The 66th annual Emmy Awards are almost here, but before the big show on NBC on Monday, August 25, more than 80 awards are handed out at the Creative Arts ceremony.
The event, held Saturday, features many technical categories as well as prominent ones for reality shows, reality hosts, choreography and guest actors. The guest acting categories boast many recognizable names, with three of the ladies from Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black, four hosts from Saturday Night Live and duos from Scandal and House of Cards.
Saturday Night Live picked up five Emmys, the most of any program. Close behind were Game of Thrones, True Detective, Sherlock and Cosmos with four Emmys each. Orange Is the New Black and Deadliest Catch both won three awards.
In the acting categories, Papa Pope, aka Joe Morton, won for his work on Scandal, following in the footsteps of Dan Bucatisnky winning the Drama Guest Actor Emmy last year. Allison Janney, who had four Emmys from The West Wing, won a fifth for Showtime’s Masters of Sex. Uzo Aduba, aka Crazy Eyes, won for Orange Is the New Black while Jimmy Fallon won his second Guest Actor Emmy for hosting SNL, tying his pal, Justin Timberlake.
For Choreography, Tabitha and Napoleon from SYTYCD earned their second Emmy. The Colbert Report picked up its second consecutive win for Writing, beating 8-time winner The Daily Show yet again.
Here’s a complete list of all the winners from the 66th annual Creative Arts Emmys.
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Joe Morton, Scandal
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Reality Host: Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night
Structured Reality Program: Shark Tank
Unstructured Reality Program: Deadliest Catch
Choreography: Tabitha and Napoleon D’Umo, So You Think You Can Dance
Variety Special: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks
Writing for a Variety Series: The Colbert Report
Directing for a Variety Series: Saturday Night Live
Special Class Program: The 67th Tony Awards
Short-Form Live Action Entertainment Program: Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Interactive Program: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Digital Experience
Informational Series or Special: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and Vice
Documentary or Nonfiction Series: American Masters and Years of Living Dangerously
Documentary or Nonfiction Special: JFK (American Experiences)
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking: Life According to Sam
Short-Form Nonfiction Program: 30 for 30 Shorts
Writing for Nonfiction Programming: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Directing for Nonfiction Programming: The Square
Animated Program: Bob’s Burgers
Short-Form Animated Program: Disney Mickey Mouse
Character Voice-Over Performance: Harry Shearer, The Simpsons
Narrator: Jeremy Irons, Game of Lions
Children’s Program: One Last Hug: Three Days at Grief Camp
Art Direction for a Single-Camera Contemporary or Fantasy Series: Game of Thrones
Art Direction for a Period Series, Miniseries or TV Movie: Boardwalk Empire
Art Direction for a Half-Hour Series: House of Lies
Art Direction for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program: The 86th Academy Awards
Casting for a Drama Series: True Detective
Casting for a Comedy Series: Orange Is the New Black
Casting for a Miniseries, TV Movie or Special: Fargo
Costumes for a Variety Program or Special: Saturday Night Live and So You Think You Can Dance
Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series: True Detective
Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series: How I Met Your Mother
Cinematography for a Miniseries or TV Movie: Sherlock: “His Last Vow”
Cinematography for Reality Programming: Deadliest Catch
Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming: The Square
Costumes for a Series: Game of Thrones
Costumes for a Miniseries, TV Movie or Special: American Horror Story: Coven
Picture Editing for a Drama Series: Breaking Bad
Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series: Orange Is the New Black
Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series: The Big Bang Theory
Picture Editing for a Miniseries or TV Movie: Sherlock: “His Last Vow”
Picture Editing for Reality Programming: Deadliest Catch
Picture Editing for Short-Form Segments and Variety Specials: The Daily Show
Picture Editing from Nonfiction Programming: The Square
Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series: Downton Abbey
Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special: Saturday Night Live
Hairstyling for a Miniseries or TV Movie: American Horror Story: Coven
Make-Up for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic): True Detective
Make-Up for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic): Saturday Night Live
Make-Up for a Miniseries or TV Movie (Non-Prosthetic): The Normal Heart
Make-Up for a Series, Miniseries, TV Movie or Special (Prosthetic): Game of Thrones
Main Title Theme Music: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Main Title Design: True Detective
Original Music and Lyrics: “Bigger!,” The 67th Tony Awards
Music Composition for a Series: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Music Composition for a Miniseries, TV Movie or Special: Sherlock: “His Last Vow”
Music Direction: The Beatles: The Night That Changed America
Sound Editing for a Series: Black Sails
Sound Editing for a Miniseries, TV Movie or Special: Sherlock: “His Last Vow”
Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Sound Mixing for a One-Hour Series: House of Cards
Sound Mixing for a Half-Hour Series: Nurse Jackie
Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or TV Movie: Treme
Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special: The 56th Grammy Awards
Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming: Jimi Hendrix, Hear My Train A Comin’, American Masters
Special Visual Effects: Game of Thrones
Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role: Black Sails
Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Miniseries or TV Movie: The Blacklist
Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Technical Direction for a Series: Dancing with the Stars
Technical Direction for a Miniseries, TV Movie or Special: The Sound of Music Live!
Lighting Design/Direction for a Variety Series: Dancing with the Stars
Lighting Design/Direction for a Variety Special: 2014 Winter Olympics: Opening Ceremony
Commercial: “Misunderstood,” Apple
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