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The 2020 Emmy nominations will be announced on July 28. As per annual tradition, I have assembled a Wish List for as many categories as I have something to say about. There is no minimum or maximum number per category, nor is there any strict adherence to official Emmy rules. And of course, there is the necessary caveat that I have not seen everything. Even with much of the country shut down for the past few months, that’s impossible.

(Check out my previously published thoughts on Drama and Comedy.)

It was a banner year for Limited Series, or at least it was a banner year for Limited Series being on my radar. Damon Lindelof and Co.’s take on Watchmen is the cream of the crop, although it’s not my top pick in most of the acting categories. That would be the very unique Dispatches From Elsewhere, which goes 3 out of 4 and misses out only Lead Actress due to having nobody in the running in that field. As for the rest of the nominations, I had a lot of fun spreading the love around to the likes of the passionate lovers of Normal People, the game show freaks of Quiz, the political ladies of Mrs. America, the politically concerned citizens of The Plot Against America, and Nick Offerman’s glorious beard.

KEY:
Bold=My winner

Limited Series
Devs
Dispatches From Elsewhere
Mrs. America
Normal People
The Plot Against America
Quiz
Watchmen

UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT KIMMY VS. THE REVEREND (CREDIT: Netflix)

TV Movie
Bad Education
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

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Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Jeremy Irons, Watchmen
Matthew Macfadyen, Quiz
Paul Mescal, Normal People
Nick Offerman, Devs
Jason Segel, Dispatches From Elsewhere
Morgan Spector, The Plot Against America

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Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
Sian Clifford, Quiz
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Normal People
Zoe Kazan, The Plot Against America
Regina King, Watchmen

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Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen
André Benjamin, Dispatches From Elsewhere
Louis Gossett Jr., Watchmen
Richard E. Grant, Dispatches From Elsewhere
Tim Blake Nelson, Watchmen
Michael Sheen, Quiz
John Turturro, The Plot Against America

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Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Rose Byrne, Mrs. America
Hong Chau, Watchmen
Sally Field, Dispatches From Elsewhere
Eve Lindley, Dispatches From Elsewhere
Margo Martindale, Mrs. America
Sarah Paulson, Mrs. America
Winona Ryder, The Plot Against America
Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America