Not even a global pandemic can stand between actors and their shiny accolades: the 72nd Annual Emmy Awards will go on as planned. On Tuesday, Leslie Jones announced the 2020 Emmy nominations from a royal blue void as actors like Laverne Cox, Josh Gad, and Tatiana Maslany appeared on screen via video chat behind her to help list those names. If anyone could find some humor in these socially distant days, with a task as mundane as reciting the titles of prestige televisions shows, it’s Jones. She should host the whole show.
The Regina King-led comic book adaptation The Watchmen leads nominations with 26, while in the drama category, Succession stans will be happy to hear the show earned 18 nods—the same as Ozark. In comedy, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel picked up 20, which still isn’t enough to get me to watch that show. But I’m mostly excited for Zendaya, who scored a Lead Actress in a Drama Series nomination for her role in Euphoria. It’s her first-ever!
The 2020 Emmys will air Sunday, September 20 on ABC with host Jimmy Kimmel, who is not Leslie Jones. For the full list of nominations, click here. To see only the categories you actually care about, scroll down.
Drama Series
Better Call Saul The Crown The Handmaid’s Tale Killing Eve The Mandalorian Ozark Stranger Things Succession
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
Limited Series
Little Fires Everywhere Mrs. America Unbelievable Unorthodox Watchmen
Reality Competition
The Masked Singer Nailed It RuPaul’s Drag Race Top Chef The Voice
Variety Talk Series
Daily Show with Trevor Noah Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Jimmy Kimmel Live Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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
