Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” has left the world abuzz since HBO debuted the visual album for a 27-hour window Saturday night. But beyond the gossip and chatter, the television drop makes it eligible for Emmy consideration, and HBO plans to submit “Lemonade” in the variety special category.
In 2015, the Emmy for outstanding variety special went to NBC’s “Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special,” which edged out, among other nominees, “The Kennedy Center Honors” on CBS.
Meanwhile, “Lemonade” should be a shoo-in for consideration in the lighting design/lighting direction category, given the imagery from vignette to vignette.
Beyoncé previously received two Emmy nominations, for her Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show in 2013 and for the “On the Run Tour” concert special with Jay Z.
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