The second evening of celebrating the best in technical and artistic achievement in television kicks off on Sunday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. During Night 1, which focused mainly on scripted programing, “The Studio” led the pack with nine wins and assumed the lead position for comedy series heading into the Primetime Emmys ceremony on Sept. 14, which airs live on CBS and Paramount+ at 8 p.m. EST / 5 p.m. PST. HBO Max’s “The Penguin” came in second with eight wins.
Night 2 of the Creative Arts Emmys zooms in on variety, reality and nonfiction. With its record-setting 31 total nominations for 2025, “Saturday Night Live” is expected to do well between the main show and the many “SNL50” specials. Other prominent nominees competing on Sunday night include Peacock’s “The Traitors”; CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”; Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”; and Netflix’s “Love on the Spectrum,” “Beyoncé Bowl” and “Our Oceans,” which could yield former president Barack Obama his third win for Outstanding Narrator.
The Creative Arts Emmys don’t air live, but Nights 1 and 2 will be edited into a single broadcast that will air Saturday, Sept. 13, at 8 p.m. PST on FXX.
Below is the complete list of winners, which we’re updating live.
Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program
Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program
Outstanding Commercial
Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming (Juried)
“Beyoncé Bowl” Netflix
Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Outstanding Innovation in Emerging Media Programming (Juried)
“White Rabbit” Shibuya Film
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
Outstanding Game Show
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program
Outstanding Host for a Game Show
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
Outstanding Innovation in Emerging Media Programming
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Series
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Special
Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program
Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Outstanding Music Direction
Outstanding Narrator
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program
Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program
Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming
Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming (Segment)
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series
Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Reality Program
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Series
Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Special
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
