In an announcement this morning during a livestream hosted by Leslie Jones, the 72nd Emmy Nominees were presented on emmys.com.
Among those nominees were 36 actors of color. In the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category are Don Cheadle for Black Monday and Anthony Anderson for black-ish with nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series going to Issa Rae for Insecure and Tracee Ellis Ross for black-ish.
The Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie category includes nominations for Kerry Washington in Little Fires Everywhere, Octavia Spencer in Self Made: Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker and Regina King for Watchmen.
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 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Don Cheadle – Black Monday
Anthony Anderson – black-ish
Ramy Youssef – Ramy
Eugene Levy – Schitt’s Creek
Ted Danson – The Good Place
Michael Douglas – The Kominsky Method
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish
Linda Cardellini – Dead To Me
Christina Applegate – Dead To Me
Issa Rae – Insecure
Catherine O’Hara – Schitt’s Creek
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Mahershala Ali – Ramy
Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live
Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek
William Jackson Harper – The Good Place
Alan Arkin – The Kominsky Method
Sterling K. Brown – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Tony Shalhoub – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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 Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:
Fred Willard – Modern Famliy
Dev Patel – Modern Love
Brad Pitt – Saturday Night Live
Adam Driver – Saturday Night Live
Eddie Murphy – Saturday Night Live
Luke Kirby – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:
Angela Bassett – A Black Lady Sketch Show
Maya Rudolph – Saturday Night Live (as Senator Kamala Harris & The Judge)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Saturday Night Live
Wanda Sykes – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Bette Midler – The Politician
Outstanding Drama Series:
Better Call Saul
Killing Eve
Ozark
Stranger Things
Succession
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
The Mandalorian
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
Jason Bateman – Ozark
Billy Porter – Pose
Brian Cox – Succession
Jeremy Strong – Succession
Steve Carell – The Morning Show
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Zendaya – Euphoria
Jodie Comer – Killing Eve
Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
Laura Linney – Ozark
Olivia Colman – The Crown
Jennifer Aniston – The Morning Show
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 Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Laura Dern – Big Little Lies
Meryl Streep – Big Little Lies
Fiona Shaw – Killing Eve
Julia Garner – Ozark
Sara Snook – Succession
Helena Bonham Carter – The Crown
Samira Wiley – The Handmaid’s Tale
Thandie Newton – Westworld
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:
Andrew Scott – Black Mirror
James Cromwell – Succession
Giancarlo Esposito – The Mandalorian
Martin Short – The Morning Show
Jason Bateman – The Outsider
Ron Cephas Jones – This Is Us
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series:
Cicely Tyson – How To Get Away With Murder
Laverne Cox – Orange Is The New Black
Cherry Jones – Succession
Harriet Walter – Succession
Alexis Bledel – The Handmaid’s Tale
Phylicia Rashad – This Is Us
Outstanding Limited Series:
Little Fires Everywhere
Mrs. America
Unbelievable
Unorthodox
Watchmen
Outstanding Television Movie:
American Son
Bad Education
Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings: These Old Bones
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:
Hugh Jackman – Bad Education
Jeremy Pope – Hollywood
Mark Ruffalo – I Know This Much Is True
Paul Mescal – Normal People
Jeremy Irons – Watchmen
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:
Kerry Washington – Little Fires Everywhere
Cate Blanchett – Mrs. America
Octavia Spencer – Self Made: Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker
Shira Haas – Unorthodox
Regina King – 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 Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:
Holland Taylor – Hollywood
Margo Martindale – Mrs. America
Tracey Ullman – Mrs. America
Uzo Aduba – Mrs. America
Toni Collette – Unbelievable
Jean Smart – Watchmen
Outstanding Narrator:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – Black Patriots: Heroes Of The Revolution
Lupita Nyong’o – Serengeti
David Attenborough – Seven Worlds, One Planet
Chiwetel Ejiofor – The Elephant Queen
Angela Bassett – The Imagineering Story
For a complete list of categories and nominees for the 72nd Emmy Awards visit emmys.com
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