2020 Emmy Award Nominees & Network Breakdown
The nominations for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards are out, including an insanely impressive performance from HBO’s Watchmen & Succession. Check out the entire group below.
2020 Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
- Dead to Me (Netflix)
- The Good Place (NBC)
- Insecure (HBO)
- The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
- Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
- What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Outstanding Drama Series
- Better Call Saul (AMC)
- The Crown (Netflix)
- The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
- Killing Eve (BBC America)
- The Mandalorian (Disney+)
- Ozark (Netflix)
- Stranger Things (Netflix)
- Succession (HBO)
Outstanding Limited Series
- Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
- Mrs. America (FX)
- Unbelievable (Netflix)
- Unorthodox (Netflix)
- Watchmen (HBO)
Outstanding Television Movie
- American Son (Netflix)
- Bad Education (HBO)
- Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings: These Old Bones (Netflix)
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix)
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend (Netflix)
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series
- American Masters (PBS)
- Hillary (Hulu)
- The Last Dance (ESPN)
- McMillion$ (HBO)
- Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness (Netflix)
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special
- The Apollo (HBO)
- Beastie Boys Story (Apple TV)
- Becoming (Netflix)
- The Great Hack (Netflix)
- Laurel Canyon: A Place In Time (Epix)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson as Andre “Dre” Johnson Sr. on Black-ish (ABC)
- Don Cheadle as Mo Monroe on Black Monday (Showtime)
- Ted Danson as Michael on The Good Place (NBC)
- Michael Douglas as Sandy Kominsky on The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
- Eugene Levy as Johnny Rose on Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
- Ramy Youssef as Ramy Hassan on Ramy (Hulu)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Christina Applegate as Jen Harding on Dead to Me (Netflix)
- Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam “Midge” Maisel on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
- Linda Cardellini as Judy Hale on Dead to Me (Netflix)
- Catherine O’Hara as Moira Rose on Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
- Issa Rae as Issa Dee on Insecure (HBO)
- Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow “Bow” Johnson on Black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Jason Bateman as Martin “Marty” Byrde on Ozark (Netflix)
- Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson on This Is Us (NBC)
- Steve Carell as Mitch Kessler on The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Brian Cox as Logan Roy on Succession (HBO)
- Billy Porter as Pray Tell on Pose (FX)
- Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy on Succession (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Jennifer Aniston as Alex Levy on The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II on The Crown (Netflix)
- Jodie Comer as Oksana Astankova / Villanelle on Killing Eve (BBC America)
- Laura Linney as Wendy Byrde on Ozark (Netflix)
- Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri on Killing Eve (BBC America)
- Zendaya as Rue Bennett on Euphoria (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Jeremy Irons as Adrien Veidt on Watchmen (HBO)
- Hugh Jackman as Dr. Frank Tassone on Bad Education (HBO)
- Paul Mescal as Connell Waldron on Normal People (Hulu)
- Jeremy Pope as Archie Coleman on Hollywood (Netflix)
- Mark Ruffalo as Dominick and Thomas Birdsey on I Know This Much Is True (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly on Mrs. America (FX)
- Shira Haas as Esther “Esty” Shapiro on Unorthodox (Netflix)
- Regina King as Angela Abar / Sister Night on Watchmen (HBO)
- Octavia Spencer as Madam C. J. Walker on Self Made (Netflix)
- Kerry Washington as Mia Warren on Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Mahershala Ali as Sheikh Ali Malik on Ramy (Hulu)
- Alan Arkin as Norman Newlander on The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
- Andre Braugher as Raymond Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)
- Sterling K. Brown as Reggie on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
- William Jackson Harper as Chidi Anagonye on The Good Place (NBC)
- Dan Levy as David Rose on Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
- Tony Shalhoub as Abe Weissman on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
- Kenan Thompson as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
- D’Arcy Carden as Janet on The Good Place (NBC)
- Betty Gilpin as Debbie Eagan on GLOW (Netflix)
- Marin Hinkle as Rose Weissman on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
- Kate McKinnon as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
- Annie Murphy as Alexis Rose on Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
- Yvonne Orji as Molly Carter on Insecure (HBO)
- Cecily Strong as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch on Succession (HBO)
- Billy Crudup as Cory Ellison on The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy on Succession (HBO)
- Mark Duplass as Charlie “Chip” Black on The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring on Better Call Saul (AMC)
- Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Wambsgans on Succession (HBO)
- Bradley Whitford as Commander Joseph Lawrence on The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
- Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe on Westworld (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret on The Crown (Netflix)
- Laura Dern as Renata Klein on Big Little Lies (HBO)
- Julia Garner as Ruth Langmore on Ozark (Netflix)
- Thandie Newton as Maeve Millay on Westworld (HBO)
- Fiona Shaw as Carolyn Martens on Killing Eve (BBC America)
- Sarah Snook as Siobhan “Shiv” Roy on Succession (HBO)
- Meryl Streep as Mary Louise Wright on Big Little Lies (HBO)
- Samira Wiley as Moira Strand on The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Calvin “Cal” Abar / Doctor Manhattan on Watchmen
- Jovan Adepo as young Will Reeves on Watchmen (HBO)
- Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend (Netflix)
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Will Reeves on Watchmen (HBO)
- Dylan McDermott as Ernest “Ernie” West on Hollywood (Netflix)
- Jim Parsons as Henry Willson on Hollywood (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Uzo Aduba as Shirley Chisholm on Mrs. America (FX)
- Toni Collette as Det. Grace Rasmussen on Unbelievable (Netflix)
- Margo Martindale as Bella Abzug on Mrs. America (FX)
- Jean Smart as Laurie Blake on Watchmen (HBO)
- Holland Taylor as Ellen Kincaid on Hollywood (Netflix)
- Tracey Ullman as Betty Friedan on Mrs. America (FX)
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Better Call Saul (Episode: “Bad Choice Road”), Written by Thomas Schnauz (AMC)
- Better Call Saul (Episode: “Bagman”), Written by Gordon Smith (AMC)
- The Crown (Episode: “Aberfan”), Written by Peter Morgan (Netflix)
- Ozark (Episode: “All In”), Written by Chris Mundy (Netflix)
- Ozark (Episode: “Boss Fight”), Written by John Shiban (Netflix)
- Ozark (Episode: “Fire Pink”), Written by Miki Johnson (Netflix)
- Succession (Episode: “This Is Not for Tears”), Written by Jesse Armstrong (HBO)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- The Good Place (Episode: “Whenever You’re Ready”), Written by Michael Schur (NBC)
- The Great (Episode: “The Great”), Written by Tony McNamara (Hulu)
- Schitt’s Creek (Episode: “Happy Ending”), Written by Daniel Levy (Pop TV)
- Schitt’s Creek (Episode: “The Presidential Suite”), Written by David West Read (Pop TV)
- What We Do in the Shadows (Episode: “Collaboration”), Written by Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil (FX)
- What We Do in the Shadows (Episode: “Ghosts”), Written by Paul Simms (FX)
- What We Do in the Shadows (Episode: “On the Run”), Written by Stefani Robinson (FX)
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
- Mrs. America (Episode: “Shirley”), Written by Tanya Barfield (FX)
- Normal People (Episode: “Episode 3”), Written by Sally Rooney and Alice Birch (Hulu)
- Unbelievable (Episode: “Episode 1”), Written by Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Waldman (Netflix)
- Unorthodox (Episode: “Part 1”), Written by Anna Winger (Netflix)
- Watchmen (Episode: “This Extraordinary Being”), Written by Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson (HBO)
Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program
- Beastie Boys Story, Written by Mike Diamond, Spike Jonze and Adam Horovitz (Apple TV)
- The Cave, Written by Alisar Hasan and Feras Fayyad (Nat Geo)
- Circus of Books, Written by Rachel Mason and Kathryn Robson (Netflix)
- Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer, Written by Mark Lewis (Netflix)
- McMillion$, Written by Brian Lazarte and James Lee Hernandez (HBO)
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- The Great (Episode: “The Great (Pilot)”), Directed by Matt Shakman (Hulu)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: “It’s Comedy or Cabbage”), Directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino (Prime Video)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: “Marvelous Radio”), Directed by Daniel Palladino (Prime Video)
- Modern Family (Episode: “Finale Part 2”), Directed by Gail Mancuso (ABC)
- Ramy (Episode: “Miakhalifa.mov”), Directed by Ramy Youssef (Hulu)
- Schitt’s Creek (Episode: “Happy Ending”), Directed by Andrew Cividino and Dan Levy (Pop TV)
- Will & Grace (Episode: “We Love Lucy”), Directed by James Burrows (NBC)
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- The Crown (Episode: “Aberfan”), Directed by Benjamin Caron (Netflix)
- The Crown (Episode: “Cri de Coeur”), Directed by Jessica Hobbs (Netflix)
- Homeland (Episode: “Prisoners of War”), Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter (Showtime)
- The Morning Show (Episode: “The Interview”), Directed by Mimi Leder (Apple TV)
- Ozark (Episode: “Fire Pink”), Directed by Alik Sakharov (Netflix)
- Ozark (Episode: “Su Casa Es Mi Casa”), Directed by Ben Semanoff (Netflix)
- Succession (Episode: “Hunting”), Directed by Andrij Parekh (HBO)
- Succession (Episode: “This Is Not for Tears”), Directed by Mark Mylod (HBO)
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
- Little Fires Everywhere (Episode: “Find a Way”), Directed by Lynn Shelton (Hulu)
- Normal People (Episode: “Episode 5”), Directed by Lenny Abrahamson (Hulu)
- Unorthodox, Directed by Maria Schrader (Netflix)
- Watchmen (Episode: “It’s Summer and We’re Running out of Ice”), Directed by Nicole Kassell (HBO)
- Watchmen (Episode: “Little Fear of Lightning”), Directed by Steph Green (HBO)
- Watchmen (Episode: “This Extraordinary Being”), Directed by Stephen Williams (HBO)
(via Emmys.com)
Network Breakdown (Top 15)
- Netflix, 42
- HBO, 38
- NBC, 15
- Hulu, 14
- FX, 11
- Prime, 8
- Pop TV, 8
- Apple TV+, 5
- ABC, 4
- AMC, 4
- BBC America, 4
- Comedy Central, 4
- CBS, 3
- TBS, 2
- Showtime, 2
Program Breakdown (Top 15)
- Watchmen, 11
- Succession, 10
- Ozark, 9
- Schitt’s Creek, 8
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, 8
- The Crown, 6
- Mrs. America, 6
- The Good Place, 5
- The Morning Show, 5
- Saturday Night Live, 5
- Better Call Saul, 4
- Killing Eve, 4
- Hollywood, 4
- Unorthodox, 4
- What We Do in the Shadows, 4