What is Sally Field's latest Emmy nomination for?
Sally Field was nominated for an Emmy for her starring role in Remarkably Bright Creatures, now streaming on Netflix. In the show, she plays a woman whose life is profoundly changed by a guardian angel — one that happens to be an octopus.
Field spoke about the role during her guest appearance on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, recorded live at the Studebaker Theatre at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago. Host Peter Sagal noted, with characteristic wit, that while Field earned a nomination, the octopus co-star was notably snubbed by the Emmys — a slight the show's audience seemed ready to avenge.
The nomination adds to one of the most decorated careers in American acting. Field has accumulated two Oscars and three Emmys across a filmography that stretches more than six decades, cementing her as one of the few performers whose legacy warrants its own dedicated Wikipedia awards page.
"I've done such strange things that I would have a hard time remembering. But they would not be things that anyone else would remember either."
— Sally Field, on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!About Sally Field
Sally Field's career has spanned more than 60 years, making her one of the most enduring presences in American film and television. She has won two Academy Awards and three Emmy Awards — an accumulation of recognition so extensive that her awards history has its own dedicated Wikipedia page.
Field first gained national attention as the title character in Gidget and then as Sister Bertrille in The Flying Nun, a role that sometimes required her to be suspended on a 50-foot crane during filming in the 1960s. From those early TV beginnings, she built a film career with enormous range: she later portrayed Mary Todd Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, demonstrating dramatic depth far removed from her comedic television origins.
Her Emmy nomination for Remarkably Bright Creatures on Netflix marks the latest chapter in that long arc — and represents the kind of unconventional, character-driven work that has defined her choices throughout her career. She sat down with Peter Sagal on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! to discuss the role, bringing with her the self-deprecating wit and candor that has made her as compelling in interviews as on screen.