Emmys 2020: 'Schitt's Creek' rules the awards show, sweeping all the comedy categories

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The hit Canad comedy "Schitt's Creek" came out swinging on a very weird Emmy Awards night Sunday, sweeping the competition with seven early wins including best comedy series.

Series stars Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara won for lead actor and actress in a comedy at the the annual awards-season kickoff, which – due to COVID-19 – is coming to audiences virtually, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting alone in Los Angeles' Staples Center and winners and nominees appearing via video. 

"Schitt's Creek" co-star Daniel Levy took honors for supporting comedy actor and best comedy writing, Annie Murphy snagged supporting comedy actress, and the show also won for directing.

"Watchmen" vies for limited series against "Little Fires Everywhere," "Mrs. America," "Unbelievable" and "Unorthodox." "The Handmaid's Tale" is the only show since 2015 not named "Game of Thrones" to win best drama series, and this year it'll go up against "Better Call Saul," "The Crown," "Killing Eve," "The Mandalorian," "Ozark," "Stranger Things" and "Succession."

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Here are all the majnominees (winners in bold) at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards:

DRAMA SERIES

"Better Call Saul" (AMC)

"The Crown" (Netflix)

"The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)

"Killing Eve" (BBC America)

"The Mandalorian" (Disney+)

"Ozark" (Netflix)

"Stranger Things" (Netflix)

"Succession" (HBO)

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COMEDY SERIES

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO) 

"Dead to Me" (Netflix)

"The Good Place" (NBC)

"Insecure" (HBO)

"The Kominsky Method" (Netflix)

"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon)

"Schitt's Creek" (Pop TV)

"What We Do in the Shadows" (FX)

LIMITED SERIES

"Little Fires Everywhere" (Hulu)

"Mrs. America (FX)

"Unbelievable" (Netflix)

"Unorthodox" (Netflix)

"Watchmen" (HBO)

TV MOVIE

"American Son" (Netflix)

"Bad Education" (HBO)

"Dolly Parton's Heartstrings: These Old Bones" (Netflix)

"El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie" (Netflix)

"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend" (Netflix) 

LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES

Jennifer Aniston, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV+)

Olivia Colman, "The Crown" (Netflix)

Jodie Comer, "Killing Eve" (BBC America)

Laura Linney, "Ozark" (Netflix)

Sandra Oh, "Killing Eve" (BBC America)

Zendaya, "Euphoria" (HBO)

LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES

Jason Bateman, "Ozark" (Netflix)

Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us" (NBC)

Steve Carell, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV+)

Brian Cox, "Succession" (HBO)

Billy Porter, "Pose" (FX)

Jeremy Strong, "Succession" (HBO)

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SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES

Helena Bonham Carter, "The Crown" (Netflix)

Laura Dern, "Big Little Lies" (HBO)

Julia Garner, "Ozark" (Netflix)

Thandie Newton, "Westworld" (HBO)

Fiona Shaw, "Killing Eve" (BBC America)

Sarah Snook, "Succession" (HBO)

Meryl Streep, "Big Little Lies" (HBO)

Samira Wiley, "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)

SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES

Nicholas Braun, "Succession" (HBO)

Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show," (Apple TV+)

Kieran Culkin, "Succession" (HBO)

Mark Duplass, "The Morning Show" (Apple TV+)

Giancarlo Esposito, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)

Matthew Macfadyen, "Succession" (HBO)

Bradley Whitford, "The Handmaid's Tale" (HBO)

Jeffrey Wright, "Westworld" (HBO)

LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES

Christina Applegate, "Dead to Me" (Netflix)

Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon)

Linda Cardellini, "Dead to Me" (Netflix)

Catherine O'Hara, "Schitt's Creek" (Pop TV)

Issa Rae, "Insecure" (HBO)

Tracee Ellis Ross, "Black-ish" (ABC)

LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY SERIES

Anthony Anderson, "Black-ish" (ABC)

Don Cheadle, "Black Monday" (Showtime)

Ted Danson, "The Good Place" (NBC)

Michael Douglas, "The Kominsky Method" (Netflix)

Eugene Levy, "Schitt's Creek" (Pop TV)

Ramy Youssef, "Ramy" (Hulu)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES

Alex Borstein, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon)

D'Arcy Carden, "The Good Place" (NBC)

Betty Gilpin, "GLOW" (Netflix)

Marin Hinkle, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon)

Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Annie Murphy, "Schitt's Creek" (Pop TV)

Yvonne Orji, "Insecure" (HBO)

Cecily Strong, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

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SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY SERIES

Mahershala Ali, "Ramy" (Hulu)

Alan Arkin, "The Kominsky Method," (Netflix)

Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (NBC)

Sterling K. Brown, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon)

William Jackson Harper, "The Good Place" (NBC)

Daniel Levy, "Schitt's Creek" (Pop TV)

Tony Shalhoub, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon)

Kenan Thompson, "Saturday Night Live," (NBC)

LEAD ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE

Cate Blanchett, "Mrs. America" (FX)

Shira Haas, "Unorthodox" (Netflix)

Regina King, "Watchmen" (HBO)

Octavia Spencer, "Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker" (Netflix)

Kerry Washington, "Little Fires Everywhere" (Hulu)

LEAD ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE

Jeremy Irons, "Watchmen" (HBO)

Hugh Jackman, "Bad Education" (HBO)

Paul Mescal, "Normal People" (Hulu)

Jeremy Pope, "Hollywood" (Netflix)

Mark Ruffalo, "I Know This Much is True" (HBO)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE 

Uzo Aduba, "Mrs. America" (FX)

Toni Collette, "Unbelievable" (Netflix)

Margo Martindale, "Mrs. America" (FX)

Jean Smart, "Watchmen" (HBO)

Holland Taylor, "Hollywood" (Netflix)

Tracey Ullman, "Mrs. America" (FX)

SUPPORTING ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, "Watchmen" (HBO)

Jovan Adepo, "Watchmen" (HBO)

Tituss Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend" (Netflix)

Louis Gossett Jr., "Watchmen" (HBO)

Dylan McDermott, "Hollywood" (Netflix)

Jim Parsons, "Hollywood" (Netflix)

VARIETY TALK SERIES

"The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" (Comedy Central)

"Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" (TBS)

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (ABC)

"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO)

"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (CBS)

VARIETY SKETCH SERIES

"A Black Lady Sketch Show" (HBO)

"Drunk History" (Comedy Central) 

"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

COMPETITION PROGRAM

"The Masked Singer" (Fox)

"Nailed It!" (Netflix)

"RuPaul's Drag Race" (VH1)

"Top Chef" (Bravo)

"The Voice" (NBC)

HOST FOR REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM

Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, "Queer Eye" (Netflix)

Nicole Byer, "Nailed It!" (Netflix)

Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec, Kevin O'Leary, "Shark Tank" (ABC)

Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, "Top Chef" (Bravo)

Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, "Making It" (NBC)

RuPaul Charles, "RuPaul's Drag Race" (VH1)