The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 2020 72nd Emmy Awards. Some of the highlights are as follows:
Original Main Title Theme Music:
- Carnival Row (Nathan Barr)
- Defending Jacob (Olafur Arnalds
- Hollywood (Nathan Barr)
- Unorthodox (Antonio Gambale)
- Why We Hate (Laura Karpman)
- Wu-Tang: An American Saga (RZA)
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):
- The Crown – Aberfan – Martin Phipps
- Euphoria – Bonnie And Clyde – Labrinth
- The Mandalorian – Chapter 8: Redemption – Ludwig Goranssonl
- Ozark – All In – Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans
- Succession – This Is Not For Tears – Nicholas Britell
Outstandig Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score):
- Hollywood – Hooray For Hollywood: Part 2 – Nathan Barr
- Little Fires Everywhere – The Spider Web – Mark Isham & Isabella Summers
- Mrs. America – Reagan – Kris Bowers
- Unorthodox – Part 1 – Antonio Gambale
- Watchmen – It's Summer And We're Running Out Of Ice – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score):
Becoming – Kamasi Washington
Home – Maine – Amanda Jones
McMillions – Oceans – Pinar Toprak & Alex Kovacs
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness – Not Your Average Joe – Mark Mothersbaugh, John Enroth & Albert Fox
Why We Hate – Tools & Tactics – Laura Karpman
Original Music Supervision:
Better Call Saul – The Guy For This – Thomas Golubic
Euphoria – And Salt The Earth Behind You – Jen Malone & Adam Leber
Insecure – Lowkey Movin' On – Kier Lehman
Killing Eve – Nothing In This World Is Easy – Catherine Grieves & David Holmes
Stranger Things – Chapter Three: The Case Of The Missing Lifeguard – Nora Felder
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – It's Comedy Or Cabbage – Robin Urdang, Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino
Watchmen – This Extraordinary Being – Liza Richardson
The 72nd Emmy Awards will be held on September 20th.The Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which includes musical categories over several nights earlier in September. To see a complete list of those nominated, visit Emmys.com.