My Emmy morning chat with Kevin Spacey...

Kevin Spacey already has two Oscars and a Tony Award. Now, he might be adding an Emmy to his collection.

The star of stage and screen recieved his first-ever Emmy nomination on Thursday for his performance in HBO's "Recount," an acclaimed film about the 2000 presidential election controversy in Florida.

He was in London when he called to talk about it.
"It's just fantastic," he said. "I've never been nominated for an Emmy."

Not only did Kevin get his own Emmy nod for his performance as Ron Clain, but his Trigger Street Productions got a total of 21 nods for "Recount" and another HBO film, "Bernard and Doris."

"Oddly, 21 continues to be a very lucky number," Kevin said, referring to his feature film, "21," a surprise box office hit earlier this year.

I wondered what Kevin was going to do to celebrate all this Emmy recognition. He said that after a series of meetings, he would be raising a glass of champagne to the late Sidney Pollack who was originally set to direct "Recount" before being diagnosed with cancer. Sidney remained involved with the film as a producer.

"For me, 'Recount' started with a phone call from Sydney Pollack over a year ago," Kevin said. "He had been a friend of mine for many years and we never had the chance to work togehter. I was so excited about the prospect of working with him as a director. When he had to pull out, it was a devastating blow. But he said, 'You've got to stay with it.'"

"Recount," which received 11 Emmy nods overall, reunited Kevin with Denis Leary, his co-star from the cult classic "The Ref."

"I couldn't be happier that he took my phone call and that he said yes and that he got
nominated for supporting actor," he said. "We had a fantastic time doing 'The Ref' together and there was something about Dennis that was perfect for the ("Recount") role."

Kevin still takes on film roles that appeal to him but he is living in London full-time now
where he has been the artistic director at the Old Vic Theatre for the past five years. He
oversees 4-5 productions each year and stars in some of them.

"In many ways, everything I did in my life was leaning toward running a theater," he said.
"It's the most challenging and satisfying role I've ever taken on.