The Television Academy announced the nominations for the 2020 Emmy Awards on Tuesday, and some of these categories are going to make you tear your hair out picking a winner in your office pool.
Watchmen picked up the most nominations with 26 while The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel scored 20 nods. Third place went to Netflix’s Ozark with 18.
Nominations by program (five or more):
- 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 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
Nominations by network/platform (10 or more):
- Netflix 160 (118 last year)
- HBO 107 (137 last year)
- NBC 47 (58 last year)
- ABC 36 (26 last year)
- FX Networks 33 (32 last year)
- Amazon 30 (47 last year)
- Hulu 26 (20 last year)
- CBS 23 (43 last year)
- Disney+ 19 (n/a)
- Apple 18 (n/a)
- Pop TV 16 (4 last year)
- Fox 15 (18 last year)
- VH1 13 (14 last year)
- BBC America 10 (9 last year)
- Comedy Central 10 (8 last year)
- Quibi 10 (n/a)
Outstanding 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
Outstanding Drama Series
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Killing Eve
- The Mandalorian
- Ozark
- Stranger Things
- Succession
Outstanding 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
Outstanding 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
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
- Jeremy Irons, Watchmen
- Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
- Paul Mescal, Normal People
- Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
- Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
- Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
- Shira Haas, Unorthodox
- Regina King, Watchmen
- Octavia Spencer, Self Made
- Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere
Outstanding 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
Outstanding 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
Outstanding Reality Competition
- The Masked Singer
- Nailed It!
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Top Chef
- The Voice
Outstanding Variety/Talk Series
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Limited Series
- Little Fires Everywhere
- Mrs. America
- Unbelievable
- Unorthodox
- Watchmen
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Mahershali Ali, Ramy
- Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
- Daniel Levy, Schitt’s Creek
- William Jackson Harper, The Good Place
- Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
- Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
- Nicholas Braun, Succession
- Kieran Culkin, Succession
- Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
- Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
- Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
- Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Betty Gilpin, GLOW
- Yvonne Orji, Insecure
- Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
- Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
- Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek
- D’Arcy Carden, The Good Place
- Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
- Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies
- Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve
- Julia Garner, Ozark
- Sarah Snook, Succession
- Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
- Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Thandie Newton, Westworld
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Fred Willard, Modern Family
- Dev Patel, Modern Love
- Brad Pitt, Saturday Night Live
- Adam Driver, Saturday Night Live
- Eddie Murphy, Saturday Night Live
- Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Angela Bassett, A Black Lady Sketch Show
- Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Saturday Night Live
- Maya Rudolph, The Good Place
- Wanda Sykes, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Bette Midler, The Politician
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a 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
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away With Murder
- Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black
- Cherry Jones, Succession
- Harriet Walter, Succession
- Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Phylicia Rashad, This Is Us
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
- Holland Taylor, Hollywood
- Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America
- Margo Martindale, Mrs. America
- Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America
- Toni Collette, Unbelievable
- Jean Smart, Watchmen
Outstanding Variety/Sketch Series
- The Academy Awards
- The Golden Globe Awards
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family & Good Times
- Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez & Shakira
- The Tony Awards
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
- Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, Making It
- Nicole Byer, Nailed It!
- Bobby Berk, Karama Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness, Queer Eye
- RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec and Kevin O’Leary, Shark Tank
- Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio, Top Chef
The 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on Sept. 20.
