Here Are The Emmy Nominations… and Afterthoughts
It’s that time of year… the Emmy Awards will be aired on Sept. 20 and will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
Here is the list of the nominees:
Best Comedy:
“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)
Best Drama:
“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 Limited Series:
“Little Fires Everywhere” (Hulu)
“Mrs. America” (FX)
“Unbelievable” (Netflix)
“Unorthodox” (Netflix)
“Watchmen” (HBO)
Best Actress In a Comedy:
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”
Best Actor in a Comedy
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”
Best Actress in a Drama:
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 Drama:
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 Limited Series or TV Movie
Cate Blanchett, “Mrs. America”
Shira Haas, “Unorthodox”
Regina King, “Watchmen”
Octavia Spencer, “Self Made”
Kerry Washington, “Little Fires Everywhere”
Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV 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 Comedy:
Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Betty Gilpin, “GLOW”
D’Arcy Carden, “The Good Place”
Marin Hinkle, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”
Annie Murphy, “Schitt’s Creek”
Yvonne Orji, “Insecure”
Cecily Strong, “Saturday Night Live”
Supporting Actor in a Comedy:
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”
Dan Levy, “Schitt’s Creek”
Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Kenan Thompson, “Saturday Night Live”
Supporting Actress in a Drama:
Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown”
Laura Dern, “Big Little Lies”
Julia Garner, “Ozark”
Thandie Newton, “Westworld”
Sarah Snook, “Succession”
Fiona Shaw, “Killing Eve”
Meryl Streep, “Big Little Lies”
Samira Wiley, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Supporting Actor in a Drama:
Nicholas Braun, “Succession”
Kieran Culkin, “Succession”
Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”
Mark Duplass, “The Morning Show”
Giancarlo Esposito, “Better Call Saul”
Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession”
Bradley Whitford, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Jeffrey Wright, “Westworld”
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie:
Uzo Aduba, “Mrs. America”
Toni Collette, “Unbelievable”
Margo Martindale, “Mrs. America”
Jean Smart, “Watchmen”
Holland Taylor, “Hollywood”
Tracey Ullman, “Mrs. America”
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie:
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, “Watchmen”
Jovan Adepo, “Watchmen”
Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
Louis Gossett Jr., “Watchmen”
Dylan McDermott, “Hollywood”
Jim Parsons, “Hollywood”
Television Movie:
“American Son” (Netflix)
“Bad Education” (HBO)
“Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings” (Netflix)
“El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” (Netflix)
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend” (Netflix)
You can read the rest of the nominees on The New York Times website. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/arts/television/emmy-nominees-list.html
This year’s nominees are interesting and historical. For the first time in Emmy history, three black women hold spots in Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Octavia Spencer, Kerry Washington and Regina King. Zendaya received her first Emmy nomination for her performance as Rue Bennett in “Euphoria” on HBO.
The new streaming service Disney+ received their first Emmy nomination for the Star Wars original show “The Mandalorian”.
Of course with any big award nomination announcement come snubs as well. People were shocked to not see Reese Witherspoon nominated for anything or Viola Davis.
Still, the Emmys showed recognition to a lot of new faces and new stories.
Tune in on Sept. 20 on ABC to watch the Emmy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.