Here are the 2020 Emmy nominees

Olivia SinghJul 29, 2020, 01:49 IST

HBO's "Watchmen" earned plenty of Emmy nominations.HBO

The nominees for the 72nd Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday.
HBO's "Watchmen" leads the nominations with 26 total.
Shows like "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "Succession," and "Schitt's Creek" also earned nominations.
The 2020 Emmys will air live on Sunday, September 20 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.

The nominees for the 2020 Emmys were announced on Tuesday.

"Saturday Night Live" alum Leslie Jones revealed the nominees virtually with the help of presenters Josh Gad, Laverne Cox, and Tatiana Maslany.

Marvel stars Hugh Jackman, Mark Ruffalo, and Zendaya received nominations for their work. "Schitt's Creek" stars Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, and Annie Murphy all received nods for their acting on the Pop TV series.

HBO's "Watchmen" starring Regina King received 26 total nominations, which is the most of any program. Amazon Prime Video's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and HBO's "Succession" also earned several nominations.

The 72nd Emmy Awards will air live on Sunday, September 20 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.

Keep reading for the list of Emmy nominees.

Drama series

"Succession" earned a nomination for best drama series. Colin Hutton/HBO

Comedy series

Rachel Brosnahan stars on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Amazon

Limited series

Regina King stars on HBO's "Watchmen." Mark Hill/HBO

Lead actor in a drama series

Billy Porter stars on "Pose." Macall Polay/FX

Lead actress in a drama series

Jodie Comer stars on "Killing Eve." Parisa Taghizadeh/BBCAmerica

Lead actor in a comedy series

Ramy Youssef on "Ramy." Hulu

Lead actress in a comedy series

Rachel Brosnahan on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." Amazon

Lead actor in a limited series or movie

Paul Mescal stars on "Normal People." Enda Bowe/Hulu

Lead actress in a limited series or movie

Regina King stars on "Watchmen." HBO

Supporting actor in a drama series

Kieran Culkin on season two of "Succession." HBO

Supporting actress in a drama series

Laura Dern on "Big Little Lies." HBO

Supporting actor in a comedy series

Tony Shalhoub on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." Amazon Prime Video

Supporting actress in a comedy series

Alex Borstein on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Amazon

Supporting actor in a limited series or movie

Tituss Burgess in "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend." Netflix

Supporting actress in a limited series or movie

Toni Collette on "Unbelievable." Netflix

Guest actor in a comedy series

Brad Pitt as Dr. Anthony Fauci on "Saturday Night Live." NBC

Guest actress in a comedy series

Wanda Sykes on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Amazon Prime Video

Guest actor in a drama series

Andrew Scott on "Black Mirror." Netflix

Guest actress in a drama series

Laverne Cox on season seven of "Orange Is the New Black." Netflix

TV movie

Aaron Paul starred in "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie." Netflix

Variety talk series

John Oliver hosts "Last Week Tonight." HBO

Reality competition

"The Voice" is a hit NBC series. NBC

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