2020 Emmy Nominations: 'Watchmen,' Mrs. Maisel,' 'Ozark' Dominate

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Actress and comedian Leslie Jones announced the 72nd Emmy Nominees Thursday with the virtual help of actors Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany.

HBO's superhero limited series "Watchmen" scored a leading 26 nominations for the 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards, followed by Amazon Prime's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" with 20. Netflix leads the way with a total of 160 overall nominations, followed by HBO with 107.

With HBO's "Game of Thrones" ending its run and no longer a factor, the drama series will have a new winner this year. Nominated for the prize were AMC's "Better Call Saul," Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale," BBC America's "Killing Eve," Disney+'s "The Mandalorian," HBO's "Succession" and Netflix's "The Crown," "Ozark" and "Stranger Things."

The comedy series category also won't have a repeat winner, with last year's champ "Fleabag" also ending its run. "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" won the prize in 2018 and will look to return to the winner's circle. Also vying for the prize are HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Insecure"; Netflix's "Dead To Me" and "The Kominsky Method"; NBC's "The Good Place"; Pop TV's "Schitt's Creek"; and FX's "What We Do in the Shadows."

The 72nd Annual Emmy Awards are scheduled to air on ABC Sept. 20 with host Jimmy Kimmel.

Drama Lead Actress

• Jennifer Aniston, “The Morning Show”
• Olivia Colman, “The Crown”
• Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve”
• Laura Linney, “Ozark”
• Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve”
• Zendaya, “Euphoria”

Drama Lead Actor

• Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
• Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
• Steve Carell, “The Morning Show”
• Brian Cox, “Succession”
• Billy Porter, “Pose”
• Jeremy Strong, “Succession”

Drama Series

• “Better Call Saul”
• “The Crown”“The Handmaid’s Tale”
• “Killing Eve”
• “The Mandalorian”
• “Ozark”
• “Stranger Things”
• “Succession”

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”

Drama Supporting Actress

• 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”

Drama supporting actor

• 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”

Comedy Lead Actress

• 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”

Comedy Lead Actor

• 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"

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”

Supporting Actor 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”
• Dan Levy, “Schitt’s Creek”
• Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
• Kenan Thompson, “Saturday Night Live”

Limited Series

• “Little Fires Everywhere”
• “Mrs. America”
• “Unbelievable”
• “Unorthodox”

  This is so pure: UNORTHODOX stars Shira Haas and Amit Rahav react to the show's eight Emmy nominations including Best Limited Series and Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie for Haas. pic.twitter.com/m0f99YIscy

  — Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) July 28, 2020

• “Watchmen”

TV 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"

Limited TV Lead Actress

• Cate Blanchett, “Mrs. America”
• Shira Haas, “Unorthodox”
• Regina King, “Watchmen”
• Octavia Spencer, “Self Made”
• Kerry Washington, “Little Fires Everywhere”

Limited TV Lead Actor

• Jeremy Irons, “Watchmen”
• Hugh Jackman, “Bad Education”
• Paul Mescal, “Normal People”
• Jeremy Pope, “Hollywood”
• Mark Ruffalo, “I Know This Much Is True”

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”

Competition Program

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

City News Service contributed to this report.