The nominations for the Emmy Awards this year were dominated by HBO’s “Watchmen,” an innovative reimagining of a superhero graphic novel that tackled racism in America. The show received 26 nods on Tuesday.
Perennial Amazon hit “The Marvelous Mrs Maisel” was tops among the comedies with 20 nominations, followed by dark dramas “Ozark” and “Succession” at 18 each.
Here is a list of the nominees in key categories for the 72nd Emmy Awards, which will be handed out in Los Angeles on September 20.
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Ozark
Stranger Things
Succession
Better Call Saul
Killing Eve
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
The Mandalorian
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Schitt’s Creek
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Insecure
Dead to Me
The Good Place
The Kominsky Method
What We Do In The Shadows
LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA
Jason Bateman (Ozark)
Steve Carell (The Morning Show)
Brian Cox (Succession)
Jeremy Strong (Succession)
Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us)
Billy Porter (Pose)
LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA
Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)
Zendaya (Euphoria)
Olivia Colman (The Crown)
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)
Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
Laura Linney (Ozark)
LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY
Anthony Anderson (black-ish)
Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek)
Ramy Youssef (Ramy)
Don Cheadle (Black Monday)
Ted Danson (The Good Place)
Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method)
LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY
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 LIMITED SERIES
Watchmen
Unbelievable
Little Fires Everywhere
Mrs America
Unorthodox
Programs with most overall nominations:
Watchmen – 26
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – 20
Succession – 18
Ozark – 18
The Mandalorian – 15
Schitt’s Creek – 15
Saturday Night Live – 15
The Crown – 13
Top five platforms with most overall nominations:
Netflix: 160
HBO: 107
NBC: 47
ABC: 36
FX: 33
