Thu, 07/12/2018

And the 2018 Emmy Nominees Are...

70th Annual Emmy Awards

The 2018 Emmy Award season began today with the official nomination announcement at 8:30 AM PST! Congratulations to all the nominees for the 70th Primetime and Creative Arts Emmy Awards and a special congratulations to our interviewees who were nominated this year:

Anthony Bourdain for Outstanding Informational Series or Special (Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown) and Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program (Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown)

James L. Brooks for Outstanding Animated Program (The Simpsons)

Carol Burnett for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) (Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special)

Mark Burnett for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program (The Voice) and Outstanding Structured Reality Program (Shark Tank)

Ken Burns for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program (The Vietnam War)

Dan Castellaneta for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (The Simpsons)

RuPaul Charles for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program (RuPaul's Drag Race), Outstanding Reality-Competition Program (RuPaul's Drag Race), and Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program (RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked)

N. Joseph DeTullio for Outstanding Production Design For A Variety, Reality Or Reality-Competition Series (Saturday Night Live)

Robert Dickinson for Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special (60th Annual Grammy Awards, 71st Annual Tony Awards, The Oscars)

Elise Doganieri for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program (The Amazing Race)

Edie Falco for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie (Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders)

Ron Howard for Outstanding Limited Series (Genius)

Allison Janney for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Mom)

Al Jean for Outstanding Animated Program (The Simpsons)

Don Roy King for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series (Saturday Night Live)

Lisa Kudrow for Outstanding Structured Reality Program (Who Do You Think You Are?)

Susan Lacy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special (Spielberg)

Barry Levinson Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special (Paterno)

Judith Light for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)

Warren Littlefield for Outstanding Drama Series (The Handmaid's Tale)

William H. Macy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Shameless)

Jodi Mancuso for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Saturday Night Live)

Jonathan Murray for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program (Project Runway) and Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program (Born This Way)

Sheila Nevins for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special (The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling)

Keith Raywood for Outstanding Production Design For A Variety, Reality Or Reality-Competition Series (Saturday Night Live)

Carl Reiner for Outstanding Narrator (If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast)

Bertram van Munster for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program (The Amazing Race) and Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program (The Amazing Race)

W.G. Snuffy Walden Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) (SEAL Team)

Henry Winkler for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Barry)

Akira Yoshimura for Outstanding Production Design For A Variety, Reality Or Reality-Competition Series (Saturday Night Live)

The full list of nominees can be found here.

The Creative Arts Emmys will be held on September 8th and 9th and the Primetime Emmys Telecast will be on September 17th on NBC. Be sure to tune in!