First of all I must say I am glad that quite a number of the series I plug you guys with have bagged a number of nominations! I have a great taste in series!
Moving on, the 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations have been announced in a virtual ceremony in Los Angeles by the comedian Leslie Jones.
Here's a rundown of the main shows and stars in the running for the biggest awards in US TV. The winners will be revealed on 20 September.
Outstanding comedy series
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Dead to Me
- The Good Place
- Insecure
- The Kominsky Method
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Schitt's Creek
- What We Do in the Shadows
Outstanding drama series
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Killing Eve
- The Mandalorian
- Ozark
- Stranger Things
- Succession
Outstanding limited series
- Little Fires Everywhere
- Mrs. America
- Unbelievable
- Unorthodox
- Watchmen
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
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
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
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
Supporting actor in a drama series
- 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, 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
Outstanding reality competition series
- The Masked Singer
- Nailed It
- RuPaul's Drag Race
- Top Chef
- The Voice
Outstanding variety talk series
- Daily Show with Trevor Noah
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding variety sketch series
- A Black Lady Sketch Show
- Drunk History
- Saturday Night Live
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