72nd Primetime Emmy Awards

The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will honor the best in U.S. prime time television programming from June 1, 2019 until May 31, 2020, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony was originally to be held at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was changed virtually from the actors' homes across the U.S. and will be held on September 20, 2020,[1] and broadcast in the U.S. by ABC. It will be preceded by the 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 14 through 17.[2][3] The ceremony will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.[4]

72nd Primetime Emmy Awards
Date
LocationVirtual[1]
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
Hosted byJimmy Kimmel
Most nominationsWatchmen (11)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkABC
Produced byDone and Dusted
Reginald Hudlin
Jimmy Kimmel

The nominations were announced on July 28, 2020 by Leslie Jones, Laverne Cox, Josh Gad, and Tatiana Maslany.[2][5] Watchmen led the nominations with eleven, followed by Succession with ten and Ozark with nine.

Nominees
See also: 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Programs
Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Limited Series Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Outstanding Competition Program

Acting

Lead performances
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Christina Applegate as Jen Harding in Dead to Me (Episode: "It's Not You, It's Me") (Netflix)
  • Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam "Midge" Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: "A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo...") (Prime Video)
  • Linda Cardellini as Judy Hale in Dead to Me (Episode: "If Only You Knew") (Netflix)
  • Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose in Schitt's Creek (Episode: "The Incident") (Pop TV)
  • Issa Rae as Issa Dee in Insecure (Episode: "Lowkey Happy") (HBO)
  • Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson in Black-ish (Episode: "Kid Life Crisis") (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Supporting performances
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: "Marvelous Radio") (Prime Video)
  • D'Arcy Carden as Janet in The Good Place (Episode: "You've Changed, Man") (NBC)
  • Betty Gilpin as Debbie "Liberty Bell" Eagan in GLOW (Episode: "A Very GLOW Christmas") (Netflix)
  • Marin Hinkle as Rose Weissman in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: "A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo...") (Prime Video)
  • Kate McKinnon as Various Characters in Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Daniel Craig") (NBC)
  • Annie Murphy as Alexis Rose in Schitt's Creek (Episode: "The Presidential Suite") (Pop TV)
  • Yvonne Orji as Molly Carter in Insecure (Episode: "Lowkey Lost") (HBO)
  • Cecily Strong as Various Characters in Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Eddie Murphy") (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Directing
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Writing
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Most major nominations

Programs that received multiple major[lower-alpha 1] nominations are listed below, by number of nominations per work and per network:

Shows that received multiple nominations
Nominations Show Network
11 Watchmen HBO
10 Succession
9 Ozark Netflix
8 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Prime Video
Schitt's Creek Pop TV
6 The Crown Netflix
Mrs. America FX
5 The Good Place NBC
The Morning Show Apple TV+
4 Better Call Saul AMC
Hollywood Netflix
Killing Eve BBC America
Unorthodox Netflix
What We Do in the Shadows FX
3 Dead to Me Netflix
The Handmaid's Tale Hulu
Insecure HBO
The Kominsky Method Netflix
Little Fires Everywhere Hulu
Normal People
Ramy
Saturday Night Live NBC
Unbelievable Netflix
2 Big Little Lies HBO
Black-ish ABC
The Great Hulu
Westworld HBO
Nominations by network
Nominations Network
37 Netflix
32 HBO
14 Hulu
11 FX
NBC
8 Pop TV
Prime Video
5 Apple TV+
4 ABC
AMC
BBC America
Comedy Central
2 Showtime

Changes

Among the new changes, the "Informational Series or Special" award category has been renamed "Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special".[6]

On June 17, 2020, it was announced that the number of nominees in the Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series categories had been increased to 8, while the number of nominees in the remaining categories would depend on the number of submissions in each category.[7]

On July 29, 2020, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a letter was sent to the nominees and all involved announcing that the ceremony will be virtual rather than take place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles as planned.[1]

Criticism

Following the nomination announcement, the academy was criticized for its lack of transgender nominees. Affiliates of the FX drama Pose, which is set in New York's queer ballroom scene, criticized the Academy for nominating Billy Porter, but excluding its many transgender stars from the acting categories in addition to series writers Janet Mock and Our Lady J.[8][9]

There was similar criticism from affiliates of the HBO series Euphoria. Many critics believed that transgender actress Hunter Schafer was also worthy of a nomination for her performance in the series. Both series were notably missing from the Outstanding Drama Series category, a decision that was also heavily criticized.[10]

Notes
  1. "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. This grouping does not include the technical categories.

References
  1. Malkin, Marc (July 29, 2020). "Emmys Will Go Virtual in 2020, Telecast Producers Outline Plans in Letter to the Nominees (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. Goodell, Stephanie (August 6, 2020). "Emmys and Creative Arts Categories and Nights Announced". Los Angeles: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  3. Hipes, Patrick (January 8, 2020). "Primetime Emmy Awards Sets 2020 Date On ABC". Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  4. "Jimmy Kimmel Returns for a Third Time to Host the "72nd Emmy(R) Awards," Airing Sunday, Sept. 20, on ABC". The Futon Critic. June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  5. "2020 Primetime Emmy® Awards – Nomination Press Release" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  6. White, Peter (December 17, 2019). "2020 Emmy Rules Changes: Television Academy Unveils Adjustments To 'Hanging Episodes' & Kids Voting". Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  7. Goodell, Stephanie (June 17, 2020). "Rules Changes Announced for 2020 Emmys". Los Angeles: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  8. Anderton, Joe (July 29, 2020). "Pose co-creator and stars respond to Emmy snub of trans and non-binary cast". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  9. Aviles, Gwen (July 28, 2020). "'Pose' stars speak out against Emmy snubs of Black trans actors". NBC News. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  10. Reynolds, Daniel (July 28, 2020). "Emmys Snub Transgender Stars of Pose, Euphoria". The Advocate. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
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