Gone, but not forgotten. On Thursday, the late Anthony Bourdain received the final Emmy nominations of his career with seven posthumous nods for his CNN series, “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” including a nomination for 2018’s Outstanding Informational Series Or Special.
The other nods “Parts Unknown” received from the Television Academy were nominations for Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming, Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming, Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Program, Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program.
The show’s web series, “CNN, Roads & Kingdoms,” also grabbed an Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series nod, bringing Bourdain’s potential 2018 Primetime Emmy statuette number up to seven.
Last month, the 61-year-old chef was found dead in a hotel room in Paris while on site filming another episode of the current eleventh season of “Parts Unknown.” In his years hosting the program for CNN, Bourdain had become one of the more beloved figures on the channel, even among frequent critics of the network. He was also a New York Times best-selling author.
CNN’s long-term plans for the show still remain unclear, though a channel insider said they expected the network to keep “Parts Unknown” going with a new host.
“They need to helm it with somebody else,” they told TheWrap. “There’s a lot of opportunity there not to give up on that mission of bringing American audiences people and food and customs with which they’re not familiar with and that mission is important. People need this show.”
Emmy Snubs and Surprises, From Alison Brie to 'Twin Peaks' (Photos)
The 2018 Emmy nominations were announced Thursday morning, and as always, there were snubs and surprises aplenty.
Snub: "Will & Grace" came roaring back this season with a well-received revival, but the NBC sitcom barely cracked the Emmy nominations with just one supporting actress nod for Megan Mullally.
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Surprise: Ed Harris scored an unexpected nomination for his work as the Man in the Black Hat on "Westworld", sneaking past "Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington and three-time nominee Liev Schreiber.
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Snub: Showtime's "Twin Peaks: The Return" proved too divisive for Emmy voters, missing both the outstanding limited series category as well as the acting categories for stars Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern.
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Surprise: John Legend and Sara Bareilles both earned nominations in the crowded limited series/movie acting categories for "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert". Together they beat out the likes of Nicole Kidman, Angela Lansbury and Al Pacino.
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Snub: "Transparent" has been an Emmy mainstay in recent years, but in the aftermath of sexual misconduct allegations against star Jeffrey Tambor, this year it was entirely shut out.
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Surprise: Tatiana Maslany already has one Emmy for "Orphan Black", but after sitting out a year, the actress returned with a nomination for the BBC America drama's final season.
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Snub: "This Is Us" scored two nods in the lead actor category for Sterling K. Brown and Milo Ventimiglia, but in supporting, Justin Hartley and Chrissy Metz were both shut out.
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Surprise: Kenan Thompson received his first nomination for "Saturday Night Live" this year, meaning that for the first time since its premiere in 2009, "Modern Family" was completely locked out of the supporting actor in a comedy category.
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Snub: Netflix's reboot of "One Day at a Time" got no love from the Emmys this year, save one single editing nod. Not even EGOT-winner Rita Moreno could break through in the supporting actress category.
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Surprise: "The Crown" over-performed expectations in this year's nominations, winning nods for drama series, star Claire Foy and even supporting players Matt Smith and Vanessa Kirby.
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Snub: With Julia Louis-Dreyfus out of the running, lead actress in a comedy is up for grabs this year, but "GLOW" star Alison Brie was overlooked in favor of fellow newcomer Issa Rae.
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Surprise: TNT's "The Alienist" managed to elbow its way into the packed limited series field, besting David Lynch's "Twin Peaks" revival, Hulu's "The Looming Tower" and Starz's new take on "Howards End."
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Snub: "Game of Thrones" stars Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington both bumped themselves up to lead categories this year after having previously submitted as supporting, a decision that evidently did not go over well with Emmy voters.
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Surprise: "The Daily Show With Trevor Noah" earned its first nomination for variety talk series this year, slipping past "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," which missed the mark for a second year in a row.
Comedy Central
Snub: Al Pacino was considered a frontrunner for starring in HBO's "Paterno", but Emmy voters opted to instead recognize "Jesus Christ Superstar's" John Legend, and "Black Mirror: USS Callister" star Jesse Plemons.
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”Twin Peaks“ goes unnoticed and ”Will & Grace“ gets nearly shut out
The 2018 Emmy nominations were announced Thursday morning, and as always, there were snubs and surprises aplenty.