The Amazing Race Goes For Record Eight Series Emmy
The Emmy nominations are in and The Amazing Race has been nominated for seven Emmys including its eight consecutive shot at the Reality-Competition Program Emmy, which the series has owned since it’s creation.
Phil Keoghan is also nominated in the Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Emmy which has gone to Jeff Probst of Survivor in its two years of existence. TAR itself goes up against the same competition for the fourth straight year, American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Project: Runway and Top Chef.
Here is the complete list of The Amazing Race‘s nominations:
OUTSTANDING REALITY – COMPETITION PROGRAM
OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR REALITY PROGRAMMING
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR REALITY PROGRAMMING
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING
The Emmys will be given out on NBC, Sunday, August 29th.
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Two-time reality host nominee Phil Keoghan of seven-time Emmy winner “The Amazing Race” went two-for-two in locale on Emmy noms morning. “It’s the second year I’ve been in my garage [when I got the call],” he reminisced. “Last year, I was in my underwear and this year, I was dressed!” Keoghan, who was catching a flight from LAX to France to ride along the Tour de France route with his family, discussed the advantage his reality competition series had over others. “We never repeat ourselves. We never know how things are going to unfold,” the host said. “We just shot one of our most exciting seasons, definitely the toughest over the 13 seasons we’ve been doing this.” When the plane touches town in French territory, Keoghan plans to celebrate by “popping” some “bubbly liquid.”
Bruckheimer tweets:
Great news today – The Amazing Race received 7 and CSI 2 Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Thanks for your support.