Netflix special capturing the musician’s NFL Christmas halftime show is up for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special and Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
Beyoncé‘s holiday season Netflix special, Beyoncé Bowl, just scored another touchdown. The NFL 2024 Christmas Day Halftime Show performance, which the musician co-directed with Alex Rudzinski, has been nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special and Outstanding Variety Special (Live) at the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards.
The two nod marks Beyoncé’s first at the awards show since Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé racked up four nominations in 2019. It also opens the door for her first potential Primetime Emmy win.
Beyoncé Bowl is nominated in the Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special category alongside Kendrick Lamar’s Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show, The Oscars, SNL 50: The Anniversary Special, SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert, and the 77th Annual Tony Awards. For Outstanding Variety Special (Live), the special will face off with the same competitors.
Beyoncé Bowl choreographers Tyrik Patterson, Charm La’Donna, Christopher Grant, and Parris Goebel are nominated for Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming for their work on the special. Their nod specifically highlights routines from Cowboy Carter tracks “Sweet Honey Buckiin’,” and “Texas Hold ‘Em,” as well as the one-off single “My House.” La’Donna is also nominated for choreographing “Humble” and “Not Like Us” for Lamar’s halftime show.
The Beyoncé Bowl accolades continue with an Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special nomination. It joins the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, the Oscars, and both SNL50 specials in the category.
Beyoncé received her first Emmy Award nomination in 2013 in the Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program category for her Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show. Her visual album Lemonade received nods for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special and Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special. In 2019, Homecoming was nominated for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded), Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, Outstanding Music Direction, and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special.
