There are oodles of Emmys to give out every year, so many the Television Academy has decided to split the presentation into 3 separate award ceremonies. The 2016 Creative Arts Awards are being presented on two consecutive nights: Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, September 11.
The big night, when all of the major acting and series awards are handed out, is Sunday September 18 on ABC at 7:00PM ET/4:00 PM PT when the 68th Emmy Awards airs live from Los Angeles, California.
Full List 2016 Emmy Nominations
An edited presentation of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards airs on FXX Saturday, September 17 at 8:00PM ET/PT with a rebroadcast at 10:30PM ET/PT.
SUNDAY: It was Ryan Seacrest’s last chance to win Outstanding Host for a Reality Show but it went to RuPaul for RuPaul’s Drag Race instead. At least Jane Lynch didn’t win it again. It’s disappointing in any case.
The Voice won Outstanding Lighting Direction for a Variety Series beating American Idol out for its only Emmy nomination.
Dancing with the Stars nabbed Outstanding Technical Direction,For A Series. But in the Choreography category, it was America’s Best Dance Crew that took the prize rather than So You Think You Can Dance or Dancing with the Stars.
FOX’s Grease Live! took home 4 technical awards while The Wiz Live! took home one.
SATURDAY: American Idol was bestowed with the prestigious Governor’s Award on Saturday night. I was hoping the award would be presented during the big show next Sunday…oh well. If there’s good footage from next Saturday’s broadcast, I’ll post it up here. ETA: American Idol’s Governor’s Award was mentioned on Saturday, but the actual award was handed out on Sunday.
The first night featured mostly technical awards, except for the Guest Actor/Actress categories in Drama and Comedy. Peter Scolari from Girls won for Guest Actor Comedy. Interesting, he replaced Peter MacNicol from Veep who was later deemed ineligible for the category. Big congrats to two of my favs, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey who won Guest actress in a Comedy for their turn as co-guest hosts on Saturday Night Live.
Game of Thrones and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story won seven and four awards respectively so far.
Awards presented on Sunday, September 11:
Outstanding Informational Series Or Special
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Outstanding Special Class Program
Grease: Live
Outstanding Choreography
Quest Crew
Kathryn Burns
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Shark Tank
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Born This Way
Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program
Life Below Zero
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
RuPaul’s Drag Race – RuPaul Charles
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series
Dancing With the Stars
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special
Grease: Live
Outstanding Actress In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series
Patrika Darbo
Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Key & Peele
Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Nonfiction Program (Single Or Multi-Camera)
Vice • Fighting Isis
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Program (Single Or Multi-Camera)
Cartel Land
Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program
Cartel Land
Outstanding Production Design For A Variety, Nonfiction, Reality Or Reality-Competition Series
Portlandia
Outstanding Production Design For A Variety, Nonfiction, Event Or Award Special
Grease: Live
Outstanding Actor In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series
Rob Corddry
Outstanding Costumes For Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Programming
The Wiz Live!
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Structured Or Competition Reality Program
Who Do You Think You Are? • Bryan Cranston
Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program
Project Greenlight • Accident Waiting To Happen
Governors Award
American Idol
Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series
Inside Look: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
Park Bench with Steve Buscemi
Outstanding Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series
Childrens Hospital
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special
Danny Elfman’s Music From the Films of Tim Burton (Live From Lincoln Center)
Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special
Grease: Live
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Series
The Voice
Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation – (Juried)
Jason Kolowski – Adventure Time • Bad Jubies
Tom Herpich – Adventure Time • Stakes Pt. 8: The Dark
Jason Carpenter – He Named Me Malala
Chris Tsirgiotis – Long Live the Royals • Punk Show
Scott Daros – Robot Chicken DC Comics Special
Outstanding Animated Program
Archer • The Figgis Agency
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
Robot Chicken • Robot Chicken Christmas Special The X-Mas United
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Seth MacFarlane
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program
Making a Murderer
Outstanding Directing For A Nonfiction Program
Making a Murderer
Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program
Making a Murderer
Outstanding Variety Special
The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
Inside Amy Schumer
Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking
Cartel Land
Jim: The James Foley Story
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series
Making a Murderer
Awards presented on Saturday, September 10:
Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy
Veep
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Game of Thrones
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series
Downton Abbey
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media
Multiplatform Storytelling
Archer Scavenger Hunt
Original Interactive Program
Henry
Social TV Experience
@Midnight with Chris Hardwick
User Experience and Visual Design
Cartoon Network App Experience
Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
American Horror Story: Hotel
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
Game of Thrones
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler – Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series or Movie
American Horror Story: Hotel
Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Movie
Game of Thrones
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less)
Transparent
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
Game of Thrones
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More)
Downton Abbey
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Marvel’s Jessica Jones
Outstanding Original Main Title Design
The Man in the High Castle
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie
Fargo
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
The Man in the High Castle
Governors Award
American Idol
Outstanding Music Direction
Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton
Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
The Night Manager
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Mr. Robot
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
The Hunting Ground
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or a Variety Program
Shameless
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie
Game of Thrones
Outstanding Special Visual Effects
Game of Thrones
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Peter Scolari – Girls
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
Black Sails
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
Fargo
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Hank Azaria – Ray Donovan
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)
Game of Thrones
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
Mozart in the Jungle
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Commercial
Love Has No Labels
Outstanding Interactive Program
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Outstanding Narrator
Keith David
Outstanding Children’s Program
It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown!
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Margo Martindale – The Americans
