Watchmen leads the nomination list at the 72nd annual Emmy Awards

The superhero series, Watchmen, leads the nomination list at the 72nd annual Emmy Awards, with 26 nods. Regina King's "Watchmen" is followed by "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" with 20 nods. 

Jason Bateman, Laura Linney and Julia Garner's "Ozark", and Brian Cox's "Succession" scored 18 nominations each, while



"The Mandalorian", "Saturday Night Live" and "Schitt's Creek" had 15 nominations each, reports variety.com. "Saturday Night Live" star Leslie Jones was joined by Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany while announcing the nominations. 

The Emmy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will air on September 20.