emmy nominations 2020

the complete list of emmy nominations this year -

and links to the shows we’ve reviewed ;)

(click on the image or show title to take you to the review)


outstanding lead actor in a comedy series

 

anthony anderson - black-ish

don cheadle - black monday

eugene levy - schitt’s creek

ted danson - the good place

ramy youssef - ramy

michael douglas - the kominsky method


outstanding lead actress in a comedy series

 

christina applegate - dead to me

rachel brosnahan - the marvelous mrs. maisel

issa rae - insecure

linda cardellini - dead to me

tracee ellis-ross - black-ish

catherine o’hara - schitt’s creek


outstanding lead actor in a drama series

 

jason bateman - ozark

sterling k. brown - this is us

billy porter - pose


outstanding lead actress in a drama series

 

jennifer aniston - the morning show

olivia coleman - the crown

sandra oh - killing eve

jodie comer - killing eve

zendaya - euphoria

laura linney - ozark


outstanding supporting actor in a drama series

 

nicholas braun - succession

giancarlo esposito - better call saul

billy crudup - the morning show

matthew macfayden - succession

kieran culkin - succession

bradley whitford - the handmaid’s tale

mark duplass - the morning show

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

wow, the good place is showing up a lot. maybe it’s just a super great show and you should definitely watch it?

wow, the good place is showing up a lot. maybe it’s just a super great show and you should definitely watch it?

kate mckinnon - saturday night live

annie murphy - schitt’s creek

yvonne orji - insecure

cecily strong - saturday night live


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 limited series or movie

 

yahya abdul-mateen II - watchmen

jovan adepo - watchmen

tituss burgess - unbreakable kimmy schmidt: kimmy vs. the reverend


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


outstanding guest actor in a drama series

 

jason bateman - the outsider

ron cephas jones - this is us

james cromwell - succession


outstanding guest actress in a drama series

 

alexis biedel - the handmaid's tale

laverne cox - orange is the new black

cherry jones - succession

phylicia rashad - this is us

cicely tyson - how to get away with murder

harriet walter - succession


outstanding guest actor in a comedy series

 

adam driver - saturday night live

luke kirby - the marvelous mrs. maisel

eddie murphy - saturday night live

dev patel - modern love

brad pitt - saturday night live

fred willard - modern family


outstanding guest actress in a comedy series

 

angela bassett - a black lady sketch show

bette midler - the politician

maya rudolph - the good place

do i even need to put this anymore??

do i even need to put this anymore??

maya rudolph - saturday night live

wanda sykes - the marvelous mrs. maisel

phoebe waller-bridge - saturday night live


outstanding limited series

 

little fires everywhere

mrs. america

unbelievable

unorthodox

watchmen


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 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 variety sketch series

 

a black lady sketch show

drunk history

saturday night live


outstanding competition program

 

the masked singer

nailed it!

rupaul’s drag race

top chef

the voice


outstanding animated program

 

big mouth, “disclosure: the movie: the musical”

bob’s burger’s, “pig trouble in little tina”

bojack horseman, “the view from halfway down”

rick and morty, “the vat of acid episode”

the simpsons, “thanksgiving of horror”


outstanding short form animated program

 

forky asks a question, “what is love?”

robot chicken, “santa’s dead (spoiler alert) holiday murder thing special”

steven universe future, “fragments”


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 music composition for a series (original dramatic score)

 

the crown — martin phipps

euphoria —labyrinth

the mandalorian — ludwig göransson

ozark — danny bensi, sauder jurriaans

succession — nicholas britell


outstanding music composition for a limited series, movie or special (original dramatic score)

 

hollywood — nathan barr

little fires everywhere — mark isham, isabella summers

mrs. america — kris bowers

unorthodox — antonio gambale

watchmen — trent reznor, atticus ross


outstanding music composition for a documentary series

 

becoming — kamasi washington

home — amanda jones

mcmillion$ — pinar toprak, alex kovacs

tiger king: murder, mayhem and madness — mark mothersbaugh, john enroth, albert fox

why we hate — lara karpman


outstanding original music and lyrics

 

the black godfather, “letter to my godfather” — pharrell williams, chad hugo

euphoria, “all for us” — labyrinth

late week tonight with john oliver, “eat shit, bob” — david dabbon, joanna rothkopf, jill twiss, seena vail

little fires everywhere, “build it up” — ingrid michaelson

the marvelous mrs. maisel, “one less angel” —thomas mizer, curtis moore

this is us, “memorized” — siddhartha khosla, taylor goldsmith

watchmen, “the way it used to be” — trent reznor, atticus ross


outstanding music direction

 

the kennedy center honors — rickey minor

let’s go crazy: the grammy tribute to prince — shelia e, jimmy jam, terry lewis

the oscars — ricky minor

saturday night live — lenny pickett, eli brueggemann, leon pendarvis

super bowl liv halftime show starring jennifer lopez and shakira — adam wayne blackstone


outstanding original main title theme music

 

carnival row, nathan barr

defending jacob, ólafur arnalds

hollywood, nathan barr

unorthodox, antonio gambale

why we hate, laura karpman

wu-tang: an american saga, the RZA


outstanding sound editing for a nonfiction or reality program (single or multi-camera)

 

apollo 11 — eric milano

beastie boys story — martyn zub, paul aulicino, pernell salinas

cheer — logan byers, kaleb klinger, sean grey

laurel canyon: a place in time — jonathan greber

mcmillion$ — ben freer, jordan meltzer, jody mcveigh-schultz

tiger king: murder, mayhem and madness — ian cymore, rachel wardell, steve griffin


outstanding sound mixing for a comedy or drama series (one hour)

 

better call saul

the marvelous mrs. maisel

ozark

star trek: picard

stranger things

westworld


outstanding sound mixing for a limited series or movie

 

american horror story: 1984

devs

el camino: a breaking bad movie

hollywood

watchmen


outstanding music supervision

 

euphoria — jen malone, adam leber

insecure — kier lehman

killing eve — catherine grieves, david holmes

the marvelous mrs. maisel — robin urdang, amy sherman-palladino, daniel palladino

stranger things — nora felder

watchmen — liza richardson


outstanding sound mixing for a comedy or drama series (one hour) and animation

 

the mandalorian

modern family

the ranch

schitt’s creek

space force


outstanding sound mixing for a variety series or special

 

the daily show with trevor noah

dave chappelle: sticks and stones

62nd grammy awards

last week tonight with john oliver

the oscars


outstanding sound mixing for a nonfiction or reality program (single or multi-camera)

 

apollo 11

beastie boys story

cheer

laurel canyon: a place in time

rupaul’s drag race

tiger king: murder, mayhem, and madness


outstanding casting for a reality program

 

born this way

love is blind

queer eye

rupaul’s drag race

the voice


outstanding choreography for variety or reality programming

 

the oscars

savage x fenty show

so you think you can dance

world of dance


outstanding character voice-over performance

 

big mouth, “how to have an orgasm” - maya rudolph

central park, “episode one” leslie odom jr.

crank yankers, “bobby brown, wanda sykes & kathy griffin” - wanda sykes

the mandalorian, “chapter 8: redemption” - taika waititi

the simpsons, “better off ned” - nancy cartwright

the simpsons, “ frinkcoin” - hank azaria


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succession, which was nominated for a whopping eleven emmy’s?

the good place, which was nominated for six?

euphoria, in line to win best actress in a comedy/drama series?