Emmys 2020 Complete Winners List
As anticipated, Schitt's Creek, Watchmen, and Succession had big nights at the 2020 Emmy Awards. Here is a list of all the winners.
Are you beloved CBC comedy Schitt’s Creek? Well then congrats, my friend, because you just had a hell of a night at the 2020 Emmy Awards!
Domination was the name of the game for the 72nd annual Emmy Awards, with only a handful of shows claiming the lion’s share of trophies in their respective genres. But among those dominant performers, no series was more overpowering than Schitt’s Creek in its final season. The Eugene and Dan Levy-created series went an astonishing seven-for-seven, winning in every category it was nominated in (becoming the first show ever to do so). This included all four acting categories (won by Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Dan Levy, and Annie Murphy), one writing category, one directing category, and the big one: Outstanding Comedy Series.
Following Schitt’s Creek rampage, Watchmen took over the proceedings for a bit. HBO’s latest limited series hit perhaps wasn’t as dominant as initially suspected, losing out on two acting categories (Outstanding Lead Actor went to I Know This Much is True‘s Mark Ruffalo and Outstanding Supporting Actress went to Mrs. America‘s Uzo Aduba). It also couldn’t claim the directing trophy despite having three nominees (that one went to Maria Schrader’s work on Unorthodox – which was deserving but may have been the surprise of the night all the same). Watchmen did, however, pick up the big limited series prize in addition to awards for Regina King, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and writers Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson.
Drama may have been the most democratic genre of the night with Julia Garner picking up her second acting award for Ozark, and The Morning Show‘s Billy Crudup and Euphoria‘s Zendaya scoring surprising, but deserving upsets. Still, HBO’s latest drama juggernaut Succession remained in control of every other category, taking home Outstanding Drama Series in addition to writing, directing, and acting (Jeremy Strong) awards.
This year’s Emmys was the first year in a long time in which Game of Thrones wasn’t casting a shadow over the proceedings. Yet even without that high-budget, surefire hit, much of the awards on the night went the “chalk” route with expected winners.
Below you can find all the winners from the 2020 Emmy Awards.
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
Killing Eve
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Stranger Things
Succession
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies
Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve
Julia Garner, Ozark
Sarah Snook, Succession
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
Nicholas Braun, Succession
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Leslie Linka Glatter – Homeland “Prisoners of War”
Alik Sakharov – Ozark “Fire Pink”
Ben Semanoff – Ozark “Su Casa Es Mi Casa”
Andrij Parekh – Succession “Hunting”
Mark Mylod – Succession “This is Not for Tears”
Benjamin Caron – The Crown “Aberfan”
Jessica Hobbs – The Crown “Cri de Coeur”
Mimi Leder – The Morning Show “The Interview”
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Gordon Smith – Better Call Saul “Bagman”
Thomas Schnauz – Better Call Saul “Bad Choice Road”
Chris Mundy – Ozark “All In”
John Shiban – Ozark “Boss Fight”
Miki Johnson – Ozark “Fire Pink”
Jesse Armstong – Succession “This is Not for Tears”
Peter Morgan – The Crown “Aberfan”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Olivia Colman, The Crown
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Laura Linney, Ozark
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Zendaya, Euphoria
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Steve Carell, The Morning Show
Brian Cox, Succession
Billy Porter, Pose
Jeremy Strong, Succession
Outstanding Reality/Competition Program
The Masked Singer
Nailed It!
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding Limited Series
Little Fires Everywhere
Mrs. America
Unbelievable
Unorthodox
Watchmen
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Holland Taylor, Hollywood
Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America
Margo Martindate, Mrs. America
Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America
Toni Collette, Unbelievable
Jean Smart, Watchmen
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
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
Outstanding Direction for a Limited Series or Special
Lynn Shetlon – Little Fires Everywhere “Find a Way”
Lenny Abrahamson – Normal People “Episode 5”
Maria Schrader – Unorthodox
Nicole Kassell – Watchmen “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice”
Stephen Green – Watchmen “Little Fear of Lightning”
Stephen Williams – Watchmen “This Extraordinary Being”
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Special
Tanya Barfield – Mrs. America “Shirley”
Sally Rooney and Alice Birch – Normal People “Episode 3”
Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Wadman – Unbelievable “Episode 1”
Anna Winger – Unorthodox “Episode 1”
Damon Linelof and Cord Jefferson – Watchmen “This Extraordinary Being”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Jeremy Irons, Watchmen
Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
Paul Mescal, Normal People
Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie
Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
Shira Haas, Unorthodox
Regina King, Watchmen
Octavia Spencer, Self Made
Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere
Outstanding Variety/Talk Series
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
Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dead to Me
Insecure
Schitt’s Creek
The Good Place
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
What We Do in the Shadows
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
Yvonne Orji, Insecure
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek
D’Arcy Carden, The Good Place
Alex Borstein, the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Mahershala Ali, Ramy
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Dan Levy, Schitt’s Creek
William Jackson Harper, The Good Place
Alan Arkin, The Kominksy Method
Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Gail Mancuso – Modern Family “Finale Part 2”
Ramy Youssef – Ramy “Miakhalia.mov”
Andrew Civdino and Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek “Happy Ending”
Matt Shakman – The Great “The Great”
Amy Sherman-Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel “It’s Comedy or Cabbage”
Daniel Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel “Marvelous Radio”
James Burrows – Will & Grace “We Love Lucy”
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek “Happy Ending”
David West Read – Schitt’s Creek “The Presidential Suite”
Michael Schur – The Good Place “Whenever You’re Ready”
Tony McNamara – The Great “The Great”
Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil – What We Do in the Shadows “Collaboration”
Paul Simms – What We Do in the Shadows “Ghosts”
Stefani Robinson – What We Do in the Shadows “On the Run”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Don Cheadle, Black Monday
Ted Danson, The Good Place
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
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
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
The full list of nominees (including technical categories) can be found at Emmys.com.
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