Emmys 2020 nominations list in full: Succession, Watchmen and The Good Place lead pack
HBO's 'Succession' leads the pack with 10 nominations, with 'Watchmen' and 'The Good Place' also cleaning up with nods for this year's ceremony which will be held on 20 September
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Your support makes all the difference.This year’s Emmy nominations have been revealed
Comedian Leslie Jones was joined via video by Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany to announce what television shows will be battling it out to win the various categories come September.
Fan favourites including HBO’s Succession and Watchmen, as well as Netflix dramas Unbelievable and The Crown received nominations
Ozark, This is Us, Pose, Killing Eve and BBC's Normal People were also among those named in the big reveal.
Apple TV+ hits Little Fires Everywhere and The Morning Show were also nominated, along with their stars Kerry Washington, Steve Carell and Jennifer Aniston landing nominations in the Outstanding Lead Actor/Actress in a Drama Series category.
The Star Wars series The Mandalorian scored a surprise Best Drama Series nomination, while Reese Witherspoon was left out despite acclaimed performances in bothThe Morning Show, and the limited series Little Fires Everywhere.
As was the case last year, Killing Eve stars Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh are both nominated for Lead Actress in a Drama Series, while their castmate Fiona Shaw is up for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
You can find the full nominations list below:
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 Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
Nicholas Braun, Succession
Kieran Culkin, 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 Drama Series:
Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies
Laura Dern, 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 Drama Series:
Andrew Scott, Black Mirror
James Cromwell, Succession
Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian
Martin Short, The Morning Show
Jason Bateman, The Outsider
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us
Outstanding Supporting 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 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 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 Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
William Jackson Harper, The Good Place
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Sterling K Brown, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Mahershala Ali, Ramy
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
D'Arcy Carden, The Good Place
Yvonne Orji, Insecure
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:
Fred Willard, Modern Family
Dev Patel, Modern Love
Adam Driver, Saturday Night Live
Eddie Murphy, Saturday Night Live
Brad Pitt, Saturday Night Live
Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:
Angela Bassett, A Black Lady Sketch Show
Maya Ruldolph, Saturday Night Live
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Saturday Night Live
Maya Ruldolph, The Good Place
Wanda Sykes, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Bette Midler, The Politician
Outstanding Limited Series:
Little Fires Everywhere
Mrs America
Unbelievable
Unorthodox
Watchmen
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:
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 Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:
Holland Taylor, Hollywood
Uzo Abuda, Mrs America
Margo Martindale, Mrs America
Tracey Ullman, Mrs America
Toni Collette, Unbelievable
Jean Smart, Watchmen
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 Competition Program:
The Masked Singer
Nailed It!
RuPaul's Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
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