The nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday, July 28. Ten UCLA TFT alumni were nominated in 11 categories, including performers Billy Porter (FX’s Pose) and Nancy Cartwright (Fox’s The Simpsons), and executive producers Alex Gibney and Frank Marshall (Epix’s Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time).

Jimmy Kimmel hosts the Emmy Awards broadcast, which will air on ABC on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The Creative Arts Emmys will be presented in virtual ceremonies in September, with those dates still to be announced. This page will be updated.

Nancy Cartwright (B.A. ’81), as Bart Simpson, Nelson, Ralph, Todd
The Simpsons, Fox
Character Voice-Over Performance

Alex Gibney, executive producer
Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time, Epix
Documentary or Nonfiction Special

Michael Greer (B.A. ’79), supervising editor
Survivor, “It’s Like a Survivor Economy,” CBS
Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program

Louis J. Horvitz (B.A. ’68), director
62nd Grammy Awards, CBS
Directing for a Variety Special

Kate Hackett (M.F.A. ’09), editor
Cheer, “God Blessed Texas,” Netflix
Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program

Robert Komatsu (B.A. ’92), editor
Mrs. America, FX
Single Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie

Frank Marshall, executive producer
Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time, Epix
Documentary or Nonfiction Special

Ron Olsen (M.F.A. ’87), set decorator
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times,” ABC
Production Design for a Variety Special

Billy Porter, as Pray Tell
Pose, FX
Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Victoria Thomas (B.A. ’83), casting
Insecure, HBO
Casting, Comedy Series
and
Watchmen, HBO
Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or Special

Posted: July 29, 2020

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