The Land of the Rising Sun rose to prodigious heights at the second night of the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards with 14 awards for Shōgun, the epic FX drama about a struggle for power among warlords in 17th-century Japan. Another FX series, the restaurant comedy The Bear, followed with seven Emmys.
The Sunday Creative Arts show spotlighted scripted programming and included several performance categories. The Saturday ceremony focused primarily on crafts in reality, unscripted and documentary programming. Both were held at the Peacock Theater at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles.
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Shōgun, adapted from the sprawling 1975 novel by James Clavell, set the pace by winning the first award of the night, outstanding guest actor in a drama series, which went to Nestor Carbonell as the Spanish seaman Rodrigues.
It went on to prevail in the categories of casting for a drama series; period costumes for a series; period or fantasy sci-fi makeup (non-prosthetic); prosthetic makeup; period or fantasy/sci-fi hairstyling; stunt performance; production design for a narrative period or fantasy program (one hour or more); picture editing for a drama series; special visual effects in a season or a movie; main title design; sound editing for a comedy or drama series (one hour); sound mixing for a comedy or drama series (one hour); and cinematography for a series (one hour).
The Bear scored two performer awards: guest actress in a comedy for Jamie Lee Curtis for her performance as Donna Berzatto, matriarch of the volatile family at the program's center, and guest actor in a comedy for Jon Bernthal as Donna's late son, Michael Berzatto.
Its other wins came for casting for a comedy series; picture editing for a single-camera comedy series; picture editing for a single-camera comedy series; sound editing for a comedy or drama series (half-hour) and animation; and sound mixing for a comedy or drama series (half-hour) and animation.
Two programs tied with three Emmys each.
Ripley, the Netflix limited series adapted from novelist Patricia Highsmith's acclaimed psychological thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley, grabbed awards for cinematography for a limited or anthology series or movie for Robert Elswit's arresting black-and-white camerawork, as well as special visual effects in a single episode and sound editing for a limited or anthology series or movie or special.
Only Murders in the Building, the Hulu comedy starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, scored in the categories of production design for a narrative program (half-hour); music composition for a series (original dramatic score), which went to Siddhartha Khosla; and original music and lyrics, for the song "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?," by the team of Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. With the latter honor, Pasek and Paul achieved EGOT status — the exclusive cadre of artists who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.
Among other programs, five won two apiece.
Baby Reindeer, the unsettling Netflix limited series about a troubled comedian contending with a stalker, took casting for a limited or anthology series or movie and picture editing for a limited or anthology series or movie.
The Crown, the Netflix drama about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, won contemporary costumes for a series and production design for a narrative contemporary program (one hour or more).
The Hulu sitcom How I Met Your Father won cinematography for a multi-camera series (half-hour) and picture editing for a multi-camera comedy series.
The Morning Show, the Apple TV+ drama set in the world of television news, had wins for contemporary makeup (non-prosthetic) and contemporary hairstyling.
In addition, Prime Video's espionage drama Mr. & Mrs. Smith took the awards for stunt coordination for drama programming and guest actress in a drama, which went to Michaela Coel as Bev, a spy for an agency at odds with that of the title characters.
A partial list of additional awards:
• Television movie — Quiz Lady, Hulu
• Performer in a short form comedy or drama series — Eric Andre, The Eric Andre Show, Adult Swim
• Original main title theme music — Palm Royale, Apple TV+
• Music composition for a limited or anthology series or movie or special (original dramatic score) — Lessons in Chemistry, Apple TV+
• Music supervision — Fallout, Prime Video
• Choreography for scripted programming — Nina McNeely, The Idol, HBO/Max
• Fantasy/sci-fi costumes — Ahsoka, Disney+
• Period costumes for a limited or anthology series or movie — Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, FX
• Contemporary costumes for a limited or anthology series or movie — American Horror Story: Delicate, FX
Bob Bain was executive producer of the Creative Arts Emmys for the 10th time. The Television Academy's Creative Arts Emmy Awards Committee is led by cochairs Yvette Cobarrubias and Christina Lee.
FXX will broadcast edited highlights from the Saturday and Sunday Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday, September 14, at 8:00 PM ET/PT. It will be available for streaming on Hulu the following day.
The 76th Emmys telecast will air live Sunday, September 15, on ABC.
A complete list of winners is available here.
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