Who watches the Watchmen? Emmy nomination voters, apparently.
Variety has details on HBO's limited series Watchmen, based on the classic DC Comics maxi-series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, leading the nominations for the 2020 Emmy Awards with 26 total, including acting nominations for Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jean Smart, Louis Gossett Jr., and Jovan Adepo.
The Disney Plus series The Mandalorian earned an impressive 15 nominations for its first season, while HBO's Westworld picked up 11 nominations. Netflix's Stranger Things and the FX supernatural comedy What We Do in the Shadows both earned 8 nominations, while CBS All Access' Star Trek: Picard earned 5 nominations.
Other recognized geek-favorite shows include Amazon Prime's Carnival Row and The Boys, Fox's The Simpsons, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, and Netflix's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Lost in Space and Mindhunter.
You can read the full list of nominations HERE, but this is the breakdown for the shows listed above...
WATCHMEN (26 Nominations)
Outstanding Limited Series
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie -- Jeremy Irons as Ozymandias/Adrian Veidt
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie -- Regina King as Sister Night/Angela Abar
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie -- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Dr. Manhattan/Cal Abar
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie -- Jovan Adepo as Hooded Justice/Officer Will Reeves
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie -- Louis Gossett Jr. as William Reeves
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie -- Jean Smart as Laurie Blake
Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special -- "This Extraordinary Being" -- Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson
Outstanding Directing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special -- "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" -- Nicole Kassell
Outstanding Directing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special -- "Little Fear of Lightning" -- Steph Green
Outstanding Directing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special -- "This Extraordinary Being" -- Stephen Williams
Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special
(Original Dramatic Score) -- "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" -- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics -- "This Extraordinary Being" / Song Title: "The Way It Used To Be" by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Outstanding Music Supervision -- "This Extraordinary Being"
Outstanding Main Title Design
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program (One Hour Or More) -- "An Almost Religious Awe"
Outstanding Casting For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special
Outstanding Cinematography For A Limited Series Or Movie -- "Little Fear of Lightning"
Outstanding Cinematography For A Limited Series Or Movie -- "This Extraordinary Being"
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes -- "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice"
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited Series Or Movie -- "A God Walks into Abar"
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited Series Or Movie -- "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice"
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited Series Or Movie -- "This Extraordinary Being"
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special -- "This Extraordinary Being"
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Limited Series Or Movie -- "This Extraordinary Being"
Outstanding Special Visual Effects -- "See How They Fly"
THE MANDALORIAN (15 Nominations)
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series -- "Chapter 8: Redemption" -- Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance -- "Chapter 8: Redemption" -- Taika Waititi as IG-11
Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) -- Ludwig Göransson
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour) -- "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian"
Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) -- "Chapter 7: The Reckoning"
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes -- "Chapter 3: The Sin"
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series -- "Chapter 2: The Child"
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series -- "Chapter 4: Sanctuary"
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series -- "Chapter 8: Redemption"
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or Special -- "Chapter 6: The Prisoner"
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And
Animation -- "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian"
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And
Animation -- "Chapter 2: The Child"
Outstanding Special Visual Effects -- "Chapter 2: The Child"
Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Drama Series, Limited Series Or Movie
WESTWORLD (11 Nominations)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series -- Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series -- Thandie Newton as Maeve Millay
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program (One Hour Or More) -- "Parce Domine"
Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (One Hour) -- "Parce Domine"
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes -- "Parce Domine"
Outstanding Main Title Design
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or Special -- "Crisis Theory"
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "Parce Domine"
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "Parce Domine"
Outstanding Special Visual Effects -- "Crisis Theory"
Outstanding Interactive Extension Of A Linear Program -- "Free Will Is Not Free Interactive Experience"
STRANGER THINGS (8 Nominations)
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series -- "Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt"
Outstanding Music Supervision -- "Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard"
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "Chapter Eight: the Battle of Starcourt"
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt"
Outstanding Special Visual Effects -- "Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt"
Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Drama Series, Limited Series Or Movie
Outstanding Interactive Extension Of A Linear Program -- "Scoops Ahoy: Operation Scoop Snoop"
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (8 Nominations)
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series -- "Collaboration" -- Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series -- "Ghosts" -- Paul Simms
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series -- "On the Run" -- Stefani Robinson
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour) -- "Resurrection", "Collaboration", "Witches"
Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series -- "Resurrection"
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And
Animation -- "The Return"
STAR TREK: PICARD (5 Nominations)
Outstanding Period And/Or Character Hairstyling -- "Stardust City Rag"
Outstanding Period And/Or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) -- "Stardust City Rag"
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or Special -- "Absolute Candor"
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2"
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2:"
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: 1984 (4 Nominations)
Outstanding Period And/Or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) -- "The Lady in White"
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or Special -- "True Killers"
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special -- "Camp Redwood"
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Limited Series Or Movie -- "Camp Redwood"
CARNIVAL ROW (3 Nominations)
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music -- Nathan Barr
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes -- "Aisling"
Outstanding Main Title Design
THE SIMPSONS (3 Nominations)
Outstanding Animated Program -- "Thanksgiving of Horror"
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance -- "Better Off Ned" -- Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, and Todd Flanders
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance -- "Frinkcoin" -- Hank Azaria as Professor Frink, Moe Syzslak, Chief Wiggum, Carl Carlson, Cletus Spuckler, Kirk Van Houten, and Sea Captain
BLACK MIRROR (1 Nomination)
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series -- "Smithereens" -- Andrew Scott as Chris Gillhaney
BOB'S BURGERS (1 Nomination)
Outstanding Animated Program -- "Pig Trouble in Little Tina"
THE BOYS (1 Nomination)
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) -- "The Name of the Game"
THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE (1 Nomination)
Outstanding Children's Program
DOCTOR WHO (1 Nomination)
Outstanding Derivative Interactive Program -- "The Runaway"
LOST IN SPACE (1 Nomination)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects -- "Ninety-Seven"
MINDHUNTER (1 Nomination)
Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (One Hour) -- "Episode 6"
RICK AND MORTY (1 Nomination)
Outstanding Animated Program -- "The Vat of Acid Episode"
STAR TREK: SHORT TREKS (1 Nomination)
Outstanding Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series
STAR WARS: RESISTANCE (1 Nomination)
Outstanding Children's Program
The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards is scheduled to air Sunday, September 20th on ABC.