Full List of Creative Arts Emmy Winners: Who's Up & Who's Down?

By: Christopher James

The most wins from the ceremonies were “Adele: One Night Only,” “The Beatles: Get Back,” “The White Lotus,” “Stranger Things” and “Euphoria,” all with five wins.

This weekend, the Creative Arts Emmys handed out 93 awards over two nights. Many exciting categories produced great winners, ranging from former President Barack Obama to a posthumous award for Chadwick Boseman. There is so much talent in the TV industry and it’s always fascinating to scroll through all the winners in each category (even if the classifications aren’t always as uniform as us awards show fans would like).

On top of that, one can also use these races to help predict what will happen during the Primetime Emmy Awards. It’s not a one-for-one match that whoever wins the most Creative Arts Emmys will win Drama or Comedy Series. However, it does provide a good barometer of how the race is shaping up heading into the final stretch. The Primetime Emmy Awards airs next Monday, September 12th at 8pm EST/5pm PST on NBC, while also streaming on Peacock. Let’s look at who’s up and who’s down following this weekend’s awards...

It turns out seven was a lucky number for Nathan Lane. The legendary actor won his first Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor after seven nominations. His win was a big boost for Comedy Series hopeful “Only Murders in the Building.”

COMEDY

Who’s up? Heading into the Creative Arts Emmys, “Hacks” and “Only Murders in the Building” had the most nominations of the evening, with 12 and 11 apiece. Both did respectively well, winning each of the guest acting categories (Laurie Metcalf for “Hacks,” Nathan Lane for “Only Murders in the Building”), along with at least one other category. Hacks took home Contemporary Costumes, while “Only Murders in the Building” won Production Design and Sound Mixing. This puts them very much in the fight for Comedy Series, as well as all of the other categories.

“Barry” also did very well, winning three awards out of seven nominations. This is more Creative Arts Emmys than the show has won in the past. Could this make it more of a Comedy Series threat? Sure. What’s more likely is that it is in a better position in key categories like Actor and Directing.

While one award is hardly enough to turn the tides of the entire Television Academy, it was significant that “Abbott Elementary” won Casting. Perhaps this spells a potential win for Janelle James in Comedy Supporting Actress.

Who’s down? All is not well for our favorite cheery soccer coach. Despite ten nominations in these categories, “Ted Lasso” took home zero trophies. When “Ted Lasso” took home seven awards last year, three of them came from the Creative Arts ceremony. Losing all ten of its nominations could be a critical sign of voter fatigue. Fans and critics expressed mixed feelings about season two, which may be shared by voters.

It was already apparent that voters were losing interest in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” after it dipped in nomination numbers. However, the show had usually always cleaned up at the Creative Arts Emmys, even when it didn’t win Outstanding Comedy Series. Going 0 for 8 this weekend clearly demonstrates that voters have moved on from the show. It’s unlikely to win any awards at the Primetime Emmy Awards.

Both “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “What We Do In The Shadows” were not huge contenders for Outstanding Comedy Series, and this weekend didn’t change that for either of them. However, it was nice to see “What We Do In The Shadows” cited for its fantastic Fantasy Costumes.

Lee You-Mi ("Squid Game") and Colman Domingo ("Euphoria") won the Drama Guest Acting categories over seven "Succession" cast members.

DRAMA

Who’s Up? The biggest winners of the night was a tie between “Stranger Things” and “Euphoria,” with five wins apiece. Does that mean they are now in front to win Drama Series? Not so fast. “Stranger Things” is a big budget visual feast where special effects are the focal point. It was expected to win many of these categories. It still won’t be much of a threat at the Primetime Emmys. However, “Euphoria” may be a bigger player than we have given it credit for. Without writing or directing nominations, it likely won’t win Drama Series. However, this strengthens the case that Zendaya will win her second Drama Actress Emmy.

The biggest threat to the Drama Series crown is Netflix’s global hit, “Squid Game.” The South Korean export won four awards out of its seven nominations. The most striking of these was the win for Lee You-mi in the Drama Guest Actress race. This may signal more acting wins for “Squid Game” at the Primetime Emmys. This is just the boost the show needed to overtake “Succession.”

To a lesser degree, AppleTV+’s “Severance” also reaffirmed that it’s a true competitor. The new series took home two awards from seven nominations. Passion seems to be growing for this show, though this may just result in a writing or directing win, rather than Outstanding Drama Series.

Who’s Down? A couple major contenders got taken down a peg this weekend. “Succession” had a staggering 13 nominations, including seven guest actors. At the end of the day, it only won one award, for casting. For comparison sake, it won three Creative Arts Emmys in 2020 before taking home Outstanding Drama Series. With other competitors surging, could this early frontrunner be overtaken?

Though it’s their final season, Netflix’s “Ozark” may be going home empty handed after losing all seven of its nominations. Never count Julia Garner out in Supporting Actress, but the Drama Series prize is out of reach.

Both “Better Call Saul” and “Yellowjackets” had minimal nominations in these categories and didn’t walk away with wins. It’s unlikely that either will take home the Drama Series Emmy, which wasn’t too likely even before the Creative Arts Emmys.

After five wins, "The White Lotus" looks to sail to the top of the Emmy's leaderboard.

LIMITED SERIES

Who’s Up? This race has always been between “Dopesick” vs “The White Lotus.” The results of the Creative Arts Emmys didn’t change that, but they heavily tipped the scales towards “The White Lotus.” The HBO series won five of its nine nominations, including Casting. This all but clears a path for an eventual Drama Series win.

“Pam and Tommy” was actually the second best Limited Series performer. It had six nominations, winning one award for Period/Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic). This could be an early sign that maybe Lily James could take home Best Actress, especially since “The Dropout” didn’t do as well in nominations.

Who’s Down? Had “Dopesick” done better than just winning one award, it may have felt like a real challenger to “The White Lotus.” It will likely win for Michael Keaton, but other than that it would have to pick up steam in other categories in order to win the big prize. Both “The Dropout” and “Inventing Anna” didn’t have enough support in these categories to gain momentum. Both lost their only nomination of the evening.

After beating "Saturday Night Live" for Directing, "A Black Lady Sketch Show" hopes to end its streak in Variety Sketch Show.

OTHER CATEGORIES

In reality, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” continues to reign supreme. RuPaul Charles won his seventh consecutive Emmy award for Best Reality Host. The show also took home Production Design. These numbers are below what the show usually wins during this show. Last year it won four awards before winning the Reality Competition Program Emmy at the Primetime show. Yes, it may be the reigning incumbent, having won the Outstanding Reality Competition Program prize for the last four consecutive years. However, RuPaul should not count their Emmy statues before they’re hatched. “Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls” surprised in the Directing category, while also taking home Picture Editing. There could be a dark horse in this category.

Tides may also be turning in the Variety field, which has long been dominated by Saturday Night Live. “A Black Lady Sketch Show” prevailed in the Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series category. This put to an end the reign of “Saturday Night Live,” which was on a five year streak in this category (in total, it had won 11 of its 23 nominations). It also prevailed in Picture Editing, giving it two wins compared to SNL’s zero wins. The two shows are the only nominees for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. It feels like now the tides are turning to get a fresh new winner in this category, as SNL has won the past five consecutive years.

Not all reigns are likely to come to an end. Best Writing for a Variety Series once again went to “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” This is its seventh consecutive win in this category. It stands to reason that HBO’s juggernaut will win Outstanding Variety Talk Series for the seventh consecutive time come Monday.

Maya Rudolph’s reign in the Best Character Voice-Over Performance category has come to an end. Chadwick Boseman scored a posthumous win for Disney+’s animated show What If? In the show, recordings of Boseman’s were used so he could bring T’challa to life.

Full List of Winners

• PROGRAM

  • Best TV Movie - “Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers”

• ACTING

  • Best Comedy Guest Actor - Nathan Lane, “Only Murders in the Building” (correct prediction by Chris)

  • Best Comedy Guest Actress - Laurie Metcalf, “Hacks” (incorrect prediction by Chris)

  • Best Drama Guest Actor - Colman Domingo, “Euphoria” (incorrect prediction by Chris)

  • Best Drama Guest Actress - Lee You-mi, “Squid Game” (incorrect prediction by Chris)

  • Best Short Form Actor - Tim Robinson, “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson”

  • Best Short Form Actress - Patricia Clarkson, “State of the Union”

• ANIMATION

  • Best Animated Program - “Arcane” (correct prediction by Nathaniel)

  • Best Character Voice-Over Performance - Chadwick Boseman, “What If?”

  • Best Individual Achievement in Animation

    • “Arcane” — Anne-Laure To

    • “Arcane” — Julien Goergel

    • “Arcane” — Bruno Couchinho

    • “The Boys Presents: Diabolical” — Lexy Naut

    • “The House” — Kecy Salangad

    • “Love, Death + Robots” — Alberto Mielgo

• DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION

  • Best Documentary/Nonfiction Series - “The Beatles: Get Back”

  • Best Documentary/Nonfiction Special - “George Carlin’s American Dream”

  • Best Hosted Nonfiction Series/Special - “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy”

  • Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking - “When Claude Got Shot”

  • Best Narrator - Barack Obama, “Our Great National Parks”

  • Best Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program - Peter Jackson, “The Beatles: Get Back”

  • Best Writing for a Nonfiction Program - Mark Monroe, “Lucy and Desi”

• REALITY

  • Best Structured Reality Program - “Queer Eye”

  • Best Unstructured Reality Program - “Love on the Spectrum”

  • Best Reality Host - RuPaul Charles, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”

  • Best Directing for a Reality Program - Nneka Onuorah, “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” - “Naked”

  • Best Casting for a Reality Program - “Love on the Spectrum”

• VARIETY

  • Best Variety Special (Live) - “Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show”

  • Best Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) - “Adele: One Night Only”

  • Best Directing for a Variety Series - Bridget Stokes, “A Black Lady Sketch Show” - “Save My Edges, I’m A Donor!”

  • Best Directing for a Variety Special - Paul Dugdale, “Adele: One Night Only”

  • Best Writing for a Variety Series - “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”

• SHORT FORM

  • Best Short Form Animated Program - “Love, Death + Robots” (correct prediction by Nathaniel)

  • Best Short Form Nonfiction/Reality Series - “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Once Upon a Time in Late Night”

  • Best Short Form Comedy/Drama/Variety Series - “Carpool Karaoke: The Series”

• CRAFTS

  • Best Casting for a Comedy Series - “Abbott Elementary”

  • Best Casting for a Drama Series - “Succession”

  • Best Casting for a Movie/Limited Series - “The White Lotus”

  • Best Choreography for a Scripted Program - Ryan Heffington, “Euphoria”

  • Best Choreography for Variety/Reality Programming - Parris Goebel, “Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 3”

  • Best Cinematography for a Movie/Limited Series - “Dopesick” - “Breakthrough Pain”

  • Best Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series - “How I Met Your Father” - “Pilot”

  • Best Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) - “Atlanta” - “Three Slaps”

  • Best Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) - “Euphoria” - “The Theater And Its Double”

  • Best Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program - “100 Foot Wave” - “Chapter IV - Dancing With God”

  • Best Cinematography for a Reality Program - “Life Below Zero” - “Fire in the Sky”

  • Best Contemporary Costumes - “Hacks” - “The Captain’s Wife” (incorrect prediction by Cláudio)

  • Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes - “What We Do in the Shadows” - “The Wellness Center” (incorrect prediction by Cláudio)

  • Best Period Costumes - “The Great” - “Seven Days” (incorrect prediction by Cláudio)

  • Best Costumes for Variety/Nonfiction/Reality Programming - “We’re Here” - “Evansville, Indiana”

  • Best Contemporary Hairstyling - “American Crime Story: Impeachment” - “The Assassination of Monica Lewinsky”

  • Best Period/Character Hairstyling - “Bridgerton” - “The Viscount Who Loved Me”

  • Best Hairstyling for Variety/Nonfiction/Reality Programming - “Annie Live”

  • Best Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series - “The Voice” - “Live Finale”

  • Best Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Program - “Adele: One Night Only”

  • Best Main Title Design - “Severance”

  • Best Main Title Theme Music - “The White Lotus”

  • Best Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) - “Euphoria” - “The Theater And Its Double”

  • Best Period/Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) - “Pam and Tommy” - “Jane Fonda”

  • Best Prosthetic Makeup - “Stranger Things” - “Chapter Four: Dear Billy”

  • Best Makeup for a Variety/Nonfiction/Reality Program - TIE - “Legendary” and “We’re Here”

  • Best Motion Design - “Home Before Dark”

  • Best Music Composition for a Movie/Limited Series - “The White Lotus” - “Mysterious Monkeys”

  • Best Music Composition for a Series - “Severance” - “The We We Are”

  • Best Music Composition for a Documentary Series/Special - “Lucy and Desi”

  • Best Music Direction - “Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show”

  • Best Music Supervision - “Stranger Things” - “Chapter Four: Dear Billy”

  • Best Music and Lyrics - “Schmigadoon!” - “Corn Puddin’”

  • Best Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series - “How I Met Your Father” - “Timing is Everything”

  • Best Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series - “Barry” - “starting now”

  • Best Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series - “Euphoria” - “The Theater And Its Double”

  • Best Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Movie/Limited Series - “The White Lotus” - “Departures”

  • Best Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program - “The Beatles: Get Back” - “Part 3: Days 17-22”

  • Best Picture Editing for a Structured Reality/Competition Program - “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrrls” - “Naked”

  • Best Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program - “Love on the Spectrum”

  • Best Picture Editing for Variety Programming - “A Black Lady Sketch Show” - “Save My Edges, I’m A Donor”

  • Best Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) - “Squid Game”

  • Best Production Design for a Narrative Period/Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) - “The Gilded Age”

  • Best Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) - “Only Murders in the Building”

  • Best Production Design for a Variety Special - “Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show”

  • Best Production Design for a Variety/Reality/Competition Series - “RuPaul’s Drag Race”

  • Best Sound Editing for a Comedy/Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation - “Barry” - “starting now”

  • Best Sound Editing for a Comedy/Drama Series (One Hour) - “Stranger Things” - “Chapter Seven: The Massacre At Hawkins Lab”

  • Best Sound Editing for a Movie/Limited Series - “Moon Knight” - “Gods and Monsters”

  • Best Sound Editing for a Nonfiction/Reality Program - “The Beatles: Get Back” - “Part 3: Days 17-22”

  • Best Sound Mixing for a Comedy/Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation - “Only Murders in the Building” - “The Boy From 6B”

  • Best Sound Mixing for a Comedy/Drama Series (One Hour) - “Stranger Things” - "Chapter Seven: The Massacre At Hawkins Lab"

  • Best Sound Mixing for a Movie/Limited Series - “The White Lotus” - “Departures”

  • Best Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction/Reality Program - “The Beatles: Get Back” - “Part 3: Days 17-22”

  • Best Sound Mixing for a Variety Series/Special - “Adele: One Night Only”

  • Best Stunt Coordination for a Comedy/Variety Program - “Barry”

  • Best Stunt Coordination for a Drama/Movie/Limited Series - “Stranger Things”

  • Best Stunt Performance - “Squid Game” - “Stick To The Team”

  • Best Technical Direction/Camerawork/Video Control for a Series - “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” - “Union Busting”

  • Best Technical Direction/Camerawork/Video Control for a Special - “Adele: One Night Only”

  • Best Special Visual Effects in a Season/Movie - “The Book of Boba Fett”

  • Best Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode - “Squid Game” - “VIPs”

• COMMERCIALS

  • Best Commercial - “Teenage Dream” - Sandy Hook Promise

What were your favorite wins from the Creative Arts Emmys? Who do you think is ahead to dominate at the Primetime Emmys this weekend? Let us know in the comments below.

Comments

[Mike Johnson]

"White Lotus" for everything! And James deserves supporting actress in a comedy. She is one of the few performers on TV who gets me to laugh out loud multiple times an episode. Her punchline delivery is pure gold. Plus, her character's arc of possible losing her job proves she is more than a laugh machine.

[Mike Johnson]

"White Lotus" for everything! And James deserves supporting actress in a comedy. She is one of the few performers on TV who gets me to laugh out loud multiple times an episode. Her punchline delivery is pure gold. Plus, her character's arc of possible losing her job proves she is more than a laugh machine.

[DK]

As a viewer (of RPDR and the Emmys) Rupaul's first Emmy win felt like a triumph. Let's say I was on board for his next three or four consecutive wins (good grief!).

But for years now Drag Race has felt so decadent—its magical heyday further and further in the past. The acclaim, audience and global reach keeps growing while the integrity of the franchise itself keeps shrinking. Season 14 was the first one I didn't watch. (I always watch All Stars!)

I feel like the best thing would be for Drag Race to close up shop and "go out on top," then reinvent itself as something else in the future. But reality TV is such an insatiable medium that it'll just continue bloating and coasting.

[Lucky]

I really wanted Yellowjackets to win for Casting, as I think what they achieved there was outstanding. But Succession really has the best cast on television (not quite the same if you ask me), so it's fine.

[Tom M]

Being in the room, I can tell you that there was a LOT of love for Euphoria and Squid Game. Cheers and excitement for each of their wins. (And yes, we are now two time Emmy losers. Damn that Corn Puddin'.)

[thevoid99]

Happy for Chadwick, Moon Knight, Adele, the Beatles, Peter Jackson, and Eminem. I do hope Adele and Eminem do work on a play and get that Tony so they can become... ELITE!!!!

Oh, and OBAMA has an Emmy and well-deserved. Did the asshole who came after him have anything like that? Oh wait, he does. The Razzies.