Leslie Jones helped announce the nominations for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards from a virtual studio on Tuesday.
Leslie Jones helped announce the nominations for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards from a virtual studio on Tuesday.
Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma introduced Jones from an office with filled Emmys and a TV monitor. Joining the announcement on the virtual wall were presenters Laverne Cox (currently in Netflix's "Inventing Anna"), Josh Gad (currently in AppleTV+'s "Central Park") and Tatiana Maslany (currently in HBO's "Perry Mason").
You can rewatch the announcement here:
HBO's "Watchmen" received the most nominations for a show with 26, followed by "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (20), "Ozark" (18), "Succession" (18), "The Mandalorian" (15), "Schitt's Creek" (15), "Saturday Night Live" (15) and "The Crown" (13).
Netflix led the nominations by platform with 160, setting a record previously held by HBO with 137 nominations in 2019. HBO had the second-most nominations with 107, with NBC (47), ABC (36) and FX (33) rounding out the top five platforms.
"Despite the unprecedented challenges facing the entertainment industry, it has been an extraordinary year for television," said Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma. "Television has inspired, united and comforted a global audience this season. We are honored to be recognizing so many of the talented programs, producers, directors and craftspeople behind the remarkable storytelling that has brought us together while we remain apart."
For Outstanding Comedy Series, half of the nominees are new to the category: "Dead to Me," "Insecure," "The Kominsky Method" and "What We Do in the Shadows." Returning nominees include "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "The Good Place," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"and "Schitt's Creek."
Many categories feature returning nominees with one or two new programs or faces.
"The Mandalorian" is a newcomer for Outstanding Drama Series, joining returning nominees "Better Call Saul," "The Crown," "The Handmaid's Tale," "Killing Eve," "Ozark," "Stranger Things" and "Succession."
Ramy Youssef is new to the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category, joining previous nominees Anthony Anderson, Don Cheadle, Michael Douglas, Eugene Levy and two-time Emmy winner Ted Danson. Nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series include first-time nominee in this category, Linda Cardellini, who joins previous category nominees Christina Applegate, Catherine O'Hara, Issa Rae and Tracee Ellis Ross, along with 2018 Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan.
Zendaya received her first-ever Emmy nomination, in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, while Emmy winner Jennifer Aniston and previous Emmy nominee Olivia Colman were nominated for the first time in this category. They join returning nominees Laura Linney and Sandra Oh, and last year's Emmy winner Jodie Comer.
Jeremy Strong received his first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series while former Emmy nominees Steve Carell and Brian Cox received their first nominations in this category, joining returning nominees Jason Bateman and previous Emmy winners in this category Sterling K. Brown and Billy Porter.
And the nominees are…
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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)
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)
Limited Series
“Little Fires Everywhere” (Hulu)
“Mrs. America” (FX)
“Unbelievable” (Netflix)
“Unorthodox” (Netflix)
“Watchmen” (HBO)
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 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”)
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”)
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito (“Better Call Saul”)
Bradley Whitford (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Billy Crudup (“The Morning Show”)
Mark Duplass (“The Morning Show”)
Nicholas Braun (“Succession”)
Kieran Culkin (“Succession”)
Matthew Macfadyen (“Succession”)
Jeffrey Wright (“Westworld”)
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Laura Dern (“Big Little Lies”)
Meryl Streep (“Big Little Lies”)
Helena Bonham Carter (“The Crown”)
Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Fiona Shaw (“Killing Eve”)
Julia Garner (“Ozark”)
Sarah Snook (“Succession”)
Thandie Newton (“Westworld”)
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”)
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Betty Gilpin (“GLOW”)
D’Arcy Carden (“The Good Place”)
Yvonne Orji (“Insecure”)
Alex Borstein (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)
Marin Hinkle (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)
Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”)
Cecily Strong (“Saturday Night Live”)
Annie Murphy (“Schitt’s Creek”)
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Dylan McDermott (“Hollywood”)
Jim Parsons (“Hollywood”)
Tituss Burgess (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend”)
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (“Watchmen”)
Jovan Adepo (“Watchmen”)
Louis Gossett Jr. (“Watchmen”)
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Holland Taylor (“Hollywood”)
Uzo Aduba (“Mrs. America”)
Margo Martindale (“Mrs. America”)
Tracey Ullman (“Mrs. America”)
Toni Collette (“Unbelievable”)
Jean Smart (“Watchmen”)
Reality Competition
“The Masked Singer” (FOX)
“Nailed It!” (Netflix)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1)
“Top Chef” (Bravo)
“The Voice” (NBC)
Variety Sketch Series
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO)
“Drunk History” (Comedy Central)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Variety Talk Series
“Daily Show with Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” (TBS)
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO)
“Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Driver as Host ("Saturday Night Live")
Luke Kirby ("The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel")
Eddie Murphy as Host ("Saturday Night Live")
Dev Patel ("Modern Love")
Brad Pitt as Dr. Anthony Fauci ("Saturday Night Live")
Fred Willard ("Modern Family")
Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman ("The Outsider")
Ron Cephas Jones ("This Is Us")
James Cromwell ("Succession")
Giancarlo Esposito ("The Mandalorian")
Andrew Scott ("Black Mirror")
Martin Short ("The Morning Show")
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Angela Bassett ("A Black Lady Sketch Show")
Bette Midler ("The Politician")
Maya Rudolph ("The Good Place")
Maya Rudolph as Senator Kamala Harris ("Saturday Night Live")
Wanda Sykes ("The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel")
Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Host ("Saturday Night Live")
Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Alexis Bledel ("The Handmaid’s Tale")
Laverne Cox ("Orange Is The New Black")
Cherry Jones ("Succession")
Phylicia Rashad ("This Is Us")
Cicely Tyson ("How To Get Away With Murder")
Harriet Walter ("Succession")
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
77th Annual Golden Globe Awards • NBC
Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: "All In The Family" And "Good Times" • ABC
The Oscars • ABC
Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez And Shakira • FOX
73rd Annual Tony Awards • CBS
Production Design For A Variety Special
77th Annual Golden Globe Awards • NBC
62nd Grammy Awards • CBS
The Little Mermaid Live! • ABC
Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: “All In The Family” And “Good Times” • ABC
The Oscars • ABC (Jason Sherwood, Production Designer; Alana Billingsley, Art Director)
Rule changes affect nominations
In June, The Television Academy announced rule changes for the 72nd Emmy Awards, including a restructuring of how nominees are selected in each category.
To align the selection process across all categories and to allow for more inclusiveness, the number of nominees per category is now based on the number of submissions in each category. Emmy submissions for 2020 increased by 15 percent over last year.
"The increase in submissions is a reflection of the number of new voices, new television platforms and a tremendous growth in content from existing platforms across our industry," said Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma. "Despite production suspension resulting from COVID-19, there is a wealth of excellent work submitted for this year's competition."
- 1-19 submissions: A sliding scale between zero to 4 nominations
- 20-80 submissions: 5 nominations
- 81-160 submissions: 6 nominations
- 161-240 submissions: 7 nominations
- > 240 submissions: 8 nominations
Comedy and Drama Series categories will have eight nominations each, regardless of the number of submissions received. Paired performer categories (i.e., supporting actor comedy and supporting actress comedy) will have parity in the number of nominations.
The new rule eliminated the previous 2 percent rule, which specified that in categories with five nominees, if the fifth and sixth top vote-getters were within 2 percent of each other, both would be nominated.
The 72nd Emmy Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, who also serves as executive producer for television's biggest night. Recently announced executive producers for the telecast include Guy Carrington, Reginald Hudlin, David Jammy and Ian Stewart. The show will be broadcast, SUNDAY, SEPT. 20 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT/5:00-8:00 p.m. PDT), on ABC.
The 2020 Creative Arts Awards will air on FXX on Saturday, September 19 at 8:00 p.m. EDT/PDT.
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