The 71st annual primetime Creative Arts Emmys were held on September 14th and 15th, and the nominations and winners got people talking.
On the first night, James Corden’s “carpool karaoke” won three awards, the Netflix series Queer Eye was awarded with four awards, Saturday Night Live had three wins for the night, Rupaul’s Drag Race had three, and the documentary Free Solo ended with seven wins.
Although that first night was filled with many well deserved wins, Beyoncé fans were not impressed. The superstar’s Netflix concert series, Homecoming, documenting her journey to her headlining performing at Coachella 2018 was nominated for six E
mmys, but left empty handed.
The film was nominated for outstanding variety special (pre-recorded), outstanding costumes for variety, non-fiction or reality programming; outstanding directing for a variety special; outstanding music direction; outstanding production design for a variety special and outstanding writing for a variety special, but was ultimately beat out in all categories.
Although fans were frustrated by the lack of recognition saying Beyoncé and her team were “snubbed”, critics reassured them that the two and a half hour film directed by the singer herself and Ed Burke “will probably go down as one of the best concert films of all time.”
The second night was less eventful, as the fan favorite Game of Thrones dominated the categories they were nominated in–as always. Other significant wins included amazon prime’s show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and HBO’s Chernobyl.
I must admit, it was a little boring and disheartening to see the same programs and movies that win every year win again this year. With something so different from her normal character, Beyoncé impressed everybody with such an incredible concert documentary, and it was disappointing to see something like James Corden’s simple “Carpool Karaoke” beat her in a category.
The winners were quite predictable, and the wins that weren’t expected didn’t seem to be as largely promoted as the usual winners. Viewers tune into award shows to see their favorites get the recognition they deserve; however, people like me become disinterested when the same programs win every category they are in every year. I understand the amount of work and dedication that go into every minute of these programs, but over time, it just gets boring for audiences.