76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Date	September 7-8, 2024
Location	Peacock Theater Los Angeles, California
Television coverage
Network	FXX
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The 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards are special awards that celebrate the amazing artistic and technical work behind American TV shows. These awards recognize the best in areas like animation, music, visual effects, and stunts. They honor shows that aired between June 1, 2023, and May 31, 2024.

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences chooses the winners. The nominees were announced on July 17, 2024, and the awards were given out on September 7 and 8, 2024. You can watch the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in the U.S. on FXX.

Award Winners: Top TV Shows and Talent

This section highlights some of the winners from the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Winners are listed first and shown in bold.

Best TV Programs

These awards celebrate the best shows in different categories.

Outstanding Television Movie

• Quiz Lady (Hulu)

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

• The Oscars (ABC)

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

• Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic (CBS)

Outstanding Game Show

• Jeopardy! (ABC / Syndicated)

Outstanding Animated Program

• Blue Eye Samurai: "The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride" (Netflix)

Outstanding Structured Reality Program

• Shark Tank (ABC)

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

• Welcome to Wrexham (FX)

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series

• Beckham (Netflix)

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

• Jim Henson Idea Man (Disney+)

Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special

• My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney (Netflix)

Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series

• Only Murders in the Building: One Killer Question (Hulu)

Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series

• Shōgun – The Making of Shōgun (FX)

Outstanding Emerging Media Program

• Fallout: Vault 33 (Prime Video)

Amazing Performances

These awards recognize the talented actors and hosts who bring characters and shows to life.

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

• Jon Bernthal – The Bear: "Fishes" as Michael Berzatto (FX)

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

• Jamie Lee Curtis – The Bear: "Fishes" as Donna Berzatto (FX)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

• Néstor Carbonell – Shōgun: "Anjin" as Vasco Rodrigues (FX)

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

• Michaela Coel – Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Bev (Prime Video)

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

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

Outstanding Narrator

• Angela Bassett – Queens: "African Queens" (Nat Geo)

Outstanding Host for a Game Show

• Pat Sajak – Wheel of Fortune (ABC / Syndicated)

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program

• Alan Cumming – The Traitors (Peacock)

Behind-the-Scenes Magic

These awards honor the incredible work that goes into making TV shows look and sound amazing.

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation

This award celebrates individual artists for their outstanding work in animated shows.

• Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake: "The Winter King" – Alex Small-Butera (SmallBu) (Max)
• Blue Eye Samurai: "The Great Fire of 1657" – Toby Wilson (Netflix)
• Blue Eye Samurai: "Hammerscale" – Ryan O'Loughlin (Netflix)
• Blue Eye Samurai: "Nothing Broken" – Brian Kesinger (Netflix)
• Clone High: "Let's Try This Again" – Tara Billinger (Max)
• In the Know: "Yogurt Week" – Jan Maas (Peacock)
• Scavengers Reign: "The Dream" – Noémie Leroux (Max)

Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program

This award recognizes the best set designs for shows set in the past or in fantasy worlds.

• Shōgun: "Anjin" – Helen Jarvis, Chris Beach, Lisa Lancaster, and Jonathan Lancaster (FX)

Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special

• The Oscars – Misty Buckley, Alana Billingsley, John Zuiker, and Margaux Lapresle (ABC)

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

This award goes to the team that finds the perfect actors for a show.

• Shōgun – Laura Schiff, Carrie Audino, Kei Kawamura, Maureen Webb, and Colleen Bolton (FX)

Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming

• 76th Annual Tony Awards: "Opening Number" / "Lifetime Achievement" – Karla Puno Garcia (CBS)

Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)

This award is for the best camera work in an hour-long show.

• Shōgun: "Crimson Sky" – Sam McCurdy (FX)

Outstanding Commercial

• "Fuzzy Feelings" – Hungry Man and TBWA\ Media Arts Lab (Apple – iPhone + Mac)

Outstanding Period Costumes for a Series

This award recognizes the best costumes for shows set in a historical period.

• Shōgun: "Ladies of the Willow World" – Carlos Rosario, Carole Griffin, Kristen Bond, Kenichi Tanaka, and Paula Plachy (FX)

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special

• The Oscars – Hamish Hamilton (ABC)

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Program

• Shōgun: "A Stick of Time" – Sanna Kaarina Seppanen, Mariah Crawley, Madison Gillespie, Nakry Keo, and Janis Bekkering (FX)

Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special

• Billy Joel: The 100th — Live at Madison Square Garden – Steve Cohen, Mark Foffano, Justin Cheatham, Tad Inferrera, and Adrian Bassett (CBS)

Outstanding Main Title Design

This award is for the best opening credits sequence of a show.

• Shōgun – Nadia Tzuo, Xiaolin Zeng, Alex Silver, Lee Buckley, Ilya Tselyutin, and Evan Larimore (FX)

Outstanding Motion Design

• Jim Henson Idea Man – Mark Thompson, Seamus Walsh, Mark Caballero, Ivan Viaranchyk, Max Strizich, and Momo Zhao (Disney+)

Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)

• Shōgun: "The Abyss of Life" – Rebecca Lee, Krystal Devlin, Amber Trudeau, Andrea Alcala, Leslie Graham, Krista Hann, Mike Fields, and Emily Walsh (FX)

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup

This award is for amazing makeup that changes actors' appearances, like creating monsters or older versions of characters.

• Shōgun: "A Dream of a Dream" – Toby Lindala, Bree-Anna Lehto, and Suzie Klimack (FX)

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)

This award is for the best original music written for a TV show.

• Only Murders in the Building: "Sitzprobe" – Siddhartha Khosla (Hulu)

Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics

• Only Murders in the Building: "Sitzprobe" – "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?" by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Marc Shaiman, and Scott Wittman (Hulu)

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

• Palm Royale – Jeff Toyne (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Music Supervision

This award recognizes the person who chooses and places existing songs in a show.

• Fallout: "The End" – Trygge Toven (Prime Video)

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series

This award is for the best editing in a drama show.

• Shōgun: "A Dream of a Dream" – Maria Gonzales and Aika Miyake (FX)

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series

• The Bear: "Fishes" – Joanna Naugle (FX)

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Baby Reindeer: "Episode 4" – Peter H. Oliver and Benjamin Gerstein (Netflix)

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program

• Jim Henson Idea Man – Sierra Neal and Paul Crowder (Disney+)

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)

This award is for the best sound effects, dialogue, and music editing in an hour-long show.

• Shōgun: "Broken to the Fist" – Brian J Armstrong, Benjamin Cook, James Gallivan, John Creed, Ayako Yamauchi, Mark Hailstone, Ken Cain, Melissa Muik, Matt Salib, and Sanaa Kelley (FX)

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)

This award is for the best blending of all the sound elements in an hour-long show.

• Shōgun: "Broken to the Fist" – Steve Pederson, Greg P. Russell, Michael Williamson, Takashi Akaku, and Arno Stephanian (FX)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie

This award celebrates the best computer-generated imagery (CGI) and special effects in a whole season or movie.

• Shōgun – Michael Cliett, Melody Mead, Jed Glassford, Cameron Waldbauer, Philip Engström, Chelsea Mirus, Ed Bruce, Nicholas Murphy, and Kyle Rottman (FX)

Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming

This award recognizes the person who plans and organizes all the stunts in a drama show.

• Mr. & Mrs. Smith – Stephen Pope (Prime Video)

Outstanding Stunt Performance

This award is for the best individual stunt performance.

• Shōgun: "The Eightfold Fence" – Hiroo Minami, Nobuyuki Obikane, Martin Cochingco, and Johnson Phan (FX)

Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Series

• Saturday Night Live: "Host: Timothée Chalamet" – Bill DiGiovanni, John Pinto, Paul Cangialosi, Anthony Tarantino, Dave Driscoll, Brian Phraner, and Daniel Erbeck (NBC)

Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Special

• Billy Joel: The 100th — Live at Madison Square Garden – Jon Pretnar, Rob Balton, Mark Britt, Bobby Del Russo, Daniel Erbeck, Nick Fayo, Pete Forrest, Jonny Harkins, Shaun Harkins, Ray Hoover, John Kosmochewski, Jay Kulick, Kevin Murphy, Lyn Noland, Jimmy O'Donnell, Chris Piazza, Mark Renaudin, Ed Staebler, Mark Whitman, Rich York, Jeff Siegel, Brett Turnbull, J.M. Hurley, and Michael Maiatico (CBS)

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Daniel O'Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Seena Vali, Johnathan Appel, Ali Barthwell, Tim Carvell, Liz Hynes, Ryan Ken, Mark Kramer, Sofía Manfredi, John Oliver, Taylor Kay Phillips, and Chrissy Shackelford (HBO)

Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program

• Conan O'Brien Must Go: "Ireland" – Jessie Gaskell, Conan O'Brien, Matt O'Brien, and Mike Sweeney (Max)

Shows with Many Nominations and Wins

Some shows were nominated for, and won, many Creative Arts Emmy Awards!

Networks with Many Nominations and Wins

Here's how different TV networks and streaming services performed.