Beyoncé would in all probability actually wish to win her first Primetime Emmy this yr, to associate with her document 35 Grammy Awards, nevertheless it received’t be simple. Her Beyoncé Bowl (which streamed on Netflix) is nominated for excellent selection particular (reside), however most pundits anticipate the award to go to SNL50: The Anniversary Particular (NBC).
There are a number of causes for that. SNL is clearly a TV establishment. It went on the air greater than 5 years earlier than Beyoncé was even born. Two earlier SNL anniversary specials – Saturday Evening Dwell: The twenty fifth Anniversary Particular and The Saturday Evening Dwell fortieth Anniversary Particular – received program awards in predecessor classes.
One other signal: SNL50: The Anniversary Particular acquired 12 Primetime Emmy nods this yr, in comparison with simply 4 for Beyoncé Bowl.
And there’s one other issue at play right here: Voters discover it exhausting to withstand a pleasant, spherical quantity. We’ve rounded up 11 music or selection reveals with such numbers of their titles that received Primetime Emmys in key program classes.
To make sure, reveals with good, spherical numbers of their titles don’t all the time win. Simply final yr, Billy Joel: The a hundredth – Dwell at Madison Sq. Backyard misplaced excellent selection particular (pre-recorded) to Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic, a reasonably random quantity. However voters wished to provide Van Dyke his flowers whereas they might. In 2018, The Carol Burnett Present: fiftieth Anniversary Particular misplaced in that very same class to Dave Chappelle: Equanimity, a title with no numbers in any respect. However typically, it’s a plus.
This yr’s different nominees for excellent selection particular (reside) are The Apple Music Tremendous Bowl LIX Halftime Present Starring Kendrick Lamar (Fox), The Oscars (ABC) and SNL50: The Homecoming Live performance (Peacock).
The Pepsi Tremendous Bowl LVI Halftime Present Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent received on this class three years in the past, the primary time a halftime present had ever received a high program award.
The Oscars received on this class final yr and received three earlier instances (in 1979, 1988 and 1991) in predecessor classes.
There’s a slight likelihood that the 2 SNL salutes may cut up that present’s help, permitting one other program to win, however most voters know that SNL50: The Anniversary Particular is the flagship effort. Lorne Michaels government produced each specials, working in tandem with Mark Ronson on the live performance particular.
Beyoncé has a second likelihood to win a Primetime Emmy this yr. She may win for excellent directing for a range particular. (She directed Beyoncé Bowl alongside Alex Rudzinski, who received on this class 9 years in the past for co-directing Grease Dwell!) If Bey wins right here, it will mark the second time a director received on this class for guiding a present through which she or he was the star. Bo Burnham received on this class 4 years in the past for Bo Burnham: Inside.
Listed here are the 11 music or selection reveals with good, spherical numbers of their titles that received Primetime Emmys in key program classes.
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1982: Evening of 100 Stars (ABC)
Awards: Excellent Selection, Music or Comedy Program, Excellent Achievement in Music Path
Notes: This all-star selection particular celebrated the centennial of the Actors’ Fund of America. The 100 stars included Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Cher, Dick Clark, Christopher Cross, Sammy Davis Jr., Placido Domingo, Andy Gibb, Liza Minnelli and Lionel Richie. It was principally a parade of solo personalities, however there have been additionally some teams or ensembles – the Doobie Brothers, the Radio Metropolis Rockettes and the New York Yankees. One of many 100 stars was Grace Kelly, who died in a automotive crash in September 1982.
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1983: Motown 25: Yesterday, At the moment, Without end (NBC)
Award: Excellent Selection, Music or Comedy Program
Notes: This present featured reunions of The Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles and Diana Ross & The Supremes, and a enjoyable “battle of the bands” that includes The Temptations and The 4 Tops, however it’s most remembered for being this system the place Michael Jackson first unveiled his moonwalk.
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1988: Irving Berlin’s a hundredth Birthday Celebration (CBS)
Awards: Excellent Selection, Music or Comedy Program, Excellent Achievement in Choreography
Notes: Bea Arthur, Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feinstein, Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, Natalie Cole, Tony Bennett and Ray Charles have been among the many company on this particular, which was taped at Carnegie Corridor on Might 11, 1988, Berlin’s a hundredth birthday; broadcaster Walter Cronkite gave this system added gravitas. The legendary songwriter died in 1989 at 101.
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1989: Bernstein at 70! (PBS)
Award: Excellent Classical Program within the Performing Arts
Notes: This Nice Performances particular was a celebration of Leonard Bernstein. The conductor, composer and pianist died in October 1990 at 72.
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1990: Sammy Davis Jr.’s sixtieth Anniversary Celebration (ABC)
Award: Excellent Selection, Music or Comedy Particular
Notes: Michael Jackson, Eddie Murphy, Ella Fitzgerald, Whitney Houston, Anita Baker, Clint Eastwood, Invoice Cosby and extra paid tribute to the trailblazing star, who was marking his sixtieth anniversary in present enterprise. Jackson and Buz Kohan co-wrote the tune “You Have been There,” which Jackson launched on this particular, which was taped on the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Davis died in Might 1990 at age 64, after the particular aired however earlier than it received the Emmy.
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1991: Tchaikovsky: one hundred and fiftieth Birthday Gala from Leningrad (PBS)
Awards: Excellent Classical Program within the Performing Arts, Excellent Particular person Achievement – Classical Music/Dance Programming
Notes: Yo-Ya Ma (who additionally received an Emmy for excellent particular person achievement), Jessye Norman, Itzhak Perlman and conductor Yuri Temirkanov have been featured on this program, which paid tribute to the famed Russian composer, who was born Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Might 1840.
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1993: Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (NBC)
Award: Excellent Selection, Music or Comedy Particular
Notes: Paula Abdul, Garth Brooks, Peabo Bryson, Lucie Arnaz and bandleader Les Brownwere among the many company on this program, which honored the legendary comic, who turned 90 in Might 1993.This system was government produced by his daughter, Linda Hope. Bob Hope died in July 2003 at age 100.
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2000: Saturday Evening Dwell: The twenty fifth Anniversary Particular (NBC)
Award: Excellent Selection, Music or Comedy Particular
Notes: The present included musical performances by Al Inexperienced, Eurythmics and the Beastie Boys (who have been joined by Elvis Costello).
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2004: New York Metropolis Ballet – Lincoln Middle Celebrates Balanchine 100 (PBS)
Award: Excellent Particular Class Program
Notes: This Dwell From Lincoln Middle particular was a celebration of choreographer George Balanchine on the centennial of his delivery. He had died in 1983 at age 79.
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2015: The Saturday Evening Dwell fortieth Anniversary Particular (NBC)
Awards:Excellent Selection Particular, Excellent Directing for a Selection Particular, Excellent Sound Mixing for a Selection Collection or Particular; Excellent Make-up for a Multi-Digicam Collection or Particular (Non-Prosthetic)
Notes: The present featured musical performances by Paul McCartney, Miley Cyrus, Kanye West and Paul Simon. (McCartney, Cyrus and Simon additionally carried out on SNL50: The Anniversary Particular.)
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2023: Carol Burnett 90 Years of Laughter + Love (NBC)
Award: Excellent Selection Particular (Pre-Recorded)
Notes: Such stars as Cher and Julie Andrews gathered to honor the beloved comic. Katy Perry sang the theme tune from The Carol Burnett Present. The particular additionally featured musical performances by Kristin Chenoweth & Bernadette Peters, Darren Criss & Sutton Foster and the crew of Peters, Jane Lynch, Billy Porter and Aileen Quinn.