Disney emmy nominations

Favorite Series, Specials, and More Earn 116 Emmy® Nominations Across the Worlds of Disney

By Zach Johnson

In just a few months, Hollywood will roll out the red carpet as it celebrates the best in television. Nominations for the 2019 Primetime Emmy® Awards were announced yesterday from the Television Academy’s Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, and must-watch entertainment from Walt Disney Television, Hulu, and ESPN combined for 116 nods.

The winners will be revealed live September 22, 2019. A complete list of every Disney Emmy nomination is included below, and to view the entire list of Emmy nominees, visit Emmys.com.

Join us in congratulating this year’s nominees:

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Fosse/Verdon

Fosse/Verdon (FX Networks/Fox 21 Television Studios/FX Productions)—18 nominations

  • Outstanding Limited Series
  • Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie: Sam Rockwell
  • Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie: Michelle Williams
  • Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie: Margaret Qualley
  • Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special: Steven Levenson and Joel Fields
  • Outstanding Directing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special: Thomas Kail
  • Outstanding Directing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special: Jessica Yu
  • Outstanding Casting For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special
  • Outstanding Period Costumes
  • Outstanding Hairstyling For A Limited Series Or Movie
  • Outstanding Makeup For A Limited Series Or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
  • Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or Special
  • Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program (One Hour Or More)
  • Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited Series Or Movie
  • Outstanding Music Direction
  • Outstanding Music Supervision
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Limited Series Or Movie
  • Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series

This Is Us (20th Century Fox Television)—9 nominations

  • Outstanding Drama Series
  • Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series: Sterling K. Brown
  • Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series: Milo Ventimiglia
  • Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series: Mandy Moore
  • Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series: Chris Sullivan
  • Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series: Ron Cephas Jones
  • Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series: Michael Angarano
  • Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series: Phylicia Rashad
  • Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score): Siddhartha Khosla

The Oscars

The Oscars (ABC)—8 nominations

  • Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
  • Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special: Glenn Weiss
  • Outstanding Music Direction
  • Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special
  • Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special
  • Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Special
  • Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media Within An Unscripted Program

Pose (FX Networks / Fox 21 Television Studios / FX Productions)—7 nominations

  • Outstanding Drama Series
  • Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series: Billy Porter
  • Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
  • Outstanding Period Costumes
  • Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series
  • Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
  • Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series

Free Solo

Free Solo (National Geographic)—7 nominations

  • Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin
  • Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program
  • Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program
  • Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media Within An Unscripted Program
  • Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary Series Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
  • Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Program (Single Or Multi- Camera)
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)

American Horror Story: Apocalypse

American Horror Story: Apocalypse (FX Networks/20th Century Fox Television)—5 nominations

  • Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series: Jessica Lange
  • Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes
  • Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series
  • Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
  • Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or Special

Rent (20th Century Fox Television)—5 nominations

  • Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
  • Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special
  • Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special
  • Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
  • Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Special

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars (ABC)—4 nominations

  • Outstanding Costumes For Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Programming
  • Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special
  • Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Series
  • Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)

Shark Tank (ABC)—3 nominations

  • Outstanding Structured Reality Program
  • Outstanding Directing For A Reality Program: Ken Fuchs
  • Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program

Viola Davis - How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder (ABC/ABC Studios)—3 nominations

  • Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series: Viola Davis
  • Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series: Glynn Turman
  • Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series: Cicely Tyson

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’ (ABC)—3 nominations

  • Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
  • Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special: James Burrows and Andy Fisher
  • Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special

Hostile Planet

Hostile Planet (National Geographic)—3 nominations

  • Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series
  • Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program: Bruce Kennedy
  • Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary Series Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

Life Below Zero

Life Below Zero (National Geographic)—3 nominations

  • Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
  • Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program
  • Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program

black-ish

black-ish (ABC/ABC Studios)—2 nominations

  • Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series: Anthony Anderson
  • Outstanding Contemporary Costumes

The Simpsons

The Simpsons (20th Century Fox Television)—2 nominations

  • Outstanding Animated Program
  • Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance: Hank Azaria

Family Guy (20th Century Fox Television)—2 nominations

  • Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance: Seth MacFarlane
  • Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance: Alex Borstein

What We Do in the Shadows (FX Networks)—2 nominations

  • Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
  • Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC/ABC Studios)—1 nomination

  • Outstanding Variety Talk Series

The Conners (ABC)—1 nomination

  • Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series

 Bob’s Burgers (20th Century Fox Television)—1 nomination

  • Outstanding Animated Program

Modern Family (ABC/20th Century Fox Television)—1 nomination

  • Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation

The Orville (20th Century Fox Television)—1 nomination

  • Outstanding Special Visual Effects

Rel (20th Century Fox Television)—1 nomination

  • Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series

Star Wars Resistance

Star Wars Resistance (Disney Channel)—1 nomination

  • Outstanding Children’s Program

The Floor (National Geographic)—1 nomination

  • Outstanding Narrator

Savage Kingdom (National Geographic)—1 nomination

  • Outstanding Narrator

ESPN

30 for 30—1 nomination

  • Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series

Hulu

The Handmaid’s Tale—11 nominations

  • Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Bradley Whitford
  • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Cherry Jones
  • Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)
  • Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)
  • Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)
  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
  • Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes
  • Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
  • Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
  • Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
  • Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The Act—2 nominations

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series: Joey King
  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Patricia Arquette

Catch-22—2 nominations

  • Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
  • Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Limited Series, Movie or Special

Castle Rock—1 nomination

  • Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

 Fyre Fraud—1 nomination

  • Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program

 I Love You, America With Sarah Silverman—1 nomination

  • Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

 Minding the Gap—1 nomination

  • Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

 PEN15—1 nomination

  • Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series