Critic's Notebook: The Limits of 2020's Emmy Inclusivity

Whitney Friedlander One of the best examples of how Hollywood is moving toward being a place for more inclusive storytelling might be this year’s limited series Emmy race.

Tyler Perry will be honoured at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards! The Television Academy announced on Tuesday that the 50-year-old entertainment mogul — along with his charity, The Perry Foundation — will receive the 2020 Governors Award at this year’s ceremony.

nominees for the 72nd Primetime Emmys were announced, it was reported that the ceremony will go virtual this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. While ABC and producers for the event have yet to confirm any details, ET did speak to several of the nominated stars about how they feel about the awards being handed out virtually and not being able to gather together at the annual celebration, recognizing the best of the past TV season.

2020 Emmy Awards nominees have been revealed, and now the Television Academy voters will decide what is the most outstanding television of the last calendar year.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVFive months into the coronavirus pandemic, and Television Academy voters already seem to be over the plethora of remotely produced content created during, and in response to, the new social-distancing health and safety guidelines.

Airing a major Hollywood award show in the midst of a global pandemic is no mean feat.

Variety, the show's producers informed nominees on Wednesday that the September 20th Emmy show will go virtual in response to the continuing threat of the coronavirus. Few specifics of the show were detailed such as if there will be live elements in the telecast.

Watchmen leads the pack. The timely superhero show picked up 26 nods, including Best Limited Series.Despite Watchmen leading the way, HBO was trumped by Netflix in overall number of nominations, with the streaming service picking up 160 compared to the prestige network's 137.

Game of Thrones and universal favourite Fleabag out of the running, the floor is wide open for an interesting pool of shows, actors, and directors. According to the Television Academy, the eligibility period for this year's awards ran from June 1, 2019, to May 31, 2020, which means standout summer shows like I May Destroy You and Perry Mason didn't make the cut.

Primetime Emmy Awards pay tribute to some of the best projects in show, lauding TV’s most stunning performances at one of the biggest nights in Hollywood. Its 2019-2020 season has undoubtedly been the busiest in entertainment history, and the number of Emmy submissions to be considered reflects that; almost 800 different shows and programs were submitted for this year’s Emmy consideration.

nominees for the 2020 Emmy Awards have been announced, and now the best television of the last calendar year will battle it out for TV's top prize when the Emmy Awards are handed out in September. Netflix once again came out with the most nominations of any network, but they have stiff competition from HBO, Amazon, and Hulu — not to mention a surprise nod for Disney+'s The Mandalorian in the Best Drama Series category.

Watchmen” was the most-nominated series overall and several surprise newcomers entered the fray. Variety’s chief TV critics Daniel D’Addario and Caroline Framke discuss this year’s especially promising nominees, and those they wish had made the shortlist.Daniel D’Addario: The narrative I’m struck by this year may be… a distinct lack of narrative.

Dylan McDermott has finally (and deservedly) earned his second Primetime Emmy nomination, this time for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for playing a local gas station pimp named Ernie in Ryan Murphy’s . The nomination is his first since 1999, when he was up for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for.

Watchmen and Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian lead the nominees for the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards.Former Saturday Night Live star Leslie Jones, Orange is the New Black's Laverne Cox, Central Park star Josh Gad, and Perry Mason actress Tatiana Maslany announced the nominations on Tuesday (July 28), ahead of the ceremony on September 20, 2020.Watchmen scored the most nominations of any show this year with 26, including Outstanding Limited Series and Lead Acting nods for both Jeremy Irons and

Jharrel Jerome for When They See Us, Billy Porter for Pose, and RuPaul for RuPaul's Drag Race. In order to ensure that quality shows and impactful performances by people of color weren't pushed out in order to shoehorn the same slate of over-nominated names (yes Ozark, I'm looking at you) in 2020, the Academy decided that the number of nominees in each category would be determined by the number of submission entries received, on a sliding scale.

nominations for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards are here — and they were full of surprises and shocking omissions.The nominations themselves were as eclectic and diverse as ever, and better reflective of the best TV performances and standout shows amid a crowded and competitive year, from first-timers like Zendaya and 's breakout star Paul Mescal to deserved recognition for and. There was Brad Pitt, earning his fourth Emmy nomination for his brief 60-second cameo as Dr.

Billboard.And in singer and This Is Us star Mandy Moore's case, she offered cheers to not only colleagues who received nominations, but to her own spouse as well. "SO proud of our #thisisus team on the Emmy love," tweeted the actress, who did not receive a nom.

Watchmen picked up 26, the most of any show, The Associated Press reports. The Marvelous Mrs.