Like pretty much everything in 2020, the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards looked a lot different this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of winners had to accept their awards remotely with pre-recorded acceptance speeches were pre-recorded. Jimmy Kimmel hosted live from a mostly empty Staples Center in L.A. “Why would you have an award show in the middle of a pandemic?” he joked to a row of empty seats on Sunday night (September 20), which saw the conclusion of the ceremony’s weeklong festivities.
The biggest story of the night was in the Comedy category, where popular Canadian series Schitt’s Creek made history by setting a new record for the most wins for a comedy series in a single year, a record previously held by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (which had 9 wins). Which meant that shows like The Good Place, another well-received comedy that came to a close in 2020, walked home with zero awards.
HBO’s Watchmen was the big winner in the limited series categories, taking home three of the seven awards it was nominated for, including Outstanding Limited Series.
On the Drama front, another HBO show, Succession, won its first Outstanding Drama Series award as well as Writing, Directing, and Lead Actor (Jeremy Strong). 24-year-old Euphoria actress Zendaya made history by becoming the youngest person and second-ever Black woman to win the Best Actress award (Viola Davis was the first Black actress to earn the Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama in 2015.)
Meanwhile, Julia Garner won Outstanding Supporting Actress for her performance on the Netflix series Ozark, while Billy Crudup snagged Apple TV+’s first award for his appearance in The Morning Show.
Check out the complete list of winners at the 2020 Emmys below.
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
The Crown
Killing Eve
The Mandalorian
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things
Winner: Succession
Ozark
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
Winner: 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
Winner: Jeremy Strong, Succession
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
Nicholas Braun, Succession
Matthew MacFayden, Succession
Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale
Winner: 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
Winner: Julia Garner, Ozark
Sarah Snook, Succession
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Benjamin Caron, The Crown
Jessica Hobbs, The Crown
Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland
Mimi Leder, The Morning Show
Alik Sakharov, Ozark
Ben Semanoff, Ozark
Winner: Andrij Parekh, Succession
Mark Mylod, Succession
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Thomas Schnauz, Better Call Saul
Gordon Smith, Better Call Saul
Peter Morgan, The Crown
Chris Mundy, Ozark
John Shiban, Ozark
Miki Johnson, Ozark
Winner: Jesse Armstrong, Succession
Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Good Place
Dead To Me
Insecure
The Kominsky Method
Winner: Schitt’s Creek
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
What We Do In the Shadows
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Linda Cardellini, Dead to Me
Winner: Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek
Issa Rae, Insecure
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
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
Winner: Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Mahershala Ali, Ramy
Winner: Dan Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
William Jackson Harper, The Good Place
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
Yvonne Orji, Insecure
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
Winner: Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek
D’Arcy Carden, The Good Place
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Matt Shakman, The Great
Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Daniel Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Gail Mancuso, Modern Family
Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Winner: Andrew Cividino and Daniel Levy, Schitt’s Creek
James Burrows, Will & Grace
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Michael Schur, The Good Place
Tony McNamara, The Great
Winner: Daniel Levy, Schitt’s Creek
David West Read, Schitt’s Creek
Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil, What We Do in the Shadows
Paul Simms, What We Do in the Shadows
Stefani Robinson, What We Do in the Shadows
Outstanding Limited Series
Little Fires Everywhere
Mrs. America
Unbelievable
Unorthodox
Winner: Watchmen
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Jeremy Irons, Watchmen
Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
Paul Mescal, Normal People
Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
Winner: Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
Shira Haas, Unorthodox
Winner: Regina King, Watchmen
Octavia Spencer, Self Made
Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series
Holland Taylor, Hollywood
Winner: Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America
Margo Martindale, Mrs. America
Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America
Toni Collette, Unbelievable
Jean Smart, Watchmen
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series
Dylan McDermott, Hollywood
Jim Parsons, Hollywood
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Louis Gossett Jr., Watchmen
Winner: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen
Jovan Adepo, Watchmen
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
Lynn Shelton, Little Fires Everywhere
Lenny Abrahamson, Normal People
Winner: Maria Schrade, Unorthodox
Nicole Kassell Watchmen
Steph Green, Watchmen
Stephen Williams, Watchmen
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series Movie or Dramatic Special
Tanya Barfield, Mrs. America
Sally Rooney and Alice Birch, Normal People
Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, Unbelievable
Anna Winger, Unorthodox
Winner:Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson, Watchmen
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
Winner: 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
Winner: Cherry Jones, Succession
Harriet Walter, Succession
Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
Phylicia Rashad, This is Us
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Fred Willard, Modern Family
Dev Patel, Joshua
Brad Pitt, Saturday Night Live
Adam Driver, Saturday Night Live
Winner: Eddie Murphy, Saturday Night Live
Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Maya Rudolph, The Good Place
Angela Bassett, A Black Lady Sketch Show
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Saturday Night Live
Winner: Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live
Wanda Sykes, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Bette Midler, The Politician
Outstanding Animated Series
Big Mouth
Bob’s Burgers
BoJack Horseman
Winner: Rick And Morty
The Simpsons
Outstanding TV Movie
American Son
Winner: Bad Education
Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Winner: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Drunk History
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Winner: Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours To Kill
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah
Outstanding Variety Special Live
73rd Annual Tony Awards
77th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Winner: Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: “All In The Family” And “Good Times”
Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez And Shakira
The Oscars
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
American Masters
Hillary
McMillion$
Winner: The Last Dance
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Beastie Boys Story
Becoming
Laurel Canyon: A Place In Time
Winner: The Apollo
The Great Hack
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee
Winner: Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath
The World According To Jeff Goldblum
Ugly Delicious
Vice
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
A Very Brady Renovation
Antiques Roadshow
Love Is Blind
Winner: Queer Eye
Shark Tank
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Amy Schumer Learns To Cook: Lunch Break And Pasta Night
Winner: Cheer
Kevin Hart: Don’t F**k This Up
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
We’re Here
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Masked Singer
Nailed It
Winner: RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Amy Poehler, Making It
Nicole Byer, Nailed It
Bobby Berk, Queer Eye
Winner: RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Barbara Corcoran, Shark Tank
Padma Lakshmi, Top Chef
