RuPaul, John Legend, Riley Keough & More Stars Celebrate Emmy Nominations

“In these dark political times, the Television Academy’s gracious recognition of RuPaul’s Drag Race is a bright light. Thank you for the love,” the TV host wrote, as Drag Race was nominated for outstanding competition program and RuPaul himself was recognized for the outstanding host for a reality or competition program category.

“This is truly the most amazing surprise! I feel so lucky to have been a part of Daisy Jones & the Six and to work alongside my amazing cast mates and the entire crew,” Keough, who snagged a nomination for outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie, shared in a statement. “I am thankful to the Academy for receiving this wonderful nomination and to be recognized alongside the other hugely talented women on TV. And I am thrilled for my castmates who also got recognized! Thank you to Hello Sunshine, Amazon, and thank you to the Academy.”

“I’m so proud of our team at The Voice! Congratulations on yet another year of Emmy nominations! Season after season, our team comes together to produce a fantastic show that celebrates great music and gifted artists. I’m honored to be a part of it,” Legend said in a statement. The Voice is nominated for outstanding competition program.

“Tim Burton and I have had quite an odd musical journey together over the decades. This trip into the world of Wednesday has been particularly enjoyable. Glad to be sharing this one with my friend Chris Bacon,” Elfman said in a statement. The composer is nominated for outstanding music composition for a series (original dramatic score) with co-nominee Chris Bacon and for outstanding original main title theme music.

“Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I’d be able to say, ‘Hey, Daniel Radcliffe just got an Emmy nomination for playing me in a movie!’” Weird Al shared in a statement to People. “But here we are. I’m enormously thrilled and incredibly grateful. Our movie basically pokes fun at all those awards-bait biopics, so it was both ironic and mind-blowing to wake up this morning with eight nominations! Thanks, Television Academy!”

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story was nominated for outstanding television movie, outstanding original music and lyrics, and outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series or movie.

“I’m honored to be nominated by the Television Academy for my work on The Last of Us,” the composer said in a statement. “Emotion was at the heart of the score, driven by the vision of Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin and by the power of this amazing story. I’m grateful to Neil and Craig for taking me on this magical journey.”

Santaolalla received an nomination for outstanding music composition for a series – original dramatic score, for the HBO series, The Last of Us. 

“What we’re most proud of with the recognition by the Television Academy of the Dear Mama docuseries is that Afeni and Tupac Shakur, and their remarkable stories and significant contributions will finally be codified in history,” said Hughes, director of FX’s Dear Mama, which got nominated for outstanding documentary or nonfiction series.

“Wow such exciting news! I remain humble and honored to be working on this magical series!
A special shout out to all the amazing artists who contributed songs for this final chapter of Season 4 with Metallica’s ‘Master of Puppets’ leading the way,” said Felder, last year’s winner for outstanding music supervision for Stranger Things. She’s nominated again in that category for her work on the show.

“What an incredible honor to receive an Emmy nomination (my first!) for a show that was an absolute gift to create,” shared Chastain, who was nominated for outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series for George & Tammy. “It was a tremendous privilege to embody Tammy Wynette. Tammy once said, ‘I believe you have to live the songs.’ It was a dream to live in her music and I am so very grateful to have been given the opportunity to pay tribute to her legacy. This has been a 10-year journey, bringing George & Tammy to screen, and to be recognized by @televisionacad is the icing on top of this most delicious cake!”

“Holy Smokes!! I can’t believe it. So touched, flattered, and grateful,” Shannon said of his outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series for George & Tammy. “I love this show so much. Means the world to me that I got to do it in the first place. I owe Jessica a great deal. She brought this to me, she fought for me to be in it, and she is the best scene partner I’ve ever had bar none. And thank you Showtime and the TV Academy!”