Primetime Emmy Awards 2020
The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards · Held September 20, 2020 · 43 categories · everything in 2020
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner Succession · Jesse Armstrong, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Mark Mylod, Jane Tranter, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson, Georgia Pritchett, Jonathan Glatzer, Lucy Prebble
- Nominee Better Call Saul · Peter Gould, Vince Gilligan, Mark Johnson, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Bob Odenkirk
- Nominee Killing Eve · Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sandra Oh, Jeff Melvoin
- Nominee Ozark · Jason Bateman, Bill Dubuque, Mark Williams, Patrick Markey, John Shiban, Martin Zimmerman
- Nominee Stranger Things · Shawn Levy, The Duffer Brothers
- Nominee The Crown · Peter Morgan, Suzanne Mackie, Stephen Daldry, Andy Harries, Benjamin Caron, Robert Fox
- Nominee The Handmaid's Tale · Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Mike Barker, Eric Tuchman, Margaret Atwood, Nina Fiore
- Nominee The Mandalorian · Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, Colin Wilson
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner Schitt’s Creek · Eugene Levy, Dan Levy, David West Read, Ben Feigin, Kurt Smeaton
- Nominee Curb Your Enthusiasm · Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Jeff Schaffer, Gavin Polone
- Nominee Dead to Me · Liz Feldman, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Jessica Elbaum, Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, Jessi Klein, Elizabeth Benjamin
- Nominee Insecure · Issa Rae, Prentice Penny, Melina Matsoukas, Dave Becky, Amy Aniobi, Natasha Rothwell
- Nominee The Good Place · Michael Schur, David Miner, Morgan Sackett, Drew Goddard, Joe Mande, Megan Amram, Jen Statsky, Aisha Muharrar
- Nominee The Kominsky Method · Chuck Lorre, Alan J. Higgins, Michael Douglas, Andy Tennant, Beth McCarthy-Miller
- Nominee The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel · Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino, Kate Fodor
- Nominee What We Do in the Shadows · Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Paul Simms, Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch, Eli Bush, Stefani Robinson, Chris Marcil, Sam Johnson
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Winner Watchmen · Damon Lindelof, Tom Spezialy, Nicole Kassell, Stephen Williams, Carly Wray
- Nominee Little Fires Everywhere · Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Pilar Savone, Liz Tigelaar, Lynn Shelton, Attica Locke, Raamla Mohamed, Amy Talkington, Celeste Ng
- Nominee Mrs. America · Dahvi Waller, Stacey Sher, Cate Blanchett, James W. Skotchdopole, Tanya Barfield, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
- Nominee Unbelievable · Susannah Grant, Lisa Cholodenko, Ayelet Waldman, Michael Chabon, Katie Couric, Richard Tofel, Neil Barsky, Robyn Semien, Jennifer Schuur, Becky Mode, T. Christian Miller, Ken Armstrong
- Nominee Unorthodox · Anna Winger, Alexa Karolinski
Outstanding Television Movie
- Winner Bad Education · Fred Berger, Oren Moverman, Mike Makowsky, Leonid Lebedev
- Nominee American Son · Kerry Washington, Pilar Savone, Jeffrey Richards, Kenny Leon
- Nominee Dolly Parton's Heartstrings: These Old Bones · Patrick Sean Smith, Dolly Parton, Joe Lazarov
- Nominee El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie · Mark Johnson, Charles Newirth, Vince Gilligan, Aaron Paul
- Nominee Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend · Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, David Miner, Sam Means, Eric Gurian
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
- Winner Last Week Tonight with John Oliver · John Oliver, Tim Carvell
- Nominee Full Frontal with Samantha Bee · Samantha Bee, Jason Jones, Allana Harkin, Mike Drucker, Mike Rubens
- Nominee Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Jimmy Kimmel, Gary Greenberg
- Nominee The Daily Show · Trevor Noah, Zhubin Parang
- Nominee The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart, Paul Dinello
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
- Winner Saturday Night Live · Lorne Michaels, Lindsay Shookus, Tom Broecker, Steve Higgins
- Nominee A Black Lady Sketch Show · Robin Thede, Issa Rae, Dave Becky, Lauren Ashley Smith, Dime Davis
- Nominee Drunk History · Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Derek Waters
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- Winner RuPaul's Drag Race · RuPaul, Michelle Visage
- Nominee Nailed It!
- Nominee The Masked Singer · Craig Plestis, Nick Cannon
- Nominee The Voice · John de Mol Jr., Mark Burnett, Brittany Martin, Carson Daly
- Nominee Top Chef · Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Jeremy Strong · Succession
- Nominee Jason Bateman · Ozark
- Nominee Billy Porter · Pose
- Nominee Brian Cox · Succession
- Nominee Steve Carell · The Morning Show
- Nominee Sterling K. Brown · This Is Us
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Zendaya · Euphoria
- Nominee Sandra Oh · Killing Eve
- Nominee Jodie Comer · Killing Eve
- Nominee Laura Linney · Ozark
- Nominee Olivia Colman · The Crown
- Nominee Jennifer Aniston · The Morning Show
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Eugene Levy · Schitt’s Creek
- Nominee Don Cheadle · Black Monday
- Nominee Anthony Anderson · Black-ish
- Nominee Ramy Youssef · Ramy
- Nominee Ted Danson · The Good Place
- Nominee Michael Douglas · The Kominsky Method
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Catherine O'Hara · Schitt’s Creek
- Nominee Tracee Ellis Ross · Black-ish
- Nominee Christina Applegate · Dead to Me
- Nominee Linda Cardellini · Dead to Me
- Nominee Issa Rae · Insecure
- Nominee Rachel Brosnahan · The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Mark Ruffalo · I Know This Much Is True
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Regina King · Watchmen
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Billy Crudup · The Morning Show
- Nominee Giancarlo Esposito · Better Call Saul
- Nominee Nicholas Braun · Succession
- Nominee Kieran Culkin · Succession
- Nominee Matthew Macfadyen · Succession
- Nominee Bradley Whitford · The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Mark Duplass · The Morning Show
- Nominee Jeffrey Wright · Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Julia Garner · Ozark
- Nominee Meryl Streep · Big Little Lies
- Nominee Laura Dern · Big Little Lies
- Nominee Fiona Shaw · Killing Eve
- Nominee Sarah Snook · Succession
- Nominee Helena Bonham Carter · The Crown
- Nominee Samira Wiley · The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Thandiwe Newton · Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Dan Levy · Schitt’s Creek
- Nominee Andre Braugher · Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Nominee Mahershala Ali · Ramy
- Nominee Kenan Thompson · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee William Jackson Harper · The Good Place
- Nominee Alan Arkin · The Kominsky Method
- Nominee Sterling K. Brown · The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Nominee Tony Shalhoub · The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Annie Murphy · Schitt’s Creek
- Nominee Betty Gilpin · GLOW
- Nominee Yvonne Orji · Insecure
- Nominee Kate McKinnon · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Cecily Strong · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee D'Arcy Carden · The Good Place
- Nominee Alex Borstein · The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Nominee Marin Hinkle · The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II · Watchmen
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Uzo Aduba · Mrs. America
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner Andrij Parekh · Hunting from Succession
- Nominee Benjamin Caron · Aberfan from The Crown
- Nominee Jessica Hobbs · Cri de Coeur from The Crown
- Nominee Alik Sakharov · Fire Pink from Ozark
- Nominee Leslie Linka Glatter · Prisoners of War from Homeland
- Nominee Ben Semanoff · Su Casa Es Mi Casa from Ozark
- Nominee Mimi Leder · The Interview from The Morning Show
- Nominee Mark Mylod · This Is Not for Tears from Succession
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Andrew Cividino · Happy Ending from Schitt’s Creek
- Nominee Gail Mancuso · Finale, Part 2 from Modern Family
- Nominee Amy Sherman-Palladino · It's Comedy or Cabbage from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Nominee Daniel Palladino · Marvelous Radio from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Nominee Ramy Youssef · Miakhalifa.mov from Ramy
- Nominee Matt Shakman · The Great from The Great
- Nominee James Burrows · We Love Lucy from Will & Grace
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Maria Schrader · Unorthodox
- Nominee Lenny Abrahamson · Episode 5 from Normal People
- Nominee Lynn Shelton · Find a Way from Little Fires Everywhere
- Nominee Nicole Kassell · It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice from Watchmen
- Nominee Steph Green · Little Fear of Lightning from Watchmen
- Nominee Stephen Williams · This Extraordinary Being from Watchmen
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
- Winner Don Roy King · Host: Eddie Murphy from Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Dime Davis · Born at Night, But Not Last Night from A Black Lady Sketch Show
- Nominee David Paul Meyer · Dr. Fauci Answers Trevor's Questions About Coronavirus from The Daily Show
- Nominee Paul Pennolino, Christopher Werner · Episode 629 from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Nominee Linda Mendoza · Flame Monroe from Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready
- Nominee Jim Hoskinson · Live Show; Chris Christie; Nathaniel Rateliff from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner Jesse Armstrong · This Is Not for Tears from Succession
- Nominee Peter Morgan · Aberfan from The Crown
- Nominee Chris Mundy · All In from Ozark
- Nominee Thomas Schnauz · Bad Choice Road from Better Call Saul
- Nominee Gordon Smith · Bagman from Better Call Saul
- Nominee John Shiban · Boss Fight from Ozark
- Nominee Miki Johnson · Fire Pink from Ozark
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Dan Levy · Happy Ending from Schitt’s Creek
- Nominee Chris Marcil, Sam Johnson · Collaboration from What We Do in the Shadows
- Nominee Paul Simms · Ghosts from What We Do in the Shadows
- Nominee Stefani Robinson · On the Run from What We Do in the Shadows
- Nominee Tony McNamara · The Great from The Great
- Nominee David West Read · The Presidential Suite from Schitt’s Creek
- Nominee Michael Schur · Whenever You're Ready from The Good Place
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Winner Dan Gurewitch, Jill Twiss, John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Daniel O'Brien · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Nominee Samantha Bee, Mike Drucker · Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
- Nominee Karen Chee, Dina Gusovsky, Jenny Hagel, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Amber Ruffin, Ben Warheit · Late Night with Seth Meyers
- Nominee Daniel Radosh, Matt Koff, X Mayo, Dan McCoy, Trevor Noah, Joseph Opio, Zhubin Parang, Kat Radley · The Daily Show
- Nominee Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Glenn Eichler, Daniel Kibblesmith, Tom Purcell, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Animated Program
- Winner Rick and Morty
- Nominee Big Mouth
- Nominee BoJack Horseman
- Nominee Bob's Burgers
- Nominee The Simpsons
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
- Winner Maya Rudolph · Big Mouth
- Nominee Leslie Odom Jr. · Central Park
- Nominee Wanda Sykes · Crank Yankers
- Nominee Taika Waititi · The Mandalorian
- Nominee Hank Azaria · The Simpsons
- Nominee Nancy Cartwright · The Simpsons
Outstanding Choreography
- Winner So You Think You Can Dance · Al Blackstone
- Winner Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist · Mandy Moore
- Nominee Savage X Fenty Show · Parris Goebel
- Nominee The Oscars
- Nominee World of Dance
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
- Winner The Last Dance · Michael Tollin, Estee Portnoy, Connor Schell
- Nominee American Masters · Suzi Dietz, Jeff Kaufman, Marcia S. Ross
- Nominee Hillary · Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Nanette Burstein
- Nominee McMillion$ · Mark Wahlberg, Archie Gips
- Nominee Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness · Chris Smith, Fisher Stevens, Eric Goode
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
- Winner The Apollo · Lisa Cortés, Roger Ross Williams, Dan Cogan, Julie Goldman
- Nominee Beastie Boys Story · Spike Jonze, Mike Diamond, Adam Horovitz
- Nominee Becoming · Marilyn Ness
- Nominee Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time · Frank Marshall, Alex Gibney, Jeff Pollack
- Nominee The Great Hack · Karim Amer, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Mike Lerner
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Eddie Murphy · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Fred Willard · Modern Family
- Nominee Dev Patel · Modern Love
- Nominee Adam Driver · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Brad Pitt · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Luke Kirby · The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Ron Cephas Jones · This Is Us
- Nominee Andrew Scott · Black Mirror
- Nominee James Cromwell · Succession
- Nominee Giancarlo Esposito · The Mandalorian
- Nominee Martin Short · The Morning Show
- Nominee Jason Bateman · The Outsider
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Maya Rudolph · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Angela Bassett · A Black Lady Sketch Show
- Nominee Phoebe Waller-Bridge · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee The Good Place
- Nominee Wanda Sykes · The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Nominee Bette Midler · The Politician
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Cherry Jones · Succession
- Nominee Cicely Tyson · How to Get Away with Murder
- Nominee Laverne Cox · Orange Is the New Black
- Nominee Harriet Walter · Succession
- Nominee Alexis Bledel · The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Phylicia Rashad · This Is Us
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
- Winner RuPaul · RuPaul's Drag Race
- Nominee Amy Poehler · Making It
- Nominee Nicole Byer · Nailed It!
- Nominee Bobby Berk · Queer Eye
- Nominee Barbara Corcoran · Shark Tank
- Nominee Padma Lakshmi · Top Chef
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
- Winner Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
- Nominee Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
- Nominee The World According to Jeff Goldblum
- Nominee Ugly Delicious
- Nominee Vice
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
- Winner The Mandalorian · Ludwig Göransson
- Nominee Euphoria · Labrinth
- Nominee Ozark
- Nominee Succession · Nicholas Britell
- Nominee The Crown · Martin Phipps
Outstanding Music Direction
- Winner Kennedy Center Honors · Rickey Minor
- Nominee Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince · Sheila E., Jimmy Jam,, Terry Lewis
- Nominee Saturday Night Live · Lenny Pickett, Leon Pendarvis
- Nominee Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira · Adam Wayne Blackstone
- Nominee The Oscars
Outstanding Narrator
- Winner David Attenborough · Seven Worlds, One Planet
- Nominee Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution
- Nominee Lupita Nyong'o · Serengeti
- Nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor · The Elephant Queen
- Nominee Angela Bassett · The Imagineering Story
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
- Winner Euphoria · Labrinth
- Nominee Last Week Tonight with John Oliver · Jill Twiss
- Nominee Little Fires Everywhere · Ingrid Michaelson
- Nominee The Black Godfather · Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo
- Nominee The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Nominee This Is Us · Siddhartha Khosla, Taylor Goldsmith
- Nominee Watchmen · Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
- Winner Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones · Dave Chappelle, Stan Lathan, Rikki Hughes
- Nominee Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor · Dalton Delan, Deborah F. Rutter, Chris Robinson
- Nominee Hannah Gadsby: Douglas · Hannah Gadsby, John Irwin
- Nominee Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill · Jerry Seinfeld, George Shapiro, Michael Davies
- Nominee John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch · John Mulaney, Rhys Thomas, David Miner
- Nominee Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah · Tiffany Haddish, Wanda Sykes