Primetime Emmy Awards 2020

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The 72nd Emmy Awards in the Prime Time category (originally: 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards ) took place on September 20, 2020. The nominations were announced on July 28, 2020 by Leslie Jones , Laverne Cox , Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany . Programs that were broadcast in the period from June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020 were taken into account. In the United States, the award ceremony was broadcast by ABC broadcaster, and in Germany, TNT Serie broadcast the award. The award ceremony was moderated by Jimmy Kimmel .

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the awards were presented in a total of six virtual events; for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards , five events took place from Monday (September 14th) to Saturday (September 19th), the main event followed on Sunday (September 20th). September). At the main event, only 23 categories were presented instead of the previous 27. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards honored guest actors in TV series, animation series and documentaries, but also TV professionals in technical categories, including production design , costumes , camera and editing .

The only season of the science fiction series Watchmen (11) received the most nominations , followed by the second season of the Dramedy Succession (10) and the third season of the drama series Ozark (9). Together with the Creative Arts Emmy Awards awarded in the secondary categories, Watchmen received 26 nominations. The streaming provider Netflix received the most nominations for its formats (160, including Creative Arts Emmys), followed by cable broadcaster HBO (107).

The most successful programs (from ten nominations, all categories)
highlighted = most awards
(N = nomination; A = award)
program N A.
Watchmen 26th 11
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 20th 04th
Succession 18th 07th
Ozark 18th 01
Schitt's Creek 15th 08th
The Mandalorian 15th 07th
Saturday Night Live 15th 06th
The Crown 13 02
Hollywood 12 02
Westworld 11 00
RuPaul's Drag Race 10 06th
The Handmaid's Tale - The Handmaid's Report 10 01
Mrs. America 10 01

Award winners and nominations (selection)

Comedy division

Best comedy series

Schitt's Creek

Best Actor - Comedy Series

Eugene Levy - Schitt's Creek

Best Actress - Comedy Series

Catherine O'Hara - Schitt's Creek

Best Supporting Actor - Comedy Series

Daniel Levy - Schitt's Creek

Best Supporting Actress - Comedy Series

Annie Murphie - Schitt's Creek

Drama division

Best drama series

Succession

Best Actor - Drama Series

Jeremy Strong - Succession

Best Actress - Drama Series

Zendaya - Euphoria

Best Supporting Actor - Drama Series

Billy Crudup - The Morning Show

Best Supporting Actress - Drama Series

Julia Garner - Ozark

Miniseries or TV film division

Best miniseries

Watchmen

Best TV movie

Bad Education

Best Actor - Miniseries or TV Movie

Mark Ruffalo - I Know This Much Is True

Best Actress - Miniseries or TV Movie

Regina King - Watchmen

Best Supporting Actor - Miniseries or TV Movie

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II - Watchmen

Best Supporting Actress - Miniseries or TV Movie

Uzo Aduba - Mrs. America

Web links

Itemized list

  1. ↑ a b Letter to the nominees: Emmy Awards 2020: The award ceremony will take place virtually. In: Abendzeitung-muenchen.de. July 30, 2020, accessed July 31, 2020 .
  2. ^ Fabian Riedner, Sidney Schering: 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards: The Nominations. In : quotemeter.de . July 28, 2020, accessed July 28, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Bernd Krannich: 72nd Emmy Awards: Award ceremony 2020 will be extended to six events. In: Wishlist.de . August 10, 2020, accessed on August 11, 2020 .