The first time this year's Emmy nominees attended the awards show

<strong>By Heather Cichowski</strong> <p>The <strong><a href="https://ca.hellomagazine.com/tags/0/2020-emmy-awards">2020 Emmy Awards</a></strong> are taking place on Sept. 20 and a number of veteran actors and actresses have received <a href="https://ca.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/02020072857034/2020-emmy-awards-nominees"><strong>nominations</strong></a>. It is actually the first time a number of stars have been recognized, but many of them have been attending the awards for years, if not decades. <p><strong>Scroll through the gallery (or click through if you're on desktop) to see the first time this year's Emmy Award nominees attended the event.</strong> <p>Photos: &copy; Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images, SGranitz/WireImage, Brenda Chase/Online USA, Inc.
<h2>Olivia Colman, 2016</h2> <p>The <a href=/tags/0/Olivia-Colman><strong>British actress</strong></a> stepped out to her first Emmys flanked by <a href=/tags/0/Tom-Hiddleston><strong>Tom Hiddleston</strong></a> and <strong>Hugh Laurie</strong>, where their TV series, <em>The Night Manager</em>, was up for several awards, including Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her. <p>At the 2020 Emmy Awards, Olivia is in the running for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for portraying <a href=/tags/0/queen-elizabeth-ii><strong>the Queen</strong></a> on <a href=/tags/0/the-crown><strong><em>The Crown</em></strong></a>. <p>Photo: &copy; John Shearer/WireImage
<h2>Eddie Murphy, 1983</h2> <p>The <a href=/tags/0/eddie-murphy><strong>comedian</strong></a> was co-host (alongside the late <strong>Joan Rivers</strong>!) and a nominee at the 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, and it was his first time being there to boot! <p>At the 2020 Emmy Awards, he's up for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series thanks to his long-awaited return to <em>Saturday Night Live</em> as host. <p>Photo: &copy; Joan Adlen/Getty Images
<h2>Kerry Washington, 2011</h2> <p>The <a href=/tags/0/kerry-washington><strong>actress</strong></a> made a fashionable impression when she first attended the Emmys almost a decade ago. <p>Kerry is up for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for <em>Little Fires Everywhere</em> this year. It's her first nomination. <p>Photo: &copy; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
<h2>Laverne Cox, 2014</h2> <p><a href=/tags/0/Laverne-Cox><strong>Laverne Cox</strong></a> stunned at her first Emmy Awards. <p>She's nominated at the 2020 Emmys for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Sophia Burset on <strong><em>Orange Is the New Black</em></strong>. <p>Photo: &copy; Jeff Vespa/WireImage
<h2>Christina Applegate, 1989</h2> <p>At the 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, <a href=/tags/0/christina-applegate><strong>Christina Applegate</strong></a> embraced dark 1980's glamour. <p>Flash forward a few decades and she's in the running for the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series award for her work on <em>Dead to Me</em> this year. <p>Photo: &copy; Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
<h2>Helena Bonham Carter, 1998</h2> <p>At the 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, <a href=/tags/0/helena-bonham-carter><strong>Helena Bonham Carter</strong></a> made her debut, alongside actor/producer/director <strong>Sam Neill</strong>. <p>She was nominated for the first time for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for <em>Merlin</em>. This year, she's up for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as <a href=/tags/0/princess-margaret><strong>Princess Margaret</strong></a> in <a href=/tags/0/the-crown><strong>The Crown</strong></a>. <p>Photo: &copy; Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
<h2>Octavia Spencer, 2014</h2> <p><a href=/tags/0/octavia-spencer><strong>Octavia Spencer</strong></a> was beautiful in red at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. <p>She is nominated for the first time this year for her role in <em>Self Made</em> as <strong>Madam C.J. Walker</strong>, the first African-American self-made millionaire. <p>Photo: &copy; Jeff Vespa/WireImage
<h2>Rachel Brosnahan, 2015</h2> <p><a href=/tags/0/Rachel-Brosnahan><strong>Rachel Brosnahan</strong></a> stepped out to the 67th Emmy Awards. <p>She's returning to the awards this year as an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series nominee for <em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</em>. She won the award in 2018 and was nominated in the same category last year. <p>Photo: &copy; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for TNT LA
<h2>Hugh Jackman, 2005</h2> <p>The <a href=/tags/0/hugh-jackman><strong>Australian actor</strong></a> had some Wolverine-like scruff when he made his Emmys debut 15 years ago, alongside wife <em>Deborra-Lee Furness</em>. <p>He's nominated for his first-ever Emmy at the 2020 awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his work on <em>Bad Education</em>. <p>Photo: &copy; Albert L. Ortega/WireImage
<h2>Regina King, 2015</h2> <p>The <a href=/tags/0/regina-king><strong>talented actress</strong></a> stepped out to the Emmy Awards for the first time a few years ago. <p>Now, she is nominated for the premiere time ever in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for <em>Watchmen</em>. <p>Photo: &copy; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
<h2>Jason Bateman, 1987</h2> <p>Awww! A young <a href=/tags/0/jason-bateman><strong>Jason Bateman</strong></a> and his sister <strong>Justine Bateman</strong> were at the Emmy Awards in 1987. <p>He's recognized this year in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series category for <em>Ozark</em>. <p>Photo: &copy; Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
<h2>Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, 1999</h2> <p>The former couple made their Emmy debuts together at the 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. <a href=/tags/0/Jennifer-aniston><strong>Jennifer Aniston</strong></a>'s show <a href=/tags/0/friends><strong><em>Friends</em></strong></a> received six nods that year. <p>In 2020, the actress is up for the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category for her work on <strong><a href="https://ca.hellomagazine.com/tags/0/the-morning-show"><em>The Morning Show</em></a></strong>. <p><a href=/tags/0/brad-pitt><strong>Brad Pitt</strong></a> earned an Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series nomination for his appearance as Dr. <strong>Anthony Fauci</strong> on <em>Saturday Night Live</em>. <p>Photo: &copy; Brenda Chase/Online USA, Inc.
<h2>Meryl Streep, 2004</h2> <p>The <a href=/tags/0/meryl-streep><strong>accomplished actress</strong></a> showcased her prize for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for <em>Angels in America</em> back at the 2004 Emmy Awards. <p>This year, she is nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category for <em>Big Little Lies</em>. <p>Photo: &copy; Albert L. Ortega/WireImage
<h2>Steve Carell, 2006</h2> <p><a href=/tags/0/steve-carrell><strong>Steve Carrell</strong></a> had a very successful time at the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, where <em>The Office</em> won Outstanding Comedy Series and he was nominated in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category. <p>A the 2020 Emmy Awards, he's now competing for the Lead Actor in a Drama Series award for his role on <em>The Morning Show</em>. <p>Photo: &copy; Kevin Winter/Getty Images
<h2>Sandra Oh, 2005</h2> <p><a href=/tags/0/sandra-oh><strong>Sandra Oh</strong></a> had a big smile on her face at the 57th Annual Emmy Awards. It's understandable because she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for <em>Grey's Anatomy</em>. <p>A this year's awards, the beloved Canadian earned a nod for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for <a href=/tags/0/kiling-eve><strong><em>Killing Eve</em></strong></a>. It's the third time she has been recognized in the category for the role. <p>Photo: &copy; SGranitz/WireImage
<h2>Ted Danson, 1986</h2> <p>A dark-haired <a href=/tags/0/ted-danson><strong>Ted Danson</strong></a> first attended the Emmy Awards with then-wife <strong>Casey Coates</strong>. <p>The now-72-year-old is up for the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for <em>The Good Place</em>. <p>Photo: &copy; Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
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