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Here are the 2020 Emmy nominees

Here are the 2020 Emmy nominees

Olivia Singh

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

"Better Call Saul" (AMC)

"The Crown" (Netflix)

"The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)

"Killing Eve" (BBC America)

"The Mandalorian" (Disney Plus)

"Ozark" (Netflix)

"Stranger Things" (Netflix)

"Succession" (HBO)

Comedy series

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

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO)

"Dead to Me" (Netflix)

"The Good Place" (NBC)

"Insecure" (HBO)

"The Kominsky Method" (Netflix)

"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon Prime Video)

"Schitt's Creek" (Pop TV)

"What We Do in the Shadows" (FX)

Limited series

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

"Little Fires Everywhere" (Hulu)

"Mrs. America" (Hulu)

"Unbelievable" (Netflix)

"Unorthodox" (Netflix)

"Watchmen" (HBO)

Lead actor in a drama series

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

Jason Bateman, "Ozark"

Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us"

Steve Carell, "The Morning Show"

Bryan Cox, "Succession"

Billy Porter, "Pose"

Jeremy Strong, "Succession"

Lead actress in a drama series

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

Jennifer Aniston, "The Morning Show"

Olivia Coleman, "The Crown"

Jodie Comer, "Killing Eve"

Laura Linney, "Ozark"

Sandra Oh, "Killing Eve"

Zendaya, "Euphoria"

Lead actor in a comedy series

Ramy Youssef on "Ramy." Hulu

Anthony Anderson, "Blackish"

Don Cheadle, "Black Monday"

Ted Danson, "The Good Place"

Michael Douglas, "The Kominsky Method"

Eugene Levy, "Schitt's Creek"

Ramy Youssef, "Ramy"

Lead actress in a comedy series

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

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"

Tracy Ellis Ross, "Blackish"

Lead actor in a limited series or movie

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

Jeremy Irons, "Watchmen"

Hugh Jackman, "Bad Education"

Paul Mescal, "Normal People"

Jeremy Pope, "Hollywood"

Mark Ruffalo, "I Know This Much Is True"

Lead actress in a limited series or movie

Regina King stars on "Watchmen." HBO

Cate Blanchett, "Mrs. America"

Shira Haas, "Unorthodox"

Regina King, "Watchmen"

Octavia Spencer, "Self Made"

Kerry Washington, "Little Fires Everywhere"

Supporting actor in a drama series

Kieran Culkin on season two of "Succession." HBO

Giancarlo Esposito, "Better Call Saul"

Bradley Whitford, "The Handmaid's Tale"

Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show"

Mark Duplass, "The Morning Show"

Nicholas Braun, "Succession"

Kieran Culkin, "Succession"

Matthew Macfadyen, "Succession"

Jeffrey Wright, "Westworld"

Supporting actress in a drama series

Laura Dern on "Big Little Lies." HBO

Laura Dern, "Big Little Lies"

Meryl Streep, "Big Little Lies"

Helena Bonham Carter, "The Crown"

Samira Wiley, "The Handmaid's Tale"

Fiona Shaw, "Killing Eve"

Julia Garner, "Ozark"

Sarah Snook, "Succession"

Thandie Newton, "Westworld"

Supporting actor in a comedy series

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

Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"

William Jackson Harper, "The Good Place"

Alan Arkin, "The Kominsky Method"

Sterling K. Brown, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"

Tony Shalhoub, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"

Mahershala Ali, "Ramy"

Kenan Thompson, "Saturday Night Live"

Dan Levy, "Schitt's Creek"

Supporting actress in a comedy series

Alex Borstein on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Amazon

Betty Gilpin, "GLOW"

D'Arcy Carden, "The Good Place"

Yvonne Orji, "Insecure"

Alex Borstein, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"

Marin Hinkle, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"

Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live"

Cecily Strong, "Saturday Night Live"

Annie Murphy, "Schitt's Creek"

Supporting actor in a limited series or movie

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

Dylan McDermott, "Hollywood"

Jim Parsons, "Hollywood"

Tituss Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend"

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, "Watchmen"

Jovan Adepo, "Watchmen"

Louis Gossett Jr., "Watchmen"

Supporting actress in a limited series or movie

Toni Collette on "Unbelievable." Netflix

Holland Taylor, "Hollywood"

Uzo Aduba, "Mrs. America"

Margo Martindale, "Mrs. America"

Tracey Ullman, "Mrs. America"

Toni Collette, "Unbelievable"

Jean Smart, "Watchmen"

Guest actor in a comedy series

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

Luke Kirby, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"

Fred Willard, "Modern Family"

Dev Patel, "Modern Love"

Adam Driver, "Saturday Night Live"

Eddie Murphy, "Saturday Night Live"

Brad Pitt, "Saturday Night Live"

Guest actress in a comedy series

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

Angela Bassett, "A Black Lady Sketch Show"

Maya Rudolph, "The Good Place"

Wanda Sykes, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"

Bette Midler, "The Politician"

Maya Rudolph, "Saturday Night Live"

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, "Saturday Night Live"

Guest actor in a drama series

Andrew Scott on "Black Mirror." Netflix

Andrew Scott, "Black Mirror"

Giancarlo Esposito, "The Mandalorian"

Martin Short, "The Morning Show"

Jason Bateman, "The Outsider"

James Cromwell, "Succession"

Ron Cephas Jones, "This Is Us"

Guest actress in a drama series

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

Alexis Bledel, "The Handmaid's Tale"

Cicely Tyson, "How to Get Away With Murder"

Laverne Cox, "Orange Is the New Black"

Harriet Walter, "Succession"

Cherry Jones, "Succession"

Phylicia Rashad, "This Is Us"

TV movie

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

"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)

Variety talk series

John Oliver hosts "Last Week Tonight." HBO

"The Daily Show With Trevor Noah"

"Full Frontal With Samantha Bee"

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver"

"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert"

Reality competition

"The Voice" is a hit NBC series. NBC

"The Masked Singer" (FOX)

"Nailed It" (Netflix)

"RuPaul's Drag Race" (VH1)

"Top Chef" (Bravo)

"The Voice" (NBC)