing the category with all these amazing women,B次元官网网址� Maslany said.

B次元官网网址淪o happy Sandra OhB次元官网网址檚 phenomenal work is being recognized!!B次元官网网址�

Omg wtf?? This is me hearing about Emmy nom w/ fellow sister - my expression is kinda ..what?

B次元官网网址� Sandra Oh (@IamSandraOh)

Other Canadian Emmy nominees this year include Ottawa-born Kari Skogland for best directing in a drama series on the second season of B次元官网网址淭he HandmaidB次元官网网址檚 Tale.B次元官网网址� Inspired by Toronto author Margaret AtwoodB次元官网网址檚 1985 dystopian novel, the Canadian-shot Bravo and Hulu series has struck a chord in the #MeToo era with its focus on womenB次元官网网址檚 role in society.

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This is the first Emmy nomination for Skogland, whose previous projects include B次元官网网址淏oardwalk Empire,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淭he BorgiasB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淰ikings.B次元官网网址� Her competition includes Toronto native Jeremy Podeswa and Ottawa-raised Alan Taylor for HBOB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淕ame Of Thrones.B次元官网网址�

Earlier this year Skogland won a BAFTA trophy for directing on season 1 of B次元官网网址淭he HandmaidB次元官网网址檚 Tale.B次元官网网址� The show, along with the #MeToo movement, have helped take her already prolific career to a new level, she said.

B次元官网网址淯ntil the #MeToo movement, I would say I arm-wrestled my way into every project to get noticed,B次元官网网址� Skogland said.

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Several other Canadians who worked on B次元官网网址淭he HandmaidB次元官网网址檚 TaleB次元官网网址� also scored Emmy nods, in categories including makeup, sound mixing and visual effects.

B次元官网网址淔ull Frontal with Samantha Bee,B次元官网网址� hosted by the titular Toronto-born comedian, got a nod for best variety talk series.

Bee is also up for best writing in a variety series B次元官网网址� a category that includes two other Canadians: MontrealB次元官网网址檚 Barry Julien, a writer on B次元官网网址淭he Late Show With Stephen Colbert,B次元官网网址� and Toronto-raised B次元官网网址淪aturday Night LiveB次元官网网址� creator Lorne Michaels.

Martin Short, who grew up in Hamilton, is nominated along with Steve Martin for writing in a variety special for NetflixB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淪teve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life.B次元官网网址�

Bee is also nominated in that category, for a special in which she travelled with her show to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. She scored another nod for best interactive program for her series.

Michael Che and Colin Jost will host the 70th Emmys, which are set for Sept. 17 on NBC, CTV and CTV GO.

Other Canadian nominees include:

• - Canadian composers Mychael and Jeff Danna for their score on CBC-TVB次元官网网址檚 adaptation of AtwoodB次元官网网址檚 novel B次元官网网址淎lias Grace.B次元官网网址�
• - Danna for best original main title music for the now-cancelled period drama B次元官网网址漈he Last Tycoon.B次元官网网址�
• - Toronto producer John Weber for best childrenB次元官网网址檚 program for the Netflix adaptation of B次元官网网址淎 Series Of Unfortunate Events.B次元官网网址�
• - Montreal production designer Elisabeth Williams for work on two episodes of B次元官网网址淭he HandmaidB次元官网网址檚 Tale.B次元官网网址�
• - Craig Mann of Oakville, Ont., for sound mixing on Paramount NetworkB次元官网网址檚 miniseries B次元官网网址漌aco.B次元官网网址�
• - Ottawa-born Vice Media co-founder and executive producer Shane Smith for best information series or special for B次元官网网址淰iceB次元官网网址� on HBO.

Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press

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