“Watchmen” Tops List of 2020 Emmy Nominations
Your 2020 Primetime Emmy Award nominees have been announced. The full list is available here. The Emmys are currently scheduled to air on ABC on September 20 with Jimmy Kimmel hosting. What form the ceremony will take is, like just about everything this year, subject to change. What we do know is that Kimmel and the Emmy producers are putting on some kind of show, and they’ll be celebrating a truly remarkable year on the small screen (all hail the most nominated show of the year, Watchmen, and its’ star Regina King.) Whether the show is live, mostly virtual, or some kind of hybrid ceremony will be sorted out, one way or another, at a later date. For now, what’s important is the list of nominees, representing work that feels even more vital now than ever.
Some topline numbers; Watchmen garnered an astonishing 26 nominations, Netflix broke the record for most nominations of any network or platform, and Disney+’s The Mandalorian nabbed a surprise nomination in the Best Drama category.
Let’s have a look!
Best Drama Series
Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
Killing Eve
Stranger Things
Succession
Best 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
Best 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
Best 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
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito – Better Call Saul
Nicholas Braun – Succession
Kieran Culkin – Succession
Matthew Macfadyen – Succession
Bradley Whitford – The Handmaid’s Tale
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Mark Duplass – The Morning Show
Jeffrey Wright – Westworld
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Laura Dern – Big Little Lies
Meryl Streep – Big Little Lies
Fiona Shaw – Killing Eve
Julia Garner – Ozark
Sarah Snook – Succession
Helena Bonham Carter – The Crown
Samira Wiley – The Handmaid’s Tale
Thandie Newton – Westworld
Best 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
Best 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
Mahershala Ali – Ramy
Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live
Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek
William Jackson Harper – The Good Place
Alan Arkin – The Kominsky Method
Sterling K. Brown – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Tony Shalhoub – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Betty Gilpin – GLOW
Yvonne Orji – Insecure
Cecily Strong – Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
Annie Murphy – Schitt’s Creek
D’arcy Carden – The Good Place
Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Marin Hinkle – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Best Limited Series
Little Fires Everywhere
Mrs. America
Unbelievable
Unorthodox
Best 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
Cate Blanchett – Mrs. America
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Shira Haas – Unorthodox
Regina King – Watchmen
Octavia Spencer – Self Made
Kerry Washington – Little Fires Everywhere
Best Directing for a Drama Series
Homeland, “Prisoners of War” – Lesli Linka Glatter
Ozark, “Fire Pink” – Alik Sakharov
Ozark, “Su Casa Es Mi Casa” – Ben Semanoff
Succession, “Hunting” – Andrij Parekh
Succession, “This Is Not for Tears” – Mark Mylod
The Crown, “Aberfan” – Benjamin Caron
The Crown, “Cri de Coeur” – Jessica Hobbs
The Morning Show, “The Interview” – Mimi Leder
Best Writing for a Drama Series
Better Call Saul, “Bad Choice Road” – Thomas Schnauz
Better Call Saul, “Bagman” – Gordon Smith
Ozark, “Boss Fight” – John Shiban
Ozark, “Fire Pink” – Miki Johnson
Ozark, “All In” – Chris Mundy
Succession, “This Is Not for Tears” – Jesse Armstrong
The Crown, “Aberfan” – Peter Morgan
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Modern Family, “Finale Part 2” – Gail Mancuso
Ramy, “Miakhalifa.mov” – Ramy Youssef
Schitt’s Creek, “Happy Ending” – Andrew Cividino and Daniel Levy
The Great, “Pilot” – Matt Shakman
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “It’s Comedy or Cabbage” – Amy Sherman-Palladino
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “Marvelous Radio” – Daniel Palladino
Will & Grace, “We Love Lucy” – James Burrows
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Schitt’s Creek, “Happy Ending” – Daniel Levy
Schitt’s Creek, “The Presidential Suite” – David West Read
The Good Place, “Whenever You’re Ready” – Michael Schur
The Great, “Pilot” – Tony McNamara
What We Do in the Shadows, “Collaboration” – Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil
What We Do in the Shadows, “Ghosts” – Paul Simms
What We Do in the Shadows, “On the Run” – Stefani Robinson
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Best Competition Program
The Masked Singer
Nailed It!
Ru Paul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Featured image: Regina King. Photo Mark Hill/HBO.
