An Emmy is an American award that recognizes excellence in the Television industry and is presented at multiple annual events held throughout the calendar year. It was first given in the year 1949, almost 71 years ago.
The Television industry is still reeling from the global Covid-19 pandemic. However good days can be expected as this yearâs ceremony of The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on September 20th, Sunday. The show will be aired on ABC network and is set to be hosted by the favorite Jimmy Kimmel. The network shared a post with Jimmy Kimmel on their social media stating to save the date!
The list of this yearâs Emmy nominations was announced on Tuesday on Emmy.com at 8:30 AM PT. The Emmyâs official Instagram announced the news by saying that âTheyâre finally here!â
Star of the forthcoming show called the âSupermarket Sweepâ, Leslie Jones was accompanied by Laverne Cox, Tatiana Maslany, and Josh Gad to make the virtual announcement of the nomination which was live-streamed on Emmyâs website, YouTube and official Facebook page.
The diversity of the nominations list took us all by surprise considering it is going to be a very competitive competition. Game of Thrones and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel led the nominations last year. Who will lead this time?
Letâs take a look at some of the major categories for this yearâs 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards:
Table of Contents
- Outstanding Drama Series:
- Outstanding Comedy Series:
- Outstanding Limited Series:
- Outstanding Lead Actor in the Drama Series:
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
- Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series:
- Outstanding Lead Actress in Comedy Series:
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
- Outstanding Reality/Competition Series:
- Outstanding Variety Talk Series:
- Outstanding Limited Series:
- Outstanding Comedy Series:
- Outstanding Drama Series:
Outstanding Drama Series:
- Better Call Saul (AMC)
- The Crown (Netflix)
- The Handmaidâs Tale (Hulu)
- Killing Eve (BBC America/AMC)
- The Mandalorian (Disney Plus)
- Ozark (Netflix)
- Stranger Things (Netflix)
- Succession (HBO
Outstanding Comedy Series:
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
- Dead to Me (Netflix)
- The Good Place (NBC)
- Insecure (HBO)
- The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime Video)
- Schittâs Creek ( Pop TV)
- What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Outstanding Limited Series:
- Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
- Mrs. American (Hulu)
- Unbelievable (Netflix
- Unorthedox (Netflix)
- Watchmen (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor in the 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 Comner (Killing Eve)
- Laura Linney (Ozark)
- Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
- Zendaya (Euphoria)
Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series:
- Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
- Don Cheadle (Black Monday
- Ted Danson (The Good Place)
- Micheal Douglas ( The Kominsky Method)
- Eugene Levy (Schittâs Creek)
- Ramy Yousef (Ramy)
Outstanding Lead Actress in Comedy Series:
- Christina Applegate (Dead to Me)
- Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
- Linda Cardellini (Dead to Me)
- Catherine OâHara ( Schittâs Creek)
- Issa Rae (Insecure)
- Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-Ish)
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 ( Unorthedox)
- Regina Kind (Watchmen)
- Octavia Spencer (Self Made)
- Kerry Washington (Little Fires Everywhere)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
- Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul)
- Bradley Whitford (The Handmaidâs Tale)
- Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
- Mark Duplass ( The Morning Show)
- Nicholas Braun (Succession)
- Kieran Culkin (Succession)
- Mathew Macfadyen ( Succession)
- Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
- Laura Dern (Big Little Lies)
- Meryl Steep (Big Little Lies)
- Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown)
- Samira Wiley (The Handmaidâs Tale)
- Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve)
- Julia Garner ( Ozark)
- Sarah Snook (Succession)
- Thandie Newton ( Westworld)
Outstanding Reality/Competition Series:
- The Masked Singer
- Nailed It
- RuPaulâs 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
- Schittâs Creek
- What We Do In The Shadows
Outstanding Drama Series:
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
- The Handmaidâs Tale
- Killing Eve
- The Mandalorian
- Ozark
- Stranger Things
- Succession
Here were some of the major categories this year for the Emmyâs. Netflix âOzarkâ and HBOâs âSuccesionâ led the drama categories with 18 nominations each, Amazonâs âThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisalâ dominated with 20 nods on the comedy side while the HBOâs âWatchmenâ dominated with the most nominations of any series with 26 nods.
However, Netflix being a newcomer broke the record for the most nominations ever in the history of the Emmy Awards this year.
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