Emmy Nominations 2020: 7 Snubs & Surprises!

The nominations for the 2020 Emmy awards are in, and you understand what meaning: spiraling right into a melancholy as a result of your favourite actress or present didn’t get the love they deserved!

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With the streaming growth giving us extra content material than ever earlier than, this yr was extraordinarily aggressive in most classes. For instance, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series had 135 submissions versus the 88 submissions acquired in 2019 — so maintain that in thoughts as we undergo our record of greatest snubs and surprises (under)!

Reese Witherspoon

SNUB!

Reese Witherspoon had three probabilities to attain nominations — starring roles in HBO‘s Big Little Lies, Apple TV+‘s The Morning Show, and Hulu‘s limited series Little Fires Everywhere — but she was snubbed for all of them! Better luck next year, girl!

The Mandalorian

SURPRISE!

It’s no secret that followers liked Disney+’s Star Wars present a couple of man in a helmet, however nobody was anticipating the Television Academy to really feel the identical means and nominate it for Outstanding Drama Series. Everyone loves themselves some Baby Yoda, we guess!

Bob Odenkirk

SNUB!

People are calling the actor’s efficiency in the newest season of Better Call Saul a profession greatest, however it appears to be like like Bob’s greatest wasn’t sufficient to please the Television Academy! (Nor was Jonathan Banks‘ turn as Mike, which everyone expected to at least get a nod!)

What We Do In The Shadows

SURPRISE!

Few of us expected a show about vampires to be nominated for Best Comedy Series — especially in such a competitive year — but voters apparently couldn’t assist however sink their enamel into this acclaimed mockumentary horror-comedy sequence!

Elisabeth Moss

SNUB!

Elisabeth Moss received this complete factor in 2017 for her function as Offred on the acclaimed dystopian drama, so her omission is an actual shock.

Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet

SNUB!

Apple TV+’s quirky office comedy flew beneath the radar contemplating the explosion of content material with streaming providers, however it was adored by followers and critics alike — particularly the transferring standalone episode (above) and the post-season quarantine particular — so we’re nonetheless contemplating this a snub. Hopefully its sophomore season could have a much bigger influence on the Television Academy.

Brad Pitt

SURPRISE!

Everyone loves Brad Pitt, however we have been nonetheless shocked to see he was nominated for a three-minute, distant visitor look on Saturday Night Live through which he portrayed National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci. You can watch his Emmy-nominated efficiency in its entirety (above)!

Share any large snubs or surprises that we could have missed within the feedback (under)!

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