We may not know exactly how the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will play out as a virtual ceremony, but at least we know who's competing to win some hardware. That's right: The nominees for this year's Emmys were announced on Tuesday, via a socially distanced broadcast hosted by comedian Leslie Jones.
At first glance, a few notable nominees stick out: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel nabbed more than 10 nominations. Saturday Night Live is close behind with nine nominations across the board, and Schitt's Creek also managed to snag at least six nominations. For dramas, Ozark and Watchmen were both heavy hitters, netting nominations for "Outstanding Drama Series" and "Outstanding Limited Series," respectively, as well as lead actor and actress nominations in their respective categories.
With the COVID-19 pandemic still going strong, this year's Emmys show will surely look very different from past years. Other recent award shows like the BET Awards and Daytime Emmy Awards both held virtual events in lieu of the traditional award show format. And while awards were presented and received virtually for the BET Awards, the performances took on a unique perspective with many resembling music videos more than traditional award show performances.
The Daytime Emmys took a similar virtual route, but instead of one large ceremony, the award show was broken up over three days with three virtual ceremonies that each covered a distinct group of categories. Talk shows, soap operas, and game shows were rewarded in the first event; digital dramas in the second; and children's entertainment in the third event.
In a June press release, the Emmys announced that its Creative Arts awards would similarly take place virtually over many nights due to the pandemic. The main ceremony will happen on September 20 and be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, but even he's said that he's not totally sure how or where it'll happen.
I don't know where or how or even why we are doing this, but we are and I am hosting it! The 72nd #Emmy Awards - Sunday, September 20th on @ABCNetwork @TelevisionAcad
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) June 16, 2020
Anyway, these are the nominations for the 2020 ceremony:
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid's Tale
Killing Eve
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Stranger Things
Succession
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 Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate (Dead to Me)
Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Linda Cardellini (Dead to Me)
Issa Rae (Insecure)
Catherine O'Hara (Schitt's Creek)
Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish)
Outstanding 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)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Anniston (The Morning Show)
Olivia Colman (The Crown)
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve )
Laura Linney (Ozark)
Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
Zendaya (Euphoria)
Outstanding 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)
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Masked Singer
Nailed It!
Ru-Paul's Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding 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)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Cate Blanchett (Mrs. America)
Shira Hass (Unorthodox)
Regina King (Watchmen)
Octavia Spencer (Self Made)
Kerry Washington (Little Fires Everywhere)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Mahershala Ali (Ramy)
Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live)
Dan Levy (Schitt's Creek)
Alan Arkin (The Kominsky Method)
William Jackson Harper (The Good Place)
Sterling K. Brown (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Yvonne Orji (Insecure)
Betty Gilpin (GLOW)
Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Marin Hinkle (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Cecily Strong (Saturday Night Live)
D'Arcy Carden(The Good Place)
Annie Murphy (Schitt's Creek)
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
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Fred Williard (Modern Family)
Dev Patel (Modern Love)
Brad Pitt (Saturday Night Live)
Adam Driver (Saturday Night Live)
Eddie Murphy (Saturday Night Live)
Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Angela Basset (A Black Lady Sketch Show)
Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Saturday Night Live)
Maya Rudolph (The Good Place)
Bette Midler (The Politician)
Wanda Sykes (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Outstanding Limited Series
Little Fires Everywhere
Mrs. America
Unbelievable
Unorthodox
Watchmen
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Modern Family ("Finale Part 2")
Ramy ("Miakhalifa.mov")
Schitt's Creek ("Happy Ending")
The Great ("The Great")
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ("It's Comedy Or Cabbage")
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ("Marvelous Radio")
Will and Grace ("We Love Lucy")
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Schitt's Creek ("Happy Ending")
Schitt's Creek ("The Presidential Suite")
The Good Place ("Whenever You're Ready")
The Great ("The Great")
What We Do in the Shadows ("Ghosts)
What We Do in the Shadows ("Collaboration")
What We Do in the Shadows ("On the Run")
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul)
Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid's Tale)
Mark Duplass (The Morning Show)
Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
Nicholas Braun (Succession)
Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)
Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Laura Dern {Big Little Lies}
Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve)
Sarah Snook (Succession)
Samira Wiley (The Handmaid's Tale)
Meryl Streep (Big Little Lies)
Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown)
Julia Garner (Ozark)
Thandie Newtown (Westworld)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Andrew Scott (Black Mirror)
James Cromwell (Succesion)
Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian)
Martin Short (The Morning Show)
Jason Bateman (The Outsider)
Ron Cephas Jones (This is Us)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Cicely Tyson (How To Get Away With Murder)
Laverne Cox (Orange is the New Black)
Cherry Jones (Succession)
Harriet Walter (Succession)
Alexis Bledel (The Handmaid's Tale)
Phylicia Rashad (This is Us)
Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming
Savage X Fenty Show (Parris Goebel, "Statues, Benches Window")
So You Think You Can Dance (Al Blackstone, "I'll Be Seeing You, Mambo Italiano, The Girl from Ipanema")
So You Think You Can Dance (Travis Wall, "Enough is Enough, Sign of the Times")
The Oscars (Jemel McWilliams "Come Alive")
World of Dance (Jefferson Benjumea, Adrianita Avila "Dos Jueyes, El Ray Timbal")
Outstanding Contemporary Hairstayling
Black-ish ("Hair Day")
Grace and Frankie ("The Laughing Stock")
Schitt's Creek ("Happy Ending")
The Handmaid's Tale ("Liars")
The Politician ("Pilot")
This is Us ("Strangers: Part Two")
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY HAIRSTYLING FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
A Celebration of the Music from Coco
Dancing With the Stars ("Episode 2802")
Ru-Paul's Drag Race ("I'm That B***h")
The Oscars
The Voice ("Top 10")
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM (NON-PROSTHETIC)
Dancing with the Stars ("Disney Night")
Ru-Paul's Drag Race ("I'm That B***h")
The Little Mermaid Live!
The Oscars
The Voice ("Top 10")
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
Big Little Lies ("She Knows")
Euphoria ("And Salt The Earth Behind You")
Ozark ("In Case of Emergency")
Schitt's Creek ("Happy Ending")
The Handmaid's Tale ("Mayday")
The Politician ("The Assassination of Payton Hobart")
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Homeland ("Prisoners of War")
Ozark ("Fire Pink")
Ozark ("Su Casa Es Mi Casa")
Succession ("Hunting")
Succession ("This is Not for Tears")
The Crown ("Aberfan")
The Crown ("Cri de Coeur")
The Morning Show ("The Interview")
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
Little Fires Everywhere ("Find a Way")
Normal People ("Episode 5")
Unorthodox
Watchmen ("It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice")
Watchmen ("Little Fear of Lightning")
Watchmen ("The Extraordinary Being")
Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
Cheer ("Daytona")
LEGO Masters ("Mega City Block")
Queer Eye ("Disabled But Not Really')
RuPaul's Drag Race ("I'm That B***h")
Top Chef ("The Jonathan Gold Standard")
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show ("Born at Night, But Not Last Night")
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ("Episode 629")
Saturday Night Live ("Host: Eddie Murphy")
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah ("Dr. Fauci Answers Trevor's Questions about Coronavirus")
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ("Live Show; Chris Christie; Nathaniel Rateliff")
Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready ("Flame Monroe")
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
62nd Grammy Awards
73rd Annual Tony Awards
Dave Chappelle: Sticks and Stones
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira
Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
American Factory
Apollo 11
Becoming
The Cave
The Last Dance ("Episode 7")
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness ("Cult of Personality")
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
American Masters
Hillary
McMillion$
The Last Dance
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Beastie Boys Story
Becoming
Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time
The Apollo
The Great Hack
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes
Carnival Row ("Aisling")
The Handmaid's Tale ("Household")
The Mandalorian ("Chapter 3: The Sin")
Watchmen ("It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice")
Westworld ("Parce Domine")
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
Amy Poehler (Making it)
Nicole Byer (Nailed It!)
Bobby Berk (Queer Eye)
RuPaul (RuPaul's Drag Race)
Barbara Corcoran (Shark Tank)
Padma Lakshimi (Top Chef)
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Leah Remini: Scientolgy and the Aftermath
The World According to Jeff Goldblum
Ugly Delicious
Vice
Outstanding Interactive Extension of a Linear Program
Mr. Robot ("Season_4.0 ARG")
Stranger Things ("Scoops Ahoy: Operation Scoop Scoop")
Westworld ("Free Will is Not Free Interactive Experience")
Outstanding Derivative Interactive Program
Big Mouth Guide to Life
Doctor Who: The Runaway
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series
America's Got Talent ("Live Results Finale")
Jimmy Kimmel Live! ("Jimmy Kimmel Live in Brooklyn - Jason Alexander, Tracy Morgan, John Krasinski, Paul Shaffer, And Music From Kanye West")
Saturday Night Live ("Host: John Mulaney")
So You Think You Can Dance ("Finale')
The Voice ("Live Finale")
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
62nd Grammy Awards
73rd Annual Tony Awards
Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Oscars
Outstanding Television Movie
American Son
Bad Education
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings: These Old Bones
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
Outstanding Main Title Design
Abstract: The Art of Design
Carnival Row
Godfather of Harlem
The Morning Show
Watchmen
The Politician
Westworld
OUTSTANDING MULTI-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
One Day at a Time ("Boundaries")
The Conners ("Slappy Holidays")
Will and Grace ("We Love Lucy")
Will and Grace ("What a Dump")
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A DOCUMENTARY SERIES OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
Becoming
Home ("Maine")
McMillion$ ("Episode 1")
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness ("Not Your Average Joe")
Why We Hate ("Tools and Tactics")
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
Hollywood ("Hooray for Hollywood: Part 2")
Little Fires Everywhere ("The Spider Web")
Mrs. America ("Reagan")
Unorthodox ("Part 1")
Watchmen ("It's Summer and We're Running out of Ice")
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
Euphoria ("Bonnie and Clyde")
Ozark ("All In")
Succession ("This is Not for Tears")
The Crown ("Aberfan")
The Mandalorian ("Chapter 8: Redemption")
Outstanding Musical Direction
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Saturday Night Live ("SNL At Home #1")
Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Oscars
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
A Very Brady Renovation
Antiques Roadshow
Love is Blind
Queer Eye
Shark Tank
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Amy Schumer Learns to Cook: Lunch Break and Pasta Night
Cheer
Kevin Hart: Don'T F**k This Up
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
We're Here
Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
Most Dangerous Game
Better Call Saul Employee Training: Legal Ethics With Kim Wexler
Reno 911!
Star Trek: Short Treks
The Good Place Presents: The Selection
Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
Laurence Fishburne (#FreeRayshawn)
Stephan James (#FreeRayshawn)
Christoph Waltz (Most Dangerous Game)
Corey Hawkins (Survive)
Mamoudou Athie (Oh Jerome, No [Cake])
Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
Anna Kendrick (Dummy)
Jasmine Cephas Jones (#FreeRayshawn)
Kaitlin Olson (Flipped)
Rain Valdez (Razor Tongue)
Kerri Kenney-Silver (Reno 911!)
Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
Between the Scenes-The Daily Show
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Pandemic Video Diaries
National Geographic Presents Cosmos: Creating Possible Worlds
Pose: Identity, Family, Community
RuPaul's Drag Race Out of the Closet
Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
Beeing At Home With Samantha Bee
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: The Movie, Sorta Uncut Interviews
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Jimmy Kimmel's Quarantine Minilogues
The Randy Rainbow Show
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Dave Chappelle: Sticks and Stones
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch
Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything
Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Dave Chappelle: Sticks and Stones
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill
Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
73rd Annual Tony Awards
77th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: "All In The Family" And "Good Times"
The Oscars
Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez And Shakira
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Drunk History
Saturday Night Live
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Dylan McDermott (Hollywood)
Jim Parsons (Hollywood)
Titus Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend)
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen)
Jovan Adepo (Watchmen)
Louis Gossett Jr. (Watchmen)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Holland Taylor (Hollywood)
Tracey Ullman (Mrs. America)
Margo Martindale (Mrs. America)
Uzo Adubo (Mrs. America)
Toni Collette (Unbelievable)
Jean Smart (Watchmen)
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Better Call Saul ("Bad Choice Road")
Better Call Saul ("Bagman")
Ozark ("Fire Pink")
Ozark ("All In")
Ozark ("Boss Fight")
Succession ("This is Not for Tears")
The Crown ("Aberfan")
