Who Won 72nd Annual Emmy Awards?
Sep 20, 2020
The 72nd Emmy Awards were held at the Staples Center and were hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. But due to COVID-19 winners gave their acceptance speeches from home or other locations. The sitcom "Schitt's Creek" swept all four acting awards in the comedy category and won seven total awards. The superhero drama "Watchmen" had the most nominations with 11 and won four Emmys.
| Comedy |
| Outstanding Comedy Series |
Schitt's Creek Other Nominees: Curb Your Enthusiasm; Dead to Me; The Good Place; Insecure; The Kominsky Method; The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; What We Do in the Shadows |
| Lead Actor in a Comedy |
| Eugene Levy Schitt's Creek Other Nominees: Anthony Anderson (Black-ish); Don Cheadle (Black Monday); Ted Danson (The Good Place); Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method); Ramy Youssef (Ramy) |
| Lead Actress in a Comedy |
| Catherine O'Hara Schitt's Creek Other Nominees: Christina Applegate (Dead To Me); Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel); Linda Cardellini (Dead to Me); Issa Rae (Insecure); Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish) |
| Supporting Actor in a Comedy |
| Dan Levy Schitt's Creek Other Nominees: Mahershala Ali (Ramy); Alan Arkin (The Kominsky Method); Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine); Sterling K. Brown (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel); William Jackson Harper (The Good Place); Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel); Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live) |
| Supporting Actress in a Comedy |
| Annie Murphy Schitt's Creek Other Nominees: Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel); D'Arcy Carden (The Good Place); Betty Gilpin (GLOW); Marin Hinkle (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel); Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live); Yvonne Orji (Insecure); Cecily Strong (Saturday Night Live) |
| Guest Actor in a Comedy |
Eddie Murphy Saturday Night Live Other Nominees: Adam Driver (Saturday Night Live); Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel); Dev Patel (Modern Love); Brad Pitt (Saturday Night Live); Fred Willard (Modern Family) |
| Guest Actress in a Comedy |
| Maya Rudolph Saturday Night Live Other Nominees: Angela Bassett (A Black Lady Sketch Show); Bette Midler (The Politician); Maya Rudolph (The Good Place); Wanda Sykes (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel); Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Saturday Night Live) |
| Directing a Comedy |
| Andrew Cividino and Dan Levy Schitt's Creek Other Nominees: Matt Shakman (The Great); Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel); Daniel Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel); Gail Mancuso (Modern Family); Ramy Youssef (Ramy); James Burrows (Will & Grace) |
| Writing in a Comedy |
| Dan Levy Schitt's Creek Other Nominees: The Good Place; The Great; Schitt's Creek; What We Do in the Shadows |
| Drama |
| Outstanding Drama Series |
Succession Other Nominees: Better Call Saul; The Crown; The Handmaid's Tale; Killing Eve; The Mandalorian; Ozark; Stranger Things |
| Lead Actor in a Drama |
| Jeremy Strong Succession Other Nominees: Jason Bateman(Ozark); Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us); Steve Carell (The Morning Show); Brian Cox (Succession); Billy Porter (Pose) |
| Lead Actress in a Drama |
Zendaya Euphoria Other Nominees: Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show); Olivia Colman (The Crown); Jodie Comer (Killing Eve); Laura Linney (Ozark); Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) |
| Supporting Actor in a Drama |
Billy Crudup The Morning Show Other Nominees: Nicholas Braun (Succession); Kieran Culkin (Succession); Mark Duplass (The Morning Show); Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul); Matthew Macfadyen (Succession); Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid's Tale); Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) |
| Supporting Actress in a Drama |
Julia Garner Ozark Other Nominees: Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown); Laura Dern (Big Little Lies); Thandie Newton (Westworld); Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve); Sarah Snook (Succession); Meryl Streep (Big Little Lies); Samira Wiley (The Handmaid's Tale) |
| Guest Actor in a Drama |
Ron Cephas Jones This Is Us Other Nominees: Jason Bateman (The Outsider); James Cromwell (Succession); Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian); Andrew Scott (Black Mirror); Martin Short (The Morning Show) |
| Guest Actress in a Drama |
| Cherry Jones Succession Other Nominees: Alexis Bledel (The Handmaid's Tale); Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black); Phylicia Rashad (This Is Us); Cicely Tyson (How to Get Away with Murder); Harriet Walter (Succession) |
| Directing a Drama |
| Andrij Parekh Succession Other Nominees: Benjamin Caron (The Crown); Jessica Hobbs (The Crown); Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland); Mimi Leder (The Morning Show); Alik Sakharov (Ozark); Ben Semanoff (Ozark); Mark Mylod (Succession) |
| Writing for a Drama |
| Jesse Armstrong Succession Other Nominees: Better Call Saul; The Crown; Ozark |
| Limited Series/Movie |
| Outstanding Limited Series |
Watchmen Other Nominees: Little Fires Everywhere; Mrs. America; Unbelievable; Unorthodox |
| Outstanding Television Movie |
Bad Education Other Nominees: American Son; Dolly Parton's Heartstrings: These Old Bones; El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie; Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend |
| Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie |
Mark Ruffalo I Know This Much Is True Other Nominees: Jeremy Irons (Watchmen); Hugh Jackman (Bad Education); Paul Mescal (Normal People); Jeremy Pope (Hollywood) |
| Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie |
| Regina King Watchmen Other Nominees: Cate Blanchett (Mrs. America); Shira Haas (Unorthodox); Octavia Spencer (Self Made); Kerry Washington (Little Fires Everywhere) |
| Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie |
| Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Watchmen Other Nominees: Jovan Adepo (Watchmen); Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend); Louis Gossett Jr. (Watchmen); Dylan McDermott (Hollywood); Jim Parsons (Hollywood) |
| Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie |
Uzo Aduba Mrs. America Other Nominees: Toni Collette (Unbelievable); Margo Martindale (Mrs. America); Jean Smart (Watchmen); Holland Taylor (Hollywood); Tracey Ullman (Mrs. America) |
| Directing a Limited Series or Movie |
Maria Schrader Unorthodox Other Nominees: Lynn Shelton (Little Fires Everywhere); Lenny Abrahamson (Normal People); Nicole Kassell (Watchmen); Steph Green (Watchmen); Stephen Williams (Watchmen) |
| Writing a Limited Series or Movie |
| Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson Watchmen Other Nominees: Mrs. America; Normal People; Unbelievable; Unorthodox |
| Variety |
| Outstanding Variety Talk Series |
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Other Nominees: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee; Jimmy Kimmel Live!; The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) |
| Outstanding Variety Sketch Series |
| Saturday Night Live Other Nominees: A Black Lady Sketch Show; Drunk History |
| Directing a Variety Series |
| Don Roy King Saturday Night Live Other Nominees: A Black Lady Sketch Show; The Daily Show with Trevor Noah; Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready |
| Writing in a Variety Series |
| Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Other Nominees: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah; Full Frontal with Samantha Bee; Late Night with Seth Meyers; The Late Show with Stephen Colbert |
| Outstanding Variety Special |
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones Other Nominees: Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor; Hannah Gadsby: Douglas; Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill; John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch; Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah |
| Directing a Variety Special |
| Stan Lathan Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones Other Nominees: The 62nd Grammy Awards; Live in Front of a Studio Audience; Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show; The 73rd Annual Tony Awards |
| Writing in a Variety Special |
| Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones Other Nominees: Hannah Gadsby: Douglas; John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch; Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything; Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby |
| Reality |
| Reality TV Host |
RuPaul RuPaul's Drag Race Other Nominees: Nicole Byer (Nailed It!); Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness (Queer Eye); Tom Colicchio and Padma Lakshmi (Top Chef); Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John and Kevin O'Leary (Shark Tank); Nick Offerman and Amy Poehler (Making It) |
| Structured Reality Program |
Queer Eye Other Nominees: Antiques Roadshow; Love Is Blind; Shark Tank; A Very Brady Renovation |
| Unstructured Reality Program |
Cheer Other Nominees: Amy Schumer Learns to Cook; Kevin Hart: Don't F**k This Up; RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked; We're Here |
| Competition Reality Program |
| RuPaul's Drag Race Other Nominees: The Masked Singer; Nailed It!; Top Chef; The Voice |