Nominations for the 72nd annual Primetime EMMY Awards were announced today, with SUCCESSION, WATCHMEN, SCHITT’S CREEK and MRS. AMERICA leading the way. This is a first for Canada and the Cast of SCHITT’S CREEK with all four of its stars being nominated. It hasn’t yet been confirmed how the show will be presented in terms of a virtual or in-person format.
Nominees in major TV Series, Movies and Mini-Series are below:
Drama Series
âBetter Call Saulâ (AMC)
âThe Crownâ (Netflix)
âThe Handmaidâs Taleâ (Hulu)
âKilling Eveâ (BBC America/AMC)
âThe Mandalorianâ (Disney Plus)
âOzarkâ (Netflix)
âStranger Thingsâ (Netflix)
âSuccessionâ (HBO)
Comedy Series
âCurb Your Enthusiasmâ (HBO)
âDead to Meâ (Netflix)
âThe Good Placeâ (NBC)
âInsecureâ (HBO)
âThe Kominsky Methodâ (Netflix)
âThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselâ (Amazon Prime Video)
âSchittâs Creekâ (Pop TV)
âWhat We Do in the Shadowsâ (FX)
Limited Series
âLittle Fires Everywhereâ (Hulu)
âMrs. Americaâ (Hulu)
âUnbelievableâ (Netflix)
âUnorthodoxâ (Netflix)
âWatchmenâ (HBO)
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman (âOzarkâ)
Sterling K. Brown (âThis Is Usâ)
Steve Carell (âThe Morning Showâ)
Brian Cox (âSuccessionâ)
Billy Porter (âPoseâ)
Jeremy Strong (âSuccessionâ)
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston (âThe Morning Showâ)
Olivia Colman (âThe Crownâ)
Jodie Comer (âKilling Eveâ)
Laura Linney (âOzarkâ)
Sandra Oh (âKilling Eveâ)
Zendaya (âEuphoriaâ)
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson (âBlack-ishâ)
Don Cheadle (âBlack Mondayâ)
Ted Danson (âThe Good Placeâ)
Michael Douglas (âThe Kominsky Methodâ)
Eugene Levy (âSchittâs Creekâ)
Ramy Youssef (âRamyâ)
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate (âDead to Meâ)
Rachel Brosnahan (âThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselâ)
Linda Cardellini (âDead to Meâ)
Catherine OâHara (âSchittâs Creekâ)
Issa Rae (âInsecureâ)
Tracee Ellis Ross (âBlack-ishâ)
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Jeremy Irons (âWatchmenâ)
Hugh Jackman (âBad Educationâ)
Paul Mescal (âNormal Peopleâ)
Jeremy Pope (âHollywoodâ)
Mark Ruffalo (âI Know This Much Is Trueâ)
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Cate Blanchett (âMrs. Americaâ)
Shira Haas (âUnorthodoxâ)
Regina King (âWatchmenâ)
Octavia Spencer (âSelf Madeâ)
Kerry Washington (âLittle Fires Everywhereâ)
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito (âBetter Call Saulâ)
Bradley Whitford (âThe Handmaidâs Taleâ)
Billy Crudup (âThe Morning Showâ)
Mark Duplass (âThe Morning Showâ)
Nicholas Braun (âSuccessionâ)
Kieran Culkin (âSuccessionâ)
Matthew Macfadyen (âSuccessionâ)
Jeffrey Wright (âWestworldâ)
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Laura Dern (âBig Little Liesâ)
Meryl Streep (âBig Little Liesâ)
Helena Bonham Carter (âThe Crownâ)
Samira Wiley (âThe Handmaidâs Taleâ)
Fiona Shaw (âKilling Eveâ)
Julia Garner (âOzarkâ)
Sarah Snook (âSuccessionâ)
Thandie Newton (âWestworldâ)
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher (âBrooklyn Nine-Nineâ)
William Jackson Harper (âThe Good Placeâ)
Alan Arkin (âThe Kominsky Methodâ)
Sterling K. Brown (âThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselâ)
Tony Shalhoub (âThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselâ)
Mahershala Ali (âRamyâ)
Kenan Thompson (âSaturday Night Liveâ)
Dan Levy (âSchittâs Creekâ)
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Betty Gilpin (âGLOWâ)
DâArcy Carden (âThe Good Placeâ)
Yvonne Orji (âInsecureâ)
Alex Borstein (âThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselâ)
Marin Hinkle (âThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselâ)
Kate McKinnon (âSaturday Night Liveâ)
Cecily Strong (âSaturday Night Liveâ)
Annie Murphy (âSchittâs Creekâ)
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Dylan McDermott (âHollywoodâ)
Jim Parsons (âHollywoodâ)
Tituss Burgess (âUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverendâ)
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (âWatchmenâ)
Jovan Adepo (âWatchmenâ)
Louis Gossett Jr. (âWatchmenâ)
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Holland Taylor (âHollywoodâ)
Uzo Aduba (âMrs. Americaâ)
Margo Martindale (âMrs. Americaâ)
Tracey Ullman (âMrs. Americaâ)
Toni Collette (âUnbelievableâ)
Jean Smart (âWatchmenâ)
Reality Competition
âThe Masked Singerâ (FOX)
âNailed Itâ (Netflix)
âRuPaulâs Drag Raceâ (VH1)
âTop Chefâ (Bravo)
âThe Voiceâ (NBC)
Variety Sketch Series
âA Black Lady Sketch Showâ (HBO)
âDrunk Historyâ (Comedy Central)
âSaturday Night Liveâ (NBC)
Variety Talk Series
âDaily Show with Trevor Noahâ (Comedy Central)
âFull Frontal with Samantha Beeâ (TBS)
âJimmy Kimmel Liveâ (ABC)
âLast Week Tonight with John Oliverâ (HBO)
âLate Show with Stephen Colbertâ (CBS)
The 2020 Primetime Emmys air on ABC Sunday, September 20, 2020, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
(Photo credit: ABC)
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