Sunday, August 6, 2023

'Queer Eye' leads structured reality shows at the Emmys — again


I made an aside that "My wife and I have even stopped watching those, although we did watch an episode of Queer Eye and really enjoyed it. That's for the next installment of this series" in the middle of 'Welcome to Wrexham' leads unstructured reality programs at the 2023 Emmy Awards, then concluded the entry by telling my readers "I plan on writing about Queer Eye's Emmy nominations tomorrow for the Sunday entertainment feature. Stay tuned." Without any further ado, here are the categories in which Queer Eye earned nominations at the 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network)
Love Is Blind (Netflix)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
Shark Tank (ABC)
Like last year, 2021, and 2020, Queer Eye leads structured reality programs with six nominations. Love Is Blind is in second with two, and Antiques Roadshow, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, and Shark Tank each have only one. Based on both the total nominations and the experts at Gold Derby, Queer Eye is the favorite to repeat; every expert is picking it to win. The odds have four-time previous winner Shark Tank second, Antiques Roadshow third, Love Is Blind fourth, and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives last. I've watched all of these shows except Love Is Blind and I agree.

Now for the trailers to the two most nominated shows, starting with Queer Eye: Season 7 | Official Trailer | Netflix.

The Fab Five are back and these saints are marching in... to New Orleans! Watch as they transform the lives of seven deserving heroes who are ready to show up for themselves and for each other. Grab the tissues because a little support goes a long beignet!
The episode about the makeover of both the fraternity brothers and their house was the one my wife and I watched and we found it entertaining and moving. I expect we'll resume watching the show when we finish re-watching NCIS.

Speaking of NCIS, the star of NCIS: Hawaii and her husband are the hosts of Love Is Blind. Too bad the trailer for Love Is Blind Season 4 | Official Trailer | Netflix doesn't show them, although the program description mentions them.

First comes love, then comes reality when Love is Blind Season 4 premieres on March 24th.

Singles who want to be loved for who they are, rather than what they look like, have signed up for a less conventional approach to modern dating in Seattle where they hope to meet the person they want to spend the rest of their lives with...without ever having seen them. With no distractions from the outside world, the singles talk to a stream of potential love interests and when a meaningful connection is made, they propose and then lay their eyes on their fiancé for the first time. Engaged and back in the real world, as the couples plan their wedding day, they will quickly discover whether they can turn their emotional connection into a physical one before the fast-approaching ceremony. Hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, this addictive series will uncover whether looks, race or age do matter, or if love really is blind.
I think this is a great concept, but reading the comments to this video makes me wonder if the participants are sabotaging it in the vein of "people are nasty to each other and it pays."

Since the Gold Derby odds have it in second and it has no other nominations, here's the Twitter image promoting the nomination of Shark Tank.


Follow over the jump for the remaining five categories.

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Bobby Berk, and Jonathan Van Ness – Queer Eye (Netflix)
Nicole Byer – Nailed It! (Netflix)
Padma Lakshmi – Top Chef (Bravo)
Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph – Baking It (Peacock)
RuPaul – RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV)
RuPaul has won this award every year since 2016 and I expect will again. So do the experts at Gold Derby; five experts pick RuPaul, while one thinks Padma Lakshmi will win. Sorry, Fab Five, just be happy to be nominated.
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series (Area)
A Black Lady Sketch Show: "Peek-A-Boob, Your Titty's Out" – Cindy Chao, Michele Yu, and Lizzie Boyle (HBO)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: "Museums" – Eric Morrell and Sabrina Lederer (HBO)
Queer Eye: "Speedy for Life" – Thomas Rouse and Tyka Edwards (Netflix)
RuPaul's Drag Race: "Blame It on the Edit" – Gianna Costa and Brad Bailey (MTV)
Saturday Night Live: "Host: Steve Martin & Martin Short" / "Host: Jenna Ortega" – Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, Andrea Purcigliotti, and Danielle Webb (NBC)
Saturday Night Live won this award five years in a row so I picked it win this award last year, but RuPaul's Drag Race won instead. I think the two shows are the co-favorites, but I'll wait to make my final pick after I look at the competition shows and scripted variety programs.

Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program
Love Is Blind – Donna Driscoll, Stephanie Lewis, and Claire Loeb (Netflix)
Queer Eye – Quinn Fegan, Jessica Jorgensen, Keya Mason, and Lauren Levine (Netflix)
RuPaul's Drag Race – Goloka Bolte, Ethan Petersen, Adam Cook, and Michelle Redwine (MTV)
Top Chef – Ron Mare, Sena Rich, and Erinlee Skilton (Bravo)
The Traitors – Erin Tomasello, Jazzy Collins, Moira Paris, and Holly Osifat (Peacock)
While this is the other nomination for Love Is Blind, hence the preview image showing its hosts, I think this contest is between Queer Eye and RuPaul's Drag Race in the absence of Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls. I'll make the call after examining the competition shows.
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program
The Amazing Race – Eric Beetner, Kevin Blum, Trevor Campbell, Kellen Cruden, Jay Gammill, Katherine Griffin, Jason Groothuis, Darrick Lazo, Ryan Leamy, Josh Lowry, Paul Nielsen, and Steve Mellon (CBS)
Queer Eye: "Speedy for Life" – Toni Ann Carabello, Nova Taylor, Jason Szabo, Widgie Nikia Figaro, Sean Gill, and Kimberly Pellnat (Netflix)
RuPaul's Drag Race: "Wigloose: The Rusical!" – Jamie Martin, Paul Cross, Ryan Mallick, and Michael Roha (MTV)
Survivor: "Telenovela" – Bill Bowden, Evan Mediuch, Francisco Santa Maria, Plowden Schumacher, Andrew Bolhuis, Jacob Teixeira, and James Ciccarello (CBS)
Top Chef – Steve Lichtenstein, Ericka Concha, Blanka Kovacs, Eric Lambert, Matt Reynolds, Jay M. Rogers, Brian Freundlich, Brian Giberson, Malia Jurick, Brian Kane, Daniel Ruiz, Anthony J. Rivard, Annie Tighe, and Tony West (Bravo)
Again, I think this contest is between Queer Eye and RuPaul's Drag Race in the absence of Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls. I'll make the call after examining the competition shows.

I conclude with a category I covered in 'Welcome to Wrexham' leads unstructured reality programs at the 2023 Emmy Awards.
Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
The Amazing Race: "Patience, Is the New Me" – Bertram van Munster (CBS)
Queer Eye: "Speedy for Life" – Ali Moghadas (Netflix)
RuPaul's Drag Race: "Wigloose: The Rusical!" – Nick Murray (MTV)
Top Chef: "London Calling" – Ariel Boles (Bravo)
Welcome to Wrexham: "Wide World of Wales" – Bryan Rowland (FX)
The most recent previous winner in this field is RuPaul's Drag Race but I don't think it's a lock to win this category. I wouldn't be surprised if Welcome to Wrexham pulls a Cheer by winning.
Queer Eye is also a previous winner, so I wouldn't completely count it out.

I plan on continuing my awards show coverage tomorrow, but I haven't decided exactly what to write. Again, any suggestions?

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