Post-cancellation Emmy victories are rare, but they do happen, so Abdul-Mateen isn't out of the race just yet. Wonder Man marks Abdul-Mateen's second career Emmy nomination after winning Best Limited/Movie Supporting Actor in 2020 for playing another comic-book character, Dr. Manhattan, in Watchmen. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Wonder Man 1.2%Matthew Rhys (Widow's Bay) currently leads the Best Comedy Actor contest at 87%, followed by Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building) at 8%. Simon eventually auditions for the role of his favorite superhero, Wonder Man, and the rest is history. "I said, 'I'm gonna do it like Sir Ben [Kingsley] this time,'" Abdul-Mateen told Gold Derby about his acting process on Wonder Man.