All the Creative Arts Emmys 2026 winners from both nights, in one place

Across two nights of Creative Arts ceremonies on Sept. 5–6, the Television Academy handed out more than a hundred Emmys — and a few clear front-runners emerged. The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny dominated the first evening with seven trophies, while Apple’s Widow’s Bay surged on Night 2 with eight wins as acting prizes joined the craft races.

Widow’s Bay led Night 2 with eight Emmys; Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show topped Night 1 with seven.

Night 1: Live shows rule

The opening night produced a crowded scoreboard: Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl spectacle took home seven Emmys; The Traitors collected six; The Late Show with Stephen Colbert grabbed five; The Muppet Show earned four; and Love on the Spectrum finished with three, including casting and editing. Mariska Hargitay’s deeply personal documentary won two, as did Ocean with David Attenborough.

• Outstanding Game Show — Jeopardy!
• Outstanding Host for a Game Show — Jimmy Kimmel (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire)
• Outstanding Variety Special (Live) — The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
• Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) — The Muppet Show
• Outstanding Reality Competition Program — The Traitors
• Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program — Alan Cumming (The Traitors), his third straight win
• Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program — Love on the Spectrum (also won for casting and picture editing)
• Outstanding Structured Reality Program — Antiques Roadshow
• Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program — Love on the Spectrum
• Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program — The Traitors (Ben Archard)
• Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program — The Traitors
• Outstanding Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series — The Traitors (“The Black Banquet”)
• Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
• Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
• Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Series — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
• Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming — The Muppet Show
• Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special — The Muppet Show
• Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
• Outstanding Music Direction — The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
• Outstanding Choreography (Variety or Reality) — The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
• Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Special — The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
• Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special — The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
• Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special — My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay
• Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program — Mariska Hargitay (My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay)
• Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series — Mr. Scorsese
• Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special — Tucci in Italy (hosted by Stanley Tucci)
• Outstanding Narrator — Octavia Spencer (Lost Women of Alaska: The Missing), her first Emmy
• Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program — Ocean with David Attenborough
• Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program — Sean Combs: The Reckoning
• Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program — Billy Joel: And So It Goes
• Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series — Colbert Before Air
• Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series — Inside the Pitt

Night 2: Acting and scripted highlights

The second evening moved key acting races into the Creative Arts spotlight for the first time alongside a fresh slate of scripted and craft wins. Totals told the story: Widow’s Bay scored eight, DTF St. Louis six, canceled-but-victorious Spider- Noir five, and both The Pitt and Pluribus collected four. Beef, Margo’s Got Money Troubles and Palm Royale each took home three.

• Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series — Rob Reiner (The Bear), awarded posthumously
• Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series — Betty Gilpin (Widow’s Bay)
• Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series — Ernest Harden Jr. (The Pitt)
• Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series — Shailene Woodley (Paradise), her first Emmy and the show’s first win
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie — David Harbour ( DTF St. Louis), his first Emmy
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie — Linda Cardellini (DTF St. Louis)
• Outstanding Animated Program — South Park
• Outstanding Cinematography for a Comedy Series — Spider-Noir
• Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie — DTF St. Louis (the HBO limited series also won for acting, writing, directing and picture editing)
• Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program — Widow’s Bay (part of an eight-trophy night that also included casting, cinematography, sound editing, sound mixing, music supervision and music composition)
• Outstanding Production Design for a Period or Fantasy Program — Fallout ( also recognized for costumes)
• Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series — Widow’s Bay
• Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series — The Pitt
• Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie — DTF St. Louis
• Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series — DTF St. Louis
• Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series — Pluribus (also won for main title theme music, production design and sound mixing)
• Outstanding Costumes for a Comedy Series — Margo’s Got Money Troubles (along with hairstyling and makeup)
• Outstanding Costumes for a Period or Fantasy Series — Bridgerton ( added a character voice-over win for Julie Andrews)
• Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series — Beef (also took sound editing and sound mixing)
• Outstanding Hairstyling for a Comedy Series — Margo’s Got Money Troubles
• Outstanding Hairstyling for a Period or Fantasy Program — Bridgerton
• Outstanding Makeup for a Comedy Series — Margo’s Got Money Troubles
• Outstanding Makeup (Prosthetic) for a Period or Fantasy Program — The Pitt
• Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series — Spider-Noir
• Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie — Beef
• Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series — Widow’s Bay
• Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie — Beef
• Outstanding Music Composition for a Series — The Pitt (music and lyrics for “Need Someone”)
• Outstanding Main Title Theme Music — Pluribus
• Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie — The Beast in Me (Sean Callery and Sara Barone)
• Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series — The Boys
• Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series — Spider-Noir
• Outstanding Stunt Performance — A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
• Outstanding Special Visual Effects — Spider-Noir
• Outstanding Title Design — Spider-Noir
• Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance — Julie Andrews (Bridgerton)
• Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation ( Juried) — Uzoma Dunkwu (Eyes of Wakanda); David Krentz and Scott Wills (Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal); Howard Chen (The Mighty Nein); Takashi Okazaki (Star Wars: Visions)
• Legacy Award — I Love Lucy, the inaugural honor

The Primetime Emmys cap the festivities on Saturday, Sept. 14 from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with Mariska Hargitay hosting live on NBC and streaming on Peacock.