Creative Arts Emmy Winners

"Game of Thrones" and "American Horror Story: Freak Show" killed their competition at the Creative Arts Emmys on Sept. 12 by picking up over a dozen statues between the two programs.

"Game of Thrones" made Emmy history by picking up eight Emmys from its 17 creative arts nominations during the yet-to-be-broadcast ceremony, the most wins for any series before the Primetime Emmy Awards (telecast on Sept. 20 this year). The HBO fantasy show picked up awards for picture editing for a one-hour series, production design for a contemporary, fantasy one-hour series, sound editing for a series, sound mixing for a one-hour series, non-prosthetic makeup for a single-camera series, special visual effects, stunt coordination for a drama series, and casting for a drama series. 

Spread out over 13 categories, "Game of Thrones" lost its four bids for cinematography, costumes, guest drama actress, hairstyling and prosthetic makeup. "Game of Thrones" won one of its two nominations for picture editing.

With 24 overall Emmy nominations this years, "Game of Thrones" could tie or break the record for most wins by a series in a single year (9) during the Primetime telecast. The record was set by "The West Wing's" debut season in 2000. In addition to best drama series, it contends for writing, directing (x2), supporting actor and supporting actress (x2).

FX's  anthology series "American Horror Story" picked up its most wins in a year to date with its circus-centric fourth outing called "Freak Show".

The horror series picked up wins for the period/fantasy costumes, hairstyling for a limited series or movie, non-prosthetic makeup for a limited series or movie, prosthetic makeup and supporting visual effects.


The series picked up its most nominations this year with 19, with each of the previous three seasons earning 17 nominations a piece, and, to date, 15 wins. The series contends for lead actress, supporting actor (x2), supporting actress (x3) and directing all in the limited series/movie categories. "Freak Show" also contends for outstanding limited series.

Other noted winners were the HBO television film "Bessie" which won four including TV movie, music score of a limited series or movie, sound mixing for a limited series or movie and cinematography for a limited series or movie. Queen Latifah won the TV movie award as executive producer on the autobiographical film, and contends for her lead performance at the Primetime Ceremony. Latifah's co-stars, Mo'Nique and Michael K. Williams contend in the limited series/movie supporting races. The film is also nominated for writing and directing.

Amazon can celebrate its first wins this year with it's freshmen series laffer "Transparent" winning three awards- guest comedy actor (Bradley Whitford), costumes for a contemporary series and main title theme music. Among their other nominations, the show contends for the comedy series gong in addition to lead comedy actor for Jeffrey Tambor, who stars as a transgender woman.

In the reality, nonfiction side of things, "Deadliest Catch" won three more awards including unstructured reality program, and the expose documentary "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief" won for documentary or nonfiction special, and the accompanying writing and directing awards.

The Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on FOX Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. Andy Samberg hosts.

Guest Acting
Guest comedy actor- Bradley Whitford, "Transparent"
Guest comedy actress- Joan Cusack, "Shameless"
Guest drama actor- Reg E. Cathy, "House of Cards"
Guest drama actress- Margo Martindale, "The Americans"

TV Movie
"Bessie"

Realist/Variety/Special Class

Reality Host: Jane Lynch, "Hollywood Game Night"

Structured Reality Program: "Shark Tank"
Unstructured Reality Program: "Deadliest Catch"

Variety Special: "The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special"
Special Class Program: "Live From Lincoln Center – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street In Concert With The New York Philharmonic"
Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program: "Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis" (Episode: "Brad Pitt")
Interactive Program: "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver"
Directing for a Variety Special: Don Roy King For "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special"
Writing for a Variety Special: "Louis C.K.: Live At The Comedy Store," Written By Louis C.K.

Documentary/Informational

Documentary or Nonfiction Series: "The Jinx: The Life And Deaths Of Robert Durst"
Documentary or Nonfiction Special: "Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief"
Informational Series or Special: "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown"
Short-Format Nonfiction Program: "A Tribute To Mel Brooks"
Directing for Nonfiction Programming: Alex Gibney For "Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief"
Writing for Nonfiction Programming: Alex Gibney For "Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief"

Children/Animated

Childrens Program: "Masterclass" (Episode: "Alan Alda")
Animated Program: "Over The Garden Wall"
Short-Form Animated Program: "Adventure Time" (Episode: "Jake The Brick")
Character Voice-Over Performance: Hank Azaria as Moe Szyslak and Pedicab Driver on "The Simpsons" (Episode: "The Princess Guide") 

Casting

Comedy Casting: "Veep"
Drama Casting: “Game of Thrones”
Movie/Limited Series Casting: "Olive Kitteridge"

Choreography

Choreography: Derek Hough, Julianne Hough, and Tessandra Chavez for "Dancing With The Stars"; and Travis Wall for "So You Think You Can Dance"

Cinematography

Cinematography for a multi-camera series:  "Mike & Molly"
Cinematography for a single-camera series:  "Boardwalk Empire"

Cinematography for a movie or a limited series: "Bessie"

Cinematography for nonfiction programming: "Virunga"

Cinematography for reality programming: "Deadliest Catch"

Commercial

Commercial: "#Likeagirl" – Always

Costumes

Costumes for a contemporary series, limiter series or movie: "Transparent"

Costumes for a period/fantasy series, limiter series or movie: "American Horror Story: Freak Show"

Hairstyling

Hairstyling for a single-camera series: "Downton Abbey"

Hairstyling for a multi-camera series: "Saturday Night Live"

Hairstyling for a movie or a limited series: "American Horror Story: Freak Show"

Lighting Design/Direction

Lighting Design/Direction for a Variety Series: "The Voice"
Lighting Design/Direction for a Variety Special: "Super Bowl Xlix: Halftime Show Starring Katy Perry"

Main Title

Main Title Design: "Manhattan"

Main Title Theme Music: Dustin O'Halloran for "Transparent"

Makeup

Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic): "Game of Thrones"
Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic): "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special"
Makeup for a Movie or a Limited Series(Non-Prosthetic): "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special: "American Horror Story: Freak Show"

Music

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score): Jeff Beal For "House Of Cards"
Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score): Rachel Portman for "Bessie"
Music Direction: "Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life – An All-Star Grammy Salute"
Music And Lyrics: "Inside Amy Schumer" (Song: "Girl You Don't Need Make Up")

Narration
Narrator: Peter Coyote on "The Roosevelts: An Intimate History" (Episode: "Episode 1: Get Action (1858–1901)") 

Editing

Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series: "Game of Thrones"
Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series: "Silicon Valley" (Episode: "Two Days Of The Condor")
Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or a Movie: "Olive Kitteridge"

Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series: "The Big Bang Theory"

Picture Editing for Variety Programming: "The Colbert Report"

Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming: "The Jinx: The Life And Deaths Of Robert Durst" (Episode: "Chapter 1: A Body In The Bay")
Picture Editing for Reality Programming: "Deadliest Catch"

Production Design

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): "Boardwalk Empire" and "The Knick"

Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or less): "Silicon Valley"
Production Design for a Variety, Nonfiction, Reality, or Reality-Competition Program: "Portlandia"

Sound

Sound Editing for a Series: "Game of Thrones"
Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or a Special: "Houdini" (Episode: "Part 1")
Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single- or Multi-Camera): "Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways"
Sound Mixing for a Comedy of Drama Series (One-Hour): "Game Of Thrones"
Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie: "Bessie"
Sound Mixing for a Comedy of Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation: "Modern Family"
Sound Mixing for a variety Series or Special: "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special"
Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single- or Multi-Camera): "Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways”

Visual Effects

Special Visual Effects: "Game of Thrones"
Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role: "American Horror Story: Freak Show"

Stunt Coordination

Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program: "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Seires or a Movie: "Game of Thrones"

Technical Direction

Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series: "Saturday Night Live"
Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special: "87th Academy Awards"