70th Primetime Emmy Awards


The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in U.S. prime time television programming from June 1, 2017 until May 31, 2018, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony was held live on September 17, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was broadcast in the U.S. by NBC. The ceremony was hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost.
The nominations were announced by Ryan Eggold and Samira Wiley on July 12, 2018. The biggest winner of the night was Prime Video's comedy-drama The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which won five trophies including the honor for Outstanding Comedy Series, making history by becoming the first web television and streaming service series to claim the prize. Game of Thrones also won its third trophy for Outstanding Drama Series and Peter Dinklage tied for the most wins for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series with his third victory for Game of Thrones. He would get the sole record by winning for the eighth and final season the very next year.
With a U.S. viewership of 10.2 million that reflects an 11% drop from the previous year, it was the then-least watched show in Emmy history.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:
, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner
, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner
, Outstanding Lead Actor in Drama Series winner
, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner
, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie winner
, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie winner
, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner
, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner
, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner
, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner
, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie winner
, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie winner

Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Directing

Writing

Presenters and performers

The awards were presented by the following:

Presenters

Performers

Most major nominations

Programs that received multiple major nominations are listed below, by number of nominations per work and per network:
NominationsShowNetwork
9'FX
8AtlantaFX
8The Handmaid's TaleHulu
7Game of ThronesHBO
6BarryHBO
6The CrownNetflix
6GodlessNetflix
6The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselPrime Video
6Saturday Night LiveNBC
5Stranger ThingsNetflix
5WestworldHBO
4The AmericansFX
4Jesus Christ Superstar Live in ConcertNBC
4Patrick MelroseShowtime
3Black MirrorNetflix
3Black-ishABC
3GLOWNetflix
3The Looming TowerHulu
3OzarkNetflix
3Silicon ValleyHBO
3This Is UsNBC
2'FX
2Curb Your EnthusiasmHBO
2Genius: PicassoNat Geo
2Killing EveBBC America
2Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your LifeNetflix
2Twin PeaksShowtime
2Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtNetflix

NominationsNetwork
37Netflix
29HBO
25FX
19NBC
12Hulu
8Showtime
6ABC
6Prime Video
5CBS
3BBC America
2Comedy Central
2Nat Geo
2TBS

Most major wins

WinsShowNetwork
5The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselPrime Video
3FX
2The AmericansFX
2BarryHBO
2The CrownNetflix
2Game of ThronesHBO
2GodlessNetflix

WinsNetwork
7Netflix
6HBO
5FX
5Prime Video

''In Memoriam''