Tue, 07/28/2020

And the 2020 Emmy Nominees Are...

Emmy Awards

The 2020 Emmy Award season kicked off today with the official nomination announcement this morning at 8:30 AM PST! Congratulations to all the nominees for the 72nd Primetime and Creative Arts Emmy Awards, and a special congratulations to our interviewees who are nominated this year:

Hank Azaria for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (The Simpsons)

Samantha Bee for Outstanding Variety Talk Series and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee), Outstanding Short Form Variety Series (Beeing at Home with Samantha Bee), Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Pandemic Video Diaries)

Tom Broecker for Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Programming (Saturday Night Live)

James L. Brooks for Outstanding Animated Program (The Simpsons)

Mark Burnett for Outstanding Structured Reality Program (Shark Tank) and Outstanding Competition Program (The Voice)

James Burrows for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Will & Grace) and for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) (Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times')

Nancy Cartwright for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (The Simpsons)

RuPaul Charles for Outstanding Host For a Reality or Competition Program (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program (RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked), and Outstanding Competition Program (RuPaul’s Drag Race)

Joe DeTullio for Outstanding Production Design For a Variety, Reality Or Competition Series (Saturday Night Live)

Robert A. Dickinson for Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special (The 62nd Grammy AwardsThe Kennedy Center HonorsThe Oscars73rd Annual Tony Awards)

Pamela Fryman for Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special (Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: 'All In The Family' And 'Good Times')

Vince Gilligan for Outstanding Television Movie (El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie), Outstanding Drama Series (Better Call Saul), and Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series (Better Call Saul Employee Training: Legal Ethics with Kim Wexler)

Lesli Linka Glatter for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Homeland)

Louis Gossett, Jr. for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie (Watchmen)

Louis J. Horvitz for Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special (62nd Grammy Awards)

Al Jean for Outstanding Animated Program (The Simpsons)

Don Roy King for Outstanding Directing For a Variety Series (Saturday Night Live)

Stan Lathan for Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special and Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) (Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones)

Norman Lear for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) (Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: 'All In The Family' And 'Good Times')

Eugene Lee for Outstanding Production Design For a Variety, Reality Or Competition Series (Saturday Night Live)

Chuck Lorre for Outstanding Comedy Series (The Kominsky Method)

Mark Mothersbaugh for Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary Series Or Special (Original Dramatic Score) (Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness)

Phylicia Rashad for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (This Is Us)

Keith Raywood for Outstanding Production Design For a Variety, Reality Or Competition Series (Saturday Night Live)

George Shapiro for for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series Or Special (Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee)

Tracey Ullman for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie (Mrs. America)

Fred Willard for Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series (Modern Family)

Leo Yoshimura for Outstanding Production Design For a Variety, Reality Or Competition Series (Saturday Night Live)

The full list of nominees can be found here and click here for more on the Emmys from our interviewees.

The Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, September 20 on ABC. Be sure to tune in!