Emmy-winning father-daughter duo Ron and Jasmine Cephas Jones have announced the 73rd Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and Broadway musical talent was well represented, including the Disney+ presentation of Hamilton, which garnered 12 nominations. Tony winners Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leslie Odom Jr. were both nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor, while Tony winner Renée Elise Goldsberry and Phillipa Soo are in the running for Outstanding Supporting Actress. Tony winner Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Groff, and Anthony Ramos are all among the nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actor. The show’s other nominations include Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded), Thomas Kail for Outstanding Directing, Outstanding Picture Editing, Outstanding Sound Mixing, and Outstanding Technical Direction.
David Byrne’s American Utopia earned six nominations, including Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded), Spike Lee for Outstanding Directing, Outstanding Music Direction, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Sound Mixing, and Outstanding Technical Direction. Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist earned five nominations, including Bernadette Peters for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, two nominations for Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Music Direction, and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for “Crimson Love” by Harvey Mason Jr., Andrew Hey, Austin Winsberg, and Lindsey Rosin.
The three nominations for Genius: Aretha include Cynthia Erivo for Outstanding Lead Actress, Outstanding Choreography, and Outstanding Sound Mixing. Other nominated musical works include Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square for Outstanding TV Movie and Outstanding Choreography, Tina for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special and Outstanding Directing, and The Randy Rainbow Show for Outstanding Short-Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series.
Other nominees for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics include “Comedy” by Bo Burnham for Bo Burnham: Inside, “Never Truly Vanish” by Christopher Lennertz and Michael Saltzman for The Boys, “I Can’t Remember Love” by Anna Hauss, Robert Weinröder and William Horberg for The Queen’s Gambit, “The End Titles” by Marc Shaiman for Soundtrack of Our Lives, and “Agatha All Along” by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez for WandaVision.
A full list of nominees is available on the Emmy website. The ceremony will be held on September 19 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer and broadcast by CBS and Paramount+.