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PEOPLE & ARTS Friday 13 July 2018
Legend, Mars among Emmys music nominees

Associated Press sination of Gianni Versace:
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music American Crime Story";
stars in competition for Em- Benedict Cumberbatch,
mys this year include John "Patrick Melrose," Jeff Dan-
Legend, Bruno Mars and iels, "The Looming Tower";
Sara Bareilles. John Legend, "Jesus Christ
Legend and Bareilles each Superstar: Live in Concert";
earned acting nods for their Jesse Plemmons, "USS Cal-
roles in NBC's "Jesus Christ lister Black Mirror."
Superstar Live In Concert." The final preparations are
Mars earned a nomina- being made for the 2018
tion for outstanding music Emmy nominations.
direction for his first TV spe- Actors Samira Wiley of "The
cial, CBS' "Bruno Mars: 24K Handmaid's Tale" and Ryan
Magic Live at the Apollo." Eggold, who starred in
Legend, who has won sev- "The Blacklist," will read this
eral Grammys as well as an year's nominees beginning
Oscar and a Tony, could at 8:25 a.m. PDT. About
become an EGOT if he an hour before the nomi-
takes home outstanding nations, Wiley, wearing a
lead actor in a limited se- burgundy dress and gold
ries or movie. heels, stepped out into
The term EGOT refers to the lobby of the television
someone who has won one academy and snapped
of all the major awards: an photos in front of a giant
Emmy, Grammy, Oscar screen promoting the 70th
and Tony. An Emmy statue appears on stage at the 70th Primetime Emmy Nominations Announcements on annual Emmys.
Thursday, July 12, 2018, in Los Angeles.
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Associated Press Dozens of journalists have
are also on their way to cameras set up to record
EGOT status: The compos- hosts. time best drama winner The nominees for best the announcement, which
ing duo earned a nomina- HBO's "Game of Thrones" that sat out the last year's drama series include: "The will be made on a giant
tion for outstanding original has received the most awards. Americans," ''The Crown," stage decked out with four
music and lyrics for "In the nominations for this year's It's returning to face formi- Game of Thrones," ''The giant Emmy statuettes.
Market for a Miracle" from Emmy Awards, but the haul dable competition: "The Handmaid's Tale," ''Stranger Wiley is a possible nomi-
Fox's "A Christmas Story could not stop Netflix from Handmaid's Tale," the Things," This Is Us" and "West- nee for "Handmaid's Tale,"
Live!" becoming the most-nomi- dystopian sci-fi series that world." which won best drama se-
The Emmy nominations for nated network atthis year. claimed top drama honors The nominees for best ries last year.
outstanding reality com- Netflix is the network re- last year, drew 20 bids, with comedy series include: "At- The Emmy Awards will be
petition show have been ceived 112 nominations this "Westworld" close by with lanta," ''Barry," ''black-ish," presented Sept. 17 on NBC
announced. The nominees year, up from 91 last year. Its 21. ''Curb Your Enthusiasm," with Colin Jost and Michael
are: "The Amazing Race"; nominations were spread Donald Glover's "Atlanta" ''GLOW," ''The Marvelous Che of "Saturday Night
"American Ninja Warrior"; around numerous shows, is the top comedy with 16 Mrs. Maisel," ''Silicon Valley" Live" as hosts.
"Project Runway"; "RuPaul's including "Stranger Things," bids. It will face newcom- and "Unbreakable Kimmy Blockbuster movies typi-
Drag Race"; "Top Chef"; ''The Crown," ''GLOW" and ers including "The Marvel- Schmidt." cally are snubbed by the
"The Voice". "Godless." ous Mrs. Maisel" and "Barry," The 2018 Emmy nomina- Oscars, leaving fans grum-
The field is identical to last "Game of Thrones" re- starring Bill Hader. tions for lead actors in a bling, but TV's top prize
year, when "The Voice" ceived several supporting The revival of "Roseanne," drama series have been takes a different approach.
took home the Emmy statu- acting nominations, includ- canceled because of announced. When the 70th Emmy
ette. "The Voice" and "Ru- ing for Lena Headey, Niko- star Roseanne Barr's racist The nominees for best actor Awards nominees are an-
Paul's Drag Race" tied for laj Coster-Waldau and Pe- tweet, drew only one major in a drama series include: nounced Thursday morn-
most nominations for a real- ter Dinklage. nomination, a supporting Jason Bateman, "Ozark"; ing, popular series including
ity program with 10 apiece. "Game of Thrones" roared actress nod for Laurie Met- Sterling K. Brown, "This Is HBO's "Game of Thrones,"
The Emmys ceremony airs back onto the Emmy bat- calf. Us"; Ed Harris, "Westworld"; NBC's "This Is Us" and CBS'
Sept. 17 on NBC with Co- tlefield, topping Thursday's "Saturday Night Live," riding Matthew Rhys, "The Ameri- "Mom" are likely to be in the
lin Jost and Michael Che nominations with 22 bids. high with its relentless pillo- cans"; Milo Ventimiglia, "This running.
of "Saturday Night Live" as HBO's fantasy saga is a two- rying of the Trump adminis- Is Us" and Jeffrey Wright, "Game of Thrones" is a two-
tration, was rewarded with "Westworld. time best drama series win-
21 nods. The nominees for best ac- ner. It's back in the running
The previous high for tress in a drama series in- for honors for its next-to-last
"Game of Thrones" was 24 clude: Claire Foy, "The season after a production
nominations in 2015. It got Crown"; Tatiana Maslany, delay kept it out of the 2017
23 nods in 2016 but wasn't "Orphan Black"; Elisabeth competition.
eligible last year. Moss, "The Handmaid's Its biggest adversary is "The
The Emmys ceremony airs Tale"; Sandra Oh, "Killing Handmaid's Tale," the dys-
Sept. 17 on NBC with Co- Eve"; Keri Russell, "The Amer- topian drama that cap-
lin Jost and Michael Che icans"; Evan Rachel Wood, tured last year's top series
of "Saturday Night Live" as "Westworld." prize and acting awards for
hosts. The nominees for lead ac- Elisabeth Moss, Ann Dowd
The Emmy nominations for tor in a limited series or and Alexis Bledel among its
the top television drama movie include: Antonio eight wins.
and comedy series have Banderas, "Genius: Picas- The Emmy Awards ceremo-
been announced. so"; Darren Criss, "The Assas- ny airs Sept. 17 on NBC.q