70th Primetime Emmy Awards
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 .[ 3] [ 4]
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
Winners 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.
Bill Hader , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Rachel Brosnahan , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner
Matthew Rhys , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner
Claire Foy , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner
Darren Criss , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie winner
Regina King , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie winner
Henry Winkler , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Alex Borstein , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner
Peter Dinklage , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner
Thandie Newton , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner
Jeff Daniels , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie winner
Merritt Wever , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie winner
Programs
Acting
Directing
Writing
The awards were presented by the following:[ 7] [ 8]
Presenters
Most major nominations
Programs that received multiple major[ b] nominations are listed below, by number of nominations per work and per network:[ 9] [ 10]
Most major wins
In Memoriam
Notes
^ 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
^ 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 .
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