Netflix, which dominates streaming entertainment, received 160 nominations in the 2020 Emmy awards.
During a virtual event on Tuesday night, the TV Academy announced the nominations for the 2020 Emmy Awards. Comedian Leslie Jones co-hosted the event with announcers Lavern Cox, Josh Gott and Tatiana Maslany.
As with any award show, there were some snaps. (Rhea Seehorn is not a candidate, and Stranger Things Season 3 is somehow in contention for the best drama series).
However, if we all have a big journey to accept, streaming services have secured their place at the top of the Emmy race.
Whose game is this, but there is tight competition
This year a few big players, usually blocking the competition in the main categories, are not running. Still, in every category, the competition was fierce.
Last year, Game of Thrones and Fleabag absorbed all the oxygen from the room. The fantasy play was drawn in 32 nominations and eventually won in 12 categories.
Meanwhile, Phoebe got 11 nominations for Waller-Bridge’s dark comedy, which won six. No show has been running this year since both ended in 2019. This means that it’s also about to be the most enchanted time of the year.
However, that doesn’t mean a lot of competition doesn’t exist. There are new appointment limits in many categories, which means getting approval was harder than ever. At the same time, there were more than ever before in many key categories.
In 2019, there were 88 submissions for Best Leading Actress in a Drama Series. There were 135 this year.
Broadcast from streaming water
One clear thing is the dominance of streaming services. Netflix, which dominates streaming entertainment, received 160 nominations in the 2020 Emmy awards.
Meanwhile, HBO, Cable Jaguar, now lowers its toes on online streaming, has received 107. Compared to broadcast networks like NBC and ABC, it received a simple 83 referrals.
In the major categories (Comedy Series, Drama Series, Late Night, Limited Series and Acting), the networks had only 11 out of 112 nominations.
All of this proves that switching from broadcast to streaming is not a drawback. Rather it is the present and anticipated future of entertainment.
2020 Emmy Nominations
Here are the 2020 Emmy Awards nominations in the main categories.
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 (Prime Video)
- Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
- What We Do In the Shadow (FX Networks)
Outstanding Drama Series
- Better Call Saul (AMC)
- The Crown (Netflix)
- The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
- Killing Eve (BBC America)
- The Mandalorian (Disney+)
- Ozark (Netflix)
- Stranger Things (Netflix)
- Succession (HBO)
Outstanding Television Movie
- American Son (Netflix)
- Bad Education (HBO)
- Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings: These Old Bones (Netflix)
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix)
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend (Netflix)
Outstanding Limited Series
- Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
- Mrs America (FX Networks)
- Unbelievable (Netflix)
- Unorthodox (Netflix)
- Watchmen (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson, Black-ish (ABC)
- Don Cheadle, Black Monday (Showtime)
- Ted Danson, The Good Place (NBC)
- Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
- Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
- Ramy Youssef, Ramy (Hulu)
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
- Christina Applegate, Dead to Me (Netflix)
- Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (Prime Video)
- Linda Cardellini, Dead to Me (Netflix)
- Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
- Issa Rae, Insecure (HBO)
- Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
- Jason Bateman, Ozark (Netflix)
- Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us (NBC)
- Steve Carell, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Brian Cox, Succession (HBO)
- Billy Porter, Pose (FX Networks)
- Jeremy Strong, Succession (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actress In a Drama Series
- Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Olivia Colman, The Crown (Netflix)
- Jodie Comer, Killing Eve (BBC America)
- Laura Linney, Ozark (Netflix)
- Sandra Oh, Killing Eve (BBC America)
- Zendaya, Euphoria (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor In a Limited Series or Movie
- Jeremy Irons, Watchmen (HBO)
- Hugh Jackman, Bad Education (HBO)
- Paul Mescal, Normal People (Hulu)
- Jeremy Pope, Hollywood (Netflix)
- Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actress In a Limited Series or Movie
- Cate Blanchett, Mrs America (FX Networks)
- Shira Haas, Unorthodox (Netflix)
- Regina King, Watchmen (HBO)
- Octavia Spencer, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (Netflix)
- Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
- Nicholas Braun, Succession (HBO)
- Billy Crudup, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Kieran Culkin Succession (HBO)
- Mark Duplass, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
- Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul (AMC)
- Matthew Macfadyen, Succession (HBO)
- Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
- Jeffrey Wright, Westworld (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
- Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown (Netflix)
- Laura Dern, Big Little Lies (HBO)
- Julia Garner, Ozark (Netflix)
- Thandie Newton, Westworld (HBO)
- Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve (BBC America)
- Sarah Snook, Succession (HBO)
- Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies (HBO)
- Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
- Mahershala Ali, Ramy (Hulu)
- Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
- Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)
- Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (Prime Video)
- William Jackson Harper, The Good Place (NBC)
- Daniel Levy, Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
- Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (Prime Video)
- Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
- Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (Prime Video)
- D’Arcy Carden, The Good Place (NBC)
- Betty Gilpin, GLOW (Netflix)
- Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel (Prime Video)
- Kate McKinnon Saturday Night Live (NBC)
- Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
- Yvonne Orji, Insecure (HBO)
- Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen (HBO)
- Jovan Adepo, Watchmen (HBO)
- Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend (Netflix)
- Louis Gossett Jr., Watchmen (HBO)
- Dylan McDermott, Hollywood (Netflix)
- Jim Parsons, Hollywood (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie
- Uzo Aduba, Mrs America (FX Networks)
- Toni Collette, Unbelievable (Netflix)
- Margo Martindale, Mrs America (FX Networks)
- Jean Smart, Watchmen (HBO)
- Holland Taylor, Hollywood (Netflix)
- Tracey Ullman, Mrs America (FX Networks)
