Watchmen leads the 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations with 26 nods.
HBO's superhero drama picked up nominations for Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Regina King, and the actor equivalent for Jeremy Irons, among others.
Watchmen was followed by The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, the second most-nominated series with 20, and Netflix's Ozark with 18. Other big-time nominees include The Mandalorian, Schitt's Creek, and Succession.
The nominees announcement, streamed on Emmys.com on Tuesday morning, was hosted virtually by Leslie Jones, a three-time Emmy nominee for her work on Saturday Night Live, with presenters Tatiana Maslany, Laverne Cox, and Josh Gad.
The 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards will be presented on 20 September, with Jimmy Kimmel as host.
Meanwhile, the Creative Arts Emmys, which will honour technical and costuming merit, will be presented at a virtual event taking place over several nights in September in place of a physical prizegiving, which was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The main nominees for the 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards are as follows:
Outstanding Drama Series:
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Killing Eve
- The Mandalorian
- Ozark
- Stranger Things
- Succession
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 Limited Series:
- Little Fires Everywhere
- Mrs America
- Unbelievable
- Unorthodox
- Watchmen
Outstanding Television Movie:
- American Son
- Bad Education
- Dolly Parton's Heartstrings: These Old Bones
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
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 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 Lead Actor in a Limited Series or 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 Movie:
- Cate Blanchett, Mrs America
- Shira Haas, Unorthodox
- Regina King, Watchmen
- Octavia Spencer, Self Made
- Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere
Outstanding 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 Macfadyen, Succession
- Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid's Tale
- Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Outstanding 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
Outstanding 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
Outstanding 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, Insecure
- Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or 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
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:
- Uzo Aduba, Mrs America
- Toni Collette, Unbelievable
- Margo Martindale, Mrs America
- Jean Smart, Watchmen
- Holland Taylor, Hollywood
- Tracey Ullman, Mrs America
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