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    Ladies and Gentlemen, the 2020 Emmy Nominations

    Mary Anne ButlerBy Mary Anne ButlerJuly 28, 2020Updated:July 28, 20203 Mins Read
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    It’s a strange year, we know this, we accept this, and we welcome the little bits of normalcy that come our way. Like this morning’s 2020 Emmy Nominations! Read by Leslie Jones, this year’s crop of nods have some pleasant surprises, and some righteous recognition.

    Here are the nominations for the main categories:


    Outstanding lead 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”)

    Outstanding lead 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”)

    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 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 reality/competition series

    “The Masked Singer”
    “Nailed It”
    “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
    “Top Chef”
    “The Voice”

    Outstanding variety talk series

    “Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
    “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”
    “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
    “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
    “Late Show with Stephen Colbert”

    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”


    You can of course read the entire nominees list on the official Emmys website here.

    “Watchmen” leads with 26 nominations, “The Mandalorian” has an impressive 16 nominations including Best Drama, Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance, Production Design for Narrative Program (half-hour), Cinematography for Single Camera (half hour), Fantasy/sci-fi costumes, 3 single-camera Picture editing for a drama series, Prosthetic make-up, music composition, a guest actor in a drama series nod for Giancarlo Esposito, 2 sound-editing in a comedy/drama half hour series, outstanding special vfx, and stunt coordination for a drama series, limited series or movie.

    The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony will be held on September 20th, 2020 and broadcast by ABC, and will be hosted once again by Jimmy Kimmel. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will take place on September 12th and 13th.

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.

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