SOUTHEAST ASIA, SEP 22, 2020 – FOX Networks Group Southeast Asia proudly celebrates 12 top honours at the 72nd Primetime Emmy® Awards. These accolades, on top of the numerous nominations received, are testament to the network’s commitment to great entertainment and storytelling.
Through its rich variety of winners, FOX Networks Group continues to entertain, delight, and inspire by creating and distributing the highest quality content to audiences around the region with its award-winning portfolio of network and studio properties.
FOX Networks Group channel FX landed a whopping 10 Emmy® awards. In total, FX received 39 Emmy® nominations across six programmes.
The hilarious and heart-warming Schitt’s Creek broke an Emmy® record for scoring the most wins for a comedy series in its last season. The series scored nine Emmy® awards this year, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. For their stellar performances in the series, Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy secured the Outstanding Lead Actress and Actor in a Comedy Series, while Annie Murphy and Dan Levy took home the Outstanding Supporting Actress and Actor in a Comedy Series awards.
Beating out other competitors in the category, American drama series Mrs. America was also celebrated with a stunning win. For her incredible performance as Shirley Chisholm in Mrs. America, Uzo Aduba clinched the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie award.
Syrian-Danish documentary The Cave walked away with two Emmy® awards, including Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program and Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking. The documentary, which featured on National Geographic, was recognised for its unflinching story of the Syrian war and the resilience of female doctors in an oppressive patriarchal culture.
Tune in to FX to catch the award-winning programs Schitt’s Creek and Mrs. America. Schitt’s Creek Season 5 reruns air every Thursday at 10.30pm; double episodes of Mrs. America reruns air every Monday to Friday at 11pm starting October 20.
FOX Networks Group received a total of 61 nominations in the 72nd Primetime Emmy® Awards across 12 programs and four channels. The 61 nominations and 12 wins include:
FX (6 nominated programs, 39 nominations, 10 wins):
Schitt’s Creek (15 nominations, 9 wins)
• Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series – WIN
• Outstanding Contemporary Costumes – WIN
• Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series – WIN
• Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series – Happy Ending
• Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series – Start Spreading The News
• Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling
• Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
• Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series – Eugene Levy – WIN
• Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series – Catherine O’Hara – WIN
• Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series – Daniel Levy – WIN
• Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series – Annie Murphy – WIN
• Outstanding Comedy Series – WIN
• Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
• Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series – Happy Ending – WIN
• Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series – The Presidential Suite
Mrs. America (10 nominations, 1 win)
• Outstanding Casting For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special
• Outstanding Period Costumes
• Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited Series Or Movie
• Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
• Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie – Cate Blanchett
• Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie – Uzo Aduba – WIN
• Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie – Margo Martindale
• Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie – Tracey Ullman
• Outstanding Limited Series
• Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special
What We Do in the Shadows (8 nominations)
• Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour)
• Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
• Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series
• Outstanding Comedy Series
• Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
• Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series – Collaboration
• Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series – Ghosts
• Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series – On The Run
American Horror Story: 1984 (4 nominations)
• Outstanding Period And/Or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
• Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or Special
• Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special
• Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Limited Series Or Movie
Black Monday (1 nomination)
• Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series – Don Cheadle
Homeland (1 nomination)
• Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
FOX Life (2 nominated programs, 11 nominations):
The Voice (6 nominations)
• Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program
• Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program
• Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Series
• Outstanding Contemporary Makeup For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program (Non-Prosthetic)
• Outstanding Competition Program
• Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series
The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (5 nominations)
• Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special
• Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
• Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special
• Outstanding Music Direction
• Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special
FOX (3 nominated programs, 7 nominations):
The Simpsons (3 nominations)
• Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Nancy Cartwright
• Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Hank Azaria
• Outstanding Animated Program
Modern Family (3 nominations)
• Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
• Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series – Fred Willard
• Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
S.W.A.T. (1 nomination)
• Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Drama Series, Limited Series Or Movie
National Geographic (1 nominated program, 4 nominations, 2 wins):
The Cave (4 nominations, 2 wins)
• Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program – WIN
• Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program
• Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking – WIN
• Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program
