Throughout the fifth night of the 2020 Creative Arts Emmys the Television Academy announced their final winners across thirty categories. The Mandalorian and Watchmen continued to rack up awards while Eddie Murphy won the first Emmy of his career.
The 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards came to a close tonight handing out the final 30 categories of the year. While tonight’s ceremony went almost as expected (with the same montages we’ve watched on repeat) there were plenty of exciting moments. Eddie Murphy won the first Emmy of his career 35+ years after his first nomination for Saturday Night Live. Maya Rudolph won her second Emmy of the year (and her career).
Other notable moments of the night included Bad Education winning Outstanding TV Movie – the first true TV movie to win the category in many years. Insecure won its much-deserved first Emmy coming off of its best season yet. On his fourth nomination Mahershala Ali has finally won an Emmy which came for producing We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest.
Watchmen won two more Emmys tonight bringing its current total up to seven. The groundbreaking limited series is already having an incredible year, and it will be interesting to see how well it does tomorrow. Watchmen is on its way to winning a handful of more Emmys, but just how many more is anyone’s guess.
The Mandalorian won two more awards bringing its total up to seven as well. This has been a wildly successful show for the Star Wars spinoff and Disney+, especially since six months ago hardly anyone thought it would be a major Emmy contender. It’s only up for one more award tomorrow, the biggest award of the night. No drama in the modern era has won without a writing, directing, or main acting nominee, but are we in a new era where the craft and technical peer groups have more influence than ever before?
With Cherry Jones winning the third Emmy of her career it also means that Succession won its very first acting Emmy as well. So far the Emmy frontrunner has taken home three awards this season putting it in a good position for tomorrow night. However it did lose the Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series to The Mandalorian – an award many of us thought it was a shoe-in for. Is that a sign of strength for The Mandalorian or just proof that Ludwig Göransson is one of the hottest composers working today. With his Emmy win today it means he is just a Tony short of completing his EGOT in a wildly short amount of time.
Schitt’s Creek won its second Emmy ever tonight, this time for contemporary costumes. The final season is still on track to enter tomorrow’s ceremony as the comedy frontrunner but The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is as popular as ever winning two more awards tonight. Are we underestimating the period comedy?
RuPaul’s Drag Race brought home two more awards tonight bringing its total up to six. 2020 is already the most successful year for RuPaul’s Drag Race to date and it still has the chance to win one more tomorrow night. Saturday Night Live won three more awards tonight bringing up its total to six as well, including both guest acting categories for Eddie Murphy and Maya Rudolph.
What did you think of tonight’s winners and the five-night virtual ceremony as a whole? Check out tonight’s full list of winners below and let us know in the comments what your predictions are heading into tomorrow’s main event!
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM
- Big Mouth
- Bob’s Burgers
- BoJack Horseman
- Rick and Morty
- The Simpsons
OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
- Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
- Star Wars Resistance
- We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest
OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL
- Back-to-School Essentials – Sandy Hook Promise
- Before Alexa – Amazon
- Bounce – Apple AirPods
- Groundhog Day – Jeep (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles FCA)
- The Look – P&G
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES
- American Masters
- Hillary
- McMillion$
- The Last Dance
- 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
- The Cave
OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE
- American Son
- Bad Education
- 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
- Kevin Hart: Don’t F**k This Up
- RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
- We’re Here
OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)
- Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
- Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
- Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
- Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill
- John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
- Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES MOVIE OR SPECIAL
- Mrs. America
- Normal People
- Unbelievable
- Unorthodox
- Watchmen
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR VARIETY OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
- Save X Fenty Show
- So You Think You Can Dance (Al Blackstone)
- So You Think You Can Dance (Travis Wall)
- The Oscars
- World of Dance
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
- Mindhunter
- Ozark (Boss Fight)
- Ozark (Civil Union)
- Tales From the Loop
- The Crown
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Westworld
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES
- Black-ish
- Euphoria
- Grace and Frankie
- Killing Eve
- The Politician
- Schitt’s Creek
- Unorthodox
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
- Big Little Lies
- Euphoria
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Ozark – Ben
- The Politician
- Schitt’s Creek
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
- 62nd Grammy Awards
- 73rd Annual Tony Awards
- Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All In the Family” and “Good Times”
- Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Adam Driver, Saturday Night Live
- Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Eddie Murphy, Saturday Night Live
- Dev Patel, Modern Love
- Brad Pitt, Saturday Night Live
- Fred Willard, Modern Family
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Angela Bassett, A Black Lady Sketch Show
- Bette Midler, The Politician
- Maya Rudolph, The Good Place
- Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live
- Wanda Sykes, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- 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
- Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian
- Andrew Scott, Black Mirror
- Martin Short, The Morning Show
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Laverne Cox, Orange is the New Black
- Cherry Jones, Succession
- Phylicia Rashad, This is Us
- Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder
- 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)
- Shark Tank
- Top Chef (Padma Lakshmi & Tom Colicchio)
OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE EXTENSION OF A LINEAR PROGRAM
- Mr. Robot
- Stranger Things
- Westworld
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SERIES
- America’s Got Talent
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Saturday Night Live
- So You Think You Can Dance
- The Voice
OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN
- Abstract: The Art of Design
- Carnival Row
- Godfather of Harlem
- The Morning Show
- The Politician
- Watchmen
- Westworld
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
- The Crown
- Euphoria
- The Mandalorian
- Ozark
- Succession
OUTSTANDING PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIRSTYLING
- The Crown
- Hollywood
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Pose
- Star Trek: Picard
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
- The Crown
- Hollywood
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Watchmen
- Westworld
OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Insecure
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Schitt’s Creek (Happy Ending)
- Schitt’s Creek (Start Spreading the News)
- What We Do in The Shadows
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL
- American Horror Story: 1984
- Catherine The Great
- Devs
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
- Watchmen
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
- Better Call Saul
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Ozark
- Star Trek: Picard
- Stranger Things
- Westworld
OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A DRAMA SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
- The Blacklist
- The Mandalorian
- The Rookie
- W.A.T.
- Stranger Things
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
- Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
- Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
- John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
- Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything
- Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby
This is a virtual drive-by. Three flavors of the moment, three comedy series trophies.
And this now concludes the Lifetime Achievement portion of our show, America.
Ugh.
Grrr. Argh.
Emmy category run of order just dropped:
Comedy Actress
Comedy Actor
Comedy Writing
Comedy Directing
Comedy Supporting Actor
Comedy Supporting Actress
Comedy Series
Variety Talk Series
Movie/Limited Actress
Movie/Limited Actor
Movie/Limited Writing
Movie/Limited Directing
Movie/Limited Supporting Actor
Movie/Limited Supporting Actress
Limited Series
Competition Program
Governors Award to Tyler Perry Foundation
Drama Actor
Drama Actress
Drama Writing
Drama Directing
Drama Supporting Actor
Drama Supporting Actress
Drama Series
Now that everybody has shown their claws, let’s everyone dial it down, including me for this simple ?; does the fact Schitt’s lost editing last night mean a possibility of vote-splitting with its 2 noms and Shadows’ 3 writing notices, which will allow Whenever You’re Ready to win TGP’s best chance for an Emmy?
Most of America doesn’t give a shit about the emmys. Like the much more important Academy Awards, its of little consequence anymore what leftist-oriented garbage members of both academies choose.
Let me know if you need help being shielded from “leftist” awards news.
There’s a button I can tap.
For those who do appreciate TV, and who fear the 2020-21 season is already burnt toast due to COVID, let people celebrate what has been a good year for the medium. No matter who is chosen as the best starting in the next few minutes.
Really happy for the wins for Cheer and Bad Education.
Cheer? Even after the arrest of one of its cast for doing vile stuff? Obviously, the vote was taken before this allegedly happened, but d’ya think the membership would like to have a re-vote on this?
Yes, jackass.
It’s possible to be really happy for immensely talented people who win Emmys, even if those Emmy winners were once in the same room with someone who later got arrested for something that the Emmy winners were completely unaware of, and entirely uninvolved with.
Do you never ever get sick of yourself for constantly trying to stir shit and incessantly being mad about people winning Emmys for shows that you never saw, or ever glimpsed a single minute of what makes them great, because you can’t pony up a lousy 14 bucks to watch anything that’s not on ABC, CBS, or NBC?
What a miserable sourpuss existence you wallow in.
My, aren’t we triggered today?
Let’s go back 72 hours when I wrote this to you in the “Team AD TV’s Final 72nd Emmy Awards Comedy Predictions!” thread: “Mr. Adams, I will be as respectful and courteous to you as you are respectful and courteous (or lack thereof) with me. It will be your choice. We can throw down or we can have a dignified discussion.”
You’ve opted for the former. Whether you, Mr. southern end of a northbound horse likes it or not, those two stories are linked for now and the immediate future. Cheer won the Emmy for best unstructured reality series 24 hours after Jerry Harris was arrested on child porn charges. So blame Deadline and IndieWire for linking the two stories, too. I simply suggested there may be buyer’s remorse among the membership who voted in the category.
I do not ‘stir shit’ as you say. I offer opinions that are honest and unvarnished. And about the “$14” crack, I have been long-term unemployed for 10 years, have sent out 1,400 resumes and only got 10 interviews, the last of which was 2 years ago, I have $1.82 of life savings in my bank, I have a GoFundMe page and over $20,000 in credit card debt because bills have to be paid no matter how blackballed one is from getting a job. So that’s why I can’t “pony up” any money for anything. I have severe osteoarthritis in both knees, applied for SSD and am appealing their turn-down, I had to sell my fucking car or else the debt would be over $30,000.
So my existence IS ‘miserable and sourpuss’. At least you got that right.
Yes, Paul, I’m fkn triggered and here’s why.
When I see our friend Rodrigo, one of AD’s kindest and most thoughtful reader/contributors, say how happy he is that shows he admires won Emmys, it makes me happy that he’s happy.
Then I see you, a guy who never has anything good to say about anything that doesn’t feature Kirstin Bell, snap back at Rodrigo and wag your finger in his face: “Cheers?” “What? You mean you like that show with the alleged child porn dude?!”
I see your sneer, and yeah. it fkn triggers me.
I don’t have time to read everything IndieWire and Deadline publish. I don’t have time to go scouring other sites looking for dirt that I can drag back to AD. I don’t patrol other sites because what other sites choose to publish is usually of little interest to me.
I’m editor and moderator on this site, and even here all I ever do is engage in a very lenient observation, only speaking up when I see trash or misleading slander or lies being spread here.
But I do know that IndieWire or Deadline would never sink so low to suggest that Cheer should not have or might not have won any Emmys if the arrest had had happened sooner.
No sane person would sink that low.
Likewise, no sane Emmy voter would think they need to punish all the talented professional people who create Cheer, just because one amateur in their midst is allegedly into child porn.
Because film and TV professionals know how it feels to devote their lives to creating brilliant entertainment, only to see the hard work of hundreds of their colleagues — gifted artisans and top-notch crew — to see all their efforts be unfairly and irrelevantly tainted by events beyond their control —
especially when there are people like you, Paul — people who never watch 10 seconds of their brilliance or creativity or talent, but who gleefully troll the internet dragging in whatever shit you can find to smear on programs that you know nothing else about.
Sane people and sane Emmy voters don’t blame a film editor or cinematographer for the alleged crimes of random guy that filmmakers happened to film.
Only a shit-stirring crank would do that.
Look, Paul, I’m sincerely sorry to hear that you have struggles in your life. Guess fkn what? We all have our own struggles.
That’s why so many of us turn to artists who have dedicated their lives to touching our hearts with their art. To make our struggles easier to hande, often by showing us the joys and struggles of others.
That’s why a lot of us would happy forgo 3 or 4 meals a month so that we could have the small sum of cash required to indulge in the 1000s and 1000s of hours of genius entertainment available at our fingertips on a subscription channel.
If we had to skip a meal every week to enjoy that, most of us would. Because some of us get more satisfaction from having our minds and souls enriched for several hours a week than the satiation we get from having our bellies full 24 hours a day.
I would have just let your trashy jab slide today, Paul.
But yeah, you fuckn triggered me when you couldn’t resist the urge to smear irrelevant shit on the happiness that another of our readers expressed.
Jerry’s actions does not invalidate the work of everyone else on the show. Oh…i forgot…The Good Place still doesn’t have an Emmy yet! Have a good day!
There has been an anti-Good Place bent on this site for some time (not everyone here, but a majority). You’ll get your wish tonight as they’ll go 0-for-5 here,and 0-for-the-Emmys in their 4 years on the air. Even the stanniest of its stans surely realize If it weren’t for their Netflix deal, Schitt’s would’ve came and went like any other show on an outlier channel has come and gone since time immemorial. We’ll get 2 lifetime achievement Emmys tonight.
And there needs to be clear-cut rules on eligibility for Canadian comedies and dramas. Either let all of ’em in or none of them. When a first-ballot hall of fame sci-fi show like Continuum, which was nominated for 70 awards by various Canadian TV creative arts orgs and 20 wins can’t make it past the Emmy bouncer, but they let Schitt’s have the run of the place, something’s honked up. To say nothing of Amazon’s The Expanse, which, if given the chance, could’ve made the drama categories a bit more competitive than a Succession squash match (in pro wrestling-speak) that’s going to happen.
Just saying.
Oh you’re wrong about one thing. I don’t have a GP bias. I tried watching it a few times, and it’s just not for me. What I do dislike (and I become aggressive about) is someone continuously spamming our posts with hateful, R-U-D-E comments about every single fucking show that TGP encounters. I hope this clears that up. Do not hate on other shows because they are successful. Love the show you love unconditionally.
If you like a show, Rodrigo, I always trust your good taste. I agree that Bad Education was great, and I’ll check out Cheer on the basis of your recommendation.
Rodrigo, I apologize for my comments; earlier today. They were not meant as a slight to you, only, and I repeat ONLY toward the membership that voted for cheer. Hope you can forgive me.
Show Wins:
The Mandalorian, Watchmen – 7 each
SNL – 6
RuPaul’s Drag Race – 5
Maisel – 4
Apollo 11, Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones, Cheer, Genndy Tartovsky’s Primal, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Succession 3
Big Mouth, The Cave, Cosmos: Creating Possible Worlds, The Crown, Euphoria, #FreeRayshawn, Hollywood, Live in Front of a Studio Audience, The 92nd Oscars, Schitt’s 2
Everything else, 1: American Factory, The Apollo, Archer, Bad Education, Better Call Saul, Black-ish, Carpool Karaoke: The Series, Don’t F With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer, Godfather of Harlem, One Day at a Time, The Handmaid’s Tale, Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal, Queer Eye, The Ranch, Seven Worlds, One Planet, Shameless, Star Trek: Picard, Stranger Things, Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show, Why We Hate, The Ranch, Rick and Morty, This Is Us, We Are the Dream, Zoey’s Exceptional Playlist
Network wins:
HBO, Netflix – 19 each
Disney+, NBC – 8 each
ABC, VH1 – 5 each
Amazon Prime, National Geographic – 4 each
CNN, Fox. PopTV- 3 each
A&E, Apple Music, BBC America, CBS, CBS All Access, Discovery, History, USA 1 each