2018 American television programming awards
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
.
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The nominations were announced by
Ryan Eggold
and
Samira Wiley
on July 12, 2018.
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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.
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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
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Winners are listed first, highlighted in
boldface
, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
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For simplicity, producers who received nominations for program awards have been omitted.
Programs
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Acting
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Lead performances
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Supporting performances
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Directing
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Writing
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Presenters and performers
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The awards were presented by the following:
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Presenters
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Performers
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Most major nominations
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Programs that received multiple major
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nominations are listed below, by number of nominations per work and per network:
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Most major wins
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In Memoriam
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Notes
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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.
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"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. This grouping does not include the
technical categories
.
References
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a
b
Hibberd, James (September 18, 2018).
"Emmy Awards were the least-watched ever"
.
Entertainment Weekly
. Retrieved
September 18,
2018
.
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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
.
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Holloway, Daniel (April 26, 2018).
"Michael Che, Colin Jost to Host 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards (EXCLUSIVE)"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
April 26,
2018
.
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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
.
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O'Connell, Michael (June 28, 2018).
"Emmys: Samira Wiley and Ryan Eggold to Announce Nominations"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
June 28,
2018
.
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"Emmy Nominees/Winners"
.
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
. Retrieved
September 18,
2018
.
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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
.
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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
.
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Holloway, Daniel (July 12, 2018).
"
'Game of Thrones,' Netflix Lead Emmy Nominees"
.
Variety
.
Penske Business Media, LLC.
Retrieved
July 12,
2018
.
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THR Staff (July 12, 2018).
"Emmys: Netflix Beats HBO With Most Nominations"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
July 12,
2018
.
External links
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