2018 Emmys: FINAL Emmy Nomination Predictions in Drama, Comedy, Limited Series/TV Movie, Reality and Variety

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

1. The Voice (NBC)
2. RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
3. The Amazing Race (CBS)
4. American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
5. Top Chef (Bravo)
6. Ellen’s Game of Games (NBC)

OTHER CONTENDERS
American Idol (ABC)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Nailed It! (Netflix)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
Survivor (CBS)

Outstanding Structured Reality Program

1. Shark Tank (ABC)
2. Queer Eye (Netflix)
3. Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
4. Lip Sync Battle (Paramount Network)
5. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network)
6. Mythbusters (Discovery Channel)

OTHER CONTENDERS
Fixer Upper (HGTV)
Hart of the City (Comedy Central)
Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party (VH1)
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (The CW)
Undercover Boss (CBS)
Who Do You Think You Are? (TLC)

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

1. United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell (CNN)
2. RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked (VH1)
3. Born This Way (A&E)
4. Intervention (A&E)
5. Ride With Norman Reedus (AMC)

OTHER CONTENDERS
Alaska: The Last Frontier (Discovery Channel)
Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
Flipping Out (Bravo)
Naked And Afraid (Discovery)
Wahlburgers (A&E)

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program

1. RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
2. Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness, Queer Eye (Netflix)
3. Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen’s Game of Games (NBC)
4. W. Kamau Bell, United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell (CNN)
5. Alec Baldwin, Match Game (ABC)
6. Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway (Lifetime)

OTHER CONTENDERS
Nicole Byer, Nailed It! (Netflix)
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race (CBS)
Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio, Top Chef
Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night (NBC)
Jeff Probst, Survivor (CBS)
Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg, Martha and Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party (VH1)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

1. Saturday Night Live (NBC)
2. Portlandia (IFC)
3. Tracey Ullman’s Show (HBO)
4. Nathan For You (Hulu)
5. I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman
6. Drunk History (Comedy Central)

OTHER CONTENDERS
At Home with Amy Sedaris (TruTV)
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (Netflix)
Kevin Hart presents The Next Level (Comedy Central)
The President Show (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

1. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
2. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
3. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
4. Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
5. Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
6. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

OTHER CONTENDERS
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
The Late Late Show with James Cordon (CBS)
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Outstanding Variety Special Live)

1. Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC)
2. Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Austism Programs
3. The Oscars (ABC)
4. 75th Golden Globe Awards (NBC)
5. Superbowl LII Halftime Show starring Justin Timberlake

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-recorded)

1. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute To Diane Keaton
2. Barbra: The Music… The Mem’ries… The Magic! (Netflix)
3. Dave Chappelle: Equanimity (Netflix)
4. Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents: The Great American* Puerto Rico (*It’s Complicated) (TBS)
5. The Kennedy Center Honors

OTHER CONTENDERS
Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018 (CBS)
Chris Rock: Tamborine (Netflix)
Elton John: I’m Still Standing – A Grammy Salute (CBS)
Marc Maron: Too Real (Netflix)
Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady (HBO)
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous At Radio City (Netflix)
NBC’s Coverage Of The XXIII Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony (NBC)
Patton Oswalt: Annihilation (Netflix)
Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life (Netflix)
Tiffany Haddish: She Ready! From The Hood To Hollywood! (Showtime)
Tig Notaro Happy To Be Here (Netflix)

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