On Tuesday, the nominations for the 72nd annual Emmy Awards were unveiled. The nominees were announced during a virtual event hosted by Leslie Jones along with Josh Gad, Laverne Cox and Tatiana Maslany, who presented the contenders. Speaking of the nominations list, Popular OTT giant Netflix received 160 nods. HBO's Watchmen secured most nominations for any series with 26 nods. Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel received 20 nods while Netflix’s Ozark and HBO’s Succession secured 18 nods each.  

Speaking of Watchmen, it focuses on America's racial clashes amid a pandemic. It was nominated in the category of Best Limited Series. However, the major nominations surprised fans. With Zendaya being nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series, it came across as a surprise that Resse Witherspoon was snubbed. Apart from her, the nomination list royally snubbed Kaitlyn Dever (Unbelievable), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) and Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid) among several others. The Mandalorian scored a surprise by securing a nod. 

Indian actor Dev Patel secured a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a comedy series for Modern Love. He is the only Indian to feature on the list. Along with Dev, Cate Blanchett, Lupita Nyong’o, Octavia Spencer, Anna Kendrick, Zendaya are among the 42 celebrities who have been nominated for the first time. 

 

 

 

 

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Finally, we present your #Emmy nominees for Drama Series, Comedy Series, Limited Series, Variety Talk Series, and Competition Program! Watch to see who wins on Sept. 20, on @abcnetwork. For a full list of nominations, visit Emmys.com or the link in bio.

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Here are the nominations in key categories:

Best 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)

Best Comedy Series

Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Dead to Me (Netflix)
The Good Place (NBC)
Insecure (HBO)
The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

 

 

 

 

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Presenting your #Emmy nominees for Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Lead Actor in a Drama Series! Visit the full list of #EmmyNoms at Emmys.com or at the link in our bio.

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Best Limited Series

Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
Mrs. America (FX on Hulu)
Unbelievable (Netflix)
Unorthodox (Netflix)
Watchmen (HBO)

Best 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)

Best 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)

Best 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)

 

 

 

 

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Congratulations to the talented #Emmy nominees for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Lead Actress in a Comedy Series! For an extended list of comedy #EmmyNoms, visit our full list of nominees at Emmys.com or at the link in bio.

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Best 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)

Best Actor in a Limited Series or a Television Movie

Jeremy Irons (Watchmen)
Hugh Jackman (Bad Education)
Paul Mescal (Normal People)
Jeremy Pope (Hollywood)
Mark Ruffalo (I Know This Much Is True)

Best Actress in a Limited Series or a Television Movie

Cate Blanchett (Mrs. America)
Shira Haas (Unorthodox)
Regina King (Watchmen)
Octavia Spencer (Self Made)
Kerry Washington (Little Fires Everywhere)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul)
Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Mark Duplass (The Morning Show)
Nicholas Braun (Succession)
Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)
Jeffery Wright (Westworld)

Best 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)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Mahershala Ali (Ramy)
Alan Arkin (The Kominsky Method)
Sterling K. Brown (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Daniel Levy (Schitt’s Creek)
Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live)
William Jackson (The Good Place)
Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Yvonne Orji (Insecure)
Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Betty Gilpin (GLOW)
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)

Best Variety Talk Series

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Best Competition Series

The Masked Singer
Nailed It
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice

Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the Emmy Awards will be presented on September 20, 2020.

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