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    Image caption Cate Blanchett received her first-ever Emmy nomination, outstanding actress in a limited series, for Mrs. America

    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
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    Image caption Watchmen, which starred Regina King amongst others, ended after its first series.

    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

    Supporting actor in a comedy series

    • Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
    • William Jackson Harper, The Good Place
    • Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
    • Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    • Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    • Mahershala Ali, Ramy
    • Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
    • Dan Levy, Schitt's Creek

    Supporting actress in a comedy series

    • Betty Gilpin, GLOW
    • D'Arcy Carden, The Good Place
    • Yvonne Orji, Insecure
    • Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    • Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    • Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
    • Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
    • Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek
    Image copyright Getty Images
    Image caption Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara are nominated for playing Johnny and Moira Rose in the warm-hearted comedy Schitt's Creek

    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
    Image copyright Getty Images
    Image caption Satirical drama Succession was created by British writer Jesse Armstrong, who receives a writing nomination of his own

    Lead actor in a limited series or movie

    • Jeremy Irons, Watchmen
    • Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
    • Paul Mescal, Normal People
    • Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
    • Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True

    Lead actress in a limited series or movie

    • Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
    • Shira Haas, Unorthodox
    • Regina King, Watchmen
    • Octavia Spencer, Self Made
    • Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere

    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

    Supporting actress in a limited series or movie

    • Holland Taylor, Hollywood
    • Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America
    • Margo Martindale, Mrs. America
    • Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America
    • Toni Collette, Unbelievable
    • Jean Smart, Watchmen
    Image copyright VH1
    Image caption The 12th season of Drag Race won host Ru Paul their fifth consecutive Emmy nomination.

    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
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    Image caption Jodie Comer is nominated for her performance as Villanelle in Killing Eve

    Writing for a comedy series

    • Michael Schur, The Good Place
    • Tony McNamara, The Great
    • Sam Johnson, What We Do In The Shadows
    • Chris Marcil, What We Do In The Shadows
    • Paul Simms, What We Do In The Shadows
    • Stefani Robinson, What We Do In The Shadows

    Writing for a drama series

    • Thomas Schnauz, Better Call Saul
    • Thomas Schnauz,
    • Gordon Smith, Better Call Saul
    • Peter Morgan, The Crown
    • Chris Mundy, Ozark
    • John Shiban, Ozark
    • Miki Johnso, Ozark
    • Jesse Armstrong, Succession

    Writing for a limited series, movie or drama

    • Tanya Barfield, Mrs. America
    • Sally Rooney, Normal People
    • Alice Birch, Normal People
    • Susannah Grant, Unbelievable
    • Michael Chabon, Unbelievable
    • Ayelet Waldman, Unbelievable
    • Anna Winger, Unorthodox
    • Damon Lindelof, Watchmen
    • Cord Jefferson, Watchmen

    Director 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 • Finale Part 2
    • Ramy Youssef, Ramy
    • Andrew Cividino, Schitt's Creek
    • Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek
    • James Burrows, Will & Grace

    Directing for a drama series

    • Benjamin Caron, The Crown
    • Jessica Hobbs, The Crown
    • Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland
    • Mimi Leder, The Morning Show Mimi Leder,
    • Alik Sakharov, Ozark
    • Ben Semanoff, Ozark
    • Andrij Parekh, Succession
    • Mark Mylod, Succession

    Directing for a limited series

    • Lynn Shelton, Little Fires Everywhere
    • Lenny Abrahamson, Normal People
    • Maria Schrader, Unorthodox
    • Nicole Kassell, Watchmen
    • Steph Green, Watchmen
    • Stephen Williams, Watchmen

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