Robert De Niro has been nominated for an Emmy for his cameo appearances on “Saturday Night Live” portraying former special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE.

The complete list of 2019 Emmy nominations was released Tuesday and featured the Hollywood icon up for the award in the guest actor in a comedy series category.

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De Niro appeared on the popular weekly show multiple times this season to play the stone-faced Mueller, often opposite Alec Baldwin's own take on President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE.

His most recent appearance had De Niro open the show to discuss Mueller’s completed 448-page report detailing Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Matt Damon, who played Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Brett Michael KavanaughTrump faces tricky choice on Supreme Court pick The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump stokes fears over November election outcome The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump previews SCOTUS nominee as 'totally brilliant' MORE on "SNL" during last year's contentious confirmation process, was also nominated for an Emmy in the same category.

Baldwin won an Emmy in 2017 for playing Trump on “SNL.”

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards show will take place in September in Los Angeles.