This year, the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards was different courtesy the coronavirus pandemic.
The award ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, saw the winners accepting their awards virtually.
| Best Comedy | “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop) |
| Best Drama | “Succession” (HBO) |
| Best Limited Series | “Watchmen” (HBO) |
| Best Actress, Comedy | Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek” |
| Best Actor, Comedy | Eugene Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” |
| Best Actress, Drama | Zendaya, “Euphoria” |
| Best Actor, Drama | Jeremy Strong, “Succession” |
| Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie | Regina King, “Watchmen” |
| Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie | Mark Ruffalo, “I Know This Much Is True” |
| Supporting Actress, Comedy | Annie Murphy, “Schitt’s Creek” |
| Supporting Actor, Comedy | Daniel Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” |
| Supporting Actress, Drama | Julia Garner, “Ozark” |
| Supporting Actor, Drama | Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show” |
| Supporting Actress, Limited Series or a Movie | Uzo Aduba, “Mrs. America” |
| Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie | Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, “Watchmen” |
| *Television Movie | “Bad Education” (HBO) |
| *Variety Sketch Series | “Saturday Night Live” (NBC) |
| Variety Talk Series | “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO) |
| Reality Competition Program | “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1) |
| *Reality Host | RuPaul, “Drag Race” |
| *Structured Reality Program | “Queer Eye” (Netflix) |
| Unstructured Reality Program | “Cheer” (Netflix) |
| *Guest Actress, Comedy | Maya Rudolph, “Saturday Night Live” |
| Guest Actor, Comedy | Eddie Murphy, “Saturday Night Live” |
| Guest Actress, Drama | Cherry Jones, “Succession” |
| Guest Actor, Drama | Ron Cephas Jones, “This Is Us” |
| Documentary or Nonfiction Series | “The Last Dance” (ESPN) |
| Documentary or Nonfiction Special | “The Apollo” (HBO) |
| Animated Program | “Rick and Morty” (Adult Swim) |
| Writing for a Comedy Series | Daniel Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” (“Happy Ending”) |
| Writing for a Drama Series | Jesse Armstrong, “Succession” (“This Is Not for Tears”) |
| Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama Special | Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson, “Watchmen” (“This Extraordinary Being”) |
| Directing for a Comedy Series | Andrew Cividino and Daniel Levy, “Schitt’s Creek” (“Happy Ending”) |
| Directing for a Drama Series | Andrij Parekh, “Succession” (“Hunting”) |
| Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama Special | Maria Schrader, “Unorthodox” |
| Directing for a Variety Series | Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live” (“Host: Eddie Murphy”) |