Jul 12, 2018

The nods honor VH1’s continued, standout creativity for its groundbreaking reality series RuPaul’s Drag Race.

The 70th annual Primetime Emmy® Awards nominations announced this morning included a total of 29 nominations for Viacom-produced programming across linear and digital platforms.

The nods honor VH1’s continued, standout creativity for its groundbreaking reality series RuPaul’s Drag Race, which earned a total of 12 nominations including the 3rd nomination for host RuPaul (who won for the category in 2016 and 2017) and two nominations for the companion series RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked.

Comedy Central’s six nominations include two nominations for The Daily Show, which appears in the outstanding talk series for the first time since Trevor Noah took over as host. Last year’s short form variety winner The Daily Show: Between The Scenes was nominated for the second consecutive year. As well, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences nominated South Park for outstanding animated series for the 17th time ahead of its 22nd season premiere in September.

Paramount Network’s first original series Waco notched three nominations, while Lip Sync Battle earned a nod for outstanding reality series for the third year in a row.

The list also highlights the work of Paramount Television’s production on the series 13 Reasons Why, which airs on Netflix, and the TNT drama The Alienest.

See below for a full list of nominations:

VH1: 12 Nominations

  • RuPaul’s Drag Race – Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race – Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race – Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race – Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race – Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race – Outstanding  Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race – Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media Within an Unscripted Program
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race – Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race – Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program (RuPaul)
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race – Outstanding Reality Competition Program
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race – Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked – Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked – Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

 

Paramount Television: 7 Nominations

  • 13 Reasons Why – Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media Within a Scripted Program
  • The Alienist – Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program
  • The Alienist – Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie
  • The Alienist – Outstanding Period Costumes
  • The Alienist – Outstanding Main Title Design
  • The Alienist – Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role

 

Comedy Central: 6 Nominations

  • The Daily Show: Between The Scenes – Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
  • The Daily Show With Trevor Noah – Outstanding Interactive Program
  • The Daily Show With Trevor Noah – Outstanding Variety Talk Series
  • Drunk History – Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming
  • Drunk History  – Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
  • South Park– Outstanding Animated Program

 

Paramount Network: 4 Nominations

  • Lip Sync Battle – Outstanding Structured Reality Program
  • Waco – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie (John Leguizamo)
  • Waco – Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
  • Waco – Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie