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All 22,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until July 13 to cast their 2020 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for programs (save for animated documentary/nonfiction which are restricted to their peer groups). Unlike the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally. In the past, voters were limited in the number of programs that they could put forth. Three years ago that cap (which was usually 10 per category) was lifted.

While there has been an explosion in the number of comedy and drama series recently, the limited series genre had been almost static. There were 25 entries in 2015, 26 in 2016 and 25 again in 2017. But there has been an uptick as of late, with 33 such shows submitted in 2018, 35 last year and 41 for this awards cycle. Even so, with five nominees for Best Limited Series, the odds for each of the entries detailed below is pretty good.

In a Gold Derby exclusive, we have learned the category placements of the key Emmy Awards contenders for Epix. For this season, the network has “Belgravia”, “Godfather of Harlem” (Forest Whitaker), “Pennyworth” (Jack Bannon) and “Perpetual Grace Ltd” (Ben Kingsley).

Below, the list of Epix lead and supporting submissions for their drama and limited series. More names might be added by the studio on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.

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“Belgravia”

Limited Series

Movie/Limited Actor – Philip Glenister

Movie/Limited Actress – Tamsin Greig, Harriet Walter

Movie/Limited Supporting Actor – Jack Bardoe, Tom Wilkinson

Movie/Limited Supporting Actress – Alice Eve, Ella Purnell

“Godfather Of Harlem”

Drama Series

Drama Actor – Forest Whitaker

Drama Supporting Actor – Giancarlo Esposito, Vincent D’Onofrio, Nigel Thatch

Drama Supporting Actress – Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Ifenesh Hadera

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[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Belgravia.”]

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