The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in US prime time television programming from June 1, 2017, until May 31, 2018, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony was held live on September 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was broadcast in the U.S. by NBC. The ceremony was hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost.[3][4]
| 70th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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| Location | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| Hosted by | Michael Che Colin Jost |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards |
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| Most nominations | The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (9) |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Game of Thrones |
| Outstanding Limited Series | The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story |
| Website | http://www.emmys.com/  |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | NBC |
| Viewership | 10.2 million[1][2] |
| Produced by | Done and Dusted Universal Television Broadway Video |
| Directed by | Hamish Hamilton |
The nominations were announced by Ryan Eggold and Samira Wiley on July 12, 2018.[5] The biggest winner of the night was Amazon Prime Video's comedy-drama The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which won five trophies, including the honor for Outstanding Comedy Series, making history by becoming the first streaming television series to claim the prize. Game of Thrones also won its third trophy for Outstanding Drama Series, and Peter Dinklage tied for the most wins for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, with his third victory for Game of Thrones. He would get the sole record by winning for the eighth and final season the very next year.
With a U.S. viewership of 10.2 million that reflects an 11% drop from the previous year, it was the then-least watched show in Emmy history.[1][2] It was also the first time in the show's history that Modern Family was not nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series after eight successive nominations and a record five wins from 2010 to 2014.
The three wins of John Legend, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Tim Rice made them the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth persons to become an EGOT (at the creative arts ceremony).
Winners and nominees
editWinners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[6][a] For simplicity, producers who received nominations for program awards have been omitted.
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Programs
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Presenters and performers
editThe awards were presented by the following:[7][8]
Presenters
editPerformers
edit| Name(s) | Performed |
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| Kate McKinnon Kenan Thompson Tituss Burgess Kristen Bell Sterling K. Brown Ricky Martin Andy Samberg RuPaul John Legend |
"We Solved It!" |
| Aretha Franklin | "Amazing Grace" |
Most major nominations
editPrograms that received multiple major[b] nominations are listed below, by number of nominations per work and per network:[9][10]
| Nominations | Show | Category | Network |
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| 9 | The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story | Limited | FX |
| 8 | Atlanta | Comedy | |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Drama | Hulu | |
| 7 | Game of Thrones | HBO | |
| 6 | Barry | Comedy | |
| The Crown | Drama | Netflix | |
| Godless | Limited | ||
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Comedy | Amazon Prime Video | |
| Saturday Night Live | Comedy/Variety | NBC | |
| 5 | Stranger Things | Drama | Netflix |
| Westworld | HBO | ||
| 4 | The Americans | FX | |
| Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert | Movie | NBC | |
| Patrick Melrose | Limited | Showtime | |
| 3 | Black-ish | Comedy | ABC |
| GLOW | Netflix | ||
| The Looming Tower | Limited | Hulu | |
| Ozark | Drama | Netflix | |
| Silicon Valley | Comedy | HBO | |
| This Is Us | Drama | NBC | |
| 2 | American Horror Story: Cult | Limited | FX |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Comedy | HBO | |
| Genius: Picasso | Limited | Nat Geo | |
| Killing Eve | Drama | BBC America | |
| Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life | Variety | Netflix | |
| Twin Peaks | Drama | Showtime | |
| USS Callister (Black Mirror) | Movie | Netflix | |
| Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Comedy |
| Nominations | Network |
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| 37 | Netflix |
| 29 | HBO |
| 25 | FX |
| 19 | NBC |
| 12 | Hulu |
| 8 | Showtime |
| 6 | ABC |
| Amazon Prime Video | |
| 5 | CBS |
| 3 | BBC America |
| 2 | Comedy Central |
| Nat Geo | |
| TBS |
Most major wins
edit| Wins | Show | Category | Network |
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| 5 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Comedy | Amazon Prime Video |
| 3 | The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story | Limited | FX |
| 2 | The Americans | Drama | |
| Barry | Comedy | HBO | |
| The Crown | Drama | Netflix | |
| Game of Thrones | HBO | ||
| Godless | Limited | Netflix |
| Wins | Network |
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| 7 | Netflix |
| 6 | HBO |
| 5 | FX |
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In Memoriam
edit- Anthony Bourdain
- Harry Anderson
- Bernie Casey
- Della Reese
- Jerry Van Dyke
- Craig Zadan
- Reg E. Cathey
- Steven Bochco
- Dick Enberg
- Lee Miller
- Suzanne Patmore Gibbs
- Bruce Margolis
- Jim Nabors
- Bill Daily
- Bob Schiller
- Paul Junger Witt
- David Ogden Stiers
- John Mahoney
- Thad Mumford
- Hugh Wilson
- Charlotte Rae
- Henri Bollinger
- David Cassidy
- Robert Guillaume
- Hugh Hefner
- Marian Rees
- Jimmy Nickerson
- Mitzi Shore
- Neil Simon
- Monty Hall
- Burt Reynolds
- Rose Marie
- John McCain
- Aretha Franklin
Notes
edit- ^ The outlets listed for each program are the U.S. broadcasters or streaming services identified in the nominations, which for some international productions are different from the broadcaster(s) that originally commissioned the program.
- ^ "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. This grouping does not include the technical categories.
References
edit- ^ a b Hibberd, James (September 18, 2018). "Emmy Awards were the least-watched ever". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ a b Battaglio, Stephen (September 18, 2018). "Emmy Awards' TV audience hits new low with 10.2 million viewers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ Holloway, Daniel (April 26, 2018). "Michael Che, Colin Jost to Host 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ Lee, Benjamin (September 18, 2018). "The Marvelous Mrs Maisel and Game of Thrones win big at Emmys – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ O'Connell, Michael (June 28, 2018). "Emmys: Samira Wiley and Ryan Eggold to Announce Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "Emmy Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ Birnbaum, Debra (September 6, 2018). "Emmy Awards 2018: Kit Harington, Millie Bobby Brown, Sandra Oh Set as Presenters". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ Evans, Greg (September 12, 2018). "Emmys: Patricia Arquette, Samantha Bee, RuPaul Charles, Issa Rae Among Second Group Of Presenters". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- ^ Holloway, Daniel (July 12, 2018). "'Game of Thrones,' Netflix Lead Emmy Nominees". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ THR Staff (July 12, 2018). "Emmys: Netflix Beats HBO With Most Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2018.