The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards – where to watch the 2020 Emmy nominees

The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards – where to watch the 2020 Emmy nominees
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The 2020 Emmy Awards ceremony will take place on September 20, broadcast by ABC. Hosted by popular late night television host Jimmy Kimmel, the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will be held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Netflix has bagged the most nominations for this year’s Emmys with a record high 160 nominations. Its rival HBO has secured 107 nominations, although these Emmy nods are from just 21 programs, which is less than half that of Netflix. Other streaming services are trailing behind, like Amazon Prime with their 20 nominations. A newcomer to the streaming landscape, Disney+ has scored 19 nominations, and Apple TV+ has garnered 18 nominations. “Watchmen” leads this year’s nominees with 11 nominations in major categories, followed by “Succession” with 10 and “Ozark” with nine nominations.

As you gear up for the event, we’ve compiled a complete list of the nominees as well as where you can check out all the Emmy nominated shows.

Outstanding Comedy Series

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO Max)

“Dead to Me” (Netflix)

“Insecure” (HBO Max)

“Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV, CBC Gem, Netflix)

“The Good Place” (NBC, Netflix)

“The Kominsky Method” (Netflix)

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime Video)

“What We Do In The Shadows” (FX Networks)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Don Cheadle – “Black Monday” (Showtime)

Anthony Anderson – “Black-ish” (ABC, Hulu)

Ramy Youssef – “Ramy” (Hulu)

Eugene Levy – “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV, CBC Gem, Netflix)

Ted Danson – “The Good Place” (NBC, Netflix)

Michael Douglas – “The Kominsky Method” (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Tracee Ellis Ross – “Black-ish” (ABC, Hulu)

Linda Cardellini – “Dead to Me” (Netflix)

Christina Applegate – “Dead to Me” (Netflix)

Issa Rae – “Insecure” (HBO Max)

Catherine O’Hara – “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV, CBC Gem, Netflix)

Rachel Brosnahan – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Andre Braugher – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (NBC, Netflix)

Mahershala Ali – “Ramy” (Hulu)

Kenan Thompson – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Daniel Levy – “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV, CBC Gem, Netflix)

William Jackson Harper – “The Good Place” (NBC, Netflix)

Alan Arkin – “The Kominsky Method” (Netflix)

Sterling K. Brown – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime Video)

Tony Shalhoub – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Betty Gilpin – “GLOW” (Netflix)

Yvonne Orji – “Insecure” (HBO Max)

Kate McKinnon – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Cecily Strong – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Annie Murphy – “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV, CBC Gem, Netflix)

D’Arcy Carden – “The Good Place” (NBC, Netflix)

Alex Borstein – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime Video)

Marin Hinkle – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Fred Willard – “Modern Family” (ABC, Hulu, Netflix)

Dev Patel – “Modern Love” (Amazon Prime Video)

Brad Pitt – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Adam Driver – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Eddie Murphy – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Luke Kirby – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Angela Bassett – “A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO Max)

Maya Rudolph – “Saturday Night Live”, “The Good Place” (NBC, Netflix)

Phoebe Waller-Bridge – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Wanda Sykes – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime Video)

Bette Milder – “The Politician” (Netflix)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

“Modern Family” (ABC, Hulu, Netflix)

“Ramy” (Hulu)

“Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV, CBC Gem, Netflix)

“The Great” (Hulu)

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime Video)

“Will & Grace” (NBC, Netflix)

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

“Schitt’s Creek” (Pop TV, CBC Gem, Netflix)

“The Good Place” (NBC, Netflix)

“The Great” (Hulu)

“What We Do In The Shadows” (FX Networks)

Outstanding Drama Series

“Better Call Saul” (AMC, Netflix)

“Killing Eve” (BBC America)

“Ozark” (Netflix)

“Stranger Things” (Netflix)

“Succession” (HBO Max)

“The Crown” (Netflix)

“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)

“The Mandalorian” (Disney+)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Jason Bateman – “Ozark” (Netflix)

Billy Porter – “Pose” (FX Networks, Netflix)

Brian Cox – “Succession” (HBO Max)

Jeremy Strong – “Succession” (HBO Max)

Steve Carrell – “The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)

Sterling K. Brown – “This Is Us” (NBC)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Zendaya – “Euphoria” (HBO Max)

Sandra Oh – “Killing Eve” (BBC America)

Jodie Comer – “Killing Eve” (BBC America)

Laura Linney – “Ozark” (Netflix)

Olivia Colman – “The Crown” (Netflix)

Jennifer Aniston – “The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Giancarlo Esposito – “Better Call Saul” (AMC, Netflix)

Bradley Whitford – “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)

Mark Duplass – “The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)

Billy Crudup – “The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)

Jeffrey Wright – “Westworld” (HBO Max)

Matthew Macfadyen – “Succession” (HBO Max)

Kieran Culkin – “Succession” (HBO Max)

Nicholas Braun – “Succession” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Meryl Streep – “Big Little Lies” (HBO Max)

Laura Dern – “Big Little Lies” (HBO Max)

Fiona Shaw – “Killing Eve” (BBC America)

Julia Garner – “Ozark” (Netflix)

Sarah Snook – “Succession” (HBO Max)

Helena Bonham Carter – “The Crown” (Netflix)

Samira Wiley – “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)

Thandie Newton – “Westworld” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Andrew Scott – “Black Mirror” (Netflix)

James Cromwell – “Succession” (HBO Max)

Giancarlo Esposito – “The Mandalorian” (Disney+)

Martin Short – “The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)

Jason Bateman – “The Outsider” (HBO Max)

Ron Cephas Jones – “This Is Us” (NBC)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Cicely Tyson – “How To Get Away With Murder” (ABC, Netflix)

Laverne Cox – “Orange Is The New Black” (Netflix)

Cherry Jones – “Succession” (HBO Max)

Harriet Walter – “Succession” (HBO Max)

Alexis Biedel – “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)

Phylicia Rahsad – “This Is Us” (NBC)

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

“Homeland” (Showtime, Netflix)

“Ozark” (Netflix)

“Succession” (HBO Max)

“The Crown” (Netflix)

“The Morning Show” (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

“Better Call Saul” (AMC, Netflix)

“Ozark” (Netflix)

“Succession” (HBO Max)

“The Crown” (Netflix)

Outstanding Limited Series

“Little Fires Everywhere” (Hulu)

“Mrs. America” (FX Networks, Hulu)

“Unbelievable” (Netflix)

“Unorthodox” (Netflix)

“Watchmen” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Television Movie

“American Son” (Netflix)

“Bad Education” (HBO Max)

“Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings: These Old Bones” (Netflix)

“El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” (Netflix)

“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend” (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie

Hugh Jackman – “Bad Education” (HBO Max)

Jeremy Pope – “Hollywood” (Netflix)

Mark Ruffalo – “I Know This Much Is True” (HBO Max)

Paul Mescal – “Normal People” (Hulu)

Jeremy Irons – “Watchmen” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie

Kerry Washington – “Little Fires Everywhere” (Hulu)

Cate Blanchett – “Mrs. America” (FX Networks, Hulu)

Octavia Spencer – “Self Made: Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker” (Netflix)

Shira Haas – “Unorthodox” (Netflix)

Regina King – “Watchmen” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie

Dylan McDermott – “Hollywood” (Netflix)

Jim Parsons – “Hollywood” (Netflix)

Tituss Burgess – “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend” (Netflix)

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – “Watchmen” (HBO Max)

Jovan Adepo – “Watchmen” (HBO Max)

Louis Gossett Jr. – “Watchmen” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie

Holland Taylor – “Hollywood” (Netflix)

Tracey Ullman – “Mrs. America” (FX Networks, Hulu)

Uzo Aduba – “Mrs. America” (FX Networks, Hulu)

Margo Martindale – “Mrs. America” (FX Networks, Hulu)

Toni Collette – “Unbelievable” (Netflix)

Jean Smart – “Watchmen” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special

“Little Fires Everywhere” (Hulu)

“Unorthodox” (Netflix)

“Watchmen” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special

“Mrs. America” (FX Networks, Hulu)

“Normal People” (Hulu)

“Unbelievable” (Netflix)

“Unorthodox” (Netflix)

“Watchmen” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program

“American Factory” (Netflix)

“Apollo 11” (CNN)

“Becoming” (Netflix)

“The Cave” (National Geographic)

“The Last Dance” (ESPN, Netflix)

“Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness” (Netflix)

Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series

“American Masters” (PBS)

“Hillary” (Hulu)

“McMillion$” (HBO Max)

“The Last Dance” (ESPN, Netflix)

“Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness” (Netflix)

Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special

“Beastie Boys Story” (Apple TV+)

“Becoming” (Netflix)

“The Apollo” (HBO Max)

“The Great Hack” (Netflix)

“Laurel Canyon: A Place In Time” (EPIX)

Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program

“Beastie Boys Story” (Apple TV+)

“Circus Of Books” (Netflix)

“Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer” (Netflix)

“McMillion$” (HBO Max)

“The Cave” (National Geographic)

Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series Or Special

“Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee” (Netflix)

“Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath” (A&E)

“The World According To Jeff Goldblum” (Disney+)

“Ugly Delicious” (Netflix)

“Vice” (Netflix)

Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking

“Chasing The Moon (American Experience – PBS)

“Moonlight Sonata: Deafness In Three Movements” (HBO Max)

“One Child Nation” (Amazon Prime Video)

“The Cave” (National Geographic)

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