The HBO Watchmen miniseries , which addresses racism in the United States, has led with 26 Emmy nominations , the first awards to be presented during the new coronavirus pandemic .

The comedy The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel followed with 20; the crime thriller Ozark and the hit drama Succession about the Struggle of a Family Owned by a Media Conglomerate received 18 nominations.

The Mandalorian series , starring Chilean Pedro Pascal, closed with 15, in the first nominations for the Disney + platform.

Apple TV +, also a rookie, garnered 18 nominations, including one for its drama The Morning Show with Steve Carrell and Jennifer Aniston, also nominated.

The Emmys will be held on September 20 in a ceremony that must be virtual due to Covid-19, which is spreading with force in the United States, with 4.2 million cases.

The pandemic derailed the television calendar, to the point that some programs could not enter the election period for this year's awards.

All in all, the nearly 24,000 members of the American Television Academy , which awards the award, received a record number of entries to screen this year.

"2020 is not reduced to the global health crisis, but we are witnessing one of the greatest struggles for social justice in history , and it is our duty to use this means for change," said the president of the Academy, Frank Scherma , referring to the massive protests against racism and police brutality following the death of George Floyd in custody.

And Watchmen , who follow a group of masked vigilantes who are treated as criminals by government agencies, have captivated the audience in these times of protest.

Compete for best miniseries, with Regina King and Jeremy Irons nominated in the acting categories.

" Watchmen is a great series in itself, but it has become even more resonant in the past few weeks and is likely to have a great day" at the awards, said Joyce Eng , senior editor of the award-winning follow-up website Gold Derby.

Latinos absent

The nominations were announced live from Los Angeles, with Leslie Jones from a studio, and actors Laverne Cox , Josh Gad, and Tatiana Maslany connected from their homes.

Netflix was the platform with the most nominations, with a total of 160, which also breaks HBO's previous record of 137 , which this year had 107 nominations.

Better Call Saul , The Crown , The Handmaid's Tale , Killing Eve , The Mandalorian , Ozark , Stranger Things and Succession compete for the best drama series statuette.

Jason Bateman and Laura Linney of Ozark compete in the acting categories. Jodie Comer, who won last year, is once again running for an Emmy for her role as a heartless killer on Killing Eve , which also earned her a Sandra Oh nomination.

Oscar winner Olivia Colman seeks the Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II of England in The Crown .

Sterling K. Brown was nominated for his role in This Is Us and as a guest actor in Mrs. Maysel , nominated for Best Comedy Series as was Schitt's Creek .

"Too good to be true," he wrote on Twitter. "Stay safe, stay home. #BLM," the Black Lives Matter movement label .

Brown was one of several nominated non-white actors, amidst calls for more diversity in the industry.

Of the nominations in the acting categories, 10 went to black performers , including King and Octavia Spencer, adding to those of Oh, Asian, and Ramy Youssef, of Egyptian parents. But this year there were no Latinos.

Jharrel Jerome , a descendant of Dominicans, won in 2019 as best actor in a miniseries for When They See Us , and Puerto Rican Benicio del Toro was nominated for Escape at Dannemora .

All in all, very few Latinos have been nominated in the four main categories, with Jimmy Smits being the last nominated by NYPD Blue in 1999 and Rita Moreno in 1979. America Ferrera is the only Latina to win an Emmy for Best Actress in Comedy in 2007.

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