The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in U.S. prime time television programming from June 1, 2019, until May 31, 2020, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Canadian sitcom Schitt’s Creek became the first comedy series to win all of the four main acting categories in a single year, as well as the first series to win all seven major awards in a single year.
Netflix’s Delhi Crime won the Best Drama Series award. In the series, directed by Richie Mehta, Shefali Shah plays the role of a Deputy Commissioner of Police, who is tasked with finding the culprits of the horrific 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder. Delhi Crime is the first web-series from India to win an International Emmy Award.
Actor Arjun Mathur was nominated for the Best Actor category for his performance in the Prime Video’s original Made In Heaven.
This year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the awards were held virtually for the first time in the history of International Emmys. TV, film and stage actor Richard Kind hosted the ceremony live from an empty theatre in New York City, with no live audience and red carpet. The ceremony was originally to be held at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was instead held at the Staples Center, while winners gave speeches remotely from their home or other locations.
The List of International Emmy winners:
Best Drama Series: Delhi Crime (India)
Best Comedy Series: Ninguem Ta Olhando (Nobody’s Looking) (Brazil)
Best Actress: Glenda Jackson, Elizabeth Is Missing (United Kingdom)
Best Actor: Billy Barratt, Responsible Child (United Kingdom)
Best TV Movie/Mini-Series: Responsible Child (United Kingdom)
| OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES | |
| Catherine O’Hara as Moira Rose | POP TV |
| Schitt’s Creek | |
| OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES | |
| Eugene Levy as Johnny Rose | POP TV |
| Schitt’s Creek | |
| OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES | |
| Daniel Levy, Written by | POP TV |
| Schitt’s Creek
Happy Ending |
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| OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES | |
| Andrew Cividino, Directed by
Daniel Levy, Directed by |
POP TV |
| Schitt’s Creek
Happy Ending |
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| OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES | |
| Daniel Levy as David Rose | POP TV |
| Schitt’s Creek | |
| OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES | |
| Annie Murphy as Alexis Rose | POP TV |
| Schitt’s Creek | |
| OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES | |
| Schitt’s Creek | POP TV |
| Eugene Levy, Executive Producer
Daniel Levy, Executive Producer Andrew Barnsley, Executive Producer Fred Levy, Executive Producer David West Read, Executive Producer Ben Feigin, Executive Producer Michael Short, Co-Executive Producer Kurt Smeaton, Co-Executive Producer Kosta Orfanidis, Producer |
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| OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES | |
| Last Week Tonight With John Oliver | HBO |
| John Oliver, Executive Producer
Tim Carvell, Executive Producer Liz Stanton, Executive Producer Jeremy Tchaban, Supervising Producer Christopher Werner, Supervising Producer Laura L. Griffin, Producer Kate Mullaney, Producer Matt Passet, Producer Marian Wang, Producer Charles Wilson, Producer |
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| OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE | |
| Regina King as Angela Abar / Sister Night | HBO |
| Watchme | |
| OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE | |
| Mark Ruffalo as Dominick Birdsey/Thomas Birdsey | HBO |
| I Know This Much Is True | |
| OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL | |
| Damon Lindelof, Written by
Cord Jefferson, Written by |
HBO |
| Watchmen
This Extraordinary Being |
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| OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL | |
| Maria Schrader, Directed by | NETFLIX |
| Unorthodox | |
| OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE | |
| Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Cal Abar / Dr. Manhattan | HBO |
| Watchmen | |
| OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE | |
| Uzo Aduba as Shirley Chisholm | FX NETWORKS |
| Mrs. America | |
| OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES | |
| Watchmen | HBO |
| Damon Lindelof, Executive Producer
Tom Spezialy, Executive Producer Nicole Kassell, Executive Producer Stephen Williams, Executive Producer Joseph E. Iberti, Executive Producer Ron Schmidt, Co-Executive Producer Carly Wray, Co-Executive Producer Lila Byock, Supervising Producer Nick Cuse, Supervising Producer Christal Henry, Supervising Producer Karen Wacker, Producer John Blair, Producer |
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| OUTSTANDING COMPETITION PROGRAM | |
| RuPaul’s Drag Race | VH1 |
| Tim Palazzola, Executive Producer
Randy Barbato, Executive Producer Fenton Bailey, Executive Producer Tom Campbell, Executive Producer RuPaul Charles, Executive Producer Steven Corfe, Executive Producer Mandy Salangsang, Executive Producer Michele Mills, Co-Executive Producer Jacqueline Wilson, Co-Executive Producer Lisa Steele, Supervising Producer Adam Bronstein, Supervising Producer Thairin Smothers, Senior Producer John Polly, Producer Michelle Visage, Producer Jen Passovoy, Producer Alicia Gargaro-Magana, Producer |
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| OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES | |
| Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy | HBO |
| Succession | |
| OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES | |
| Zendaya as Rue | HBO |
| Euphoria | |
| OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES | |
| Jesse Armstrong, Written by | HBO |
| Succession
This Is Not For Tears |
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| OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES | |
| Andrij Parekh, Directed by | HBO |
| Succession
Hunting |
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| OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES | |
| Billy Crudup as Cory Ellison | APPLE TV+ |
| The Morning Show | |
| OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES | |
| Julia Garner as Ruth Langmore | NETFLIX |
| Ozark | |
| OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES | |
| Succession | HBO |
| Jesse Armstrong, Executive Producer
Adam McKay, Executive Producer Will Ferrell, Executive Producer Frank Rich, Executive Producer Kevin Messick, Executive Producer Mark Mylod, Executive Producer Jane Tranter, Executive Producer Tony Roche, Executive Producer Scott Ferguson, Executive Producer Jon Brown, Co-Executive Producer Georgia Pritchett, Co-Executive Producer Jonathan Glatzer, Supervising Producer Will Tracy, Producer Dara Schnapper, Producer Gabrielle Mahon, Producer Lucy Prebble, Consulting Producer |
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The awards, as tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP, were distributed as follows:
| Creative Arts | Telecast | Total | |
| HBO | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| Netflix | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| Pop TV | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Disney+ | 8 | – | 8 |
| NBC | 8 | – | 8 |
| VH1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| ABC | 5 | – | 5 |
| National Geographic | 5 | – | 5 |
| Adult Swim | 4 | – | 4 |
| Prime Video | 4 | – | 4 |
| CNN | 3 | – | 3 |
| FOX | 3 | – | 3 |
| CBS | 2 | – | 2 |
| FX Networks | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Quibi | 2 | – | 2 |
| A&E | 1 | – | 1 |
| AMC | 1 | – | 1 |
| Apple TV | 1 | – | 1 |
| Apple TV+ | – | 1 | 1 |
| BBC America | 1 | – | 1 |
| Discovery Channel | 1 | – | 1 |
| EPIX | 1 | – | 1 |
| ESPN | 1 | – | 1 |
| HISTORY | 1 | – | 1 |
| Hulu | 1 | – | 1 |
| MagicLabsMedia.com | 1 | – | 1 |
| Oculus | 1 | – | 1 |
| Showtime | 1 | – | 1 |
| USA Network | 1 | – | 1 |
| YouTube | 1 | – | 1 |
