UPDATE: Shōgun takes home 14 Creative Arts Emmy wins tonight. Coupled with last night’s win, that makes a total of 15 wins for the freshman series. The Bear took home seven awards.
Check back at The Contending all through next week for our predictions on next Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards!
Last night, the Television Academy announced the first of two nights of the 2024 Creative Arts Emmy awards. The absolute best thing about last night was Angela Bassett’s win in the Narration category after nine nominations. She was shocked according to Variety, but we were absolutely thrilled. Other than a Saturday Night Live dominance of the evening, there weren’t many other awards that would perhaps give us a window into how things will go on the September 15 Primetime ceremony.
I say that with massive hesitation, though, because many Emmy watchers tend to take an underwhelming response during the Creative Arts ceremony as a sign of weakness on the Primetime ceremony. There are several examples, but the best I can think of at the moment is back in 2022 when Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso went home empty-handed at the Creative Arts, causing all Emmy watchers to largely shift to Abbott Elementary for Comedy Series. At that year’s Primetime ceremony, Ted Lasso won four Emmys, including direction and Comedy Series. There are other examples, but you get the general idea.
So, take whatever wins tonight with a grain of salt. We expect FX’s Shōgun to do very, very well tonight, but if it doesn’t, then does that mean The Crown is taking Drama Series? Probably not. The most interesting race to watch tonight will be between FX’s The Bear and HBO MAX’s Hacks. The two series will face off against each other in several half-hour and contemporary categories, but The Bear is widely expected to come out of tonight’s ceremony with more Emmys. However, if Hacks overperforms, then next Sunday’s Primetime showdown between the two titles will be even more fascinating.
Overall, FX’s Shōgun leads the 2024 Emmy nominations with 25 with the network’s The Bear following closely with 23 nominations. Hulu’s Only Murders In the Building took third place with 21 nominations. Hacks has 16 nominations, one shy from last year’s 17 nomination haul.
The major / above-the-line Emmy awards will be announced on September 15 in the Primetime ceremony, live on ABC.
Here are the complete list of nominees (categories are in alphabetical order) and winners (refresh for updates) for tonight’s Creative Arts Emmy ceremony.
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary, ABC
The Bear, FX (WINNER)
Curb your Enthusiasm, HBO | Max
Hacks, HBO | Max
Only Murders In the Building, Hulu
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
The Crown, Netflix
The Morning Show, Apple TV+
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Prime Video
Shōgun, FX (WINNER)
Slow Horses, Apple TV+
Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Baby Reindeer, Netflix (WINNER)
Fargo, FX
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, FX
Ripley, Netflix
True Detective: Night Country, HBO | Max
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
Bob Hearts Abishola, CBS
The Conners, ABC
Fraiser, Paramount+
How I Met Your Father, Hulu (WINNER)
Night Court, NBC
The Upshaws, Netflix
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
The Bear, FX (WINNER)
Hacks, HBO | Max
Physical, Apple TV+
Reservations Dogs, FX
Sugar, Apple TV+
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)
The Crown: “Ritz”, Netflix
The Crown: “Sleep, Dearie Sleep”, Netflix
Shōgun: “Anjin”, FX (WINNER)
Shōgun: “Crimson Sky”, FX
3 Body Problem, Netflix
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, HBO | Max
Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
All the Light We Cannot See, Netflix
Fargo, FX
Griselda, Netflix
Lessons In Chemistry, Apple TV+
Ripley, Netflix (WINNER)
True Detective: Night Country, HBO | Max
Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series
The Bear, FX
The Crown, Netflix (WINNER)
Hacks, HBO | Max
Only Murders In the Building, Hulu
The Righteous Gemstones, HBO | Max
Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
American Horror Story: Delicate, FX (WINNER)
Baby Reindeer, Netflix
Fargo, FX
The Regime, HBO | Max
True Detective: Night Country, HBO | Max
Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
The Bear, FX
Hacks, HBO | Max
The Morning Show, Apple TV+ (WINNER)
Only Murders In the Building, Hulu
True Detective: Night Country, HBO | Max
Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling
Abbott Elementary, ABC
The Bear, FX
Hacks, HBO | Max
The Morning Show, Apple TV+ (WINNER)
Only Murders In the Building, Hulu
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes
Ahsoka, Disney+ (WINNER)
Echo, Disney+
Fallout, Prime Video
Loki, Disney+
What We Do In the Shadows, FX
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Jon Bernthal, The Bear, FX (WINNER)
Matthew Broderick, Only Murders In the Building, Hulu
Ryan Gosling, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Christopher Lloyd, Hacks, HBO | Max
Bob Odenkirk, The Bear, FX
Will Poulter, The Bear, FX
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Olivia Colman, The Bear, FX
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear, FX (WINNER)
Kaitlin Olson, Hacks, HBO | Max
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Only Murders In the Building, Hulu
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Néstor Carbonell, Shōgun, FX (WINNER)
Paul Dano, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Prime Video
Tracy Letts, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, HBO | Max
Jonathan Pryce, Slow Horses, Apple TV+
John Turturro, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Prime Video
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Michaela Coel, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Prime Video (WINNER)
Claire Foy, The Crown, Netflix
Marcia Gay Harden, The Morning Show, Apple TV+
Sarah Paulson, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Prime Video
Parker Posey, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Prime Video
Outstanding Main Title Design
Fallout, Prime Video
Lessons In Chemistry, Apple TV+
Palm Royale, Apple TV+
Shōgun, FX (WINNER)
Silo, Apple TV+
3 Body Problem, Netflix
Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
All the Light We Cannot See, Netflix
Fargo, FX
Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Paramount+
Lessons In Chemistry, Apple TV+ (WINNER)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Peacock
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
The Crown, Netflix
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Prime Video
Only Murders In the Building, Hulu (WINNER)
Palm Royale, Apple TV+
Shōgun, FX
Silo, Apple TV+
Slow Horses, Apple TV+
Outstanding Music Supervision
Baby Reindeer, Netflix
Fallout, Prime Video (WINNER)
Fargo, FX
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Prime Video
Only Murders In the Building, Hulu
True Detective: Night Country, HBO | Max
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, FX
Lessons In Chemistry, Apple TV+
Masters In the Air, Apple TV+
Palm Royale, Apple TV+ (WINNER)
Shōgun, FX
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
“The Medium Time,” Girls5eva, Netflix
“Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?,” Only Murders In the Building, Hulu (WINNER)
“Maya Rudolph Mother’s Day Monologue,”Saturday Night Live, NBC
“Love Will Survive,” The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Peacock
“No Use,” True Detective: Night Country, HBO | Max
Outstanding Performer In a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
Eric André, The Eric André Show, Adult Swim (WINNER)
Desi Lydic, Desi Lydic Foxsplains – The Daily Show, YouTube
Mena Suvari, RZR, Gala Film
Outstanding Period Costumes for a Series
The Gilded Age, HBO | Max
The New Look, Apple TV+
Palm Royale, Apple TV+
Shōgun, FX (WINNER)
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, HBO | Max
Outstanding Period Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, FX (WINNER)
Griselda, Netflix
Lessons In Chemistry, Apple TV+
Mary & George, Starz
Ripley, Netflix
Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling
Ahsoka, Disney+
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, FX
The Gilded Age, HBO | Max
Palm Royale, Apple TV+
Shōgun, FX (WINNER)
Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
The Crown, Netflix
Fallout, Prime Video
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, FX
Palm Royale, Apple TV+
Shōgun, FX (WINNER)
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series
Fallout: “The End”, Prime Video
Fallout: “The Ghouls”, Prime Video
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Prime Video
Shōgun, FX (WINNER)
Slow Horses, Apple TV+
3 Body Problem, Netflix
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series
Fraiser, Paramount+
How I Met Your Father, Hulu (WINNER)
Night Court, NBC
The Upshaws: “Ain’t Broke”, Netflix
The Upshaws: “Auto Motives”, Netflix
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series
The Bear, FX (WINNER)
Hacks, HBO | Max
Only Murders In the Building: “Sitzprobe”, Hulu
Only Murders In the Building: “The White Room”, Hulu
Reservations Dogs, FX
What We Do In the Shadows, FX
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Baby Reindeer, Netflix (WINNER)
Black Mirror: “Beyond the Sea”, Netflix
Fargo, FX
Ripley, Netflix
True Detective: Night Country: “Part 4”, HBO | Max
True Detective: Night Country: “Part 6:, HBO | Max
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)
The Crown, Netflix (WINNER)
Fargo, FX
The Gentlemen, Netflix
The Morning Show, Apple TV+
True Detective: Night Country, HBO | Max
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
Fallout, Prime Video
The Gilded Age, HBO | Max
Palm Royale, Apple TV+
Ripley, Netflix
Shōgun, FX (WINNER)
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)
The Bear, FX
Frasier, Paramount+
Hacks, HBO | Max
Only Murders In the Building, Hulu (WINNER)
What We Do In the Shadows, FX
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup
Ahsoka, Disney+
Fallout, Prime Video
Shōgun, FX (WINNER)
True Detective: Night Country, HBO | Max
The Witcher, Netflix
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
Avatar: The Last Airbender, Netflix
Fallout, Prime Video
Shōgun, FX (WINNER)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Paramount+
3 Body Problem, Netflix
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
Ahsoka, Disney+
The Bear, FX (WINNER)
Blue Eye Samurai, Netflix
Only Murders In the Building, Hulu
Star Trek: Lower Decks, Paramount+
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special
All the Light We Cannot See, Netflix
Fargo, FX
Masters of the Air, Apple TV+
Ripley, Netflix (WINNER)
True Detective: Night Country, HBO | Max
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
The Crown, Netflix
Fallout, Prime Video
Loki, Disney+
Shōgun, FX (WINNER)
3 Body Problem, Netflix
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Black Mirror: “Beyond the Sea”, Netflix
Fargo, FX
Masters of the Air, Apple TV+ (WINNER)
Ripley, Netflix
True Detective: Night Country, HBO | Max
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
The Bear, FX (WINNER)
Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO | Max
Hacks, HBO | Max
Only Murders In the Building, Hulu
What We Do In the Shadows, FX
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie
Ahsoka, Disney+
Avatar: The Last Airbender, Netflix
Fallout, Prime Video
Loki, Disney+
Shōgun, FX (WINNER)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode
All the Light We Cannot See, Netflix
The Crown, Netflix
Ripley, Netflix (WINNER)
True Detective: Night Country, HBO | Max
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, HBO | Max
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming
The Brothers Sun, Netflix
The Gentlemen, Netflix (WINNER)
The Righteous Gemstones, HBO | Max
Twisted Metal, Peacock
What We Do In the Shadows, FX
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming
Fallout, Prime Video
FBI: Most Wanted, CBS
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Prime Video (WINNER)
The Rookie, ABC
Warrior, HBO | Max
Outstanding Stunt Performance
The Continental: From the World of John Wick, Peacock
Fallout, Prime Video
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Prime Video
The Righteous Gemstones, HBO | Max
Shōgun, FX (WINNER)
Outstanding Television Movie
Mr. Monk’s Last Case, Peacock
Quiz Lady, Hulu (WINNER)
Red, White & Royal Blue, Prime Video
Scoop, Netflix
Unfrosted, Netflix
A joke, and the joke's on us. Shogun should have stayed in limited. Clear category fraud. Have them in drama series NEXT year. And the fücking Bear…I blame the Academy for not showing zero tolerance for genre fraud. They could have nipped this in the bud 5 years ago but they allowed dramas like Fleabag, Russian Doll, Flight Attendant, and Barry get away with murder. Yet they looked the other way.
At least Shogun was honest prior to the Emmy voting window and said they're going to do a second season. If the story continues, then I don't see your beef with that.
My beef is that this was supposed to be a limited series and then they got a mulligan and switched. Is it possible FX was spooked they'd be up against flavor of the moment Baby Reindeer and returning seasons of Fargo and True Detective? They probably would romp there. And next year, if the show's quality maintains it's high standard, FX could boast of a limited AND drama series winning.
But drama series was compromised (self-sabotaged?) with the Emmys" petty snub of TV's best 60 minutes last season, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. SNW has the deepest bench of actors who kicked ass AF. The Emmys never gave them the chance to shine against their peers.. Asterisk city, then. Time for the Saturn Awards to bail ATAS out. Again.
Makes one wonder who were these pretend comedies I mentioned earlier trying to avoid, which is why their networks switched their genres.
Complete list of presenters next Sunday; looks like a West Wing reunion:
Christine Baranski
Kathy Bates
Meredith Baxter
Candice Bergen
Gael Garcia Bernal
Matt Bomer
Zach Braff
Connie Britton
Nicola Coughlan
Billy Crystal
Viola Davis
Giancarlo Esposito
Colin Farrell
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Lily Gladstone
Selena Gomez
Dulé Hill
Ron Howard
Brendan Hunt
Joshua Jackson
Allison Janney
Don Johnson
Mindy Kaling
Jimmy Kimmel
Padma Lakshmi
Greta Lee
John Leguizamo
George Lopez
Diego Luna
Jane Lynch
Steve Martin
Nava Mau
Reba McEntire
Janel Moloney
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Niecy Nash-Betts
Taylor Zakhar Perez
Mekhi Phifer
Melissa Peterman
Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Sam Richardson
Maya Rudolph
Richard Schiff
Martin Sheen
Martin Short
Jean Smart
Jimmy Smits
Antony Starr
Gina Torres
Dick Van Dyke
Susan Kelechi Watson
Damon Wayans
Kristen Wiig
Henry Winkler
Bowen Yang
Steven Yeun
Also, 2 Paris Olympic medalists; swimmer Caeleb Dressel and bronze medalist rugby player Ilona Maher.