Jonathan Van Ness Responds to Emmy Nominations

Queer Eye was nominated for not one but four Emmys this week and star, Jonathan Van Ness was also nominated for an Emmy of his own for his work on Gay of Thrones.

Thanks for all the support today & no matter how many no’s you encounter don’t quit ????? #emmynominee #queereye #gayofthrones ? @denisecrew

A post shared by Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) on Jul 12, 2018 at 3:54pm PDT

Van Ness executive produces Gay of Thrones alongside Ross Buran, Kate Lilly, Erin Gibson, and Matt Mazany. The project was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Short-Form Variety Series. The star was caught on tape as he took in the good news alongside Queer Eye co-stars Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, and Antoni Porowski.

The moment I found out about #gayofthrones , we all just had found out about @queereye 4 nominations, all my friends here are so supportive and excited for my success as much as theirs. Gay of Thrones was a baby idea @gibblertron and I had that literally was a pipe dream. This is incredible, so many thanks so much love, here is to all our dreams ? I love you so much @bobbyberk @tanfrance @karamobrown @antoni ? @denisecrew

A post shared by Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) on Jul 12, 2018 at 10:18am PDT

He has continued to share his thanks and appreciation.

Oh my god. I can’t even. Thank you sooo much @funnyordie @netflix I’m so grateful pic.twitter.com/VWz0NbP5tp

— Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) July 12, 2018

Fans have also been responding to the good news about the Queer Eye nominations.

#Emmys QUEER EYE IS NOMINATED FOR FOUR EMMYS BITCH IM SOBBING INTO MY SHEETS I LOVE MY BABIES SO MUCH THIS IS EVERYTHING

— ?️‍? (@CHAMPAGNEKNJ) July 12, 2018

The reboot of Queer Eye was nominated for Outstanding Structured Reality Program, Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program, Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program, as well as Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program. It will be going up against PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, HGTV’s Fixer Upper, Paramount Network’s Lip Sync Battle, ABC’s Shark Tank, and TLC’s Who Do You Think You Are?

The show initially aired as Queer Eye for the Straight Guy in 2003, which was nominated and ended up winning the Emmy for Best Reality Show at the show. The reboot is similar in format and structure, but with different hosts and some other updates. Clearly the reboot has been well recieved by old fans and new viewers alike.