With a strong year of television from the past year, it was no surprise to see such tight competition when the 70th Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced.
Cinematography
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
- The Ranch – Donald A. Morgan (Episode: “Do What You Gotta Do”) (Netflix)
- Will and Grace – Gary Baum (Episode: “A Gaye Olde Christmas”) (NBC)
- Superior Donuts – Paty Lee (Episode: “Grades of Wrath”) (CBS)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
- Atlanta – Christian Sprenger (Episode: “Teddy Perkins”) (FX)
- Barry – Paula Huidobro (Episode: “Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth”) (HBO)
- GLOW – Christian Sprenger (Episode: “Pilot”) (Netflix)
- Mozart in the Jungle – Tobias Datum (Episode: “Ichi Go Ichi E”) (Amazon)
- The End of the F***ing World – Justin Brown (Episode: “Episode 3”) (Netflix)
- Insecure – Patrick Cady (Episode: “Hella LA”) (HBO)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie
- The Alienist – PJ Dillon (Episode: “The Boy On The Bridge”) (TNT)
- Fahrenheit 451 – Kramer Morgenthau (HBO)
- Black Mirror – Stephan Pehrsson (Episode: “USS Callister”) (Netflix)
- Genius: Picasso – Mathias Herndl (Episode: “Chapter One”) (Nat Geo)
- Godless – Steven Meizler (Episode: “An Incident At Creede”) (Netflix)
- Twin Peaks – Peter Deming (Episode: “Part 8”) (Showtime)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)
- The Handmaid’s Tale – Colin Watkinson (Episode: “June”) (Hulu)
- The Crown – Adriano Goldman (Episode: “Beryl”) (Netflix)
- Stranger Things – Tim Ives (Episode: “Chapter One: MADMAX”) (Netflix)
- Westworld – John Grillo (Episode: “The Riddle of the Sphinx”) (HBO)
- Legion – Dana Gonzales (Episode: “Chapter 8”) (FX)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – M. David Mullen (Episode: “Pilot”) (Amazon)
- Ozark – Ben Kutchins (Episode: “The Troll”) (Netflix)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program
- Born This Way (Episode: “Homecoming”) (A&E)
- The Amazing Race (Episode: “It’s Just A Million Dollars, No Pressure”) (CBS)
- Deadliest Catch (Episode: “Battle Lines”) (Discovery Channel)
- Life Below Zero (Episode: “Series Body Of Work”) (Nat Geo)
- Queer Eye (Episode: “To Gay Or Not Too Gay”) (Netflix)
Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – Morgan Fallon, Jerry Risius and Tarik Hameedi (Episode: “Lagos”) (CNN)
- Blue Planet II – Gavin Thurston (Episode: “The Deep”) (BBC America)
- Blue Planet II – Ted Giffords and Roger Munns (Episode: “One Ocean”) (BBC America)
- Jane – Ellen Kuras and Hugo van Lawick (Nat Geo)
- Chef’s Table – Adam Bricker (Episode: “Corrado Assenza”) (Netflix)
Editing
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
- Stranger Things – Kevin D. Ross (Episode: “Chapter Nine: The Gate”) (Netflix)
- Game of Thrones – Tim Porter (Episode: “Beyond the Wall”) (HBO)
- Game of Thrones – Crispin Green (Episode: “The Dragon and the Wolf”) (HBO)
- Game of Thrones – Katie Weiland (Episode: “The Spoils of War”) (HBO)
- The Handmaid’s Tale – Wendy Hallam Martin (Episode: “June”) (HBO)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
- Atlanta – Isaac Hagy (Episode: “Alligator Man”) (FX)
- Atlanta – Kyle Reiter (Episode: “Teddy Perkins”) (FX)
- Barry – Kyle Reiter (Episode: “Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth”) (HBO)
- Barry – Jeff Buchanan (Episode: “Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast And Keep Going”) (HBO)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Brian A. Kates (Episode: “Pilot”) (Amazon)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie
- The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – Emily Greene (Episode: “Alone”) (FX)
- The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – Shelly Westerman (Episode: “House By the Lake”) (FX)
- The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – Chi-Yoon Chung (Episode: “Manhunt”) (FX)
- Twin Peaks – Duwayne Dunham (Episode: “Part 8”) (Showtime)
- Black Mirror – Selina MacArthur (Episode: “USS Callister”) (Netflix)
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
- The Big Bang Theory – Peter Chakos (Episode: “The Bow Tie Asymmetry”) (CBS)
- Roseanne – Brian Schnuckel (Episode: “Darlene V. David”) (ABC)
- One Day at a Time – Pat Barnett (Episode: “Not Yet”) (Netflix)
- Will & Grace – Peter Beyt (Episode: “Grandpa Jack”) (NBC)
- Mom – Joe Bella (Episode: “Crazy Snakes And A Clog To The Head”) (CBS)
Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Anthony Miale (Segment: “Wax President Harding”) (HBO)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Ryan Barger (Segment: “Border Patrol”) (HBO)
- Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018 – Brad Conlin and Tom Jarvis (CBS)
- Drunk History – John Cason (Episode: “Heroines”) (Comedy Central)
- Dave Chappelle: Equanimity – Jeff U’ren (Netflix)
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: The Great American* Puerto Rico (*It’s Complicated) – Jesse Coane, Charles Divak, Daphne Gomez-Mena, Andrew Mendelson, Tennille Uithof and Ryan Barger (TBS)
Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – Hunter Gross (Episode: “Lagos”) (CNN)
- The Defiant Ones – Lasse Järvi and Doug Pray (HBO)
- Jane – Joe Beshenkovsky, Will Znidaricand Brett Morgen (Nat Geo)
- Wild Wild Country – Neil Meiklejohn (Episode: “Part 3”) (Netflix)
- The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling – Joe Beshenkovsky (HBO)
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program
- RuPaul’s Drag Race – Jamie Martin, John Lim, Drew Forni and Michael Roha (Episode: “10s Across The Board”) (VH1)
- The Amazing Race – Editing Team[note 1] (Episode: “It’s Just A Million Dollars, No Pressure”) (CBS)
- American Ninja Warrior – Editing Team[note 2] (Episode: “Daytona Beach Qualifiers”) (NBC)
- Queer Eye – Joe DeShano, A.M. Peters, Ryan Taylor, Matthew D. Miller and Brian Ray (Episode: “Series Body Of Work”) (Netflix)
- The Voice – Editing Team[note 3] (Episode: “Series Body Of Work”) (NBC)
Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program
- Born This Way – Editing Team[note 4] (Episode: “Series Body Of Work”) (A&E)
- Deadliest Catch – Rob Butler, Alexandra Moore, Ben Bulatao, Josh Earl, Greg Cornejo (Episode: “Battle Lines”) (Discovery Channel)
- Life Below Zero – Eric Michael Schrader, Tony Diaz, Matt Mercer and Jennifer Nelson (Episode: “The 11th Hour”) (Nat Geo)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked – Lousine Shamamian (Episode: “Untucked”, “10s Across The Board”) (A&E)
- United Shades of America – Bryan Eber (Episode: “Sikhs In America”) (CNN)
You can check out the full list of Emmy nominations at www.Emmys.com/Events/70th-Emmy-Nominations-Announcement