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AFI Alums Garner 2020 Emmy Nominations

Congratulations to this year’s Emmy®-nominated AFI alumni! Today, the Television Academy announced the nominees for the 72nd Emmy® Awards. The early morning event was hosted by Leslie Jones and included presenters Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany.

With these groundbreaking and critically acclaimed series, AFI alumni continue to push the boundaries of storytelling. Please join us in celebrating the following alums and their nominations:

A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW
Dime Davis (DWW Class of 2015), Director/Co-Executive Producer
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

Deniese Davis (AFI Class of 2012), Producer
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

 

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
Allison Jones (AFI Class of 1981)
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

Steven Rasch (AFI Class of 1989)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for Curb Your Enthusiasm

HOMELAND
Lesli Linka Glatter (DWW Class of 1982)
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

 

HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
Cicely Tyson (AFI DWW Class of 1977)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

 

INSECURE
Ava Berkofsky (AFI Class of 2013)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series

Deniese Davis (AFI Class of 2012), Supervising Producer
Outstanding Comedy Series

Lynarion Hubbard (AFI Class of 2007)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series

 

LEGO MASTERS
Rich Kim (AFI Class of 1999)
Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program

 

THE MORNING SHOW
Mimi Leder (AFI Class of 1973)
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

 

OZARK
Vikash Patel (AFI Class of 2004)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series

John Shiban (AFI Class of 1989), Writer/Executive Producer
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

 

QUEER EYE 
Jennifer Lane (AFI Class of 1994), Executive Producer
Outstanding Structured Reality Program

 

RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE
Brett Smith (AFI Class of 1999), Camera Operator
Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program

 

SURVIVOR
Jeff Phillips (AFI Class of 1990), Camera
Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program

 

UNBELIEVABLE
Susannah Grant (AFI Class of 1991), Co-Creator/Director/Writer/Executive Producer
Outstanding Best Limited Series
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special

 

WATCHMEN
Anna Hauger (AFI Class of 2009)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie

Christal Henry (AFI Class of 2005), Writer/Supervising Producer

Outstanding Limited Series

 

 

View the full list of nominees here. The winners will be announced on September 20, 2020.