The 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards kicked off Saturday night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
This year, HBO Max medical drama “The Pitt” led the nominations with 25 nods, while “Hacks” got 24 nominations for its fifth and final season. Apple TV’s “Pluribus” picked up 18 nominations.
Check out the complete list of this year’s Creative Arts Emmy Award winners below.
Creative Arts Emmys Night 1 Winners
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
- Desi Lydic, “The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains” — WINNER
- Kim Estes, “Big Law”
- Randy Rainbow, “The Randy Rainbow Show”
OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
- Alan Cumming, “The Traitors” — WINNER
- RuPaul Charles, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
- Ariana Madix, “Love Island USA”
- Kristen Kish, “Top Chef”
- Jeff Probst, “Survivor”
OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A GAME SHOW
- Ken Jennings, “Jeopardy!”
- Steve Harvey, “Celebrity Family Feud”
- Jimmy Kimmel, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” — WINNER
- Colin Jost, “Pop Culture Jeopardy!”
- Martin Short, “Match Game”
OUTSTANDING NARRATOR
- David Attenborough, “Ocean With David Attenborough”
- David Attenborough, “A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough”
- Werner Herzog, “Ghost Elephants”
- Jodie Foster, “Breakdown: 1975”
- Octavia Spencer, “Lost Women of Alaska: The Missing” — WINNER
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
- “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny”
- “68th Annual Grammy Awards”
- “The Muppet Show” — WINNER
- “The Oscars”
- “78th Annual Tony Awards”
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
- “The Amazing Race”
- “Love on the Spectrum” — WINNER
- “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
- “Survivor”
- “Top Chef”
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR VARIETY OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
- “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” — WINNER
- “2025 MTV Video Music Awards”
- “The Oscars”
- “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
- “Wicked: One Wonderful Night”
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
- “My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay”
- “Ocean With David Attenborough” — WINNER
- “The Tale of Silyan”
- “Tucci in Italy”
- “The Yogurt Shop Murders”
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
- “The Amazing Race”
- “Love on the Spectrum”
- “Survivor”
- “The Traitors” — WINNER
- “Welcome to Wrexham”
OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL
- “Backstory – Levi’s”
- “Backyard Legends – Adidas World Cup”
- “A Critter Carol – Apple”
- “I’m Not Remarkable – Apple” — WINNER
- “Why Do It – Nike”
- “Your Way Out – Coinbase”
OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
- Juried — recipients already announced:
- “The Masked Singer”
- “The Traitors”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
- Andy Fisher, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
- Yvonne De Mare, “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” — WINNER
- Liz Patrick, “Saturday Night Live”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
- Hamish Hamilton, “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” — WINNER
- Rikki Hughes, “Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable…”
- Glenn Weiss, “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show”
- Glenn Weiss, “78th Annual Tony Awards”
- Julie Dash, “Wanda Sykes: Legacy”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION PROGRAM
- Lawrence Kasdan, “Marty, Life Is Short”
- Judd Apatow, “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!”
- Rebecca Miller, “Mr. Scorsese”
- Mariska Hargitay, “My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay” — WINNER
- Alexandria Stapleton, “Sean Combs: The Reckoning”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
- Bertram van Munster, “The Amazing Race”
- Cian O’Clery, “Love on the Spectrum”
- Nick Murray, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
- Anna Moulaison, “Top Chef”
- Ben Archard, “The Traitors” — WINNER
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING
- “The Muppet Show” — WINNER
- “Nikki Glaser: Good Girl”
- “Ramy Youssef: In Love”
- “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show”
- “Wanda Sykes: Legacy”
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING (SEGMENT)
- “The Daily Show”
- “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
- “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” — WINNER
- “Saturday Night Live” (“Home Alone”)
- “Saturday Night Live” (“Mahaspital (The New Pitt)”)
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
- “John Candy: I Like Me”
- “Marty, Life Is Short”
- “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!”
- “Mr. Scorsese”
- “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” — WINNER
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM
- “The Amazing Race”
- “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
- “Survivor”
- “The Traitors” — WINNER
- “The Voice”
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
- “America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders”
- “Deadliest Catch”
- “Love on the Spectrum” — WINNER
- “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked”
- “Welcome to Wrexham”
OUTSTANDING EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAM
- “Blumhouse Enhanced Cinema”
- “Uncanny Alley: A New Day” — WINNER
- “The World of Fallout”
OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAMMING
- Juried — recipient already announced:
- “Crafting Crimes”
OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
- “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny”
- “Dancing With the Stars”
- “RuPaul’s Drag Race” — WINNER
- “Saturday Night Live”
- “Wicked: One Wonderful Night”
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SERIES
- “Dancing With the Stars”
- “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
- “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” — WINNER
- “Saturday Night Live”
- “The Voice”
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SPECIAL
- “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” — WINNER
- “68th Annual Grammy Awards”
- “The Oscars”
- “78th Annual Tony Awards”
- “Wicked: One Wonderful Night”
OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
- “Dancing With the Stars”
- “The Oscars”
- “Saturday Night Live” — WINNER
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
- “High Horse: The Black Cowboy”
- “John Candy: I Like Me” — WINNER
- “Kingdom”
- “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!”
- “Ocean With David Attenborough”
- “Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age”
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
- “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” — WINNER
- “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
- “The Oscars”
- “Saturday Night Live”
- “Wicked: One Wonderful Night”
OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)
- “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” — WINNER
- “83rd Annual Golden Globes”
- “68th Annual Grammy Awards”
- “The Oscars”
- “78th Annual Tony Awards”
OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)
- “Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable…”
- “The Muppet Show” — WINNER
- “Nikki Glaser: Good Girl”
- “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show”
- “Wicked: One Wonderful Night”
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY, DRAMA OR VARIETY SERIES
- “Bad Thoughts”
- “Colbert Before Air” — WINNER
- “The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains”
- “The Randy Rainbow Show”
- “SubwayTakes With Kareem Rahma”
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES
- “Hacks: Bit by Bit”
- “Inside The Pitt” — WINNER
- “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette – A Love Untold”
- “Shrinking – In It Together”
- “This Is a Gardening Show”
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL
- “John Candy: I Like Me”
- “Marty, Life Is Short”
- “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!”
- “My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay” — WINNER
- “Ocean With David Attenborough”
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES
- “The American Revolution”
- “Mr. Scorsese” — WINNER
- “Rafa”
- “Sean Combs: The Reckoning”
- “The Yogurt Shop Murders”
OUTSTANDING HOSTED NONFICTION SERIES OR SPECIAL
- “The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Give the Man a Prize”
- “Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.”
- “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman”
- “The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy”
- “Tucci in Italy” — WINNER
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
- “The Librarians” — WINNER
- “The Tale of Silyan”
OUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
- “Antiques Roadshow” — WINNER
- “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”
- “Love Is Blind”
- “Queer Eye”
- “Shark Tank”
OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
- “America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders”
- “Love on the Spectrum” — WINNER
- “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked”
- “Summer House”
- “Welcome to Wrexham”
OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW
- “Celebrity Family Feud”
- “Jeopardy!” — WINNER
- “The Price Is Right”
- “Wheel of Fortune”
- “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
- “Billy Joel: And So It Goes”
- “John Candy: I Like Me”
- “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!”
- “Ocean With David Attenborough” — WINNER
- “World War II With Tom Hanks”
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL
- “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” — WINNER
- “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
- “The Muppet Show”
- “The Oscars”
- “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show”
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
- “Billy Joel: And So It Goes” — WINNER
- “John Candy: I Like Me”
- “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!”
- “Ocean With David Attenborough”
- “Tucci in Italy”
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
- “The Amazing Race”
- “Deadliest Catch”
- “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
- “The Voice”
- “Welcome to Wrexham” — WINNER
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SERIES
- “The Daily Show”
- “Dancing With the Stars”
- “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
- “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” — WINNER
- “Saturday Night Live”
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SPECIAL
- “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” — WINNER
- “The Oscars”
- “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction 2025”
- “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show”
- “Wicked: One Wonderful Night”
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
- “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
- Molly McNearney, Danny Ricker, Head Writers
- Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Co-Head Writers
- Jamie Abrahams, Rory Albanese, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Bryan Cook, Devin Field, Eric Immerman, Jesse Joyce, Laurie Kilmartin, Jimmy Kimmel, Gregory Martin, Jesse McLaren, Keaton Patti, Louis Virtel, Troy Walker, Writers
- “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
- Daniel O’Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Seena Vali, Senior Writers Johnathan Appel, Ali Barthwell, Tim Carvell, Liz Hynes, Ryan Ken, Sofía Manfredi, John Oliver, Taylor Kay Phillips, Chrissy Shackelford, Writers
- “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” — WINNER
- Ariel Dumas, Jay Katsir, Head Writers
- Delmonte Bent, Michael Brumm, Aaron Cohen, Stephen T. Colbert, Paul Dinello, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Michael Cruz Kayne, Eliana Kwartler, Matt Lappin, Caroline Lazar, Pratima Mani, Felipe Torres Medina, Opus Moreschi, Carley Moseley, Asher Perlman, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux, Steve Waltien, Written by
- Aaron Nemo, Cold Open Writer
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
- “Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace”
- Chris Fleming, Written by
- “The Muppet Show” — WINNER
- Albertina Rizzo, Gabe Liedman, Nedaa Sweiss, Kelly Younger, Andrew Williams, Written by
- “Nikki Glaser: Good Girl”
- Nikki Glaser, Written by
- “The Oscars”
- Amberia Allen, Jose Arroyo, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Jessie Gaskell, Skyler Higley, Berkley Johnson, Ian Karmel, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Carol Leifer, Todd Levin, Jon Macks, Conan O’Brien, Matt O’Brien, Agathe Panaretos, Mike Sweeney, Written by
- Levi MacDougall, Special Material Written by
- Eric Roth, In Memoriam Segment Written by
- “Wanda Sykes: Legacy”
- Wanda Sykes, Written by
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
- “The American Revolution”
- Geoffrey C. Ward, Written by
- “The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Give the Man a Prize” — WINNER
- Jennifer Flanz, Ian Berger, Zhubin Parang, Devin Delliquanti, Scott Sherman, Jordan Klepper, Writers
- “The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy”
- David Reilly, Christine Rose, Written by
