By Matt Neglia
The nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards have been announced and as always, there were a ton of surprises and snubs.
Click below to see the nominations and be on the lookout for our podcast discussing the nominations and predicting the winners.
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
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate – Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Linda Cardellini – Dead to Me
Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish
Catherine O’Hara – Schitt’s Creek
Issa Rae – Insecure
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
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
D’Arcy Carden – The Good Place
Betty Gilpin – GLOW
Marin Hinkle – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
Annie Murphy – Schitt’s Creek
Yvonne Orji – Molly
Cecily Strong – Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Mahershala Ali – Ramy
Alan Arkin – The Kominsky Method
Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Sterling K. Brown – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
William Jackson Harper – The Good Place
Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek
Tony Shalhoub – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Angela Bassett – A Black Lady Sketch Show
Bette Midler – The Politician
Maya Rudolph – The Good Place
Maya Rudolph – Saturday Night Live
Wanda Sykes – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Saturday Night Live
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Driver – Saturday Night Live
Luke Kirby – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Eddie Murphy – Saturday Night Live
Dev Patel – Modern Love
Brad Pitt – Saturday Night Live
Fred Willard – Modern Family
Drama Series
Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
Killing Eve
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Stranger Things
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 Drama Series
Jason Bateman – Ozark
Steve Carell – The Morning Show
Brian Cox – Succession
Billy Porter – Pose
Jeremy Strong – Succession
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Helena Bonham Carter – The Crown
Laura Dern – Big Little Lies
Julia Garner – Ozark
Thandie Newton – Westworld
Fiona Shaw – Killing Eve
Sarah Snook – Succession
Meryl Streep – Big Little Lies
Samira Wiley – The Handmaid’s Tale
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Nicholas Braun – Succession
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Kieran Culkin – Succession
Mark Duplass – The Morning Show
Giancarlo Esposito – Better Call Saul
Matthew Mcfayden – Succession
Bradley Whitford – The Handmaid’s Tale
Jeffrey Wright – Westworld
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
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
Limited Series
Little Fires Everywhere
Mrs. America
Unbelievable
Unorthodox
Watchmen
TV Movie
American Son
Bad Education
Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings: These Old Bones
El Camino
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Lead Actress in a Limited Series/Movie
Cate Blanchett – Mrs. America
Regina King – Watchmen
Shira Haas – Unorthodox
Octavia Spencer – Self Made
Kerry Washington – Little Fires Everywhere
Lead Actor in a Limited Series/Movie
Jeremy Irons – Watchmen
Hugh Jackman – Bad Education
Paul Mescal – Normal People
Jeremy Pope – Hollywood
Mark Ruffalo – I Know This Much Is True
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series/Movie
Uzo Aduba – Mrs. America
Toni Collette – Unbelievable
Margo Martindale – Mrs. America
Jean Smart – Watchmen
Tracey Ullman – Mrs. America
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/Movie
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Watchmen
Jovan Adepo – Watchmen
Dylan McDermott – Hollywood
Jim Parsons – Hollywood
Louis Gossett Jr. – Watchmen
Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Variety Sketch Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Drunk History
Saturday Night Live
Reality Competition Program
The Masked Singer
Nailed It
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
Bobby Berk – Queer Eye
Nicole Byer – Nailed It
Barbara Corcoran – Shark Tank
RuPaul Charles – RuPaul’s Drag Race
Padma Lakshmi – Top Chef
Amy Poehler – Making It
NOMINATION TOTALS
Watchmen – 26
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – 20
Ozark – 18
Succession – 18
The Mandalorian – 15
Saturday Night Live – 15
Schitt’s Creek – 15
The Crown – 13
Hollywood – 12
Westworld – 11
The Handmaid’s Tale – 10
Mrs. America – 10
RuPaul’s Drag Race – 10
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – 9
The Oscars – 9
Insecure – 8
Killing Eve – 8
The Morning Show – 8
Stranger Things – 8
Unorthodox – 8
What We Do In The Shadows – 8
Better Call Saul – 7
Queer Eye – 7
Cheer – 6
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones – 6
Euphoria – 6
The Good Place – 6
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem & Madness – 6
The Voice – 6
Apollo 11 – 5
Beastie Boys Story – 5
Big Little Lies – 5
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah – 5
Little Fires Everywhere – 5
McMillion$ – 5
The Politician – 5
Pose – 5
Star Trek: Picard – 5
This Is Us – 5
Will & Grace – 5
The full list of nominations including the directing, writing and tech categories can be found here. The 72 Emmy Awards ceremony will take place on September 20th 2020 with Jimmy Kimmel hosting.
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