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Fresh off his overdue Emmy win for “Barry” last year, Henry Winkler is back in the race again with a second consecutive nomination for playing Gene Cousineau in the HBO series. The actor received a standing ovation at last year’s Emmy ceremony.

Winkler recently spoke with Gold Derby senior editor Rob Licuria about being nominated for another Emmy, working with Bill Hader and what might go down in Season 3 of “Barry.” Watch the exclusive video interview above and read the complete transcript below.

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Gold Derby: Henry, first of all, congratulations on your Emmy nomination this year. Talk us through the morning of.

Henry Winkler: I was in Wyoming fishing for trout and I got the call from Sheri Goldberg, who is my wonderful publicist and she said, “Okay, you got the nomination.” So the trout, a rainbow...

Henry Winkler earned his sixth career Emmy nomination in prime-time this year for his scene-stealing role as acting coach Gene Cousineau in “Barry.” The television legend, who rose to prominence as “The Fonz” on “Happy Days,” remains Emmy-less after four decades in the business, and that could easily change with a win this year in Best Comedy Supporting Actor.

Winkler recently sat down with Gold Derby managing editor Chris Beachum and senior editor Marcus Dixon about the brilliance of “Barry,” earning Emmy recognition, what it would mean to win his first Emmy. Watch the exclusive video chat above and read the complete interview transcript below.

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Gold Derby (Marcus Dixon): Henry Winkler, congrats on your Emmy nomination for “Barry.” We wonder how you found out that you were nominated.

Henry Winkler: Okay, I was making a personal appearance for my books in Iola,...