Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program
Awarded for	Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Currently held by	RuPaul's Drag Race (2021)
Website	emmys.com

This is a list of the winners and nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program. The award was instituted in 2017 and recognizes casting for reality-competition, structured and unstructured reality programs.^[1]

Winners and nominations[]

2010s[]

Year	Program	Casting	Network
2017 (69th) ^[2]
	Born This Way: Seasons 2-3	Sasha Alpert and Megan Sleeper – casting by	A&E
	Project Runway: Season 14	Sasha Alpert, Alissa Haight Carlton and Jen DeMartino – casting by	Lifetime
	RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 9	Goloka Bolte and Ethan Petersen – casting by	VH1
	Survivor: Seasons 33-34	Lynne Spiegel Spillman – casting by	CBS
	The Voice	Michelle McNulty, Holly Dale and Courtney Burns – casting by	NBC
2018 (70th) ^[3]
	Queer Eye: Season 1	Ally Capriotti Grant – casting by; Beyhan Oguz – director of casting and talent; Gretchen Palek – SVP of casting and talent; Danielle Gervais – VP of casting and talent	Netflix
	Born This Way: Season 3	Sasha Alpert – supervising casting producer; Megan Sleeper – casting producer; Caitlyn Audet – senior casting coordinator	A&E
	Project Runway: Season 15	Sasha Alpert – casting producer; Alissa Haight Carlton – supervising casting director; Jen DeMartino and Rebecca Snavely – senior casting directors	Lifetime
	RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 10	Goloka Bolte and Ethan Petersen – casting by	VH1
	The Voice	Michelle McNulty, Holly Dale and Courtney Burns – casting by	NBC
2019 (71st) ^[4]
	Queer Eye: Seasons 2-3	Gretchen Palek – SVP of casting and talent; Danielle Gervais – VP of casting and talent; Quinn Fegan — casting producer; Ally Capriotti Grant and Pamela Vallarelli – location casting	Netflix
	Born This Way: Season 4	Sasha Alpert – supervising casting producer; Megan Sleeper – casting producer; Caitlyn Audet – senior casting coordinator	A&E
	RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 11	Goloka Bolte and Ethan Petersen – casting by	VH1
	Shark Tank: Season 10	Mindy Zemrak – supervising casting producer; Jen Rosen – casting manager	ABC
	The Voice	Michelle McNulty — supervising casting producer, Holly Dale — senior casting producer; Courtney Burns – casting producer	NBC

2020s[]

Year	Program	Casting	Network
2020 (72nd) ^[5]
	RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 12	Goloka Bolte and Ethan Petersen – casting director	VH1
	Born This Way	Sasha Alpert – supervising casting producer; Megan Sleeper – casting producer; Caitlyn Audet – senior casting coordinator	A&E
	Love Is Blind: Season 1	Donna Driscoll - VP of Casting, Kelly Zack Castillo - Lead Casting Producer and Megan Feldman – Casting Manager	Netflix
	Queer Eye: Season 4	Danielle Gervais, Beyhan Oguz and Pamela Vallarelli – casting by; Ally Capriotti Grant and Hana Sakata – location casting	Netflix
	The Voice	Michelle McNulty — supervising casting producer, Holly Dale — senior casting producer; Courtney Burns – casting producer	NBC
2021 (73rd) ^[6]
	RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 13	Goloka Bolte and Ethan Petersen – casting director	VH1
	Queer Eye: Season 5	Danielle Gervais, Natalie Pino and MaryAnne Nicoletti – casting directors; Pamela Vallarelli and Ally Capriotti Grant – location casting directors	Netflix
	Shark Tank: Season 12	Mindy Zemrak, Jen Rosen and Erica Brooks Hochber - casting directors	ABC
	Top Chef	Ron Mare – casting director	Bravo
	The Voice	Michelle McNulty, Holly Dale and Courtney Burns – casting directors	NBC

Programs with multiple wins[]

2 wins

Queer Eye
RuPaul's Drag Race

Programs with multiple nominations[]

5 nominations

RuPaul's Drag Race
The Voice

4 nominations

Born This Way
Queer Eye

2 nominations

Project Runway
Shark Tank

Total awards by network[]

Netflix / VH1 – 2
A&E - 1

References[]

^ "Two New Categories and Rules Modifications", Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, February 24, 2017. Retrieved on July 14, 2017.
^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
^ "Nominees/Winners" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[1] "Two New Categories and Rules Modifications", Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, February 24, 2017. Retrieved on July 14, 2017.

[2] "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2017.

[3] "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2018.

[4] "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 17, 2019.

[5] "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

[6] "Nominees/Winners" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

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v t Primetime Emmy Award categories
Programs	Comedy Series Drama Series Limited or Anthology Series Television Movie Competition Program Variety Talk Series Variety Sketch Series Animated Program Short Form Animated Program Documentary or Nonfiction Series Documentary or Nonfiction Special Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series Structured Reality Program Unstructured Reality Program Variety Special (Live) Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Performance	Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Lead Actor in a Drama Series Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Lead Actress in a Drama Series Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Guest Actor in a Drama Series Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Guest Actress in a Drama Series Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Character Voice-Over Performance Host for a Reality or Competition Program Narrator
Directing	Directing for a Comedy Series Directing for a Drama Series Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Directing for a Variety Series Directing for a Variety Special Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program Directing for a Reality Program
Writing	Writing for a Comedy Series Writing for a Drama Series Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Writing for a Variety Series Writing for a Variety Special Writing for a Nonfiction Programming
Animation	Individual Achievement in Animation
Casting	Casting for a Comedy Series Casting for a Drama Series Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Casting for a Reality Program
Choreography	Choreography for Scripted Programming Choreography for Variety and Reality Programming
Cinematography	Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program Cinematography for a Reality Program Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)
Commercials	Commercial
Costume Design	Contemporary Costumes Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes Period Costumes Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming
Hairstyling	Contemporary Hairstyling Contemporary Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program Period and/or Character Hairstyling
Interactive Media	Interactive Program Original Interactive Program Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within an Unscripted Program
Lighting	Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
Makeup	Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) Contemporary Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program (Non-Prosthetic) Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) Prosthetic Makeup
Music	Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special Music Composition for a Series Music Direction Music Supervision Original Main Title Theme Music Original Music and Lyrics
Picture Editing	Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program Picture Editing for Variety Programming Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Production Design	Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series Production Design for a Variety Special
Sound Editing	Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Sound Mixing	Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera) Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special
Special Effects	Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie / Special and Visual Effects in a Single Episode
Stunts	Stunt Coordination Stunt Performance
Technical Direction	Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Special
Title Design	Main Title Design
Engineering	Engineering Philo T. Farnsworth Award
Retired	Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series Children's Program Costumes for a Series Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) New Series Program of the Year Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Short Form Variety Series Super Emmy Variety Series Voice-Over Performance