The nominations for the 72nd Annual Emmy Awards have been announced, and many LGBTQ shows and celebrities have picked up nominations.
Schitt’s Creek, Killing Eve, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Dead to Me were among the LGBTQ-friendly shows to receive nominations, which were released Tuesday (July 28).
Schitt’s Creek stars Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara were nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress, respectively, in a Comedy Series, Dan Levy and Annie Murphy picked up nominations for Outstanding supporting Actor and Actress, respctivel, in a Comedy Series, and the show itself was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Killing Eve stars Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh both picked up nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and the show was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini of Dead to Me were both nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, and the show was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series. RuPaul’s Drag Race received a nod for Outstanding Competition Program.
Other LGBTQ-friendly nominees, which include LGBTQ actors, characters, and storylines, include Billy Porter for Pose, Zendaya for Euphoria, Hugh Jackman for Bad Education, Hollywood, Titus Burgess for The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Kate McKinnon for Saturday Night Live, Kerry Washington for Little Fires Everywhere, Queer Eye, Regina King for Watchmen, Issa Rae for Insecure, Olivia Coleman for The Crown, Rachel Brosnahan for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Cate Blanchett for Mrs. America, and What We Do in the Shadows, which picked up the nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series.
The major nominees include:
Outstanding 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
Outstanding 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
Outstanding variety talk series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Steve Carrell, The Morning Show
Brian Cox, Succession
Billy Porter, Pose
Jeremy Strong, Succession
Outstanding 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
Outstanding competition program
The Masked Singer
Nailed It!
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding lead actor in a limited series of movie
Jeremy Irons, Watchmen
Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
Paul Mescal, Normal People
Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True
Outstanding lead actress in a limited series of movie
Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
Shira Haas, Unorthodox
Regina King, Watchmen
Octavia Spencer, Self Made
Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere
Outstanding limited series
Little Fires Everywhere
Mrs. America
Unbelievable
Unorthodox
Watchmen
Outstanding comedy series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dead to Me
The Good Place
Insecure
The Kominsky Method
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
Winners will be announced virtually, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, on September 20 at 8pm on ABC. You can view the entire list of nominees here.