70th Primetime Emmy Awards

70th Primetime Emmy Awards
70th Primetime Emmy Awards
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Date	September 17, 2018 (Ceremony); (Creative Arts Awards);
Location	Microsoft Theater, ; Los Angeles, California
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by	Michael Che; Colin Jost
Website	http://www.emmys.com/
Television/radio coverage
Network	NBC
Produced by	Lorne Michaels

The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards will honor the best in U.S. prime time television programming from June 1, 2017 until May 31, 2018, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony will be held on September 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and will be broadcast in the U.S. by NBC. The ceremony will be hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost.^[1]

The nominations were announced by Ryan Eggold and Samira Wiley on July 12, 2018.^[2]

Nominees

The nominees are listed below:^[3]

Programs

Outstanding Comedy Series	Outstanding Drama Series
Atlanta (FX) Barry (HBO) Black-ish (ABC) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) GLOW (Netflix) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Silicon Valley (HBO) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)	The Americans (FX) The Crown (Netflix) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Stranger Things (Netflix) This Is Us (NBC) Westworld (HBO)
Outstanding Variety Talk Series	Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)	At Home with Amy Sedaris (truTV) Drunk History (Comedy Central) I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman (Hulu) Portlandia (IFC) Saturday Night Live (NBC) Tracey Ullman's Show (HBO)
Outstanding Limited Series	Outstanding Television Movie
The Alienist (TNT) The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Genius: Picasso (Nat Geo) Godless (Netflix) Patrick Melrose (Showtime)	Black Mirror: USS Callister (Netflix) Fahrenheit 451 (HBO) Flint (Lifetime) Paterno (HBO) The Tale (HBO)
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race (CBS) American Ninja Warrior (NBC) Project Runway (Lifetime) RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1) Top Chef (Bravo) The Voice (NBC)

Acting

Lead performances

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson, Sr. on Black-ish (ABC) Ted Danson as Michael on The Good Place (NBC) Larry David as Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Donald Glover as Earnest "Earn" Marks on Atlanta (FX) Bill Hader as Barry Berkman / Barry Block on Barry (HBO) William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher on Shameless (Showtime)	Pamela Adlon as Sam Fox on Better Things (FX) Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam "Midge" Maisel on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett on Mom (CBS) Issa Rae as Issa Dee on Insecure (HBO) Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson on Black-ish (ABC) Lily Tomlin as Frankie Bergstein on Grace and Frankie (Netflix)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde on Ozark (Netflix) Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson on This Is Us (NBC) Ed Harris as The Man in Black on Westworld (HBO) Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings on The Americans (FX) Milo Ventimiglia as Jack Pearson on This Is Us (NBC) Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe on Westworld (HBO)	Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II on The Crown (Netflix) Tatiana Maslany as Various Characters on Orphan Black (BBC America) Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne / Offred on The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri on Killing Eve (BBC America) Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings on The Americans (FX) Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores Abernathy on Westworld (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Antonio Banderas as Pablo Picasso on Genius: Picasso (Nat Geo) Darren Criss as Andrew Cunanan on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Benedict Cumberbatch as Patrick Melrose on Patrick Melrose (Showtime) Jeff Daniels as John O. Neill on The Looming Tower (Hulu) John Legend as Jesus Christ on Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC) Jesse Plemons as Captain Robert Daly on Black Mirror: USS Callister (Netflix)	Jessica Biel as Cora Tannetti on The Sinner (USA) Laura Dern as Jennifer Fox on The Tale (HBO) Michelle Dockery as Alice Fletcher on Godless (Netflix) Edie Falco as Leslie Abramson on Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders (NBC) Regina King as Latrice Butler on Seven Seconds (Netflix) Sarah Paulson as Ally Mayfair-Richards on American Horror Story: Cult (FX)

Supporting performances

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Louie Anderson as Christine Baskets on Baskets (FX) Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live (NBC) Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Brian Tyree Henry as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles on Atlanta (FX) Tony Shalhoub as Abraham "Abe" Weissman on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Kenan Thompson as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC) Henry Winkler as Gene Cousineau on Barry (HBO)	Zazie Beetz as Vanessa "Van" Keefer on Atlanta (FX) Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Aidy Bryant as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC) Betty Gilpin as Debbie "Liberty Belle" Eagan on GLOW (Netflix) Leslie Jones as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC) Kate McKinnon as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC) Laurie Metcalf as Jackie Harris on Roseanne (ABC) Megan Mullally as Karen Walker on Will & Grace (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister on Game of Thrones (HBO) Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones (HBO) Joseph Fiennes as Commander Fred Waterford on The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) David Harbour as Jim Hopper on Stranger Things (Netflix) Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson on Homeland (Showtime) Matt Smith as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on The Crown (Netflix)	Alexis Bledel as Emily / Ofsteven on The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven / Jane Ives on Stranger Things (Netflix) Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia on The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister on Game of Thrones (HBO) Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret on The Crown (Netflix) Thandie Newton as Maeve Millay on Westworld (HBO) Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy Waterford on The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Jeff Daniels as Frank Griffin on Godless (Netflix) Brandon Victor Dixon as Judas Iscariot on Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC) John Leguizamo as Jacob Vazquez on Waco (Paramount Network) Ricky Martin as Antonio D'Amico on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Édgar Ramírez as Gianni Versace on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Michael Stuhlbarg as Richard Clarke on The Looming Tower (Hulu) Finn Wittrock as Jeffrey Trail on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)	Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene on Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC) Penélope Cruz as Donatella Versace on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Judith Light as Marilyn Miglin on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Adina Porter as Beverly Hope on American Horror Story: Cult (FX) Merritt Wever as Mary Agnes McNue on Godless (Netflix) Letitia Wright as Nish on Black Mirror: Black Museum (Netflix)

Directing

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Atlanta (Episode: "FUBU"), Directed by Donald Glover (FX) Atlanta (Episode: "Teddy Perkins"), Directed by Hiro Murai (FX) Barry (Episode: "Chapter One: Make Your Mark"), Directed by Bill Hader (HBO) The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Bow Tie Symmetry"), Directed by Mark Cendrowski (CBS) GLOW (Episode: "Pilot"), Directed by Jesse Peretz (Netflix) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: "Pilot"), Directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino (Amazon) Silicon Valley (Episode: "Initial Coin Offering"), Directed by Mike Judge (HBO)	The Crown (Episode: "Paterfamilias"), Directed by Stephen Daldry (Netflix) Game of Thrones (Episode: "Beyond the Wall"), Directed by Alan Taylor (HBO) Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Dragon and the Wolf"), Directed by Jeremy Podeswa (HBO) The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "After"), Directed by Kari Skogland (Hulu) Ozark (Episode: "The Toll"), Directed by Jason Bateman (Netflix) Ozark (Episode: "Tonight We Improve"), Directed by Daniel Sackheim (Netflix) Stranger Things (Episode: "Chapter Nine: The Gate"), Directed by The Duffer Brothers (Netflix)
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special	Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Dave Chappelle: Equanimity, Directed by Stan Lathan (Netflix) Jerry Seinfeld: Jerry Before Seinfeld, Directed by Michael Bonfiglio (Netflix) Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life, Directed by Marcus Raboy (Netflix) Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake, Directed by Hamish Hamilton (NBC) The Oscars, Directed by Glenn Weiss (ABC)	The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (Episode: "The Man Who Would Be Vogue"), Directed by Ryan Murphy (FX) Godless, Directed by Scott Frank (Netflix) Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, Directed by David Leveaux and Alex Rudzinski (NBC) The Looming Tower (Episode: "9/11"), Directed by Craig Zisk (Hulu) Paterno, Directed by Barry Levinson (HBO) Patrick Melrose, Directed by Edward Berger (Showtime) Twin Peaks, Directed by David Lynch (Showtime)

Writing

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Atlanta (Episode: "Alligator Man"), Written by Donald Glover (FX) Atlanta (Episode: "Barbershop"), Written by Stefani Robinson (FX) Barry (Episode: "Chapter One: Make Your Mark"), Written by Alec Berg and Bill Hader (HBO) Barry (Episode: "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going"), Written by Liz Sarnoff (HBO) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Episode: "Pilot"), Written by Amy Sherman-Palladino (Amazon) Silicon Valley (Episode: "Fifty-One Percent"), Written by Alec Berg (HBO)	The Americans (Episode: "START"), Written by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg (FX) The Crown (Episode: "Mystery Man"), Written by Peter Morgan (Netflix) Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Dragon and the Wolf"), Written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss (HBO) The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "June"), Written by Bruce Miller (Hulu) Killing Eve (Episode: "Nice Face"), Written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (BBC America) Stranger Things (Episode: "Chapter Nine: The Gate"), Written by The Duffer Brothers (Netflix)
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
American Vandal (Episode: "Clean Up"), Written by Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus (Netflix) The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (Episode: "House by the Lake"), Written by Tom Rob Smith (FX) Black Mirror: USS Callister, Written by William Bridges and Charlie Brooker (Netflix) Godless, Written by Scott Frank (Netflix) Patrick Melrose, Written by David Nicholls (Showtime) Twin Peaks, Written by Mark Frost and David Lynch (Showtime)	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: The Great American Puerto Rico (It's Complicated), Written by Samantha Bee, Pat Cassels, Mike Drucker, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Miles Kahn and Nicole Silverberg (TBS) John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City, Written by John Mulaney (Netflix) Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady, Written by Michelle Wolf (HBO) Patton Oswalt: Annihilation, Written by Patton Oswalt (Netflix) Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life, Written by Steve Martin and Martin Short (Netflix)
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Episode: "Southern Italy"), Written by Anthony Bourdain (CNN) The Defiant Ones (Episode 1), Written by Allen Hughes, Lasse Järvi, and Doug Pray (HBO) Icarus, Written by Bryan Fogel, Mark Monroe, and Jon Bertain (Netflix) Jane, Written by Brett Morgen (National Geographic) Mister Rogers: It's You I Like, Written by JoAnn Young (PBS) The Vietnam War (Episode 8: "The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)"), Written by Geoffrey C. Ward (PBS)

Most major nominations

By network^{[note 1]}

Netflix – 36
HBO – 35
FX – 24
NBC – 20
Hulu – 10
CBS / Showtime – 7
Amazon – 6
ABC – 5
TBS – 4
BBC America – 3

By program^{[note 1]}

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) – 9
Atlanta (FX) / The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) – 8
Game of Thrones (HBO) – 7
Barry (HBO) / The Crown (Netflix) / Godless (Netflix) / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) / Saturday Night Live (NBC) – 6
Stranger Things (Netflix) / Westworld (HBO) – 5
The Americans (FX) / Black Mirror (Netflix) / Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC) / Patrick Melrose (Showtime) – 4
Black-ish (ABC) / GLOW (Netflix) / The Looming Tower (Hulu) / Ozark (Netflix) / Silicon Valley (HBO) / This Is Us (NBC) – 3
American Horror Story: Cult (FX) / Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) / Genius: Picasso (Nat Geo) / Killing Eve (BBC America) / Paterno (HBO) / Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life (Netflix) / The Tale (HBO) / Twin Peaks (Showtime) / Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) – 2

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

References

^ Holloway, Daniel. "Michael Che, Colin Jost to Host 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards". Variety. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
^ O'Connell, Michael. "Emmys: Samira Wiley and Ryan Eggold to Announce Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
^ "Emmys: Netflix Beats HBO With Most Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

External links

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website

[MW_Note2-4] "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

[2018_Primetime_Emmy_Awards-1] Holloway, Daniel. "Michael Che, Colin Jost to Host 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards". Variety. Retrieved April 26, 2018.

[2] O'Connell, Michael. "Emmys: Samira Wiley and Ryan Eggold to Announce Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 29, 2018.

[3] "Emmys: Netflix Beats HBO With Most Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

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