2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Night Five Predictions

As the 2020 Creative Arts Emmys comes to an end the Award Daily team makes their predictions in the final 30 categories including the four guest acting races. Will Eddie Murphy and Phylicia Rashad finally win long overdue Emmys? Will Fred Willard win posthumously for the final season of Modern Family?

Tonight, the Creative Arts Emmys finally come to a close after a five-night virtual event. Shaking up their usual two-night event the Television Academy has been able to split up the Creative Arts Ceremony into five, quick, hour long events that allows the honorees more time in the spotlight after working so hard throughout the year. Rounding out the week long event the winners in the guest acting categories, the variety special categories, and the final craft categories will be announced.

Heading into tonight The Mandalorian and Watchmen are the two of the biggest winners of the year with five Emmys each. Both shows have the opportunity to continue their winning streak tonight. Tonight Watchmen is hoping to rack up even more wins in the hopes of getting close to beating the record for the most wins by a single limited series.

Perennial Emmy favorites The Crown and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel are also hoping to collect more craft and tech awards tonight as well. Will these two impeccably crafted period pieces continue to win over voters or is the Television Academy ready to move on to newer shows?

The most exciting categories of the night include the four guest acting races. The four acting races are stacked with tough competition. Eddie Murphy is the frontrunner for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series 37 years after first being nominated for SNL. Phylicia Rashad is also hoping to finally win her first Emmy. Maya Rudolph is competing against herself in the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series race and could win her second Emmy this year after winning the other night for her voice work on Big Mouth.

Before tuning in for the final livestream at 5 PM PST catch up on the full list of nominees below as well as predictions from the Awards Daily TV team!

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM

Big Mouth – Megan, Jordan
Bob’s Burgers
BoJack Horseman – Jalal, Clarence, Joey, Kevin, Ben
Rick and Morty – Shadan
The Simpsons

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM

Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance – Jalal, Joey, Kevin, Jordan
Star Wars Resistance – Ben
We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest – Clarence, Megan, Shadan

OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL

Back-to-School Essentials – Sandy Hook Promise – Jalal, Megan, Joey, Kevin, Shadan, Jordan, Ben
Before Alexa – Amazon
Bounce – Apple AirPods – Clarence
Groundhog Day – Jeep (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles FCA)
The Look – P&G

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES

American Masters
Hillary – Jordan
McMillion$ – Megan, Joey
The Last Dance – Jalal, Clarence, Kevin, Shadan, Ben
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness

EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING

Chasing the Moon (American Experience)
Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Acts
One Child Nation – Ben
The Cave – Jalal, Clarence, Megan, Joey, Kevin, Shadan, Jordan

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE

American Son
Bad Education – Jalal, Clarence, Megan, Joey, Kevin, Shadan, Jordan, Ben
Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings: These Old Bones
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend

OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM

Amy Schumer Learns to Cook: Lunch Break and Pasta Night
Cheer – Jalal, Megan, Joey, Kevin, Shadan, Jordan
Kevin Hart: Don’t F**k This Up
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked – Clarence, Ben
We’re Here

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)

Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones – Jalal, Clarence, Shadan, Ben
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor – Jordan
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch – Megan, Joey, Kevin
Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES MOVIE OR SPECIAL

America
Normal People
Unbelievable
Unorthodox
Watchmen – Jalal, Clarence, Megan, Joey, Kevin, Shadan, Jordan, Ben

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR VARIETY OR REALITY PROGRAMMING

Save X Fenty Show
So You Think You Can Dance (Al Blackstone) – Jordan, Ben
So You Think You Can Dance (Travis Wall) – Jalal, Joey
The Oscars – Clarence, Kevin, Shadan
World of Dance – Megan

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (ONE HOUR)

Mindhunter
Ozark (Boss Fight)
Ozark (Civil Union)
Tales From the Loop
The Crown – Jalal, Kevin, Shadan, Ben
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Clarence, Megan, Joey, Jordan
Westworld

OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES

Black-ish – Jordan
Euphoria – Megan, Joey, Ben
Grace and Frankie
Killing Eve
The Politician
Schitt’s Creek – Clarence, Kevin, Shadan
Unorthodox – Jalal

OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)

Big Little Lies
Euphoria – Jalal, Megan, Shadan
The Handmaid’s Tale – Clarence, Kevin
Ozark – Ben
The Politician
Schitt’s Creek – Joey, Jordan

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL

62^nd Grammy Awards
73^rd Annual Tony Awards – Megan
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones – Clarence, Ben
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All In the Family” and “Good Times” – Jalal, Kevin, Shadan, Jordan
Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira – Joey

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Adam Driver, Saturday Night Live
Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Eddie Murphy, Saturday Night Live – Jalal, Megan, Joey, Kevin, Shadan, Ben
Dev Patel, Modern Love
Brad Pitt, Saturday Night Live
Fred Willard, Modern Family – Clarence, Jordan

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Angela Bassett, A Black Lady Sketch Show
Bette Midler, The Politician
Maya Rudolph, The Good Place – Megan, Ben
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live – Jalal, Joey, Shadan, Jordan
Wanda Sykes, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Clarence, Kevin
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Saturday Night Live

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Jason Bateman, The Outsider
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us
James Cromwell, Succession – Ben
Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian – Jalal, Clarence, Megan, Kevin, Jordan
Andrew Scott, Black Mirror – Joey, Shadan
Martin Short, The Morning Show

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale – Megan
Laverne Cox, Orange is the New Black
Cherry Jones, Succession – Jalal, Clarence, Joey, Kevin, Shadan
Phylicia Rashad, This is Us – Ben
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder – Jordan
Harriet Walter, Succession

OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM

Making It (Amy Poehler & Nick Offerman)
Nailed It! (Nicole Byer)
Queer Eye
RuPaul’s Drag Race (RuPaul) – Jalal, Clarence, Megan, Joey, Kevin, Shadan, Jordan, Ben
Shark Tank
Top Chef (Padma Lakshmi & Tom Colicchio)

OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE EXTENSION OF A LINEAR PROGRAM