Usher Super Bowl LVII Halftime Performance Earns 3 Emmy Nominations
Usher‘s guest-filled, Atlanta-fueled performance at this year’s Super Bowl may indeed be a showcase for the history books. The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Starring Usher is nominated for Outstanding Variety Special (Live), per Billboard.
This is the fifth consecutive year that the Super Bowl halftime show has been nominated in this category, following performances from Jennifer Lopez and Shakira in 2020, The Weeknd in 2021, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent in 2022 and Rihanna’s 2023 extravagant pregnancy reveal.
Usher’s set, which featured appearances from Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Ludacris, and more is also up for Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special, and Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Special.
Also nominated at the 76th Emmy Awards are the 66th Grammy Awards, The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady, The Oscars, and the 76th annual Tony Awards, all facing off against the halftime show in the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) category. Additional nominees across the board include Bob’s Burgers,The Eric Andre Show, Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, and more.
The 76th Emmy Awards will broadcast live from the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, September 15, at 8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT/5:00-8:00 p.m. PDT on ABC, streaming the next day on Hulu.
View nominations for the 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards program categories below.
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Starring Usher • CBS • Jesse Collins Entertainment, DPS and Roc Nation
66th Grammy Awards • CBS • Fulwell 73
The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady • Netflix • Casey Patterson Entertainment, 199 Productions and Hartbeat Productions for Netflix
The Oscars • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
76th Annual Tony Awards • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment in association with Tony Award Productions
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Billy Joel: The 100th – Live at Madison Square Garden • CBS • A Sony Music Vision and Enliven Entertainment Production / A Grammy Studios Production in association with Maritime Pictures
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer • Netflix • Netflix | Lathan TV | Pilot Boy
Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic • CBS • Smart Dog Media and White Label Productions in association with CBS
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Done + Dusted
Trevor Noah: Where Was I • Netflix • Bob Bain Productions, Inc. for Netflix
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race • CBS • WorldRace Productions, Inc.
RuPaul’s Drag Race • MTV • World Of Wonder
Top Chef • Bravo • Magical Elves
The Traitors • Peacock • Studio Lambert
The Voice • NBC • MGM Television and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon and ITV Studios The Voice USA,
Outstanding Scripted Variety Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Peyance Productions and Avalon Television
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Outstanding Talk Series
The Daily Show • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC
Jimmy Kimmel Live! • ABC • ABC Signature in association with Kimmelot
Late Night With Seth Meyers • NBC • Universal Television and Broadway Video
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert • CBS • CBS Studios
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary • ABC • Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions and Fifth Chance in association with Warner Bros. Television and 20th Television
The Bear • FX • FX Productions
Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO | Max • HBO
Hacks • HBO | Max • Universal Television in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment
Only Murders in the Building • Hulu • 20th Television
Palm Royale • Apple TV+ • Apple Studios
Reservation Dogs • FX • FX Productions
What We Do in the Shadows • FX • FX Productions
Outstanding Drama Series
The Crown • Netflix • Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix
Fallout • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios and Kilter Films in association with Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks
The Gilded Age • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Universal Television and Neamo Film and Television
The Morning Show • Apple TV+ • Media Res in association with Apple
Mr. & Mrs. Smith • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Big Indie Pictures
Shō gun • FX • FX Productions
Slow Horses • Apple TV+ • See-Saw Films in association with Apple
3 Body Problem • Netflix • Netflix Studios / Bighead Littlehead / The Three-Body Universe / T-Street / Plan B Entertainment / Primitive Streak
Outstanding Limited Or Anthology series
Baby Reindeer • Netflix • A Netflix Series / A Clerkenwell Films Production
Fargo • FX • FX Presents an MGM/FXP Production
Lessons in Chemistry • Apple TV+ • Apple Studios
Ripley • Netflix • Showtime and Endemol Shine North America in association with Entertainment 360 and Filmrights for Netflix
True Detective: Night Country • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Peligrosa, Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls and Passenger
Outstanding Television Movie
Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie • Peacock • UCP
Quiz Lady • Hulu • 20th Century Studios
Red, White & Royal Blue • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Berlanti/Schechter Films
Scoop • Netflix • Netflix presents a Lighthouse Film and Television production in association with Voltage TV
Unfrosted • Netflix • Netflix presents A Columbus 81 Production / A Skyview Entertainment Production / A Good One Production
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow • PBS • GBH
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives • Food Network • Knuckle Sandwich and Citizen Pictures
Love Is Blind • Netflix • Kinetic Content for Netflix
Queer Eye • Netflix • Scout Productions Inc. and ITV Entertainment LLC for Netflix
Shark Tank • ABC • MGM Television in association with Sony Pictures Television
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Below Deck Down Under • Bravo • 51 Minds
Love on the Spectrum U.S. • Netflix • Northern Pictures for Netflix
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked • MTV • World Of Wonder
Vanderpump Rules • Bravo • Evolution Media
Welcome to Wrexham • FX • Boardwalk Pictures
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series
Beckham • Netflix • A Netflix Documentary Series / A Studio 99 Production in association with Ventureland
The Jinx – Part Two • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films presents a Hit The Ground Running Production
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV • Investigation Discovery • Maxine Productions and Sony Pictures Television – Nonfiction in association with Business Insider
STAX: Soulsville U.S.A. • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films presents in association with Concord Originals, Polygram Entertainment, Warner Music Entertainment, A Laylow Pictures production, A White Horse Pictures production
Telemarketers • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films presents a production of Elara Pictures and All Facts in association with Rough House Pictures
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films and Castle Rock Entertainment
Girls State • Apple TV+ • Concordia Studio presentation of a Mile End Films production in association with Apple
The Greatest Night in Pop • Netflix • A Netflix Documentary / An MRC Film / A Dorothy St Pictures Production in association with Makemake Entertainment
Jim Henson Idea Man • Disney+ • Imagine Documentaries Productions, Disney Branded Television
Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces • Apple TV+ • Apple Original Films presents an A24 / Tremolo Production
Outstanding Emerging Media Program
Emperor • Meta Quest • An Atlas V, Reynard Films, France Télévisions production in association with Albyon
Fallout: Vault 33 • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Kilter Films, Bethesda Game Studios
The Pirate Queen With Lucy Liu • Meta • Singer Studios and Meta
Red Rocks Live in VR • Meta / Facebook • Meta, Dorsey Pictures, Lightsail VR, 7 Cinematics
Wallace & Gromit in The Grand Getaway • Meta • An Atlas V, Aardman, Meta production in association with No Ghost and Albyon
Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking
Beyond Utopia (Independent Lens) • PBS • Ideal Partners in association with 19340 Productions, XRM Media, the Random Good Foundation and the Human Rights Foundation
Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project • HBO | Max • Confluential Films and Rada Studio in association with JustFilms | Ford Foundation in association with Bertha Doc Society
Stamped From the Beginning • Netflix • A Netflix Documentary / A One Story Up production
Outstanding Game Show
Celebrity Family Feud • ABC • Fremantle
Jeopardy! • ABC/Syndicated • Quadra Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television
Password • NBC • Fremantle in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio and Electric Hot Dog
The Price Is Right at Night • CBS • Fremantle
Wheel of Fortune • ABC/Syndicated • Quadra Productions, Inc. / Sony Pictures Studios
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series Or Special
Conan O’Brien Must Go • HBO | Max • Max in association with Conaco
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. • PBS • WETA Washington D.C., McGee Media, Inkwell Media, Kunhardt Films
How to With John Wilson • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Blow Out Productions, Johnsmovies and Atlantic Pictures
My Next Guest With David Letterman and John Mulaney • Netflix • Jax Media and Worldwide Pants, Inc. for Netflix
The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy • Apple TV+ • Twofour in association with Apple
Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series • Apple TV+ • CBS Studios in association with Fulwell 73 and Apple
The Eric Andre Show • Adult Swim • Abso Lutely Productions and Williams Street
Late Night With Seth Meyers Corrections • NBC • Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions and Universal Television
Only Murders in the Building: One Killer Question • Hulu • Hulu
Real Time With Bill Maher: Overtime • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Bill Maher Productions
Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series
After the Cut – The Daily Show • YouTube • Central Productions, LLC
The Crown: Farewell To a Royal Epic • Netflix • Once Upon A Time / Netflix
Hacks: Bit by Bit • HBO | Max • Universal Television in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment
Saturday Night Live Presents: Behind the Sketch • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Shōgun – The Making of Shōgun • FX • FX Networks in association with More Media
Outstanding Animated Program
Blue Eye Samurai • “The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride” • Netflix • A Netflix Series / 3 Arts Entertainment and Blue Spirit Productions
Bob’s Burgers • “The Amazing Rudy” • FOX • 20th Television Animation
Scavengers Reign • “The Signal” • HBO | Max • Max in association with Titmouse Animation and Green Street
The Simpsons • “Night of the Living Wage” • FOX • A Gracie Films production in association with 20th Television Animation
X-Men ‘97 • “Remember It” • Disney+ • Marvel Studios