he received nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards
The awards counts are reversed. Official awards databases list Sam Neill with 2 Primetime Emmy nominations and 3 Golden Globe nominations, not 3 Emmys and 2 Golden Globes.
Full reasoning
This claim appears to swap Neill’s Emmy and Golden Globe totals.
The Television Academy entry for Sam Neill lists “2 Nominations” total, and specifies only two Primetime Emmy nominations:
- 1998 — Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or Special for Merlin
- 2017 — Outstanding Narrator for Wild New Zealand
The Golden Globes database lists “3 Nominations” total for Sam Neill:
- 1985 — Reilly: Ace Of Spies
- 1992 — One Against The Wind
- 1999 — Merlin
So the article’s lead has the numbers backward: Neill had 2 Emmy nominations and 3 Golden Globe nominations.
2 sources
- Sam Neill | Emmy Awards and Nominations | Television Academy
Awards & Nominations ... 2 Nominations ... Outstanding Narrator - 2017 ... Wild New Zealand ... Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or Special - 1998 ... Merlin.
- Sam Neill - Golden Globes
Awards Database ... 3 Nominations ... 1999 Nominee ... Merlin ... 1992 Nominee ... One Against The Wind ... 1985 Nominee ... Reilly: Ace Of Spies.