The 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations are finally here!
The nominees were announced on Tuesday during a virtual ceremony in Los Angeles. The event was hosted by Leslie Jones, with Josh Gad, Laverne Cox and Tatiana Maslany presenting the contenders.
HBO’s Watchmen was the most recognised show overall, earning an impressive 26 nominations in various categories such as Lead Actor for Jeremy Irons, Lead Actress for Regina King, Outstanding Limited Series, Supporting Actress, and three Supporting Actor nods.
Nominations on the more technical side included nods for Writing, Cinematography, three for Directing and three for Editing.
Inspired by DC’s iconic 1980’s graphic novel about masked vigilantes from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, Watchmen was the best-reviewed new television show of 2019. It even earned a 95% critics rating on popular (and sometimes controversial) review site Rotten Tomatoes.
Created by Damon Lindelof (of Lost fame), the nine-part series was ranked as the number one show by media outlets like Mashable, Vox, and the Washington Post.
Every time awards season comes around the degree of representation with regard to race, ethnicity and gender are widely scrutinized. And while there certainly have been some major missteps in the past, 2020’s list of nominees appears to be more inclusive than ever before.
The 72nd Annual Emmy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will air on Sunday, September 20th on ABC. (Check your local listings for times and availability in your part of the world).
Here’s a breakdown of all the main shows and stars in the running for the biggest awards in American television.
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Dead to Me
- The Good Place
- Insecure
- The Kominsky Method
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Schitt’s Creek
- What We Do in the Shadows
Outstanding Drama Series
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Killing Eve
- The Mandalorian
- Ozark
- Stranger Things
- Succession
- Outstanding limited series
- Little Fires Everywhere
- America
- Unbelievable
- Unorthodox
- Watchmen
Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
- Don Cheadle, Black Monday
- Ted Danson, The Good Place
- Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
- Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek
- Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
- Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
- Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Linda Cardellini, Dead to Me
- Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek
- Issa Rae, Insecure
- Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
- Supporting actor in a comedy series
- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- William Jackson Harper, The Good Place
- Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
- Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Mahershala Ali, Ramy
- Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
- Dan Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Lead Actor In A Drama Series
- Jason Bateman, Ozark
- Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
- Steve Carell, The Morning Show
- Brian Cox, Succession
- Billy Porter, Pose
- Jeremy Strong, Succession
Lead Actress In A Drama Series
- Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
- Olivia Colman, The Crown
- Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
- Laura Linney, Ozark
- Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
- Zendaya, Euphoria
Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie
- Jeremy Irons, Watchmen
- Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
- Paul Mescal, Normal People
- Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
- Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True
Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie
- Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
- Shira Haas, Unorthodox
- Regina King, Watchmen
- Octavia Spencer, Self Made
- Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere
Writing For A Comedy Series
- Michael Schur, The Good Place
- Tony McNamara, The Great
- Sam Johnson, What We Do In The Shadows
- Chris Marcil, What We Do In The Shadows
- Paul Simms, What We Do In The Shadows
- Stefani Robinson, What We Do In The Shadows
Writing For A Drama Series
- Thomas Schnauz, Better Call Saul
- Thomas Schnauz,
- Gordon Smith, Better Call Saul
- Peter Morgan, The Crown
- Chris Mundy, Ozark
- John Shiban, Ozark
- Miki Johnso, Ozark
- Jesse Armstrong, Succession
- Writing for a limited series, movie or drama
- Tanya Barfield, Mrs. America
- Sally Rooney, Normal People
- Alice Birch, Normal People
- Susannah Grant, Unbelievable
- Michael Chabon, Unbelievable
- Ayelet Waldman, Unbelievable
- Anna Winger, Unorthodox
- Damon Lindelof, Watchmen
- Cord Jefferson, Watchmen
Directing For A Limited Series
- Lynn Shelton, Little Fires Everywhere
- Lenny Abrahamson, Normal People
- Maria Schrader, Unorthodox
- Nicole Kassell, Watchmen
- Steph Green, Watchmen
- Stephen Williams, Watchmen
