Token’s own Hannah Gadsby has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for her groundbreaking stand-up special Nanette which was released on Netflix in 2018.
The nominees for the 71st Annual Emmy Awards ® were announced by D’Arcy Carden and Ken Jeong via livestream from the Wolf Theatre at the Television Academy’s Saban Media Centre overnight.
Nanette has been nominated in the ‘Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)’ and ‘Outstanding Writer for A Variety Special’.
Other nominees in the category of ‘Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)’ include:
- Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool
- Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé
- Springsteen On Broadway
- Wanda Sykes: Not Normal
Other nominees in the category of ‘Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special’ include:
- Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
- Amy Schumer: Growing
- Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool
- Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé
- Wanda Sykes: Not Normal
Hannah said: “I am so grateful for the Television Academy’s warm embrace* of Nanette. (*entirely consensual, to be sure) What an honour to be nominated.”
The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday September 22.
Congratulations to Hannah, Guesswork TV and all the other nominees!
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