Paramount earned 65 nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy® Awards across its portfolio of brands and studios, including BET, CBS, CBS Studios, Comedy Central, MTV, Paramount+, and Paramount Television Studios.

 

Leading the Company’s nominations this year with 11 across the franchise is RuPaul’s Drag Race. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert earned a franchise-record 10 nominations, while The Daily Show garnered seven across its franchise. Additional highlights include CBS reality standouts The Amazing Race and Survivor, which each received five nominations; the 78th Annual Tony Awards, which earned four nominations; and the 68th Annual Grammy Awards and South Park, which each received three nominations.

 

Winners will be announced at the 78th Primetime Emmy® Awards on September 13.

 

A complete list of Paramount’s Primetime Emmy nominations follows.

 

RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE (11):  

• Outstanding Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series  
• Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program  
• Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming  
• Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program  
• Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program  
• Outstanding Hairstyling for a Variety  
• Nonfiction or Reality Program  
• Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program  
• Outstanding Reality Competition Program  
• Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Reality Program  
• RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UNTUCKED (2):
  • Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program  
  • Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program  

 

THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT (10 including YouTube special):  

• Outstanding Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series  
• Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series  
• Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming (Segment)  
• Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Series  
• Outstanding Music Direction, Outstanding Variety Series  
• Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special  
• Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Series  
• Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series  
• COLBERT BEFORE AIR (1):  
  • Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series

 

THE DAILY SHOW (7):  

• Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming (Segment)  
• Outstanding Variety Series  
• Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Series  
• THE DAILY SHOW: DESI LYDIC FOXSPLAINS (2):  
  • Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series  
  • Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
• THE DAILY SHOW PRESENTS: JORDAN KLEPPER FINGERS THE PULSE: GIVE THE MAN A PRIZE (2):  
  • Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special  
  • Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program  

 

THE AMAZING RACE (5):

• Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program
• Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program
• Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
• Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program
• Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Reality Program

 

SURVIVOR (5):

• Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program
• Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program
• Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program
• Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
• Outstanding Reality Competition Program

 

78TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS (4):

• Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special
• Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
• Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Special
• Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

 

68TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS (3):

• Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special
• Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Special
• Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

 

MURDERBOT (3):

• Outstanding Title Design
• Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
• Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation

 

SOUTH PARK (3):

• Outstanding Animated Program
• Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
• Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

 

EMILY IN PARIS (2):

• Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series
• Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling

 

FBI (2):

• Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming
• Outstanding Stunt Performance

 

FOUNDATION (1):

• Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie

 

83RD ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES (1):

• Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

 

THE MS. PAT SHOW (1):

• Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series  

 

2025 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS (1):

• Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming

 

THE NEIGHBORHOOD (1):

• Outstanding Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series

 

NOAH'S ARC: THE MOVIE (1):

• Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming  

 

THE PRICE IS RIGHT (1):

• Outstanding Game Show

 

RAFA (1):

• Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series

 

TULSA KING (1):

• Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming  

 

TYLER PERRY'S ASSISTED LIVING (1):

• Outstanding Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series