Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners: Anthony Bourdain, Craig Zadan’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Fittingly Lead Way On Night 2; ‘SNL’ Tops With 7 Wins – Full List
UPDATED with full list of winners: Anthony Bourdain’s CNN series and Craig Zadan’s final live musical Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert led an emotional Night 2 of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday, with the shows scoring six and five wins respectively, including taking the top prizes in their fields. The night marked a fitting and final tribute to Bourdain and Zadan, who both passed away over the summer still in the primes of their TV-making lives.
Saturday Night Live, which comes into this year with 21 nominations overall, picked up seven wins Sunday to lead all shows, including multiple wins for the episode hosted by Donald Glover. In addition to the six wins by Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown (including a writing nod for Bourdain and Outstanding Informational Series or Special for the show) and JCS (including snagging the marquee Outstanding Live Variety Special win), RuPaul’s Drag Race scored four nods, with RuPaul taking another best host trophy.
CNN had a good night overall too, with United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell taking the Unstructured Reality Series win along with one other. Netflix added to its total with major category wins for docuseries Wild Wild Country, reality series Queer Eye, and Dave Chappelle: Equanimity winning Variety Special.
HBO padded its network-leading total over the two-night Creative Arts ceremonies at the Microsoft Theater thanks to another posthumous win: the documentary The Zen Diaries Of Garry Shandling. Among series, SNL and Game of Thrones lead the way with seven wins apiece going into the Primetime Emmy Awards telecast a week from tonight.
Here’s how Sunday went down:
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4 PM PT: “Welcome to the short night of the 2018 Creative Arts Emmys,” exec producer Bob Bain says to plenty of laughs. Not sure if that’s for the quip or at him for wishful thinking. Either way the show is underway, with the 30-second rule for speeches still in play (they didn’t listen much last night, if you’re scoring at home). And here we go with Jane Lynch to kick us off…
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television
John Oliver, Written by
Tim Carvell, Written by
Raquel D’Apice, Written by
Josh Gondelman, Written by
Dan Gurewitch, Written by
Geoff Haggerty, Written by
Jeff Maurer, Written by
Brian Parise, Written by
Scott Sherman, Written by
Ben Silva, Written by
Will Tracy, Written by
Jill Twiss, Written by
Seena Vali, Written by
Juli Weiner, Written by
4:13 PM: Charlie Redd from Last Week Tonight’s web team is here to read a message because the writers are too busy working in New York. “Currently we’re being held captive in a windowless writers room, they write, but rest assured we are drunk.”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
Saturday Night Live • Host: Donald Glover • NBC
SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Don Roy King, Directed by
4:15 PM: SNL veteran Don Roy King takes the stage. “The first time I came to this event I brought my daughter with me and she was 9 years old, and now she just turned 21.”
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SERIES
Saturday Night Live • Host: Kevin Hart • NBC
SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Phil Hymes, Lighting Designer
Geoff Amoral, Lighting Director
Rick McGuinness, Lighting Director
4:17 PM: The first wins for Amoral and McGuinness. “This is a giant surprise after 12 times,” says McGuinness. “Phil was just telling me his last Emmy he won was in 1967.”
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown • Southern Italy • CNN
CNN Original Series and Zero Point Zero Production, Inc.
Anthony Bourdain, Written by
4:24 PM: This is the first of a run of awards that Anthony Bourdain’s show is up for tonight – the first awards show for his CNN series since his suicide in June. “Tony was nominated for this Emmy many times,” producer Lydia Tenaglia says in accepting. “But it had always eluded him, the one he had always coveted so it is with tremendous bittersweetness that I accept it on his behalf….his writing was always fiercely intelligent — very real no bullsh*t…. If he were here, he would thank his longtime literary agent and friend Kim Witherspoon for giving his words life through the medium of books…actually he wouldn’t have done that at all. He wouldn’t have thanked anybody he would have been …..but he’s really off on a journey to parts unknown,” she says, her voice breaking. “We wish we were there to shoot it with him and he really would have written the hell out of that episode.”
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown • Lagos • CNN
CNN Original Series and Zero Point Zero Production, Inc.
Hunter Gross, ACE, EditorOUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
Jane • National Geographic
National Geographic Studios in association with Public Road Productions
Ellen Kuras, Director of Photography
Hugo van Lawick, Archival PhotographyOUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
RuPaul’s Drag Race • 10s Across The Board / Costumes: RuPaul’s gowns • VH1
World of Wonder Productions
Zaldy Goco, Costume Designer
4:30 PM: Second win in three tries for Goco. “Ru, I love you, thank you so much for all the love and inspiration,” he says, his voice shaking.
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert • NBC
Universal Television, The Really Useful Group, Marc Platt Productions, Zadan/Meron Productions
Al Gurdon, Lighting Designer
Travis Hagenbuch, Lighting Director
Ben Green, Lighting Director
Kirk J. Miller, Lighting Director
Eric Christian, Lighting Director
4:34 PM: This is the first win in 13 total noms this year for the live event musical, produced by Craig Zadan who passed away August 20. “I want to dedicate this award to Craig Zadan,” Gurdon says onstage. “He will be sadly missed by all of us. I only got to work with him once, but it was a privilege.”
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • Border Patrol (segment) • HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television
Ryan Barger, EditorOUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR VARIETY, REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION SERIES
Saturday Night Live • Host Bill Hader • NBC
SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Eugene Lee, Production Designer
Akira Yoshimura, Production Designer
Keith Ian Raywood, Production Designer
N. Joseph DeTullio, Production DesignerOUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR VARIETY SPECIAL
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert • NBC
Universal Television, The Really Useful Group, Marc Platt Productions, Zadan/Meron Productions
Jason Ardizzone-West, Production Designer
Melissa Shakun, Art Director
4:39 PM: Chalk up another one for Zadan Inc. Very cool.
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
So You Think You Can Dance • Routines: Brand New, To Make You Feel My Love • FOX
dick clark productions, inc. and 19 Entertainment
Mandy Moore, ChoreographerOUTSTANDING SHORT FORM VARIETY SERIES
Carpool Karaoke: The Series • Apple Music
CBS Television Studios / Fulwell 73
Ben Winston, Executive Producer
James Corden, Executive Producer/Host
Eric Pankowski, Executive Producer
Sheila Rogers, Supervising Producer
4:45 PM: That’s a first Emmy for an Apple show after it jumped into the content game this year. A known brand like Carpool Karaoke doesn’t hurt, right? “To try and do a Carpool Karaoke series without James Corden was a tricky thing,” EP Ben Winston says onstage. “I think this might be Apple’s first Emmy!”
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert • NBC
Universal Television, The Really Useful Group, Marc Platt Productions, Zadan/Meron Productions
Thomas Holmes, Production Mixer
Ellen Fitton, Production Mixer
John Harris, Production Music Mixer
Brian Flanzbaum, Music Mixer
Mark Weglinski, Music Playback Mixer
David Crawford, FOH Mixer
Dan Gerhard, FOH Mixer
Mike Bove, Monitor Mixer
Jason Sears, Monitor Mixer
Christian Schrader, Sweetening MixerOUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert • NBC
Universal Television, The Really Useful Group, Marc Platt Productions, Zadan/Meron Productions
Eric Becker, Technical Director
Emelie Scaminaci, Senior Video Control
Ka-Lai Wong, Senior Video Control
Shaun Harkins, Camera
Raymond Hoover, Camera
Jay Kulick, Camera
Ron Lehman, Camera
Tore Livia, Camera
Adam Margolis, Camera
Lyn Noland, Camera
Jimmy O’Donnell, Camera
Mark S. Renaudin, Camera
Andrew Waruszewski, Camera
4:50 PM: That’s No. 4 tonight for JCS, sweeping away the likes of the Oscars and the Super Bowl halftime show in this category.
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL
The Zen Diaries Of Garry Shandling • HBO
HBO Documentary Films in association with Apatow Productions
Judd Apatow, Executive Producer
Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer
Joe Beshenkovsky, Co-Executive Producer
Michael Bonfiglio, Co-Executive Producer
Sara Bernstein, Supervising Producer
Josh Church, Supervising Producer
Sam Fishell, Producer
Amanda Glaze, Producer
4:54 PM: This is turning into a night of tributes with the victory for the documentary about the late and great Garry Shandling. “I’d like to thank my wife Leslie,” director Judd Apatow says. “I’d like to not thank my two children Maude and Iris,” he added, after chiding them earlier in the show for not coming with him tonight. “I won — it would have been fun to be here. Never again.”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION PROGRAM
Jane • National Geographic
National Geographic Studios in association with Public Road Productions
Brett Morgen, Directed by
4:56 PM: “You’re all in my dream right now,” says director Morgen, winning with his eighth nomination. “I have nothing prepared.” He says his team went two months over in their sound mix and other aspects of production, and Nat Geo “never called me,” saying he was grateful they let him get on with his work uninterrupted.
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES
Wild Wild Country • Netflix
A Duplass Brothers Production in association with Stardust Frames Productions and Submarine Entertainment
Mark Duplass, Executive Producer
Jay Duplass, Executive Producer
Josh Braun, Executive Producer
Dan Braun, Executive Producer
Juliana Lembi, Produced by
Chapman Way, Producer
Maclain Way, ProducerOUTSTANDING EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
Strong Island • Netflix
Yanceville Films, LLC and Louverture Films, LLC
Joslyn Barnes, Produced by
Yance Ford, Produced byOUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
Queer Eye • Netflix
Scout Productions, Inc. and ITV Entertainment, LLC
David Collins, Executive Producer
Michael Williams, Executive Producer
Rob Eric, Executive Producer
Jennifer Lane, Executive Producer
Adam Sher, Executive Producer
David George, Executive Producer
David Eilenberg, Executive Producer
Jordana Hochman, Executive Producer
Mark Bracero, Co-Executive Producer
Rachelle Mendez, Co-Executive Producer
5:05 PM: Score one for a revival. The Queer Eye team, earlier presenters tonight, return for the hardware. EP David Collins speaks for the huge group onstage: “This show is so important, thank you for what this fab five are doing to help the LGBT movement.”
OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell • CNN
CNN Original Series, All3Media America, Main Event Media
Jimmy Fox, Executive Producer
W. Kamau Bell, Executive Producer
Donny Jackson, Executive Producer
Greg Lipstone, Executive Producer
Layla Smith, Executive Producer
Amy Entelis, Executive Producer
Lizzie Fox, Executive Producer
Justin Yungfleisch, Co-Executive Producer
David E.J. Berger, Supervising Producer
Geraldine Porras, Senior Show Producer
5:10 PM: A shoutout to fellow CNNer Bourdain from senior show producer Geraldine Porras: “This award is dedicated to the memory of Anthony Bourdain, who continues to inspire us every day.”
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell • Sikhs In America • CNN
CNN Original Series, All3Media America, Main Event Media
Bryan Eber, Supervising EditorOUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED OR COMPETITION REALITY PROGRAM
Queer Eye • Series Body Of Work • Netflix
Scout Productions, Inc. and ITV Entertainment, LLC
Thomas Scott Reuther, Supervising Editor
Joe DeShano, Editor
A.M. Peters, Editor
Ryan Taylor, Editor
Matthew D. Miller, Editor
Brian Ray, Editor
5:15 PM: Standing ovation for presenter Carol Burnett.
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
Saturday Night Live • Host: Chance The Rapper / Song Title: Come Back Barack • NBC
SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Eli Brueggemann, Music byOUTSTANDING NARRATOR
Blue Planet II • One Ocean • BBC America
BBC Studios and The Natural History Unit in co-production with BBC America, Tencent, WDR, France Télévisions, CCTV9
Sir David Attenborough, Narrator
5:22 PM: Blue Planet EP James Honeyborne is accepting on behalf of Sir David, whom he says will be “absolutely thrilled.” He says the whole team grew up being inspired by Attenborough, “and we’re still learning from him today.” Carl Reiner might have been the sentimental favorite in this category, but can’t go wrong with a fellow legend here.
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
Tony Bennett: The Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song • PBS
Bounce
Gregg Field, Music DirectorOUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE PROGRAM
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television
Partially Important ProductionsOUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA WITHIN AN UNSCRIPTED PROGRAM
CONAN Without Borders • TBS
Team Coco Digital/Conaco
Conan O’Brien, Executive Producer/Host
Jeff Ross, Executive Producer
Mike Sweeney, Producer
Ruthie Wyatt, Producer
Aaron Bleyaert, Producer
5:30 PM: Recognition for O’Brien’s strong on-the-road special episodes. “Thank you so much to Conan for letting us take you around the world,” Wyatt says onstage.
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES
Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown • CNN (cnn.com)
CNN, Roads & Kingdoms
Kate Kunath, Executive Producer
Joey Zadwarny, ProducerOUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL SERIES OR SPECIAL
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown • CNN
CNN Original Series and Zero Point Zero Production, Inc.
Anthony Bourdain, Executive Producer/Host
Christopher Collins, Executive Producer
Lydia Tenaglia, Executive Producer
Sandra Zweig, Executive Producer
Morgan Fallon, Producer
5:38 PM: The marquee award to Bourdain’s CNN series, now in the midst of airing its final season. Collins onstage recalls Bourdain once asking if you could feel empty and enriched at the same time. Collins says yes, that’s how we all feel now. “We are all enriched because of you,” he adds. “All is not said and done yet.”
OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL
RuPaul’s Drag Race • 10s Across The Board • VH1
World of Wonder Productions
Hector Pocasangre, Hairstylist
Gabriel Villarreal, Personal HairstylistOUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL (NON-PROSTHETIC)
Saturday Night Live • Host: Tina Fey • NBC
SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Louie Zakarian, Department Head Makeup Artist
Amy Tagliamonte, Key Makeup Artist
Jason Milani, Key Makeup Artist
Rachel Pagani, Makeup Artist
Sarah Egan, Makeup Artist
Daniela Zivkovic, Makeup ArtistOUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES
Saturday Night Live • Host: Donald Glover • NBC
SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Steven Cimino, Technical Director
Susan Noll, Video Control
Frank Grisanti, Video Control
John Pinto, Camera
Paul Cangialosi, Camera
Len Wechsler, Camera
Dave Driscoll, Camera
Eric A. Eisenstein, Camera
Joe DeBonis, Camera
5:45 PM: A second win for Glover’s fantastic SNL stint last season as host and musical guest (he dropped his hit single “This Is America” after it aired on the show). That’s six wins for SNL tonight.
5:46 PM: They’re showing the In Memoriam segment, which is the same as last night’s version; a different one will air during the Primetime Emmys a week from tomorrow. Bourdain’s clips seem even more poignant than Saturday as he’s been a big part of this show tonight.
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown • Seattle • CNN
CNN Original Series and Zero Point Zero Production, Inc.
Brian Bracken, Sound Editor
Nick Brigden, Sound EditorOUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown • Lagos • CNN
CNN Original Series and Zero Point Zero Production, Inc.
Benny Mouthon, CAS, Re-Recording MixerOUTSTANDING MOTION DESIGN
(2 winners, previously announced)OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)
Dave Chappelle: Equanimity • Netflix
Pilot Boy Productions / Lathan TV
Dave Chappelle, Executive Producer
Stan Lathan, Executive Producer
Rikki Hughes, Supervising Producer
6 PM: “Dave is a great person,” Lathan says in accepting. “We all love working with him…Dave brings it every time he steps on a stage.”
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
Queer Eye • Netflix
Scout Productions, Inc. and ITV Entertainment, LLC
Ally Grant, Casting by
Beyhan Oguz, Director of Casting and Talent
Gretchen Palek, SVP of Casting and Talent
Danielle Gervais, VP of Casting and TalentOUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
Life Below Zero • Series Body Of Work • National Geographic
BBC Studios
Danny Day, Director of Photography
John Griber, Director of Photography
Mike Cheeseman, Director of Photography
Simeon Houtman, Director of Photography
Terry Pratt, Director of Photography
Rob Gowler, Camera Operator
David Lovejoy, Camera Operator
Ben Mullin, Camera OperatorOUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
RuPaul’s Drag Race • 10s Across The Board • VH1
World of Wonder Productions
Nick Murray, Directed by
6:07 PM: The night’s final presenter Samantha Bee gets in the most political one-liners in in a year of politics dominating pretty much everything including TV. “We are all winners because none of us had to make small talk with Sean Spicer this time,” she said, a hat-tip to James Corden’s previous run-in with the former White House Press Secretary at an awards show. She also points out that reality shows are so important “now that we know that’s how you become president.”
OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
RuPaul’s Drag Race • VH1
World of Wonder Productions
RuPaul, Host
6:10 PM: “Everybody say love! Now drive that down to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue!” RuPaul says for another Emmy in the category. He also gives credit to Carol Burnett and Lorne Michaels for being forces in television. He does a little dance as he leaves the stage in a very cool pink suit.
OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert • NBC
Universal Television, The Really Useful Group, Marc Platt Productions, Zadan/Meron Productions
6:12 PM: A fitting capper to a night that saw several posthumous Emmy wins, Craig Zadan’s last live musical for NBC takes a marquee prize. “This is for Craig…tonight he achieves his goal,” his longtime producing partner Neil Meron says onstage. “Craig would have loved this.” Said John Legend, who got his EGOT tonight along with the musical’s Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. “Every rehearsal we had our director would talk about love, and I love that RuPaul brought that up tonight.” He says there was even love between Jesus and Judas.
That’s a wrap from the Microsoft Theater. See you on Primetime Emmy night.
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