Love the Emmys but hate the acting categories and live-TV pageantry? Then this weekend’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards are the celebration for you!
The 2017 Creative Arts Emmys honor the year’s outstanding artistic and technical achievement in a variety of television program genres, guest performances in weekly series, as well as exceptional work in the animation, rea
All of Saturday’s winners are listed below.
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM
70th Annual Tony Awards • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment
Ricky Kirshner, Executive Producer
Glenn Weiss, Executive Producer
Allen Kelman, Supervising Producer
James Corden, Producer/Host
Ben Winston, Producer
OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell • CNN • CNN Original Series, All3Media America, Main Event Media
Jimmy Fox, Executive Producer
Gregory J. Lipstone, Executive Producer
Layla Smith, Executive Producer
W. Kamau Bell, Executive Producer
Donny Jackson, Executive Producer J
ustin Yungfleisch, Co-Executive Producer
Steven Dickert, Co-Executive Producer
David E.J. Berger, Supervising Producer
Amy Entelis, Executive Producer
Lizzie Fox, Executive Producer
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
Life Below Zero • River Of Rage • National Geographic • Adjacent Productions
Ian Richardson, Editor
Tony Diaz, Editor
Eric Michael Schrader, Editor
Matt Mercer, Editor
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
13th • Netflix • Forward Movement, LLC and Kandoo Films
Ava DuVernay, Written by
Spencer Averick, Written by
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years • Hulu • Apple Corps Ltd., White Horse Pictures and Imagine Entertainment in association with Diamond Docs
Chris Jenkins, Re-Recording Mixer
Cameron Frankley, Re-Recording Mixer
Nathan Evans, Production Mixer
Sam Okell, Music Mixer
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL
13th • Netflix • Forward Movement, LLC and Kandoo Films
Angus Wall, Executive Producer
Jason Sterman, Executive Producer
Spencer Averick, Producer
Ava DuVernay, Produced by
Howard Barish, Produced by
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
Family Guy • The Boys In The Band • FOX • 20th Century Fox Television
Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire
OUTSTANDING EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
LA 92 • National Geographic • Lightbox
TJ Martin, A Film by
Dan Lindsay, A Film by
Jonathan Chinn, Produced by
Simon Chinn, Produced by
Tim Pastore, Executive Producer
Matt Renner, Executive Producer
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES
Planet Earth II • BBC America • A BBC Studios Natural History Unit Production in co-production with BBC America
Michael Gunton, Executive Producer
Tom Hugh-Jones, Series Producer
Elizabeth White, Produced by
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
Taking The Stage: African American Music And Stories That Changed America • ABC • Don Mischer Productions
Rickey Minor, Music Direction by
OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING
PEARL
Patrick Osborne, Director
David Eisenmann, Producer
Karen Dufilho, Executive Producer
Google Spotlight Stories
Evil Eye Pictures
OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA WITHIN AN UNSCRIPTED PROGRAM
The Oscars
OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE PROGRAM
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO • HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television
Partially Important Productions
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
O.J.: Made In America • Part 4 • ESPN • ESPN Films and Laylow Films
Bret Granato, ACE, Editor
Maya Mumma, ACE, Editor
Ben Sozanski, ACE, Editor
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
Planet Earth II • Islands • BBC America • A BBC Studios Natural History Unit Production in co-production with BBC America
Cinematography Team
[Contributors: Mark MacEwen, Max Hug Williams, Jonathan Jones, Mateo Willis, Richard Wollocombe, Pete McCowen, Warwick Sloss, Paul Stewart, Derek Frankowski, John Shier, Tom Fitz]
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
O.J.: Made In America • Part 3 • ESPN • ESPN Films and Laylow Films
Ezra Edelman, Directed by
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION
Samurai Jack • XCIII • Adult Swim • Cartoon Network Studios
Bryan Andrews, Storyboard Artist
Samurai Jack • XCIII • Adult Swim • Cartoon Network Studios
Scott Wills, Production Designer
Samurai Jack • XCII • Adult Swim • Cartoon Network Studios
Craig Kellman, Character Designer
Samurai Jack • XCV • Adult Swim • Cartoon Network Studios
Lou Romano, Background Designer
Wander Over Yonder • The End Of The Galaxy • Disney XD • Disney Television Animation
Justin Nichols, Character Animator
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM ANIMATED PROGRAM
Adventure Time • Islands Part 4: Imaginary Resources • Cartoon Network • Cartoon Network Studios Pendleton Ward, Executive Producer/Story by/Written by
Fred Seibert, Executive Producer
Adam Muto, Executive Producer/Story by
Rob Sorcher, Executive Producer
Brian A. Miller, Executive Producer
Jennifer Pelphrey, Executive Producer
Curtis Lelash, Executive Producer
Kelly Crews, Supervising Producer
Graham Falk, Written by
Kent Osborne, Story by
Jack Pendarvis, Story by
Ashly Burch, Story by
Elizabeth Ito, Supervising Director
Lindsey Pollard, Animation Director
Cheolhui Han, Animation Director
Michel Lyman, Timer
Ken Bruce, Timer
Maureen Mlynarczyk, Timer
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM
Bob’s Burgers
GOVERNORS AWARD
ITVS
OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL (NON-PROSTHETIC)
Saturday Night Live
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION, EVENT OR AWARD SPECIAL
Hairspray Live! • NBC • Universal Television, Sony Pictures Television, Storyline Entertainment
Derek McLane, Production Designer
Joe Celli, Art Director
Jason Howard, Set Decorator
OUTSTANDING MOTION DESIGN
Beyond Magic • ABC • Buck
Orion Tait, Executive Creative Director
Thomas Schmid, Creative Director
Daniel Oeffinger, Creative Director
William Trebutien, Lead Animator
13th • Netflix • Forward Movement LLC and Kandoo Films
Angus Wall, Co-Creative Director
Leanne Dare, Co-Creative Director
Lynn Cho, Designer
Dan Meehan, Animator
Ekin Akalin, Animator
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years • Hulu • Apple Corps Ltd., White Horse Pictures and Imagine Entertainment in association with Diamond Docs
Jon Michaels, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Cameron Frankley, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Harrison Meyle, Dialogue Editor
Dan Kenyon, Sound Effects Editor
Will Digby, Sound Effects Editor
Melissa Muik, Music Editor
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
13th • Song Title: Letter To The Free • Netflix • Forward Movement, LLC and Kandoo Films
Common, Music & Lyrics by
Robert Glasper, Music by
Karriem Riggins, Music by
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES
Viceland At The Women’s March • Viceland • VICE Media, LLC
Meghan Kirsch, Executive Producer
Nacho Gil, Co-Executive Producer
Hannah Gregg, Supervising Producer
Michele Beno, Producer
OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL SERIES OR SPECIAL
Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath • A&E • The Intellectual Property Corporation in association with No Seriously Productions
Eli Holzman, Executive Producer
Aaron Saidman, Executive Producer
Leah Remini, Executive Producer
Alex Weresow, Executive Producer
Devon Graham Hammonds, Executive Producer
Erin Gamble, Co-Executive Producer
Rachelle Mendez, Co-Executive Producer
Jeana Dill, Supervising Producer
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL
Hairspray Live!
OUTSTANDING NARRATOR
Five Came Back • The Price Of Victory • Netflix • Amblin Television, Scott Rudin, IACF Productions in association with Passion Pictures & Rock Paper Scissors Entertainment
Meryl Streep, Narrator
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION, REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION SERIES
Saturday Night Live • Host: Alec Baldwin • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Eugene Lee, Production Designer
Akira Yoshimura, Production Designer
Keith Ian Raywood, Production Designer
N. Joseph DeTullio, Production Designer
OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL
Hairspray Live! • NBC • Universal Television, Sony Pictures Television, Storyline Entertainment
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
Born This Way • Rough Waters • A&E • Bunim/Murray Productions
Bruce Ready, Director of Photography
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED OR COMPETITION REALITY PROGRAM
RuPaul’s Drag Race • Oh. My. Gaga! • VH1 • World of Wonder Productions
Jamie Martin, Lead Editor
John Lim, Editor
Michael Roha, Editor
OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
RuPaul’s Drag Race • Oh. My. Gaga! • VH1 • World of Wonder Productions
Zaldy Goco, Costume Designer (RuPaul)
Perry Meek, Costume Designer (Lady Gaga)
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
Born This Way • A&E • Bunim/Murray Productions
Sasha Alpert, CSA, Casting by
Megan Sleeper, Casting by
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
Super Bowl LI Halftime Show Starring Lady Gaga • FOX • NFL Network
Robert Barnhart, Lighting Designer
David Grill, Lighting Director
Pete Radice, Lighting Director
Jason Rudolph, Lighting Director
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
The Oscars • ABC • The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Glenn Weiss, Directed by
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner • TBS • JAX Media
Samantha Bee, Writer
Jo Miller, Writer
Ashley Nicole Black, Writer
Pat Cassels, Writer
Eric Drysdale, Writer
Mathan Erhardt, Writer
Travon Free, Writer
Joe Grossman, Writer
Miles Kahn, Writer
Melinda Taub, Writer
OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL
Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2017 • CBS • CBS Television Studios, Fulwell 73
Ben Winston, Executive Producer
Rob Crabbe, Executive Producer
Amy Ozols, Co-Executive Producer
Josie Cliff, Supervising Producer
Sheila Rogers, Supervising Producer
Michael Kaplan, Supervising Producer
James Longman, Supervising Producer
Jeff Kopp, Supervising Producer
James Corden, Producer/Host
Diana Miller, Producer
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
MANDY MOORE, Choreographer, ABC Dancing With The Stars, Routines: On Top Of The World & Carol Of The Bells
TRAVIS WALL, Choreographer, FOX So You Think You Can Dance, Routines: The Mirror & Send In The Clowns & She Used To Be Mine
OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
RUPAUL CHARLES, Host VH1 RuPaul’s Drag Race
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SERIES
Dancing With The Stars: Cirque Du Soleil Night (ABC)
SIMON MILES, Lighting Designer
MATTHEW COTTER, Lighting Director
SUZANNE SOTELO, Lighting Director
MATT MCADAM, Media Server Programmer
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING
ANTHONY MIALE, Editor HBO Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: F*ck 2016 (segment)
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM VARIETY SERIES
Viceland At The Women’s March • Viceland • VICE Media, LLC
Meghan Kirsch, Executive Producer
Nacho Gil, Co-Executive Producer
Hannah Gregg, Supervising Producer
Michele Beno, Producer
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL
59th Grammy Awards (CBS)
JOSH MORTON, Post Audio Mixer
THOMAS HOLMES, Production Mixer
MIKAEL STEWART, FOH Production Mixer
ERIC SCHILLING, Broadcast Music Mixer
JOHN HARRIS, Broadcast Music Mixer
RON REAVES, FOH Mixer
TOM PESA, Stage Foldback Mixer
MICHAEL PARKER, Stage Foldback Mixer
ERIC JOHNSTON, Playback Music Mixer
PABLO MUNGUIA, Pro Tools Mixer
BOB LAMASNEY, Sweetening Mixer
2017 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony (HBO)
AL CENTRELLA, Production Mixer
SUSAN PELINO, Re-Recording Mixer
JAY VICARI, Music Mixer
DAVE NATALE, FOH Mixer
ERIK VON RANSON, FOH Mixer
SIMON WELCH, Monitor Mixer
OUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
SHARK TANK ABC
Mark Burnett, Executive Producer
Clay Newbill, Executive Producer
Yun Lingner, Executive Producer
Phil Gurin, Executive Producer
Max Swedlow, Co-Executive Producer
Brandon Wallace, Co-Executive Producer
Becky Blitz, Supervising Producer
Sami Aziz, Senior Producer
Heather Dreiling, Senior Producer
Michael Kramer, Senior Producer
Shaun Polakow, Senior Producer
Laura Roush, Senior Producer
Kate Ryu, Senior Producer
Dominique Worden, Producer
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES
Hairspray Live! (NBC)
CHARLES CIUP, Technical Director
BILLY STEINBERG, Video Control
CHRIS HILL, Video Control
BERT ATKINSON, Camera
RANDY GOMEZ, Camera
NATHANIAL HAVHOLM, Camera
RON LEHMAN, Camera
BETTINA LEVESQUE, Camera
DAVE LEVISOHN, Camera
TORE LIVIA, Camera
MIKE MALONE, Camera
ADAM MARGOLIS, Camera
ROB PALMER, Camera
BRIAN REASON, Camera
DAMIEN TUFFEREAU, Camera
ANDREW WARUSZEWSKI, Camera
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will air Saturday, September 16, at 8:00 PM ET/PT on FXX.