The Television Academy held its 2021 Creative Arts Emmy ceremony in three events on September 11 (Saturday) and September 12 (Sunday), while the Primetime Emmys is slated for next week on Sunday (September 19).
The Creative Arts Emmy recognizes excellence in technical and creative arts in the production of reality, variety, documentary, animation, comedy, drama, limited series, and movies. The ceremony is being held at the Microsoft Theater campus.
There will be three ceremonies for the Creative Arts Emmy for distributing the awards for all categories. The first ceremony was on September 11 at 5:00 PM (PT), followed by two more on September 12 at 1:00 PM (PT) and 5:00 PM (PT), respectively.
A complete list of all the winners at the 2021 Creative Arts Emmy ceremony
Most awards were swept by Netflix’s Anya Taylor-Joy starrer miniseries The Queen’s Gambit with nine wins. The Netflix miniseries was followed by Disney Plus’ The Mandalorian with seven wins, NBC’s Saturday Night Live, and FX’s Pose, which got three wins each. Meanwhile, Disney Plus’ Marvel show WandaVision and Apple TV Plus’ Ted Lasso Season 2 won two wins.
The following is the list of wins on September 11 in alphabetical order.
Outstanding Cinematography For A Limited or Anthology Series Or Movie
Nominees -FX’s Fargo– Dana Gonzales (Episode- East/West)HBO’s Mare of Easttown – Ben Richardson (Episode- Illusions) Netflix’sThe Queen's Gambit – Steven Meizler
Amazon Prime Video’s Small Axe – Shabier Kirchner (Episode- Mangrove) Amazon Prime Video’s The Underground Railroad – James Laxton (Episode- Chapter 9: Indiana Winter)
Winner - The Queen's Gambit – Steven Meizler
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
Nominees - Fox’s Call Me Kat – Patti Lee (Episode- Plus One)
ABC’s The Conners – Donald A. Morgan (Episode- A Stomach Ache, A Heartbreak and a Grave Mistake)
Netflix’s Country Comfort – George Mooradian (Episode- Crazy)
Fox’s Last Man Standing – Donald A. Morgan (Episode- Time Flies)Netflix’s The Upshaws – Donald A. Morgan (Episode- Big Plans)
Winner -
Country Comfort – George Mooradian
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
Nominees -
Freeform’s Grown-ish – Mark Doering-Powell (Episode- Know Yourself) HBO Max’s Hacks– Adam Bricker (Episode- Primm)
HBO Max’s Made for Love – Nathaniel Goodman (Episode- User One)
Disney Plus’ The Mandalorian – Matthew Jensen (Episode- Chapter 15: The Believer) (Disney+)
Apple TV Plus’ Servant – Marshall Adams (Episode- 2:00)
Winner-
The Mandalorian – Matthew Jensen
Outstanding Contemporary Costumes
Nominees -
ABC’s Black-ish (Episode- Our Wedding Dre)
HBO’s Euphoria (Episode- F**k Anyone Who's Not a Sea Blob)
HBO Max’s Hacks (Episode- There Is No Line (Pilot))
HBO’s I May Destroy You (Episode- Social Media Is a Great Way to Connect)
Mare of Easttown (Episode- Miss Lady Hawk Herself)
Netflix’s The Politician (Episode- New York State of Mind)FX’s Pose (Episode- Series Finale)
Winner- Pose
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)
Nominees -
Netflix’s Bridgerton– Jeffrey Jur (Episode- Art of the Swoon)
Netflix’s The Crown – Adriano Goldman (Episode- Fairytale)HBO’s Euphoria – Marcell Rév (Episode- Trouble Don't Last Always)
HBO’s Lovecraft Country – Tat Radcliffe (Episode- Sundown)
Disney Plus’ The Mandalorian – Baz Idoine (Episode- Chapter 13: The Jedi)
HBO’s Perry Mason – David Franco (Episode- Chapter 2)
Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy – Neville Kidd (Episode- Right Back Where We Started") (Netflix)
Winner-The Crown – Adriano Goldman
Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling
Nominations-
ABC’s Black-ish (Episode- Our Wedding Dre)Hulu’s The Handmaid's Tale (Episode- Vows) HBO’s Mare of Easttown (Episode- Sore Must Be the Storm)
Netflix’s The Politician (Episode- What's in the Box?) FX’s Pose (Episode- Series Finale)
Winner- Pose
Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program
Nominations-
ABC’s Dancing with the Stars (Episode- Finale) HBO Max’s Legendary (Episode- Pop Tart)
VH1’s RuPaul's Drag Race (Episode- The Pork Chop)
NBC’s Saturday Night Live (Episode- Host: Maya Rudolph)NBC’s The Voice (Episode- Live Top 17 Performances)
Winner- Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
Nominations-
HBO’s Euphoria (Episode- F**k Anyone Who's Not a Sea Blob)
Hulu’s The Handmaid's Tale (Episode- Pigs)
HBO’s Mare of Easttown (Episode- Sore Must Be the Storm)
Netflix’s The Politician (Episode- What's in the Box?)
FX’s Pose (Episode- Series Finale)
Winner- Pose
Outstanding Contemporary Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction, Or Reality Program (Non-Prosthetic)
Nominations-
ABC’s Dancing with the Stars (Episode- Top 11)
HBO Max’s Legendary (Episode- Pop Tart)
Apple TV Plus’ Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
VH1’s RuPaul's Drag Race (Episode- The Pork Chop)
NBC’s Saturday Night Live (Episode- Host: Elon Musk)
Winner- Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming (Juried Award)
Winner-Disney Plus’ Black Is King
Fox’s The Masked Singer (Episode- Super 8 - The Plot Chickens! Part 2)
IFC’s Sherman's Showcase Black History Month Spectacular
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes
Nominations-
Hulu’s The Handmaid's Tale (Episode- Nightshade)
HBO’s Lovecraft Country (Episode- I Am)
Disney Plus’ The Mandalorian (Episode- Chapter 13: The Jedi)
Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy (Episode- The Frankel Footage)
Disney Plus’ WandaVision (Episode- Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience)
Winner- WandaVision
Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Programming (Juried Award)
Winner- Apple TV Plus’ For All Mankind: Time Capsule
Outstanding Interactive Program
Nominations-
YouTube’s Create Together with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Oculus’ Inside COVID19
Oculus’ Space Explorers: The ISS Experience
Amazon Prime Video’s Welcome to the Blumhouse Live
Winner- Space Explorers: The ISS Experience
Outstanding Main Title Design
Nominations-
HBO’s Between the World and Me
Showtime’s The Good Lord Bird
HBO’s Lovecraft Country
Netflix’s The Queen's Gambit
HBO Max’s Raised by Wolves
Disney Plus’ WandaVision
Winner- The Good Lord Bird
Outstanding Motion Design (Juried Award)
Winner-Apple TV Plus’ Calls – Alexei Tylevich (creative director), Ethan Stickley (designer/animator), Scott Ulrich (animator), Daisuke Goto (animator), Chi Hong (animator), and James Connelly (editor).
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
Nominations-
ABC’s The Conners – Brian Schnuckel (Episode- Jeopardé, Sobrieté and Infidelité)
CBC’s Man with a Plan – Sue Federman (Episode- Driving Miss Katie)
CBS’s Mom – Joe Bella (Episode- Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak)
Winner- The Conners
Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling
Nominations-
Netflix’s Bridgerton (Episode- Art of the Swoon)
Netflix’s The Crown (Episode- War)
Disney Plus’The Mandalorian (Episode- Chapter 16: The Rescue)
Netflix’s Ratched (Episode- The Dance)
Disney Plus’ WandaVision (Episode- Don't Touch That Dial)
Winner- Bridgerton
Outstanding Period Costumes
Nominations-
Netflix’s Bridgerton (Episode- Diamond of the First Water)
Netflix’s The Crown (Episode- Terra Nullius)
Netflix’s Halston (Episode- Versailles)
Netflix’s The Queen's Gambit (Episode- End Game)
Netflix’s Ratched (Episode- Pilot)
Winner- The Queen's Gambit
Outstanding Period Costumes
Nominations-
Netflix’s Bridgerton (Episode- Diamond of the First Water)
Netflix’s The Crown (Episode- Terra Nullius)
Netflix’s Halston (Episode- Versailles)
Netflix’s The Queen's Gambit (Episode- End Game)
Netflix’s Ratched (Episode- Pilot)
Winner- The Queen's Gambit
Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming
Nominations-
HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show – Daysha Broadway, Stephanie Filo and Jessica Hernández (Episode- Sister, May I Call You Oshun?)
Netflix’s Bo Burnham: Inside – Bo Burnham
Disney Plus’ Hamilton – Jonah Moran
HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Ryan Barger and Anthony Miale (Episode- Trump & Election Results / F*ck 2020)
NBC’s Saturday Night Live – Ryan Spears (Segment- Murder Show)
NBC’s Saturday Night Live – Ryan McIlraith (Segment- Stu)
Winner- A Black Lady Sketch Show
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)
Nominations-
HBO Max’s The Flight Attendant (Episode- After Dark)
Hulu’s The Handmaid's Tale (Episode- Chicago)
HBO’s Mare of Easttown
HBO’s The Undoing
Paramount Network’s Yellowstone (Episode- Going Back to Cali)
Winner- Mare of Easttown
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
Nominations-
Netflix’s Bridgerton (Episode- After the Rain)
Netflix’s The Crown (Episode- War)
Netflix’s Halston
Disney Plus’ The Mandalorian (Episodes- Chapter 13: The Jedi)
HBO’s Perry Mason (Episode- Chapter Three)
Netflix’s The Queen's Gambit
Winner- The Queen's Gambit
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)
Nominations-
Netflix’s Emily in Paris (Episode- Emily in Paris)
HBO Max’s Hacks (Episode- Primm)
Apple TV Plus’ Ted Lasso (Episode- For the Children)
CBS’ United States of Al (Episodes- Pilot)
Disney Plus’ WandaVision
Winner- WandaVision
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special
Nominations-
HBO Max’s Friends: The Reunion
NBC’s 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards
CBS’ The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards
ABC’s The Oscars
Showtime’s Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better 2020
Winner- The Oscars
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality, or Competition Series
Nominations-
HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Episode- Trump & Election Results / F*ck 2020)
CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Episode- Dr. Jon Lapook / Performance by Maroon 5)
Fox’s The Masked Singer (Episode- The Season Premiere - The Masks Return)
Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots – Dan Gill (stop motion animator) (Episode- All Through the House)
Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots – Laurent Nicolas (character designer) (Episode- Automated Customer Service)
Fox’s The Simpsons – Nik Ranieri (lead character layout artist) (Episode- Wad Goals)
Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Nominations-
Michael Abels for Allen v. Farrow (Episode- Episode 4) (HBO)
Kathryn Bostic for American Masters (Episode- Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir) (PBS)
Steven Price for David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (Netflix)
Mark Crawford for The Social Dilemma (Netflix)
Branford Marsalis for Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre (History)
Winner- David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Outstanding Narrator
Nominations-
David Attenborough on A Perfect Planet (Episode- Volcano) (Discovery+)
David Attenborough on The Year Earth Changed (Apple TV+)
Sterling K. Brown on Lincoln: Divided We Stand (Episode- The Dogs of War) (CNN)
Anthony Hopkins on Mythic Quest (Episode- Everlight) (Apple TV+)
Sigourney Weaver on Secrets of the Whales (Episode- Ocean Giants) (Disney+)
Winner- Lincoln: Divided We Stand
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
Nominations-
HBO’s Allen v. Farrow – Mikaela Shwer, Parker Laramie and Sara Newens (Episode- Episode 1)
HBO’s The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart – Derek Boonstra and Robert A. Martinez
Apple TV Plus’ Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry – Greg Finton, Lindsay Utz and Azin Samari
Netflix’s David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet – Martin Elsbury and Charles Dyer
FX’s Framing Britney Spears(The New York Times Presents) – Geoff O'Brien and Pierre Takal
HBO’s Q Into the Storm – Tom Patterson, David Tillman, Cullen Hoback, Ted Woerner and Evan Wise (Episode- The Storm)
Netflix’s The Social Dilemma – Davis Coombe
Winner- The Social Dilemma
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program
Nominations-
CBS’s The Amazing Race – Editing Team
Netflix’s Queer Eye – Editing Team (Episode- Preaching Out Loud)
VH1’s RuPaul's Drag Race – Jamie Martin, Paul Cross, Ryan Mallick and Michael Roha (Episode- Condragulations)
Bravo’s Top Chef – Editing Team (Episode- Restaurant Wars)
NBC’s The Voice – Editing Team
Winner- RuPaul's Drag Race
Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program
Nominations-
Bravo’s Below Deck – Editing Team (Episode- Steamy Vibes)
Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch – Editing Team
Nat Geo’s Life Below Zero – Tony Diaz, Matt Edwards, Jennifer Nelson, Eric Michael Schrader and Michael Swingler (Episode- The Other Side)
Discovery Channel's Naked and Afraid – Editing Team (Episode- Sand Trapped)
VH1’s RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked – Kellen Cruden, Yali Sharon and Shayna Casey (Episode- The Bag Ball)
Winner- Life Below Zero
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
Nominations-
Love, Death & Robots (Episode- Ice) (Netflix)
Maggie Simpson In: The Force Awakens from Its Nap (Disney+)
Once Upon a Snowman (Disney+)
Robot Chicken (Episode- Endgame) (Adult Swim)
Winner-Love, Death & Robots
Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
Nominations-
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Pandemic Video Diaries: Vaxxed and Waxxed (TBS)
Inside Pixar (Disney+)
Pose: Identity, Family, Community (FX)
Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen (Bravo)
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (YouTube)
Winner- Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Nominations-
Allen v. Farrow (Episode: "Episode 2") (HBO)
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (HBO)
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (Apple TV+)
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (Netflix)
The Social Dilemma (Netflix)
Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre (History)
Winner- The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Nominations-
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (HBO)Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (Apple TV+)
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (Netflix)
Life Below Zero (Episode- The Other Side) (Nat Geo)
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN)
Tina (HBO)
Winner- David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Nominations-
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Property Brothers: Forever Home (HGTV)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls (Nat Geo)
Shark Tank (ABC)
Winner- Queer Eye
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Nominations-
Becoming (Disney+)
Below Deck (Bravo)
Indian Matchmaking (Netflix)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (VH1)
Selling Sunset (Netflix)
Winner- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Nominations-
Allen v. Farrow (Episode 3) (HBO)
All In: The Fight for Democracy (Amazon Prime Video)
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (HBO)
The Social Dilemma (Netflix)
Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre (History)
Winner- The Social Dilemma
Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
Nominations-
Kevin Hart as Kevin Hart on Die Hart (Quibi)
John Lutz as Gilbert Pewntz on Mapleworth Murders (Quibi)
Brendan Scannell as Pete Devon on Bonding (Netflix)
J. B. Smoove as Chief Billy Bills on Mapleworth Murders (Quibi)
John Travolta as Ron Wilcox on Die Hart (Quibi)
Winner- J. B. Smoove as Chief Billy Bills on Mapleworth Murders
Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
Nominations-
Nathalie Emmanuel as Jordan King on Die Hart (Quibi)
Kerri Kenney-Silver as Deputy Trudy Wiegel on Reno 911! (Quibi)
Keke Palmer as Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick on Keke Palmer's Turnt Up with the
Taylors (Facebook Watch)
Paula Pell as Mrs. Abigail Mapleworth on Mapleworth Murders (Quibi)
Winner- Keke Palmer's Turnt Up with the Taylors
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
Nominations-
The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Hacks (HBO Max)
The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
PEN15 (Hulu)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Winner- Ted Lasso
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Nominations-
Bridgerton (Netflix)
The Crown (Netflix)
The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Winner- The Crown
Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Nominations-
I May Destroy You (HBO)
Mare of Easttown (HBO)
The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)
The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)
WandaVision (Disney+)
Winner- The Queen's Gambit
Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming
Nominations-
Debbie Allen for Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (Netflix)
Dondraico Johnson for Genius: Aretha (Nat Geo)
Brooke Lipton for Lucifer (Netflix)
Mandy Moore and Luther Brown for Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)
Mandy Moore for Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)
Winner- Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming
Nominations-
Sergio Trujillo for Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC)
Artem Chigvintsev for Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Derek Hough for Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Derek Hough for The Disney Holiday Singalong (ABC)
Parris Goebel for Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 (Amazon Prime Video)
Marie Haince Lebel for World of Dance (NBC)
Winner- Derek Hough for Dancing with the Stars
Outstanding Commercial
Nominations-
"Airpods Pro — Jump" (Apple AirPods)
"Alexa's Body" (Amazon Alexa)
"Better | Mamba Forever" (Nike)
"It Already Does That" (Apple Watch Series 6)
"You Can't Stop Us" (Nike)
"You Love Me" (Beats by Dre)
Winner- “You Can't Stop Us" (Nike)
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
Nominations-
HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Episode- Trump & Election Results / F*ck 2020), Directed by Christopher Werner)
NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers (Episode- Episode 1085a), Directed by Alexander J. Vietmeier
CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Episode- Live Show Following Capitol Insurrection; Senator Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Performance by Jamila Woods), Directed by Jim Hoskinson
HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher (Episode- Episode 1835), Directed by Paul G. Casey
NBC’s Saturday Night Live (Episode- Host: Dave Chappelle), Directed by Don Roy King
Winner- Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
Nominations-
Netflix’s Bo Burnham: Inside, directed by Bo Burnham
HBO’s David Byrne's American Utopia, directed by Spike Lee
Netflix’s 8:46 - Dave Chappelle, directed by Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar and Dave Chappelle
HBO Max’s Friends: The Reunion, directed by Ben Winston
HBO Max’s A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote, directed by Thomas Schlamme
Winner- Bo Burnham: Inside
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominations-
Alec Baldwin as President Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live (Episode- Host: Dave Chappelle) (NBC)
Dave Chappelle as Host on Saturday Night Live (Episode- Host: Dave Chappelle) (NBC)
Morgan Freeman as Morgan Freeman on The Kominsky Method (Episode- Chapter 20. The Round Toes, of the High Shoes) (Netflix)
Daniel Kaluuya as Host on Saturday Night Live (Episode- Host: Daniel Kaluuya) (NBC)
Dan Levy as Host on Saturday Night Live (Episode- Host: Dan Levy) (NBC)
Winner- Dave Chappelle as Host on Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Nominations-
Don Cheadle as Colonel James Rhodes / War Machine on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Episode- New World Order) (Disney+)
Charles Dance as Lord Mountbatten on The Crown (Episode- Gold Stick) (Netflix)
Timothy Olyphant as Cobb Vanth on The Mandalorian (Episode- Chapter 9: The Marshal) (Disney+)
Courtney B. Vance as George Freeman on Lovecraft Country (Episode- Whitey's on the Moon) (HBO)
Carl Weathers as Greef Karga on The Mandalorian (Episode- Chapter 12: The Siege) (Disney+)
Winner- Courtney B. Vance as George Freeman on Lovecraft Country
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominations-
Jane Adams as Nina Daniels on Hacks (Episode- I Think She Will) (HBO Max)
Yvette Nicole Brown as Judge Anita Harper on A Black Lady Sketch Show (Episode- But the Tilapias Are
Fine Though, Right?) (HBO)
Bernadette Peters as Deb on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (Episode- Zoey's Extraordinary Girls' Night) (NBC)
Issa Rae as Jess on A Black Lady Sketch Show (Episode- My Booty Looks Juicy, Don't It?) (HBO)
Maya Rudolph as Host on Saturday Night Live (Episode- Host: Maya Rudolph) (NBC)
Kristen Wiig as Host on Saturday Night Live (Episode- Host: Kristen Wiig) (NBC)
Winner- Maya Rudolph as Host on Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Nominations-
Alexis Bledel as Emily on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode- Testimony) (Hulu)
Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II on The Crown (Episode- 48:1) (Netflix)
Mckenna Grace as Esther Keyes on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode- Pigs) (Hulu)
Sophie Okonedo as Charlotte Wells on Ratched (Episode- The Dance) (Netflix)
Phylicia Rashad as Carol "Mama C" Clarke on This Is Us (Episode- I've Got This) (NBC)
Winner- Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II on The Crown
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series
Nominations-
NBC’s America's Got Talent (Episode- The Finals)
ABC’s Dancing with the Stars (Episode- Finale)
Fox’s The Masked Singer (Episode- The Spicy 6 - The Competition Heats Up!)
NBC’s Saturday Night Live (Episode- Host: Adele)
NBC’s The Voice (Episode- Live Top 17 Performances)
Winner- Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
Nominations-HBO’s David Byrne's American Utopia
CBS’ The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards
Disney Plus’ Hamilton
ABC’s The Oscars
CBS’ The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show Starring The Weeknd
Winner- David Byrne's American Utopia
Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Nominations-
Jeff Russo for Fargo (Episode- East/West) (FX)
Jeff Russo and Zoë Keating for Oslo (HBO)
Carlos Rafael Rivera for The Queen's Gambit (Episode: End Game) (Netflix)
Nicholas Britell for The Underground Railroad (Episode- Chapter 2: South Carolina) (Amazon Prime Video)
Christophe Beck for WandaVision (Episode- Previously On) (Disney+)
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Nominations-
Kris Bowers for Bridgerton (Episode- Diamond of the First Water) (Netflix)
Martin Phipps for The Crown (Episode- The Balmoral Test) (Netflix)
Adam Taylor for The Handmaid's Tale (Episode- The Crossing) (Hulu)
Laura Karpman and Raphael Saadiq for Lovecraft Country (Episode- Rewind 1921) (HBO)
Ludwig Göransson for The Mandalorian (Episode- Chapter 16: The Rescue) (Disney+)
Siddhartha Khosla for This Is Us (Episode- Birth Mother) (NBC)
Winner- Ludwig Göransson for The Mandalorian
Outstanding Music Direction
Nominations-
Aron Forbes for Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (Apple TV+)
Bo Burnham for Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix)
Rickey Minor for Celebrating America – An Inauguration Night Special (Multiple Platforms)
Karl Mansfield for David Byrne's American Utopia (HBO)
Harvey Mason Jr. for Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (Episode- Zoey's Extraordinary Goodbye) (NBC)
Winner- Bo Burnham for Bo Burnham: Inside
Outstanding Music Supervision
Nominations-
Alexandra Patsavas for Bridgerton (Episode- Diamond of the First Water) (Netflix)
Sarah Bridge for The Crown (Episode- Fairytale) (Netflix)
Amanda Krieg Thomas, Alexis Martin Woodall and Ryan Murphy for Halston (Episode- The Party's Over) (Netflix)
Ciara Elwis and Matt Biffa for I May Destroy You (Episode- Ego Death) (HBO)
Liza Richardson for Lovecraft Country (Episode- Strange Case) (HBO)
Randall Poster for The Queen's Gambit (Episode- Adjournment) (Netflix)
Dave Jordan and Shannon Murphy for WandaVision (Episode- Don't Touch That Dial) (Disney+)
Winner- Ciara Elwis and Matt Biffa for I May Destroy You
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Nominations-
Michael Abels for Allen v. Farrow (HBO)
Kris Bowers and Michael Dean Parsons for Bridgerton (Netflix)
Blake Neely for The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Marcus Mumford and Tom Howe for Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for WandaVision (Disney+)
Winner- Blake Neely for The Flight Attendant
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
Nominations-
Netflix’s Bo Burnham: Inside (Song- Comedy)
Amazon Prime Videos’ The Boys (Episode- The Big Ride) (Song- Never Truly Vanish)
Netflix’s The Queen's Gambit (Episode- Adjournment) (Song- I Can't Remember Love)
YouTube’s Soundtrack of Our Lives (Song- The End Titles)
Disney Plus’ WandaVision (Episode- Breaking the Fourth Wall)
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Episode- Jimmy Kimmel Live - Sacha Baron Cohen, Wesley Snipes, and Music from Charlotte Lawrence)
HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Episode- Trump & Election Results / F*ck 2020)
NBC’s Saturday Night Live (Episode- Host: Dan Levy)
NBC’s The Voice (Episode- Live Finale (Part 2))
Winner- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Special
Nominations-
HBO’s David Byrne's American Utopia
CBS’ The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards
Disney Plus’ Hamilton
ABC’s The Oscars
CBS’ The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show Starring The Weeknd
Winner- Hamilton
Outstanding Television Movie
Nominations-
Netflix’s Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
HBO’s Oslo
Lifetime’s Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Amazon Prime Video’s Sylvie's Love
Amazon Prime Video’s Uncle Frank
Winner- Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Nominations-Netflix’s Bo Burnham: Inside, written by Bo Burnham
Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Into the MAGAverse, written by Devin Delliquanti and Zhubin ParangNetflix’s 8:46 - Dave Chappelle, written by Dave Chappelle
CBS’ John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero, written by Mitchell Marchand
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Highlights of the 2021 Creative Arts Emmys:
Netflix led the pack with the most amount of wins at 34, which was followed by Disney+ with 13 wins, and HBO/HBO Max's 10 wins.
Actress Maya Rudolph won her fourth Emmy for guest-starring on Big Mouth. Furthermore, she won her second consecutive Emmy in the same category for two of her work. She won for her Voice-Over Performance on the animated series Big Mouth and also as a Guest Actress (host) on SNL. The 49-year-old became the second person to achieve this after a gap of two decades.
Meanwhile, Disney Plus' WandaVision won Marvel Studios their first Emmy award. It won in the categories of Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour) and Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes. For the upcoming Primetime Emmys, the show has earned 23 nominations.
The Crown star Claire Foy won a Creative Emmy Award for Guest Actress in the Drama Series. This was her second Emmy win so far (however, in separate categories).
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