The biggest night of international television — 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards — took place on Sunday, September 20, virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic. However, even with much less formal attire and no red carpet in sight, artists celebrated the night in style.
The 72nd annual Television Academy ceremony was mission-controlled by Jimmy Kimmel live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, nominees beamed in from their living rooms, kitchens, and home offices due to social distancing measures.
Schitt’s Creek broke a record with seven Primetime awards and nine Emmys in total in the comedy categories, and Succession took home five awards, including best drama series. Zendaya made history by becoming the youngest winner for best lead actress in a drama for her role in Euphoria. The evening’s most-nominated show, Watchmen, cleaned up in the limited series category.
Viewers also got a somewhat Friends reunion treat as Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox made a surprise appearance.
Jennifer Anniston
Zendaya in Christopher John Rogers
Tracee Ellis Ross in Alexandre Vauthier
Regina King in Schiaparelli
Regina King in Breonna Taylor t-shirt
Catherine O’Hara in Valentino
Yara Shahidi in custom Prada
D’arcy Carden
Julia Garner
Annie Murphy
Winners
Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or TV movie
Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True
Outstanding lead actress in a limited series or TV movie
Regina King, Watchmen
Supporting actor in a limited series or movie
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen
Supporting actress in a limited series or movie
Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek
Supporting actor in a comedy series
Dan Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Supporting actress in a comedy series
Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
Jeremy Strong, Succession
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
Zendaya, Euphoria
Supporting actor in a drama series
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Supporting actress in a drama series
Julia Garner, Ozark
Outstanding reality/competition series
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Outstanding variety talk series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Outstanding limited series
Watchmen
Outstanding comedy series
Schitt’s Creek
Outstanding drama series
Succession
*Photo credits: Fashion Bomb Daily & Vulture
