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Emmy nominations have finally been announced and the snubs and surprises are all everyone can talk about today.The awards ceremony has already experienced a seismic shift this year, and that’s not solely due to Game of Thrones’ absence from the nominations list for the first time in what seems like a century.Earlier this year, the Television Academy announced that ‘unprecedented challenges’ resulted in the decision to delay the eligibility and voting deadline for the Emmys amid the Coronavirus

awards season feeling like a thing of the past - exaggerated by the Coronavirus lockdown, which makes it seem like a live event hasn't taken place in a decade - the Emmy nominations for 2020 have been announced.Saturday Night Live's Leslie Jones hosted the nominations reveal on Tuesday, with the help of Laverne Cox, Josh Gaad and Tatiana Maslany.

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.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineFollowing a remarkable morning for Watchmen—with 26 Emmy nominations for the HBO limited series—creator Damon Lindelof and star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II are opening up about creative pursuits to come.A first-time Emmy nominee, recognized for his turn as stay-at-home dad Cal Abar and the omnipotent Doctor Manhattan, Abdul-Mateen has the biggest years of his career coming up, with starring roles in Candyman, Aquaman 2, The Matrix 4 and Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial

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

Emmy nominations have been announced, celebrating the very best television from the last year.In a year that has been full of surprises (with the award ceremony delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic), and with Game of Thrones no longer dominating the annual awards show, several programmes unexpectedly found themselves with a number of nods.And even more surprisingly, some A-List stars and stellar shows found themselves snubbed from categories they may have thought they were a shoo-in

was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role as Connell, while the show also took home three further nominations.Lenny Abrahamson has been nominated for Outstanding Directing For A Limited Series, Sally Rooney and Alice Birch for Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series and Louise Kiely for Outstanding Casting For A Limited Series.There was no nod for Paul’s co-star Daisy Edgar Jones.

Three brand new streaming services have picked up Emmy nominations in their first year of eligibility. Disney+ leads the pack of first-time nominees with 19 total nominations, followed by Apple TV+ with 18 nominations and Quibi with 10 nominations.

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.