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Fleenor–HBO; Everett Collection  by [Judy Berman](https://time.com/author/judy-berman/)  ## Judy Berman TV Critic Sep 16, 2020 9:41 PM UTC Here’s what we know about this year’s 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards: it’s happening on Sunday, Sept. 20, in a live telecast that will air at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC. From the stage of L.A.’s Staples Center, Jimmy Kimmel will host a ceremony that promises 138 stars—including [Oprah Winfrey](https://time.com/collection/firsts/4898535/oprah-winfrey-firsts/), America Ferrera and [Gabrielle Union](https://time.com/4535227/gabrielle-union-birth-of-a-nation-interview/), among others—in 114 locations across 10 countries. Singer-songwriter H.E.R. will perform alongside the “In Memoriam” segment. And the producers are going to great lengths to ensure that the program feels like a Hollywood production more than a three-hour [Zoom meeting](https://time.com/5816075/zoom-privacy/). That’s about it. So, will the winners be as much of a surprise as the format? You’ll have to watch to find out. In the meantime, here are my picks and predictions for the socially distanced [2020 Emmys](https://time.com/5872660/emmy-nominations-2020/). ## Drama Series  Matthew Macfadyen and J. Smith-Cameron in 'Succession.' HBO _Better Call Saul_ _The Crown_ _The Handmaid’s Tale_ _Killing Eve_ _The Mandalorian_ _Ozark_ _Stranger Things_ _Succession_ **Will Win:** [_Succession_](https://time.com/5646634/succession-season-2-finale-recap/) **Should Win:** _Succession_ or _Better Call Saul_ Woof. Of all the great dramas the 2019-20 TV season offered, _these_ are the nominees? Most of the field is either past its prime (see: _Killing_ _Eve_, [_The Handmaid’s Tale_](https://time.com/5614125/the-handmaids-tale-season-3/), [_The Crown_](https://time.com/5726869/the-crown-prince-charles/)) or an expensive, flash-over-substance flex on the part of its streaming platform ([_The Mandalorian_](https://time.com/5717734/mandalorian-star-wars-timeline/)), if not both (_Stranger Things_). Where were _Pose_, _Dare Me_, _David Makes Man_, _Vida_, _Lodge 49_? Anyway! With last year’s [ridiculous winner _Game of Thrones_](https://time.com/5680357/emmys-2019-game-of-thrones/) finally out of the way and _Succession_ flying high on a critically adored second season that even managed to top its excellent predecessor, pundits seem pretty sure it’s the latter show’s year. And I’m extremely fine with that. Still, it’s worth noting that _Better Call Saul_ has been nominated in this category every single year it’s been eligible but never taken home the trophy—and its fifth season might’ve been its strongest yet. ## Comedy Series  The cast of 'The Good Place' embarking on its final voyage NBC _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_ **Will Win:** _Schitt’s Creek_ **Should Win:** _The Good Place_ Last year, _Fleabag_‘s upset in this category was the highlight of the evening. (That [photo of Phoebe Waller-Bridge](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/amazon-tried-stub-photos-phoebe-waller-bridge-smoking-emmys-1244437) with a drink in one hand and a cigarette in the other, flanked by a small army of Emmy statues? Still iconic.) Now, with both that show and HBO’s Emmy darling _Veep_ out of the running, consensus has settled on _Schitt’s Creek_ as the frontrunner. Which is awesome! That a sweet family sitcom from Canada, starring two of that country’s most venerable comedy actors, could leverage its low-key early U.S. run on Pop TV into an international phenomenon remains one of the most heartening narratives of the streaming era. So, despite the fact that it peaked a few seasons before the finale, I’ll be crying tears of joy if Dan and Eugene Levy’s sleeper hit does indeed take the trophy. But Mike Schur’s wonderful NBC afterlife dramedy _The Good Place_ also ended this winter, with a [finale](https://time.com/5775041/good-place-series-finale-recap-review/) that artfully balanced narrative resolution, character development, philosophical resonance, humor and fan service. It has never won a single Emmy, remains one of the most ambitious and timely comedies of its generation—and may go down in history as the [last great network primetime series](https://time.com/5770162/the-good-place-last-good-sit-com-review/). Meanwhile, when it comes to pure laughs, FX’s _What We Do in the Shadows_ is easily the funniest show of the bunch. It has already been renewed for a third season, and the network has said that its audience is growing thanks to FX’s new Hulu presence. So be sure to watch this space in 2021. ## Limited Series  Regina King in 'Watchmen' Mark Hill/HBO _Little Fires Everywhere_ _Mrs. America_ _Unbelievable_ _Unorthodox_ _Watchmen_ **Will Win:** [_Watchmen_](https://time.com/5704708/watchmen-hbo-review/) **Should Win:** _Watchmen_ or [_Mrs. America_](https://time.com/5816353/mrs-america-fx-hulu-review/) Limited series are increasingly [where the real art gets made](https://time.com/5872758/emmy-nominations-takeaways-2020/) on TV these days, with comedies (and their half-hour dramedy cousins) placing a close second. With the exception of Hulu’s [_Little Fires Everywhere_](https://time.com/5800174/little-fires-everywhere-hulu-review/)—which clobbered viewers over the head with well-worn ideas about race and gender, even as its competitors applied more nuance and specificity to similar themes—you could make an argument for anything on this list. HBO’s _Watchmen_ is the clear favorite for plenty of reasons: a partnership between star Regina King and creator Damon Lindelof that lived up to both artists’ top-shelf reputations, it’s also a smart, inspired update of one of the greatest, [most difficult comics of all time](https://time.com/5700888/watchmen-hbo-graphic-novel/). And it would be hard to top the timeliness of a show that cloaks a reckoning with American racism, imperialism and policing in the trappings of the indefatigable [superhero genre](https://time.com/5857064/defunding-police-superheroes-onscreen/). I was, however, equally impressed by FX on Hulu’s _Mrs. America_, a richly observant period piece about the rise and fall of the women’s liberation movement. Maybe that’s because I tend to prefer realistic drama to fantasy tales, because I’m kind of a nerd about feminist history or simply because I love Cate Blanchett with my whole heart. (A hall-of-fame supporting cast that also includes Uzo Aduba, Rose Byrne, Tracey Ullman, Margo Martindale, Sarah Paulson, John Slattery, Melanie Lynskey, Niecy Nash, Ari Graynor, Jay Ellis and Elizabeth Banks certainly doesn’t hurt.) But in a less personal sense, what puts this miniseries in the same league as _Watchmen_ is the degree of narrative, political and particularly intersectional complexity both shows weave into their scripts, without sacrificing aesthetics or performance quality or entertainment value. ## Lead Actress in a Drama Series  Zendaya in a scene from the HBO show Euphoria. Eddy Chen—HBO Jennifer Aniston, _The Morning Show_ Olivia Colman, _The Crown_ Jodie Comer, _Killing Eve_ Laura Linney, _Ozark_ Sandra Oh, _Killing Eve_ Zendaya, _Euphoria_ **Will Win:** [Jennifer Aniston](https://time.com/5704799/jennifer-aniston-instagram/) **Should Win:** [Zendaya](https://time.com/5579571/zendaya/) There’s no clear frontrunner in this category, and with good reason: every performance here has something to recommend it. But _Killing Eve_ got a bit redundant in its third season, and its two stars have already been handsomely rewarded for the superior work they’ve done in years past. On merit alone, the Emmy should go to Zendaya. A young multi-hyphenate who imbues her antihero character with the perfect mix of precocious gravitas and adolescent angst, she—along with co-star Hunter Schafer—was the best reason to watch HBO’s druggy, depressive teen drama [_Euphoria_](https://time.com/5606243/euphoria-zendaya-tv-show-review/). Sadly, it’s hard to imagine the not-exactly-youthful Television Academy membership rewarding her performance. That leaves Linney, Colman and Aniston. While I wouldn’t be surprised by any of those three outcomes, and Colman’s first season as Queen Elizabeth II would be my pick from that bunch, Aniston is TV’s returning sweetheart. Everybody loves a comeback (that’s also a chance to pat Apple TV+ on the head for all the money it spent on [_The Morning Show_](https://time.com/5711100/morning-show-review-apple-tv-plus/), its star-studded flagship series). ## Lead Actor in a Drama Series  Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy. Graeme Hunter/HBO Jason Bateman, _Ozark_ Sterling K. Brown, _This Is Us_ Steve Carell, _The Morning Show_ Brian Cox, _Succession_ Billy Porter, _Pose_ Jeremy Strong, _Succession_ **Will Win:** [Brian Cox](https://time.com/5696473/brian-cox-succession-finale-logan-roy/) **Should Win:** Jeremy Strong How did this turn into an all-_Succession_ race? Well, Billy Porter got the well-deserved win in 2019\. Steve Carell’s _Morning Show_ character doesn’t feel like a lead, and the writing in most of his scenes made me cringe. Jason Bateman and this category’s 2017 winner Sterling K. Brown may be doing _a lot_ of acting, but their roles aren’t necessarily highlighting new aspects of their talents several seasons into their runs. And though it’s always possible that two names from the same series will split the vote, it’s hard to imagine anyone else doing well enough to capitalize on that advantage. Neither actor was nominated for their show’s first season, but Cox is both _Succession_‘s center (if not its most memorable presence) and a universally esteemed, highly decorated elder statesman of stage and screen, so my prediction is that the Emmy goes to him. Meanwhile, if Strong is turning in a performance that’s equal parts serious and comic (see: [Kendall Roy’s infamous rap](https://youtu.be/6dUDQTc-9kM)), it’s that willingness to humiliate in a desperate attempt to earn his father’s love that makes his sad-clown character so poignant. ## Lead Actor in a Comedy Series  Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara in 'Schitt's Creek' Pop TV 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_ **Will Win:** [Eugene Levy](https://time.com/4259152/eugene-levy-schitts-creek/) **Should Win:** Eugene Levy What a boring category! With the exception of two-time winner Bill Hader, whose ineligibility in 2020 created space for a fresh face in Ramy Youssef, this year’s nominees are exactly the same as last year’s nominees. I mean, how about some recognition for Nicholas Hoult in _The Great_ or Rob McElhenney in _Mythic Quest_ or Julio Torres in _Los Espookys_? _Ramy_ was both stronger and more focused on its protagonist in its first season (for which Youssef won a Golden Globe in this category) than it was in the recent sequel. Anthony Anderson is on his sixth straight nomination for _Black-ish_, with a win looking less likely after every passing season. Don Cheadle, Michael Douglas and Ted Danson are fun to watch on their respective shows, but they’re all essentially getting lifetime-achievement nominations. So is Eugene Levy, to a certain extent, but he’s also just starting to get the respect he deserves from American audiences who mostly know the _SCTV_ legend as the dorky dad from _American Pie_. As a star and co-creator of _Schitt’s Creek_ (as well as a co-creator of its other creator-star, his son Dan Levy), he gives the show its core of familial warmth. What a gift. ## **Lead Actress in a Comedy Series**  Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara and Rizwan Manji in Schitt's Creek Pop TV 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_ **Will Win:** [Catherine O’Hara](https://time.com/5560209/catherine-ohara-schitts-creek-interview/) **Should Win:** Catherine O’Hara See above: like her frequent collaborator Levy, O’Hara just deserves this. As frustrated diva Moira Rose, she was the spice to his sugar and—between Moira’s fruit-wine commercial, her strange pronunciations, her even stranger outfits and her sorta-triumphant comeback as the star of _The Crows Have Eyes III: The Crowening_—the breakout character of a show that offered no shortage of competition. Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini have fantastic chemistry in _Dead to Me_, which makes it hard to say that either one of them deserves the award on her own. Rachel Brosnahan already won it for the first season of a fun series whose novelty is now in decline. Tracee Ellis Ross probably should’ve gotten her Emmy sometime during Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ six-year streak, before _Black-ish_ became a launching pad for spinoffs. _Insecure_ just had what was, in my estimation, its most satisfying season to date, but the breakthrough had more to do with creator-star Issa Rae’s writing than her acting. ## Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie  Esty (Haas) and a new friend at the beach, in 'Unorthodox' Anika Molnar/Netflix Cate Blanchett, _Mrs. America_ Shira Haas, _Unorthodox_ Regina King, _Watchmen_ Octavia Spencer, _Self Made_ Kerry Washington, _Little Fires Everywhere_ **Will Win:** [Regina King](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567860/regina-king/) **Should Win:** Regina King or [Shira Haas](https://time.com/5809043/unorthodox-netflix-review/) Even as a longtime stan who adored her as the smart, charismatic, empathy-challenged Equal Rights Amendment foe Phyllis Schlafly, I get that, although an A-list movie star has a decent shot, this is probably not Cate Blanchett’s year. Regina King was perhaps the only actor capable of doing justice to all the different facets of a character who is part-superhero, part-cop, part-regular-Black-woman-wrestling-with-history. And the Emmys love her; _Watchmen_ would be the third series, after _American Crime_ and _Seven Seconds_, to earn her an award since 2015\. (She also earned an Oscar for her role in _If Beale Street Could Talk_ during that period.) The argument for giving Shira Haas the prize instead is that, while King is already among the most celebrated actors of our time, _Unorthodox_‘s young Israeli star—who gave one of the rawest, most embodied performances I’ve ever seen as a teenage wife escaping Hasidic Brooklyn—doesn’t have much name recognition stateside. While the role and the nomination have already boosted her visibility in the U.S., a win would make her return to Hollywood even more likely. ## Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie  Mark Ruffalo as Thomas (left) and Dominick Birdsey in 'I Know This Much Is True' Atsushi Nishijima/HBO Jeremy Irons, _Watchmen_ Hugh Jackman, _Bad Education_ Paul Mescal, _Normal People_ Jeremy Pope, _Hollywood_ Mark Ruffalo, _I Know This Much Is True_ **Will Win:** [Hugh Jackman](https://time.com/5821552/bad-education-movie-review/) **Should Win:** [Mark Ruffalo](https://time.com/5832815/i-know-this-much-is-true-mark-ruffalo-review/) Jeremy Irons is a legend, but if we’re being honest, I’d forgotten he was even in _Watchmen_—that’s how much King dominated my (and I suspect many other viewers’) experience of the show. Jeremy Pope was great in _Hollywood_, but [_Hollywood_ was a disappointment](https://time.com/5829141/hollywood-netflix-ryan-murphy-review/), and his grounded performance got lost amid so much scenery chewing from the rest of the cast. All three of the remaining nominees have a shot. Among them, tender Irish newcomer Paul Mescal is one of the season’s best finds. Even so, I slightly prefer Mark Ruffalo’s dual performance as a pair of very different, very disturbed twins, which was precisely the right kind of role for an actor who tends toward maximalism. But I think Hugh Jackman will take it for his memorable portrayal of a superintendent with secrets in a buzzy feature that was one of few made-for-TV movies to make an impact this season. ## **Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series**  Yvonne Orji in 'Insecure' Justina Mintz—HBO 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_ **Will Win:** Alex Borstein, because the Academy loves her. Last year, she won her second consecutive Emmy for this role despite tougher competition in Olivia Colman and Sian Clifford from _Fleabag_. **Should Win:** [Yvonne Orji](https://time.com/collection-post/4912996/american-voices-yvonne-orji/), who has become an indispensable co-lead in _Insecure_—and whose storyline in the most recent season encompassed such emotional trials as an interracial relationship and a rift with her best friend (Rae). ## Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series  THE GOOD PLACE -- "Whenever You're Ready" Episode 413/414 -- Pictured: (l-r) Kristen Bell as Eleanor, William Jackson Harper as Chidi Colleen Hayes/NBC 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_ Daniel Levy, _Schitt’s Creek_ **Will Win:** [Dan Levy](https://time.com/5540280/funny-people/), because _Schitt’s Creek_ was his beautiful brainchild and because David’s wedding was a rare bright spot in a terrible year for humanity. **Should Win:** William Jackson Harper, because his character Chidi was the sweet, nerdy conscience of a show about a moral philosophy and because more than one of his final scenes with Kristen Bell’s Eleanor made me weep. ## Supporting Actor in a Drama Series  Matthew Macfadyen and Nicholas Braun in 'Succession' Peter Kramer/HBO 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_ **Will Win:** Billy Crudup, because his performance was easily the best part of _The Morning Show._ **Should Win:** Matthew Macfadyen, because “[THANK YOU FOR THE CHICKEN](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9%5F5YkXdNnY).” (Giancarlo Esposito would also be fine, because _Better Call Saul_ deserves all the accolades it can get.) ## Supporting Actress in a Drama Series  The Crown Helena Bonham Carter in 'The Crown.' Credit: Des Willie / Netflix 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_ **Will Win:** [Helena Bonham Carter](https://time.com/5722112/the-crown-princess-margaret/), because she’s a high-profile, smartly cast addition to the category and _The Crown_, an expensive drama whose continued existence seemed tied to its capacity to nab awards for Netflix, has to win something. **Should Win:** Sarah Snook, because Shiv’s storyline this season amounted to watching the only competent human being in the Roy family quietly surrender her last iota of a soul and Snook’s performance, though restrained, vividly captured her inner life. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5888785/emmys-2020-predictions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5888785/emmys-2020-predictions/"},"headline":"Here's Who Will Win—and Who Should—at the 2020 Emmys","datePublished":"2020-09-16T21:41:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:55:45.099Z","description":"The producers are going to great lengths to ensure that the program feels like a Hollywood production more than a three-hour Zoom meeting. 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