The Emmy Awards are here. While the Primetime ceremony will air Sunday, September 20 on FOX, the Creative Arts Emmys took place Saturday. September 12.
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The Creative Arts Emmys honor the technical achievements of the year, from editing and cinematography to stunts and visual effects. It’s also where the first four acting Emmys are presented for guest stars on dramas and comedies.
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Game of Thrones dominated the event by winning eight Emmys for its fifth season. The all-time record for most Emmys in one year is nine for The West Wing‘s first season, and GoT still has five more categories to compete in at the Primetime ceremony.
American Horror Story: Freak Show finished the night with five Emmy wins while the HBO TV movie Bessie and the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special both won four.
The biggest controversy of the evening is probably Margo Martindale winning for the guest role on FX’s The Americans. In the episode she submitted, she only had about two and a half minutes of screentime, yet she still won,
Here’s a complete list of all categories and winners at the 2015 Creative Arts Emmys.
Comedy Guest Actor: Bradley Whitford, Transparent
Comedy Guest Actress: Joan Cusack, Shameless
Drama Guest Actress: Margo Martindale, The Americans
Drama Guest Actor: Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
Reality Host::Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night
TV Movie: Bessie
Choreography: Derek Hough, Julianne Hough and Tessandra Chavez for Dancing with the Stars and Travis Wall for So You Think You Can Dance
Original Music and Lyrics: “Girl You Don’t Need Make-Up” from Inside Amy Schumer
Variety Special: Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
Variety Special Writing: Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store
Variety Special Directing: Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
Structured Reality Program: Shark Tank
Unstructured Reality Program: Deadliest Catch
Interactive Program: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Special Class Program: Live from Lincoln Center – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Short-Form Live Action Entertainment Program: Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Informational Series: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Nonfiction Series: The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
Nonfiction Special: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Documentary Filmmaking: CitizenFour
Short-Form Nonfiction Program: A Tribute to Mel Brooks
Nonfiction Program Writing: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Nonfiction Program Directing: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Narrator: Peter Coyote, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Character Voice-Over: Hank Azaria, The Simpsons
Animated Program: Over the Garden Wall
Short-Form Animated Program: Adventure Time
Children’s Program: Masterclass
Special Visual Effects: Game of Thrones
Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role: American Horror Story: Freak Show
Drama Stunt Coordination: Game of Thrones
Comedy Stunt Coordination: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Comedy Casting: Veep
Drama Casting: Game of Thrones
Limited Series/TV Movie Casting: Olive Kitteridge
Contemporary Series Costumes: Transparent
Period/Fantasy Series Costumes: American Horror Story: Freak Show
Variety Program Costumes: Drunk History and Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show starring Katy Perry
Single-Camera Series Hairstyling: Downton Abbey
Multi-Camera Series Hairstyling: Saturday Night Live
Limited Series/TV Movie Hairstyling: American Horror Story: Freak Show
Single-Camera Series Makeup (Non-Prosthetic): Game of Thrones
Multi-Camera Series Makeup (Non-Prosthetic): Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
Limited Series/TV Movie Makeup (Non-Prosthetic): American Horror Story: Freak Show
Prosthetic Makeup: American Horror Story: Freak Show
Single-Camera Series Cinematography: Boardwalk Empire
Multi-Camera Series Cinematography: Mike and Molly
Reality Series Cinematography: Deadliest Catch
Limited Series/TV Movie Cinematography: Bessie
Nonfiction Program Cinematography: Virunga
Fantasy Series Production Design: Game of Thrones
Period Series Production Design: Boardwalk Empire and The Knick
Half-Hour Series Production Design: Silicon Valley
Variety, Nonfiction and Reality Program Production Design: Portlandia
Series Dramatic Score: House of Cards
Limited Series/TV Movie Dramatic Score: Bessie
Music Direction: Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life – An All-Star Grammy Salute
Main Title Theme Music: Transparent
Main Title Design: Manhattan
Drama Editing: Game of Thrones
Single-Camera Comedy Editing: Silicon Valley
Multi-Camera Comedy Editing: The Big Bang Theory
Limited Series/TV Movie Editing: Olive Kitteridge
Series Sound Editing: Game of Thrones
Limited Series/TV Movie Sound Editing: Houdini
Nonfiction Program Sound Editing: Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways
Nonfiction Program Editing: The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
Variety Series Editing: The Colbert Report
Reality Series Editing: Deadliest Catch
Hour-Long Series Sound Mixing: Game of Thrones
Half-Hour Series Sound Mixing: Modern Family
Limited Series/TV Movie Sound Mixing: Bessie
Variety Series/Special Sound Mixing: Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
Nonfiction Program Sound Mixing: Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways
Series Technical Direction: Saturday Night Live
Limited Series/TV Movie/Variety Special Technical Direction: 87th Academy Awards
Variety Series Lighting Design/Direction: The Voice
Variety Special Lighting Design/Direction: Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show starring Katy Perry
Commercial: “#LikeaGirl,” Always
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