Editing Kevin Spacey (section)

==== 2013–2017: ''House of Cards'' and critical acclaim ====
On March 18, 2011, it was announced that Spacey was cast as [[Frank Underwood (House of Cards)|Frank Underwood]] in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]'', adapted from a 1990 [[BBC]] [[House of Cards (British TV series)|political drama of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|url=https://deadline.com/2011/03/kevin-spacey-set-to-star-in-david-finchers-drama-series-for-mrc-house-of-cards-110883/|title=Kevin Spacey Set To Star in David Fincher's Drama Series For MRC 'House of Cards'|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=March 3, 2011|access-date=March 3, 2011|archive-date=March 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304181224/http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/kevin-spacey-set-to-star-in-david-finchers-drama-series-for-mrc-house-of-cards/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]] at the [[65th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2013, becoming the first lead actor to be Primetime Emmy-nominated from a [[web television]] series.<ref name="NDWi2PEN">{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Stelter|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/watching-for-the-2013-primetime-emmy-nominations/|title=Netflix Does Well in 2013 Primetime Emmy Nominations|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 18, 2013|access-date=July 18, 2013|archive-date=July 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719190706/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/watching-for-the-2013-primetime-emmy-nominations/|url-status=live}}</ref> Spacey went on to win the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama]] at the [[72nd Golden Globe Awards]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series|Screen Actors Guild nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series]] at the [[21st Screen Actors Guild Awards]] for his [[House of Cards (season 2)|season 2]] performance.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/01/11/golden-globes-winners-list/21586087/ |title=List: Who won Golden Globe awards |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=January 12, 2015 |access-date=January 12, 2015 |archive-date=January 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112040210/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/01/11/golden-globes-winners-list/21586087/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Sarene|last=Leeds|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/01/26/sag-awards-the-complete-2015-winners-list/|title=SAG Awards: The Complete 2015 Winners List|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=January 26, 2015|access-date=January 27, 2015|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815210859/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/01/26/sag-awards-the-complete-2015-winners-list/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was fired from the series after the fifth season following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=November 4, 2017 |title=House of Cards: Kevin Spacey Fired |url=https://tvline.com/casting-news/house-of-cards-kevin-spacey-fired-883197/ |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=TVLine |language=en-US |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713232335/https://tvline.com/casting-news/house-of-cards-kevin-spacey-fired-883197/ |url-status=live }}</ref>