Beyoncé's 'Homecoming' Snags 6 Emmy Nominations The nominees for the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards were announced by D'Arcy Carden and Ken Jeong on Tuesday. Queen Bey's Netflix special, 'Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé, was nominated for: Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded), Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special, Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special, Outstanding Costumes for a Variety (Non-Fiction or Reality Programming), Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special and Outstanding Music Direction. The film gave viewers a behind-the-scenes look at what went into her historic Coachella performance and also shared home movies and never-before-seen photos with her husband, Jay-Z, and their twins, Sir and Rumi.