The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were handed out tonight in a long, punishing ceremony that will be edited and broadcast on FXX on September 19. The big news coming out of the awards is HBO’s Game of Thrones dominated with 8 wins, setting it up to break The West Wing‘s previous Emmy record of most wins in a single season of 9 trophies. GOT will at least tie next Sunday night at the Primetime ceremony if not break it outright. Will these wins translate into a Outstanding Drama Series win next week? Logic would say yes, but Mad Men may not down without a fight, I suspect.
Runner-up was FX’s American Horror Story: Freak Show with five wins. That’s to be expected given the lavish production values of the season. HBO was the clear network winner with GOT, Bessie, Going Clear, and The Jinx among others contributing to its significant haul of 29 trophies.
Here is the complete list of winners. Be sure to check out our upcoming Water Cooler Podcast for commentary on tonight’s awards and our final Emmy predictions.
Television Movie: Bessie
Guest Actor In A Drama Series: Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
Guest Actress In A Drama Series: Margo Martindale, The Americans
Guest Actor In A Comedy Series: Bradley Whitford, Transparent
Guest Actress In A Comedy Series: Joan Cusack, Shameless
Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program: Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night
Casting For A Drama Series: Game of Thrones
Casting For A Comedy Series: Veep
Casting For A Limited Series, Movie Or A Special: Olive Kitteridge
Unstructured Reality Program: Deadliest Catch
Structured Reality Program: Shark Tank
Variety Special: The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
Writing For A Variety Special: Louis C.K.: Live At The Comedy Store
Directing For A Variety Series: The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
Choreography: (tie) Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance
Interactive Program: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Short-Format Nonfiction Program: A Tribute to Mel Brooks
Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program: Between Two Ferns with Zack Galifianakis with Brad Pitt
Special Class Program: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (Live From Lincoln Center)
Informational Series Or Special: Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown
Documentary Or Nonfiction Special: Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief
Documentary Or Nonfiction Series: The Jinx: The Life And Deaths Of Robert Durst
Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking: Citizenfour
Writing For Nonfiction Programming: Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief
Directing For Nonfiction Programming: Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief
Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series: Mike & Molly
Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series: Boardwalk Empire
Cinematography For A Limited Series Or Movie: Bessie
Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming: Virunga
Cinematography For Reality Programming: Deadliest Catch
Commercial: #LikeaGirl, Always
Narrator: Peter Coyote, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Children’s Program: Alan Alda And The Actor Within You: A YoungArts Masterclass
Character Voice-Over Performance: Hank Azaria, The Simpsons
Stunt Coordination For A Comedy Series Or A Variety Program: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Stunt Coordination For A Drama Series, Limited Series Or Movie: Game of Thrones
Special And Visual Effects: Game of Thrones
Special And Visual Effects In A Supporting Role: American Horror Story: Freak Show
Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Series: The Voice
Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special: Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show Starring Katy Perry
Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series: Saturday Night Live
Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Limited Series, Movie Or A Special: The Oscars
Original Music And Lyrics: Inside Amy Schumer
Main Title Design: Manhattan
Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score): House of Cards
Music Composition For A Limited Series, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score): Bessie
Music Direction: Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life – An All-Star GRAMMY Salute
Original Main Title Theme Music: Transparent
Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour): Game of Thrones
Sound Mixing For A Limited Series Or A Movie: Bessie
Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation: Modern Family
Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special: The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming: Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways
Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic): Game of Thrones
Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic): Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary
Makeup For A Limited Series Or A Movie (Non-Prosthetic): American Horror Story: Freak Show
Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special: American Horror Story: Freak Show
Sound Editing For A Series: Game of Thrones
Sound Editing For A Limited Series, Movie Or A Special: Houdini
Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera): Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways
Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series: Downton Abbey
Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special: Saturday Night Live (Martin Freeman)
Hairstyling For A Limited Series Or A Movie: American Horror Story: Freak Show
Costumes For A Contemporary Series, Limited Series, or Movie: Transparent
Costumes For A Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie: American Horror Story: Freak Show
Costumes for a Variety or Music Program: (tie) Drunk History, Superbowl XLIX Halftime Show with Katy Perry
Short-Format Animated Program: Adventure Time
Animated Program: Over the Garden Wall
Production Design For A Narrative Contemporary Or Fantasy Program (One Hour Or More): Game Of Thrones
Production Design For A Narrative Period Program (One Hour Or More): (tie) Boardwalk Empire, The Knick
Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour Or Less): Silicon Valley
Production Design For Variety, Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Programming: Portlandia
Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series: Game of Thrones
Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series: The Big Bang Theory
Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series: Silicon Valley
Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited Series Or A Movie: Olive Kitteridge
Picture Editing For Variety Programming: The Colbert Report
Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming: The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
Picture Editing For Reality Programming: Deadliest Catch