Overview
- Beyoncé Bowl secured nominations for Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming and Outstanding Production Design, marking her first Primetime Emmy nod since 2019 and a bid for a maiden TV award win.
- Kendrick Lamar’s Apple Music Super Bowl LIX halftime show earned four nominations—Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, Outstanding Music Direction and Outstanding Choreography—after drawing a record 133.5 million viewers.
- In the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) category, Beyoncé faces off with her husband, Jay-Z, who is nominated as an executive producer for Lamar’s halftime show.
- Netflix’s Christmas Day NFL broadcast and Apple Music’s multi-year NFL partnership underline streaming platforms’ growing investment in live sports entertainment.
- Across directing, choreography, music direction and production design categories, Emmy nods for both halftime specials underscore the elaborate artistry behind NFL halftime spectacles.