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Set us as preferred In this week’s episode of The Envelope podcast, the Welsh actor joins The Envelope for a conversation about his Emmy-nominated roles in “Widow’s Bay” and “The Beast in Me.” Kelvin Washington: Hello, and welcome to this week’s episode of The Envelope.Kelvin Washington, Yvonne Villarreal and Mark Olsen here.

We’ve been talking about it now for the last couple of weeks, but we’re less than a month away from the Emmys.Mariska Hargitay is gonna be the host.

I’m looking forward to that because who’s living a better life than her? She’s nominated, of course.She’s hosting.

And her Knicks won the NBA championship — she’s at this point an honorary Knick.I mean, it’s like she’s on the team.Yvonne Villarreal: And she went to the Taylor Swift wedding.Washington: That’s a good point.Villarreal: Don’t forget that.

And starring on Broadway.Washington: So she is living her best life, yeah.Villarreal: She’s living a better life than I am.Washington: So I’m going to answer the question first.I’m gonna ask you, what are you looking forward to [at the Emmys]? Maybe some things you’re excited for.

For me, it’s just seeing this culmination of all these things for her and just having a big moment there.I think she’s gonna own that space and I think everybody’s gonna enjoy it as well.

What are you looking forward to?Villarreal: I’m really, really excited to see my beloved Philip and Elizabeth Jennings as nominees — Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell.Not to be parasocial, but I just love that they’re both nominated.

I just want a magical night for them both.Mark Olsen: I don’t want to be a bring-down bummer here, but, you know, I find that the Emmys in particular, even more than the Oscars, kind of play favorites, and the same winners can happen again and again.It’s not...