75th Primetime Emmy nominations revealed, The Amazing Race, The Voice top list
The Television Academy announced the nominations for the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on the morning of July 12. In the reality and competition categories, long-running series dominated the list: The Amazing Race led among the programs we track with five nominations, followed by The Voice with four. RuPaul’s Drag Race received the most nominations in total among unscripted shows, with seven nods.
Several familiar competition series were nominated in the Outstanding Competition Program category, including The Amazing Race, Survivor and The Voice. At the same time, some high-profile franchises that fans often expect to see—American Idol, America’s Got Talent, Dancing with the Stars and The Masked Singer—were not nominated in that category. So You Think You Can Dance received a nomination for lighting design, but was otherwise absent from categories it has traditionally been recognized in; however, alum Phillip Chbeeb earned a choreography nomination for a routine in Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration. Dancing with the Stars received a single nomination this year, for judge Derek Hough.
The Emmy telecast is currently scheduled to air on FOX on September 18, with the Creative Arts Emmys set across two nights on September 9 and 10, and highlights of those ceremonies broadcast on FXX. That schedule could change: industry reports indicate ongoing labor actions—specifically the WGA strike and the possibility of SAG-AFTRA activity—may prompt the Television Academy and broadcasters to consider moving the ceremony to a later date, either in November or January. As of this announcement, no host has been named for the main telecast.
Emmy nomination totals by program
- RuPaul’s Drag Race – 7
- The Amazing Race – 5
- The Voice – 4
- Dancing with the Stars – 3
- Survivor – 3
- American Idol – 2
- The Masked Singer – 1
- So You Think You Can Dance – 1
2023 Emmy Nominations
Below is a concise selection of the nominees announced across key categories. For the complete list of nominees and all categories, consult the official Emmy nominations release.
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness — Queer Eye
Nicole Byer — Nailed It!
Padma Lakshmi — Top Chef
Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph — Baking It
RuPaul — RuPaul’s Drag Race
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Indian Matchmaking
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
Selling Sunset
Vanderpump Rules
Welcome to Wrexham
Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration — “Be Our Guest” (Jamal Sims; Phillip Chbeeb; Makenzie Dustman)
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration — “Rose Petal Suite Pt. I” (Phillip Chbeeb; Makenzie Dustman)
Dancing with the Stars — “Higher” (Derek Hough)
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl — “Family Madrigal / Surface Pressure” (Jamal Sims)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 — “Chameleon / Pride Rock” (Parris Goebel)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program
The Amazing Race — Series Body of Work
Deadliest Catch — “Call of a New Generation”
Life Below Zero — “The Pursuit”
Survivor — Series Body of Work
Welcome to Wrexham — “Do or Die”
Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
The Amazing Race — “Patience, Is the New Me”
Queer Eye — “Speedy for Life”
RuPaul’s Drag Race — “Wigloose: The Rusical!”
Top Chef — “London Calling”
Welcome to Wrexham — “Wide World of Wales”
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program
The Amazing Race — Series Body of Work
Queer Eye — “Speedy for Life”
RuPaul’s Drag Race — “Wigloose: The Rusical!”
Survivor — “Telenovela”
Top Chef — Series Body of Work
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
The Amazing Race — “The Only Leg That Matters”
Deadliest Catch — “Call of a New Generation”
RuPaul’s Drag Race — “Wigloose: The Rusical!”
The Voice — “Live Top 10”
Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series
America’s Got Talent — Episode 1717
American Idol — “Top 20”
Dancing with the Stars — “Semi Finals”
So You Think You Can Dance — “Starry Starry Night”
The Voice — “Live Finale, Part 2”
Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Series
American Idol — Season Finale
Dancing with the Stars — Finale
The Masked Singer — “New York Night”
The Problem with Jon Stewart — “Trump Indicted”
The Voice — “Live Top 10 Performances”
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show — “Peek-A-Boob, Your T****’s Out”
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — “Museums”
Queer Eye — “Speedy for Life”
RuPaul’s Drag Race — “Blame It On The Edit”
Saturday Night Live — Host episodes
Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program
Love Is Blind
Queer Eye
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Traitors
Outstanding Host for a Game Show
Mayim Bialik — Jeopardy!
Steve Harvey — Family Feud
Ken Jennings — Jeopardy!
Keke Palmer — Password
Pat Sajak — Wheel of Fortune
Outstanding Game Show
Family Feud
Jeopardy!
The Price Is Right
That’s My Jam
Wheel of Fortune
Outstanding Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Problem with Jon Stewart
Outstanding Scripted Variety Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show — Rihanna
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium
The Oscars
75th Annual Tony Awards
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-recorded)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
John Mulaney: Baby J
Lizzo: Live In Concert
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter
Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would
Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama & Oprah Winfrey
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell
Outstanding Drama Series
Andor
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of the Dragon
The Last of Us
Succession
The White Lotus
Yellowjackets
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear
Jury Duty
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
Wednesday
Outstanding Lead and Supporting Performances
The nominees for lead and supporting acting categories span drama, comedy and limited series, featuring performances from shows such as Succession, The Last of Us, The White Lotus, The Bear, Abbott Elementary and many others across both established and newer series.
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Beef
Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daisy Jones & the Six
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Outstanding Television Movie
Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas
Fire Island
Hocus Pocus 2
Prey
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
The full nominees list includes dozens more categories and individual entries across the technical, performance and program fields. The Television Academy will release additional details and updates as the awards season progresses, and nominees, finalists and schedules may be affected by ongoing industry developments. Fans and industry observers will be watching for any changes to the broadcast date and for the announcement of a host for the main telecast.