The late Fred Willard received a nod for his „Modern Family“ guest appearance and a posthumous nomination also went to director Lynn Shelton,.
„Watchmen,“ cloaked in superhero mythology and grounded in real-world racism, received a leading 26 nominations Tuesday for the prime-time Emmy Awards. The HBO series, which captured America’s deep unease as it faces racial and political clashes amid a pandemic, was nominated as best limited series and received bids for cast members including Regina King and Jeremy Irons. King was part of a vanguard of actors of color indicating that TV academy voters took heed of the social climate. Emmy announcement host Leslie Jones was part of a socially distanced, virtual release of nominees that was online, not on television as is usual. But nothing is usual during a coronavirus era that has brought Hollywood production to a virtual standstill and is making the Emmys and other awards grasp for alternatives. The strong showing by Netflix’s „Ozark“ helped the streaming service achieve a record-setting 160 nominations that bested onetime perennial leader HBO, which earned 107 nods. The late Fred Willard received a nod for his „Modern Family“ guest appearance. A posthumous nomination also went to director Lynn Shelton, for the limited series „Little Fires Everywhere.“ 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.“ Actor, 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.“ Actress, 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 Actress, Comedy Series: Yvonne Orji, „Insecure“; Alex Borstein, „The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel“; Betty Gilpin, „GLOW“; Marin Hinkle, „The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel“; Kate McKinnon, „Saturday Night Live“; Cecily Strong, „Saturday Night Live“; D’Arcy Carden, „The Good Place“; Annie Murphy, „Schitt’s Creek.“ Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Mahershala Ali, „Ramy“; Alan Arkin, „The Kominsky Method“; Sterling K. Brown, „The Marvelous Mrs.
