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.
