Nominations for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards were unveiled yesterday morning (July 12), with a slew of your favourite reality TV shows from the likes of Bravo, Netflix, and VH1 picking up noms.
Below Deck Mediterranean won out big for Bravo at the 2022 Emmy nominations, as did Top Chef, while Selling Sunset grabbed a somewhat surprising nomination for Netflix and RuPaul’s Drag Race dominated the list for VH1.
Below, check out the complete list of reality shows that received 2022 Emmy nominations, compiled from Deadline’s complete list of overall nominees.
2022 Emmy Nominations: The Complete Reality TV List
Outstanding Competition Program
The Amazing Race (CBS)
Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls (Prime Video)
Nailed It! (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)
Outstanding Directing For A Reality Program
Cheer, “Daytona Pt. 2: If The Judges Disagree” (Netflix)
Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls, “Naked” (Prime Video)
Queer Eye, “Angel Gets Her Wings” (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race, “Moulin Ru: The Rusical” (VH1)
Top Chef, “Freedmen’s Town” (Bravo)
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program
Queer Eye (Netflix)
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness.
Nailed It! (Netflix)
Nicole Byer
Shark Tank (ABC)
Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary.
Top Chef (Bravo)
Padma Lakshmi
Making It (NBC)
Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman.
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
RuPaul
Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series
Between The Scenes – The Daily Show (YouTube)
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents: Once Upon A Time In Late Night (TBS)
RuPaul’s Drag Race Whatcha Packin’ With Michelle Visage (VH1)
Saturday Night Live Presents: Stories From The Show (NBC)
Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen (Bravo)
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Fixer Upper: Welcome Home (Magnolia Network)
Love Is Blind (Netflix)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
Shark Tank (ABC)
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Below Deck Mediterranean (Bravo)
Cheer (Netflix)
Love On The Spectrum U.S. (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race Untucked (VH1)
Selling Sunset (Netflix)
Outstanding Production Design For A Variety, Reality Or Competition Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show, “Anybody Have Something I Can Flog Myself With?” (HBO/HBO Max)
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, “Colbert’s ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Rap Celebrates 20 Years Of The Greatest Trilogy In Movie History” (CBS)
Queer Eye, “Angel Gets Her Wings” (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race, “Catwalk” (VH1)
Saturday Night Live, Host: Kim Kardashian (NBC)
Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program
Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls (Prime Video)
Love On The Spectrum U.S. (Netdlix)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Top Chef (Bravo)
Outstanding Choreography For Variety Or Reality Programming
Annie Live!, Routines: Hard Knock Life / We Got Annie / NYC (NBC)
Dancing With The Stars, Routines: I Got 5 On It / Dark Fantasy (ABC)
The Oscars, Routine: Be Alive (ABC)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3, Routine: Opening(Prime Video)
Step Into… The Movies With Derek And Julianne Hough, Routine: Moulin Rouge “Roxanne” (ABC)
Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program
The Amazing Race (CBS)
Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
Life Below Zero, “Fire In The Sky” (National Geographic)
Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls, “HBCYou Band” (Prime Video)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Survivor (CBS)
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Structured Reality Or Competition Program
Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls, “Naked” (Prime Video)
Queer Eye, “Angel Gets Her Wings” (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race, “Big Opening #1” (VH1)
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, “Halftime Headliners” (Paramount+)
Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program
Below Deck Mediterranean, “A Yacht In Kneed” (Bravo)
Cheer, “Daytona Pt. 2: If The Judges Disagree” (Netflix)
Deadliest Catch, “Five Souls On Board” (Discovery Channel)
Life Below Zero, “Fire In The Sky” (National Geographic)
Love On The Spectrum U.S., “Episode 1” (Netflix)
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Or Reality Program (Single Or Multi-Camera)
The Beatles: Get Back, “Part 3: Days 17-22” (Disney+)
George Carlin’s American Dream (HBO/HBO Max)
Lucy And Desi (Prime Video)
McCartney 3, 2, 1, “The People We Loved Were Loving Us!” (Hulu)
The Tinder Swindler (Netflix)
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Nonfiction Or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
The Beatles: Get Back, “Part 3: Days 17-22” (Disney+)
George Carlin’s American Dream (HBO/HBO Max)
Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls, “Becoming 100% That Bitch” (Prime Video)
McCartney 3, 2, 1, “These Things Bring You Together” (Hulu)
RuPaul’s Drag Race, “Big Opening #1” (VH1)
Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy, “Venice” (CNN)
Clearly, the Academy has a preference for Below Deck Mediterranean and Top Chef and while Bravo fans may find that confusing considering The Real Housewives’ hold on the network, these shows in particular have been recognized in the past so seeing them recognized at the 2022 Emmy nominations once again isn’t all that surprising.
Plus, Below Deck also happens to be one of the best-reviewed shows on the network, along with Top Chef, so once again it kind of makes sense for it to be recognized with an Emmy. Fingers crossed!
As for VH1, RuPaul’s Drag Race is the clear winner with both the regular season (Season 14) and All Stars (Season 6) being recognized. It’s no wonder why Paramount has expanded this franchise to include local editions in almost every country.
For the full list of 2022 Emmy nominations, be sure to check out Deadline. According to their report, the 2022 Emmys will be awarded across two weekends, with the two-night Creative Arts portion set for September 3-4. The Primetime ceremony will then air on NBC on Monday, September 12 and will be available to stream on Peacock.
