Emmy Awards 2020: "Watchmen" starts with the most nominations

Netflix is ​​happy to receive more nominations, but HBO is sending "Watchmen" a real favorite to the 2020 Emmy race.

The 72nd Emmy Awards will take place on September 20. On Tuesday (July 28th), actresses Leslie Jones (52), Josh Gad (39), Tatiana Maslany (34) and Laverne Cox (48, "Orange Is the New Black") announced the first nominations via live stream given. The series "Watchmen" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" are ahead.

In total, the streaming service Netflix can look forward to 160 nominations, which means it outdoes HBO by a long way. The production with the most nominations, however, comes from the HBO house: the mini series "Watchmen" can look forward to a total of 26 nominations. This is followed by the comedy series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" with 20 nominations – as many as last year – and the two drama series "Ozark" and "Succession" each with 18 nominations. Here is an extract from the nominees.

These series can hope

The "Best Drama Series" category is considered the supreme discipline of the Emmy Awards. Chances for the coveted award are: "Better Call Saul", "The Crown", "The Handmaid's Tale", "Killing Eve", "The Mandalorian", "Ozark", "Stranger Things" and "Succession".

To compete for the award for "Best Comedy Series": "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Dead to Me", "The Good Place", "Insecure", "The Kominsky Method", "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", "Schitt's Creek" and "What We Do in the Shadows".

In the category "Best Mini Series" the competition started: "Little Fires Everywhere", "Mrs. America", "Unbelievable", "Unorthodox" and "Watchmen".

Steve Carell and Jennifer Aniston nominated for Best Actors

A nomination in the "Best Actor in a Drama Series" category can be enjoyed: Jason Bateman ("Ozark"), Sterling K. Brown ("This Is Us"), Steve Carell ("The Morning Show"), Brian Cox ( "Succession"), Billy Porter ("Pose") and Jeremy Strong ("Succession").

Chances of winning the title of "Best Actress in a Drama Series" are: Jennifer Aniston ("The Morning Show"), Olivia Colman ("The Crown"), Jodie Comer ("Killing Eve"), Laura Linney ("Ozark"), Sandra Oh ("Killing Eve") and Zendaya ("Euphoria").

Nominated in the category "Best Actor in a Comedy Series" are: Anthony Anderson ("black-ish"), Don Cheadle ("Black Monday"), Ted Danson ("The Good Place"), Michael Douglas ("The Kominsky Method" ), Eugene Levy ("Schitt's Creek") and Ramy Youssef ("Ramy").

The "Best Actress in a Comedy Series" could be awarded: 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 ") and Tracee Ellis Ross (" black-ish ").

Will Jeremy Irons and Regina King win the trophy for "Watchmen"?

The nominees for "Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie" are: Jeremy Irons ("Watchmen"), Hugh Jackman ("Bad Education"), Paul Mescal ("Normal People"), Jeremy Pope ("Hollywood") and Mark Ruffalo ("I Know This Much Is True").

In the category "Best Actress in a Miniseries or a TV Movie" there are: Cate Blanchett ("Mrs. America"), Shira Haas ("Unorthodox"), Regina King ("Watchmen"), Octavia Spencer ("Self Made") and Kerry Washington ("Little Fires Everywhere").

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