In insgesamt 124 Kategorien werden in diesem Jahr Emmys vergeben. Und während die große Gala erst vom 15. auf den 16. September deutscher Zeit ansteht, werden an diesem Wochenende bereits die Creative Arts Emmys vergeben. Sie stehen für den Löwenanteil der Nominierten, insgesamt 99 Gewinnerinnen und Gewinner stehen bereits vor der Gala-Preisverleihung fest. Am Samstag wurden im Peacock Theater in Los Angeles die ersten Preise verliehen, im Mittelpunkt standen dort non-fiktionale Produktionen. 

Großer Gewinner der ersten Emmy-Nacht ist "Saturday Night Live" (NBC), das sechs Preise mit nach Hause nehmen konnte, unter anderem in der Kategorie Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series. Dass an diesem Wochenende 99 Preise vergeben werden, zeigt schon sehr gut, wie stark die verschiedenen Kategorien ausdifferenziert ist. "SNL" nahm dann auch Preise mit nach Hause für das beste Hairstyling und das beste MakeUp. 

"SNL" feiert im kommenden Jahr 50-jähriges Bestehen und hat damit nun schon in seiner Geschichte 90 Emmys gewonnen. Jeweils vier Auszeichnungen gingen am Samstag an Ron Howard’s "Jim Henson: Idea Man" (Disney+), "The Oscars" (ABC) und Netflix’ Animationsserie "Blue Eye Samurai".

Neben "Saturday Night Live" hat auch ein anderes sehr lang laufendes TV-Format in der ersten Nacht der Creative Arts Emmys abgeräumt. "Jeopardy!" wurde als beste Gameshow ausgezeichnet, als bester Host wurde außerdem Pat Sajak ("Wheel of Fortune") geehrt. Für Sajak ist es eine Art Abschiedsgeschenk: Er erhält den Emmy nur wenige Tage bevor Ryan Seacrest seinen Job übernehmen wird. 

Zu einem Ende einer Siegesserie ist es derweil in der Kategorie Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program gekommen. Hier war RuPaul acht Jahre lang in Folge siegreich - und auch 2024 war er nominiert. Gewonnen hat dieses Mal aber Alan Cumming für seine Moderation der US-Version von "Die Verräter" ("The Traitors", Peacock). Als beste Dokumentation wurde die Netflix-Produktion "Beckham" ausgezeichnet. 

Die meisten Nominierungen bei der diesjährigen Emmy-Verleihung haben "Shōgun" (25), "The Bear" (23) sowie "Only Murders in the Building" (21) erhalten. Wegen des Fokus auf Non-Fiktionales standen sie am Samstag noch nicht im Mittelpunkt, auch wenn "Shōgun" einen Preis für das Making Of bekommen hat (Outstanding Short Form Non-Fiction or Reality Series). Ob sich die großen Favoriten letztlich durchsetzen können, ist nach dem ersten Emmy-Abend aber noch unklar. Mehr Sicherheit dürfte es nach dem zweiten Abend der Creative Arts Emmys geben, dann stehen nämlich die fiktionalen Produktionen im Fokus. 

Die Gewinnerinnen und Gewinner im Überblick:

Outstanding Short Form Non-Fiction or Reality Series

Shōgun – The Making Of Shōgun • FX • FX Networks in association with More Media
Stephanie Gibbons, Executive Producer
Sally Daws, Executive Producer
Kenna McCabe, Executive Producer
Melanie Pimentel, Supervising Producer
Joel Kazuo Knoernschild, Senior Producer
Andie Newell, Producer

Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series

Only Murders In The Building: One Killer Question • Hulu • Hulu
Janice C. Molinari, Executive Producer
Dave Roth, Executive Producer
Zuriht Serna, Executive Producer
Trisha Choate, Executive Producer
Jillian Novak, Executive Producer
Xavier Salas, Executive Producer

Outstanding Game Show

Jeopardy! • ABC/Syndicated • Quadra Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television

Outstanding Host For A Game Show

Pat Sajak, Host (Wheel Of Fortune • ABC/Syndicated • Quadra Productions, Inc. / Sony Pictures Studios)

Outstanding Commercial

Fuzzy Feelings – Apple – iPhone + Mac
Hungry Man, Production Company
TBWA\ Media Arts Lab, Ad Agency

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

Maya Rudolph as Connie the Hormone Monstress (Big Mouth • The Ambition Gremlin • Netflix • Netflix)

Outstanding Animated Program

Blue Eye Samurai

Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Or Reality Series

Saturday Night Live • Host: Josh Brolin • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Joe DeTullio, Production Designer
Kenneth MacLeod, Production Designer
Melissa Shakun, Art Director
Kimberly Kachougian, Set Decorator

Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special

The Oscars • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Misty Buckley, Production Designer
Alana Billingsley, Production Designer
John Zuiker, Art Director
Margaux Lapresle, Art Director

Outstanding Choreography For Variety Or Reality Programming

76th Annual Tony Awards • Routines: Opening Number / Lifetime Achievement • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment in association with Tony Award Productions
Karla Puno Garcia, Choreographer

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program

Saturday Night Live • Host: Ryan Gosling • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Jodi Mancuso, Department Head Hairstylist
Cara Hannah, Key Hairstylist
Inga Thrasher, Hairstylist
Joseph Whitmeyer, Hairstylist
Amanda Duffy Evans, Hairstylist
Chad Harlow, Hairstylist
Gina Ferrucci, Hairstylist
Elliott Simpson, Hairstylist

Outstanding Makeup For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program

Saturday Night Live • Host: Ryan Gosling • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Louie Zakarian, Department Head Makeup Artist
Jason Milani, Key Makeup Artist
Amy Tagliamonti, Key Makeup Artist
Rachel Pagani, Makeup Artist
Young Bek, Makeup Artist
Brandon Grether, Makeup Artist
Joanna Pisani, Makeup Artist

Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program

Love On The Spectrum U.S. • Netflix • Northern Pictures for Netflix
Cian O’Clery, Casting by
Sean Bowman, Casting by
Marina Nieto Ritger, Casting by
Emma Choate, Casting by

Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program

Girls State • Apple TV+ • Concordia Studio presentation of a Mile End Films production in association with Apple
Laura Hudock, Director of Photography
Laela Kilbourn, Director of Photography
Daniel Carter, Director of Photography
Erynn Patrick Lamont, Director of Photography
Keri Oberly, Director of Photography
Thorsten Thielow, Director of Photography
Martina Radwan, Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program

Life Below Zero • Bulletproof • National Geographic • BBC Studios Los Angeles for National Geographic
Charlie Beck, Director of Photography
Michael Cheeseman, Director of Photography
Danny Day, Director of Photography
Pedro Delbrey, Camera Operator

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Peyance Productions and Avalon Television
Daniel O’Brien, Senior Writer
Owen Parsons, Senior Writer
Charlie Redd, Senior Writer
Joanna Rothkopf, Senior Writer
Seena Vali, Senior Writer
Johnathan Appel, Writer
Ali Barthwell, Writer
Tim Carvell, Writer
Liz Hynes, Writer
Ryan Ken, Writer
Mark Kramer, Writer
Sofía Manfredi, Writer
John Oliver, Writer
Taylor Kay Phillips, Writer
Chrissy Shackelford, Writer

Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program

Conan O’Brien Must Go • Ireland • HBO | Max • Max in association with Conaco
Jessie Gaskell, Written by
Conan O’Brien, Written by
Matt O’Brien, Written by
Mike Sweeney, Written by

Outstanding Emerging Media Program

Fallout: Vault 33 • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Kilter Films, Bethesda Game Studios
Amazon MGM Studios
Kilter Films
Bethesda Studios

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Or Reality Program

Jim Henson Idea Man • Disney+ • Imagine Documentaries Productions, Disney Branded Television
Daniel Timmons, Supervising Sound Editor
Jeremy S. Bloom, Sound Designer
Ian Cymore, Dialogue Editor
Ryan Rubin, Music Editor

Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary Series Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

Jim Henson Idea Man • Disney+ • Imagine Documentaries Productions, Disney Branded Television
David Fleming, Composer

Outstanding Music Direction

The Oscars • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Rickey Minor, Music Director

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Reality Program

Welcome To Wrexham • Giant Killers • FX • Boardwalk Pictures
Mark Jensen, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Nonfiction Program

The Beach Boys • Disney+ • Walt Disney Pictures
Gary A. Rizzo, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
John Rampey, Production Mixer
Sabi Tulok, Production Mixer
Dennis Hamlin, Production Mixer

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special

Billy Joel: The 100th – Live At Madison Square Garden • CBS • A Sony Music Vision and Enliven Entertainment Production / A Grammy Studios Production in association with Maritime Pictures
Brian Riordan, Re-Recording Mixer
Phil DeTolve, Re-Recording Mixer
Peter Gary, Music Mixer
Brian Flanzbaum, Production Mixer
Josh Weibel, Monitor Mixer
Brian Ruggles, FOH Mixer

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program

Jim Henson Idea Man • Disney+ • Imagine Documentaries Productions, Disney Branded Television
Sierra Neal, Editor
Paul Crowder, ACE, Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In LA • Paranormal • Netflix • Multiple Camera Productions for Netflix
Kelly Lyon, ACE, Editor
Sean McIlraith, Editor
Ryan McIlraith, Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming (Segment)

The Daily Show • The Dailyshowography Of Vivek Ramaswamy: Enter The RamaVerse (segment) • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC
Catherine Trasborg, Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program

Welcome To Wrexham • Up The Town? • FX • Boardwalk Pictures Michael Brown, Editor
Josh Drisko, Editor
Michael Oliver, Editor
Bryan Rowland, Editor
Steve Welch, Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Structured Reality Or Competition Program

The Voice • Series Body Of Work • NBC • MGM Television and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon and ITV Studios The Voice USA, Inc.
Sean Basaman, Supervising Editor
John M. Larson, ACE, Supervising Editor
Robert M. Malachowski Jr., ACE, Supervising Editor
Matt Antell, Editor
John Baldino, Editor
Matthew Blair, Editor
Melissa Silva Borden, Editor
William Fabian Castro, Editor
Andrew Ciancia, Editor
Nicholas Don Vito, Editor
Glen Ebesu, Editor
Rick Enrique, Editor
Greg Fitzsimmons, Editor
Brian Freundlich, Editor
Noel A. Guerra, ACE, Editor
Alyssa Dressman Lehner, Editor
John Homesley, Editor
Omega Hsu, ACE, Editor
Niki Hunter, Editor
Ryan P. James, Editor
Lise Kearney, Editor
Terri Maloney, Editor
James J. Munoz, Editor
Barry Murphy, Editor
Rich Remis, Editor
Robby Thompson, Editor
Matt Wafaie, Editor
Eric Wise, Editor

Outstanding Narrator

Angela Bassett, Narrator (Queens • African Queens • National Geographic • Wildstar Films)

Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series

Beckham • Netflix • A Netflix Documentary Series / A Studio 99 Production in association with Ventureland
John Battsek, Produced by
Nicola Howson, Produced by
Fisher Stevens, Produced by
Billie Shepherd, Produced by
David Gardner, Executive Producer
Gary Neville, Executive Producer
Jonathan Sides, Co-Executive Producer
Craig South, Co-Executive Producer

Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special

Jim Henson Idea Man • Disney+ • Imagine Documentaries Productions, Disney Branded Television
Brian Grazer, Produced by
Ron Howard, Produced by
Sara Bernstein, Produced by
Margaret Bodde, Produced by
Justin Wilkes, Produced by
Mark Monroe, Produced by
Christopher St. John, Produced by

Outstanding Structured Reality Program

Shark Tank • ABC • MGM Television in association with Sony Pictures Television

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

Welcome To Wrexham • FX • Boardwalk Pictures

Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking

Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project • HBO | Max • Confluential Films and Rada Studio in association with JustFilms | Ford Foundation in association with Bertha Doc Society
Joe Brewster, Produced by
Michèle Stephenson, Produced by
Tommy Oliver, Produced by

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program

The Traitors • Peacock • Studio Lambert
Alan Cumming, Host

Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series Or Special

My Next Guest With David Letterman And John Mulaney • Netflix • Jax Media and Worldwide Pants, Inc. for Netflix
Tommy Alter, Producer
Tom Keaney, Executive Producer
Mary Barclay, Executive Producer
Michael Steed, Executive Producer
Séamus Murphy-Mitchell, Executive Producer
Justin Wilkes, Executive Producer
Jake Fuller, Executive Producer

Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking

Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project • HBO | Max • Confluential Films and Rada Studio in association with JustFilms | Ford Foundation in association with Bertha Doc Society
Joe Brewster, Produced by
Michèle Stephenson, Produced by
Tommy Oliver, Produced by

Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program

Girls State • Apple TV+ • Concordia Studio presentation of a Mile End Films production in association with Apple
Amanda McBaine, Directed by
Jesse Moss, Directed by

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Series

Saturday Night Live • Host: Kristen Wiig • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Geoffrey Amoral, Lighting Director
Rick McGuinness, Lighting Director
Trevor Brown, Moving Light Programmer
Tim Stasse, Moving Light Programmer William McGuinness, Chief Lighting Technician
Frank Grisanti, Video Control

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special

Billy Joel: The 100th – Live At Madison Square Garden • CBS • A Sony Music Vision and Enliven Entertainment Production / A Grammy Studios Production in association with Maritime Pictures
Steve Cohen, Lighting Designer
Mark Foffano, Lighting Consultant
Justin Cheatham, Lighting Director
Tad Inferrera, Lighting Director
Adrian Bassett, Chief Lighting Technician

Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Series

Saturday Night Live • Host: Timothée Chalamet • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Bill DiGiovanni, Technical Director
John Pinto, Camera
Paul Cangialosi, Camera
Anthony Tarantino, Camera
Dave Driscoll, Camera
Brian Phraner, Camera
Daniel Erbeck, Camera

Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Special

Billy Joel: The 100th – Live At Madison Square Garden • CBS • A Sony Music Vision and Enliven Entertainment Production / A Grammy Studios Production in association with Maritime Pictures
Jon Pretnar, Technical Director
Rob Balton, Camera
Mark Britt, Camera
Bobby Del Russo, Camera
Daniel Erbeck, Camera
Nick Fayo, Camera
Pete Forrest, Camera
Jonny Harkins, Camera
Shaun Harkins, Camera
Ray Hoover, Camera
John Kosmochewski, Camera
Jay Kulick, Camera
Kevin Murphy, Camera
Lyn Noland, Camera
Jimmy O’Donnell, Camera
Chris Piazza, Camera
Mark Renaudin, Camera
Ed Staebler, Camera
Mark Whitman, Camera
Rich York, Camera
Jeff Siegel, Camera
Brett Turnbull, Camera
J.M. Hurley, Video Control
Michael Maiatico, Video Control

Outstanding Directing For A Reality Program

Love On The Spectrum • Episode 7 • Netflix • Northern Pictures for Netflix
Cian O’Clery, Directed by

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special

The Oscars • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Hamish Hamilton, Directed by

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series

Saturday Night Live • Host: Ryan Gosling • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Liz Patrick, Directed by

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

Dick Van Dyke 98 Years Of Magic • CBS • Smart Dog Media and White Label Productions in association with CBS
Craig Plestis, Executive Producer
Chris Wagner, Executive Producer
Clara Plestis, Executive Producer
Ashley Edens, Executive Producer
Deena Katz, Executive Producer
Arlene Van Dyke, Executive Producer
Stephanie Wagner, Supervising Producer
Brittany Cherry, Producer
Ariel Kubit, Producer
Chelsea Gonnering, Line Producer

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

The Oscars • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Raj Kapoor, Executive Producer
Molly McNearney, Executive Producer
Katy Mullan, Executive Producer
Rob Paine, Co-Executive Producer
Taryn Hurd Bleckner, Producer
Sarah Levine Hall, Producer
Jimmy Kimmel, Host