The winners of the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards included:
- Outstanding Drama Series: Succession
- Outstanding Comedy Series: Schitt's Creek (which notably swept all seven comedy categories)
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Eugene Levy for Schitt's Creek
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Catherine O'Hara for Schitt's Creek
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Mark Ruffalo for I Know This Much Is True
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Regina King for Watchmen
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Jeremy Irons for Watchmen
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Cate Blanchett for Mrs. America
Schitt's Creek set records by becoming the first Canadian program to win the overall comedy series award and sweeping all main acting categories in comedy.
