Watchmen Makes History Winning the Emmy for Limited Series
The winners for the 72nd Emmy Awards were announced today. The ceremony became a virtual event this year due to COVID-19 doing an impressive job of balancing the jokes, the seriousness, and rotating through so many video feeds.
The 72nd Emmy Awards were hosted by Jimmy Kimmel who also served as executive producer.
Watchmen is one of the most nominated shows of the year with 26 nominations which also saw recognition for The Mandalorian as well. Watchmen made history as the first comic adaptation to win the top prize of best “Limited Series.”
Check out below for how the two shows did, winners will be marked as such and in bold.
Drama Series
“Better Call Saul” (AMC)
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)
“Killing Eve” (BBC America/AMC)
“The Mandalorian” (Disney Plus)
“Ozark” (Netflix)
“Stranger Things” (Netflix)
Winnter – “Succession” (HBO)
Limited Series
“Little Fires Everywhere” (Hulu)
“Mrs. America” (Hulu)
“Unbelievable” (Netflix)
“Unorthodox” (Netflix)
Winner – “Watchmen” (HBO)
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Jeremy Irons (“Watchmen”)
Hugh Jackman (“Bad Education”)
Paul Mescal (“Normal People”)
Jeremy Pope (“Hollywood”)
Winner – Mark Ruffalo (“I Know This Much Is True”)
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Cate Blanchett (“Mrs. America”)
Shira Haas (“Unorthodox”)
Winner – Regina King (“Watchmen”)
Octavia Spencer (“Self Made”)
Kerry Washington (“Little Fires Everywhere”)
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Dylan McDermott (“Hollywood”)
Jim Parsons (“Hollywood”)
Tituss Burgess (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend”)
Winner – Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (“Watchmen”)
Jovan Adepo (“Watchmen”)
Louis Gossett Jr. (“Watchmen”)
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Holland Taylor (“Hollywood”)
- Winner – Uzo Aduba (“Mrs. America”)
- Margo Martindale (“Mrs. America”)
- Tracey Ullman (“Mrs. America”)
- Toni Collette (“Unbelievable”)
- Jean Smart (“Watchmen”)
Outstanding Cinematography For A Limited Series Or Movie – 2020
- Winner – Gregory Middleton, ASC, CSC, Director of Photography (“Watchmen”)
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes – 2020
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited Series Or Movie – 2020
- Winner – Henk Van Eeghen, ACE, Editor (“Watchmen”)
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Limited Series Or Movie – 2020
- Winner – Douglas Axtell, Production Mixer, Joe DeAngelis, Re-Recording Mixer, Chris Carpenter, Re-Recording Mixer (“Watchmen”)
Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score) – 2020
- Winner – Trent Reznor, Music by, Atticus Ross, Music by (“Watchmen”)
Outstanding Main Title Design – 2020
- Paul Mitchell, Creative Director, Olga Midlenko, Art Director, Maciek Sokalski, Lead Compositor, Gabriel Perez, Animator, Benjamin Woodlock, Designer (“The Watchmen”)
Outstanding Casting For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special – 2020
- Winner – Victoria Thomas, CSA, Casting by, Meagan Lewis, CSA, Location Casting
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special – 2020
- Winner – Brad North, Supervising Sound Editor, Harry Cohen, Sound Designer, Jordan Wilby, Sound Effects Editor, Tiffany S. Griffith, Dialogue Editor, Antony Zeller, Foley Editor, A.J. Shapiro, Foley Editor, Sally Boldt, Music Editor, Zane Bruce, Foley Artist, Lindsay Pepper, Foley Artist
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – 2020
- Taika Waititi, as IG-11 (“The Mandalorian”)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series – 2020
- Dana E. Glauberman, ACE, Editor, Dylan Firshein, Additional Editor (“The Mandalorian”)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series – 2020
- Jeff Seibenick, Editor (“The Mandalorian”)
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series – 2020
- Giancarlo Esposito, as Moff Gideon (“The Mandalorian”)
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or Special – 2020
- Brian Sipe, Department Head Makeup Artist, Alexei Dmitriew, Key Makeup Artist, Carlton Coleman, Makeup Artist, Samantha Ward, Makeup Artist, Scott Stoddard, Makeup Artist, Mike Ornelaz, Makeup Artist, Sabrina Castro, Makeup Artist, Scott Patton, Prosthetic Designer (“The Mandalorian”)
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes – 2020
- Joseph Porro, Costume Designer, Julie Robar, Costume Supervisor, Giovanna Ottobre-Melton, Assistant Costume Designer, Lauren Silvestri, Assistant Costume Designer (“The Mandalorian”)
- Winner – Sharen Davis, Costume Designer, Valerie Zielonka, Costume Supervisor (“Watchmen”)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series – 2020
- Andrew S. Eisen, ACE, Editor (“The Mandalorian”)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects – 2020
- Winner – Richard Bluff, VFX Supervisor, Jason Porter, VFX Supervisor, Abbigail Keller, VFX Producer, Hayden Jones, VFX Supervisor, Hal Hickel, Animation Supervisor, Roy Cancino, Special Effects Supervisor, John Rosengrant, Supervisor, Enrico Damm, Environment Supervisor, Landis Fields, Virtual Production Visualization Supervisor (“The Mandalorian”)
Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) – 2020
- Winner – Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS, Director of Photography, Baz Idoine, Director of Photography (“The Mandalorian”)
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation – 2020
- Winner – Shawn Holden, Production Mixer, Bonnie Wild, Re-Recording Mixer, Chris Fogel, Scoring Mixer (“The Mandalorian”)
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation – 2020
- Winner – David Acord, Co-Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer, Matthew Wood, Co-Supervising Sound Editor, Bonnie Wild, Sound Effects Editor, James Spencer, Dialogue Editor, Richard Quinn, ADR Editor, Richard Gould, Foley Editor, Stephanie McNally, Music Editor, Ryan Rubin, Music Editor, Ronni Brown, Foley Artist, Jana Vance, Foley Artist (“The Mandalorian”)
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour) – 2020
- Winner – Andrew L. Jones, Production Designer, Jeff Wisniewski, Art Director, Amanda Serino, Set Decorator (“The Mandalorian”)
Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) – 2020
- Winner – Ludwig Göransson, Composer (“The Mandalorian”)
Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Drama Series, Limited Series Or Movie – 2020
- Winner – Ryan Watson, Stunt Coordinator (“The Mandalorian”)
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
- Mrs. America • Shirley
FX Networks • FX Productions
Tanya Barfield, Written by - Normal People • Episode 3
Hulu • Hulu Originals in association with BBC
Sally Rooney, Written by
Alice Birch, Written by - Unbelievable • Episode 1
Netflix • CBS Television Studios
Susannah Grant, Teleplay by
Michael Chabon, Teleplay by
Ayelet Waldman, Teleplay by - Unorthodox • Part 1
Netflix • Studio Airlift and RealFilm
Anna Winger, Written by - Winner – Watchmen • This Extraordinary Being
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with White Rabbit, Paramount Television, Warner Bros. Television & DC Comics
Damon Lindelof, Written by
Cord Jefferson, Written by
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
- Little Fires Everywhere • Find A Way
Hulu • ABC Signature Studios / Hello Sunshine
Lynn Shelton, Directed by - Normal People • Episode 5
Hulu • Hulu Originals in association with BBC
Lenny Abrahamson, Directed by - Winner – Unorthodox • Netflix • Studio Airlift and RealFilm
Maria Schrader, Directed by - Watchmen • It’s Summer And We’re Running Out Of Ice
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with White Rabbit, Paramount Television, Warner Bros. Television & DC Comics
Nicole Kassell, Directed by - Watchmen • Little Fear Of Lightning
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with White Rabbit, Paramount Television, Warner Bros. Television & DC Comics
Steph Green, Directed by - Watchmen • This Extraordinary Being
HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with White Rabbit, Paramount Television, Warner Bros. Television & DC Comics
Stephen Williams, Directed by
