Television Academy
The 75th annual two-day Creative Arts Emmy Awards begins this weekend at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, opening the door to a month of high praise.
Saturday's Creative Arts ceremony is largely about screenwriting awards that won't be handed out on Monday, Jan. 15, during the primetime Emmys telecast on Fox, while Sunday is almost entirely devoted to reality and nonfiction.
An edited presentation of the Creative Arts ceremonies will air Saturday, January 13th at 8:00 PM ET/PT on FXX.
There are some interesting battles to watch this weekend, as well as some notable potential winners. What won't be awarded, however, is the award for “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series,” which received a last-minute reprieve from the Television Academy and was moved to prime time after a campaign by the WGA (and the threat of a lawsuit) for clips ).
Saturday's big awards include guest acting spots, outstanding television film and music supervision. In the latter, Stranger Things is aiming for back-to-back wins after that Kate Bush moment, but faces '70s rock band Daisy Jones & The Six; The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which won three years in a row between 2018 and 2020; Ted Lasso; and The White Lotus.
As far as guest actor and actress awards go, for both drama and comedy, there are some big names including Jon Bernthal for The Bear, Nathan Lane for Only Murders in the Building, Judith Light for Poker Face, Taraji P. Henson for Abbott Elementary and a host of faces from Succession and The Last of Us including James Cromwell, Hiam Abbass, Cherry Jones, Harriet Walter and Arian Moayed for Jesse Armstrong's drama and Murray Bartlett, Nick Offerman, Keivonn Woodard, Melanie Lynskey, Storm Reid and Anna Torv for adapting a video game.
Watch out if Woodard wins, as he would be the first deaf actor to win an Emmy and also the youngest male actor to ever do so.
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas, Fire Island, Hocus Pocus 2, Prey and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story are competing for best television film.
The evening will also feature major casting awards, which are usually a good predictor of who will win the acting awards at the Primetime Emmys ceremony, as well as cinematography, editing, sound, hair, makeup and visual awards Effects.
On Sunday it's the turn of reality television.
Jimmy Fallon is nominated for best game show, the first time the award has been presented outside of daytime, while Scandoval could help Vanderpump Rules win its first-ever Emmy.
Mayim Bialik is nominated for Outstanding Game Show Host – Jeopardy! — from which she was recently fired, RuPaul looks to continue his winning streak, and Stanley Tucci takes on Michelle Obama and Oprah in the hosted nonfiction series category.
Speaking of the Obamas, President Barack Obama could win for another show for the second year in a row, this time for Working: What We Do All Day. Additionally, Kid Cudi is going for an animation win and Tim Robinson is battling James Corden for the award for outstanding short comedy, drama or variety series.
There are also two major documentary awards for series and specials with films such as “Dear Mama,” “100 Foot Wave,” “The 1619 Project,” “Being Mary Tyler Moore” and documentaries about Judy Blume, Pamela Anderson and Michael J. Fox.
Finally, Norman Lear could add to his Emmy haul posthumously, as he competes against the likes of Carol Burnett, John Mulaney, Lizzo, Trevor Noah and Wanda Sykes on ABC's “Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter.”
Follow along below as Saturday's winners are announced and check back for Sunday's winners.
Complete list of Creative Arts Emmy winners
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Sam Richardson as Edwin Akufo
Ted Lasso • International break • Apple TV+ • Apple presents a Doozer production in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television
Excellent choreography for scripted programming
Blindspotting • Routines: The History / San Quentin Blues • STARZ • STARZ Original Presents, Lionsgate Television, Snoot
Jon Boogz, choreographer
Excellent casting for a drama series
Great casting for a limited series or anthology series or movie
Excellent casting for a comedy series
Outstanding historical costumes for a series
Outstanding historical costumes for a limited series or anthology series or film
Excellent fantasy/sci-fi costumes
Outstanding contemporary costumes for a series
Outstanding contemporary costumes for a limited series or anthology series or film
Excellent prosthetic makeup
Excellent contemporary makeup (non-prosthetic)
Excellent period and/or character makeup (non-prosthetic)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Excellent period and/or character hair styling
Excellent contemporary hair styling
Excellent stunt coordination for a drama series, limited series, anthology series or film