On 12 September at the Microsoft Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, HBO received
29 awards at the Creative Arts Emmys, which celebrate technical achievements in
television. The network received accolades for drama series Game of
Thrones, which won eight awards; TV film Bessie, which won
four awards; documentary Going Clear, which won three awards; and
miniseries’ The Jinx and Olive Kitterage which won two
awards each.
NBC received 11 awards, with Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary
Special taking four of the wins. FX won eight awards, with five awards going
to American Horror Story.
Below is a complete list of winners:
Outstanding Television Movie
Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Curtain, Poirot’s Last Case (Acorn TV)
Bessie (HBO)
Grace of Monaco (Lifetime)
Hello Ladies: The Movie (HBO)
Killing Jesus (National Geographic Channel)
Nightingale (HBO)
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
The Knick (Cinemax)
Mad Men (AMC)
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Key & Peele (Comedy Central)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
The Voice (NBC)
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
Bessie (HBO)
Grace of Monaco (Lifetime)
Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (Lifetime)
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Programme
Tom Bergeron for Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Anthony Bourdain for The Taste (ABC)
Cat Deeley for So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn for Project Runway (Lifetime)
Jane Lynch for Hollywood Game Night (NBC)
Outstanding Main Title Design
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
Bosch (Amazon)
Halt and Catch Fire (AMC)
Manhattan (WGN America)
Marvel’s Daredevil (Netflix)
Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
The Dovekeepers (CBS)
Marco Polo (Netflix)
Texas Rising (History)
Transparent (Amazon)
Outstanding Makeup For A Limited Series Or A Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
Bessie (HBO)
Houdini (History Channel)
Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
The Secret Life Of Marilyn Monroe (Lifetime)
Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Game Of Thrones (HBO)
The Knick (Cinemax)
Mad Men (AMC)
Sons Of Anarchy (FX)
Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
Key & Peele (Comedy Central)
The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
(NBC)
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or A
Special
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
Boardwalk Empire
Game Of Thrones
The Knick
Penny Dreadful
The Walking Dead
Outstanding Picture Editing For Reality Programming
The Amazing Race (CBS)
Deadliest Catch (Discover Channel)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
Project Runway All Stars (Lifetime)
Shark Tank (ABC)
Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
CONAN (TBS)
Key & Peele (Comedy Central)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
Late Show With David Letterman (CBS)
Outstanding Picture Editing For Non-fiction Programming
The Case Against 8 (HBO)
Citizenfour (HBO)
Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief (HBO)
The Jinx (HBO)
Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck (HBO)
Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or
Movie
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Wolf Hall (PBS)
Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series or
Movie
Empire (“The Lyon’s Roar) (Fox)
Empire (“Pilot’) (Fox)
Gotham (Fox)
The Mindy Project (Fox)
Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
Transparent (Amazon)
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Fantasy/Contemporary
Programme (One Hour or More)
Constantine (NBC)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Gotham (Fox)
House of Cards (Netflix)
True Blood (HBO)
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Programme (One Hour
or More)
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
Mad Men (AMC)
Masters of Sex (Showtime)
The Knick (Cinemax)
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Programme (Half Hour or Less)
2 Broke Girls (CBS)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Hot in Cleveland (TV Land)
Silicon Valley (HBO)
Transparent (Amazon)
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Non-fiction
Programme
57th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)
Peter Pan Live! (NBC)
Portlandia (IFC)
The Oscars (ABC)
The Voice (NBC)
Outstanding Commercial
“Brady Bunch’ – Snickers
“Dream On’ – Adobe
“#LikeAGirl’ – Always
“Lost Dog’ – Budweiser
“Made in NY’ – Gatorade
“With Dad’ – Nissan
Outstanding Music Direction
Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas (NBC)
The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
The Oscars (ABC)
Peter Pan Live! (NBC)
Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life (CBS)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (Live From Lincoln
Center) (PBS)
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Chef’s Table (Netflix)
House of Cards (Netflix)
Outlander (Starz)
The Paradise (PBS)
Penny Dreadful (Showtime)
Tyrant (Fx)
Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or
Special
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
Away and Back (Hallmark Channel)
Bessie (HBO)
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
The Comedians (FX)
Glee (Fox)
How Murray Saved Christmas (NBC)
Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
The Oscars (ABC)
Sons Of Anarchy (FX)
Outstanding Structured Reality Programme
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (Food Network)
MythBusters (Discovery Channel)
Property Brothers (HGTV)
Shark Tank (ABC)
Undercover Boss (CBS)
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Programme
Alaska: The Last Frontier (Discovery Channel)
Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
Intervention (A&E)
Million Dollar Listing New York (Bravo)
Naked and Afraid (Discovery Channel)
Wahlburgers (A&E)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Key & Peele Superbowl Special (Comedy Central)
Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store
(LouisCK.net)
Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen (HBO)
72nd Annual Golden Globes (NBC)
The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
(NBC)
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
68th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Annie Lennox: Nostalgia Live In Concert (PBS)
The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
The Oscars (ABC)
The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
(NBC)
Outstanding Variety Special
Bill Maher: Live from D.C. (HBO)
The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store (LouisCK.net)
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen (HBO)
Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
(NBC)
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live! (PBS)
Outstanding Informational Series or Special
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN)
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways (HBO)
Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo)
StarTalk (Nat Geo)
Vice (HBO)
Outstanding Documentary or Non-fiction Series
American Masters (PBS)
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (PBS)
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
(HBO)
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (PBS)
The Sixties (CNN)
Outstanding Documentary or Non-fiction Special
The Case Against 8 (HBO)
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
(HBO)
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (HBO)
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (HBO)
Virunga (Netflix)
Outstanding Animated Programme
Archer (Episode: “Pocket Listing’) (FX)
Bob’s Burgers (Episode: “Can’t Buy Me Math’) (Fox)
Over the Garden Wall (Cartoon Network)
The Simpsons (Episode: “Treehouse of Horror XXV’) (Fox)
South Park (Episode: “Freemium Isn’t Free’) (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Short-Format Animated Programme
Adventure Time (Episode: “Jake the Brick’) (Cartoon
Network)
Mickey Mouse (Episode: “Mumbai Madness’) (Disney Channel)
Regular Show (Episode: “White Elephant Gift Exchange’) (Cartoon
Network)
Robot Chicken (Episode: “Chipotle Miserable’) (Adult Swim)
Steven Universe (Episode: “Lion 3: Straight to Video’) (Cartoon
Network)
Wander Over Yonder (Episode: “The Gift 2: The Giftening’) (Disney
XD)
Outstanding Children’s Programme
Alan Alda And The Actor Within You: A YoungArts Masterclass
(HBO)
Degrassi (Nickelodeon)
Dog With a Blog (Disney Channel)
Girl Meets World (Disney Channel)
Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Coming Out (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Special Class Programme
68th Tony Awards (CBS)
72nd Golden Globe Awards (NBC)
87th Academy Awards (ABC)
Live from Lincoln Center – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of
Fleet Street
in Concert with the New York Philharmonic (PBS)
On the Run Tour: Beyonce and Jay Z (HBO)
Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programme
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (funnyordie.com)
Billy on the Street (funnyordie.com)
Childrens Hospital (Adult Swim)
Key & Peele Presents Van and Mike: The Ascension
(comedycentral.com)
Super Bowl XLIX: Halftime Show Starring Katy Perry (NBC)
Outstanding Short-Format Non-fiction Programme
30 for 30 Shorts (ESPN)
American Horror Story: Extra-Ordinary Artists (FX Networks)
Parks and Recreation: Behind the Final Season (NBC)
Transparent: This Is Me (ew.com)
A Tribute to Mel Brooks (FX Networks)
Outstanding Interactive Programme
@midnight with Chris Hardwick (Comedy Central)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
Saturday Night Live: SNL 40 (NBC)
Talking Dead (AMC)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
Citizenfour (HBO)
The Great Invisible (PBS)
Hot Girls Wanted (Netflix)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Mel Brooks as Himself on The Comedians (FX)
Louis C.K. as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Paul Giamatti as Juror #10 on Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
Bill Hader as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Jon Hamm as Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne on Unbreakable Kimmy
Schmidt (Netflix)
Bradley Whitford as Marcy May on Transparent (Amazon)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon as Pamela on Louie (FX)
Elizabeth Banks as Sal on Modern Family (ABC)
Christine Baranski as Dr. Beverly Hofstadter on The Big Bang Theory
(CBS)
Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson on Shameless (Showtime)
Tina Fey as Marcia Clark on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Gaby Hoffmann as Caroline Sackler on Girls (HBO)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
F. Murray Abraham as Dar Adal on Homeland (Showtime)
Alan Alda as Alan Fitch on The Blacklist (NBC)
Beau Bridges as Provost Barton Scully on Masters of Sex (Showtime)
Reg E. Cathey as Freddy Hayes on House of Cards (Netflix)
Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning on The Good Wife (CBS)
Pablo Schreiber as George “Pornstache’ Mendez on Orange is the New
Black (Netflix)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Khandi Alexander as Maya Lewis on Scandal (ABC)
Rachel Brosnahan as Rachel Posner on House of Cards (Netflix)
Allison Janney as Margaret Scully on Masters of Sex (Showtime)
Margo Martindale as Claudia on The Americans (FX)
Diana Rigg as Lady Olenna Tyrell on Game of Thrones (HBO)
Cicely Tyson as Ophelia Hartness on How to Get Away With Murder
(ABC)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Hank Azaria as Moe Szyslak and Pedicab Driver on The
Simpsons
(Fox)
Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson on The Simpsons (Fox)
Seth Green as Various Characters on Robot Chicken (Cartoon
Network)
Seth MacFarlane as Brian Griffin, Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, and Dr. Elmer
Hartman on Family Guy (Fox)
Tress MacNeille as Laney Fontaine, Shauna, and Mrs. Muntz on The
Simpsons (Fox)
John Roberts as Linda Belcher and Tim on Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
Outstanding Narrator
Peter Coyote on The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (PBS)
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Hubble’s Cosmic Journey (Nat Geo)
Anthony Mendez on Jane the Virgin (The CW)
Miranda Richardson on Operation Orangutan (Nat Geo)
Henry Strozier on Too Cute! (Animal Planet)
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
Louie (FX)
Modern Family (ABC)
Transparent (Amazon)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Veep (HBO)
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Downton Abbey (PBS)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
House of Cards (Netflix)
Mad Men (AMC)
Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special
American Crime (ABC)
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
Bessie (HBO)
Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
Wolf Hall (PBS)
Outstanding Choreography
Witney Carson for Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Derek Hough, Julianne Hough, and Tessandra Chavez for Dancing
with the
Stars (ABC)
Spencer Liff for So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
Sonya Tayeh for So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
Travis Wall for So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
2 Broke Girls – Christian La Fountaine (Episode: “And the Old Bike
Yarn’) (CBS)
The Big Bang Theory – Steven V. Silver (Episode: “The Expedition
Approximation’) (CBS)
Mike & Molly – Gary Baum (Episode: “Checkpoint Joyce’)
(CBS)
The Millers – Gary Baum (Episode: “Con-Troversy’) (CBS)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
Boardwalk Empire – Jonathan Freeman (Episode: “Golden
Days for
Boys and Girls’) (HBO)
Game of Thrones – Anette Haellmigk (Episode: “Sons of the Harpy’)
(HBO)
Game of Thrones – Rob McLachlan (Episode: “The Dance of Dragons’)
(HBO)
Game of Thrones – Greg Middleton (Episode: “Unbowed, Unbent,
Unbroken’) (HBO)
Game of Thrones – Fabian Wagner (Episode: “Hardhome’) (HBO)
The Good Wife – Fred Murphy (Episode: “The Line’) (CBS)
House of Cards – Martin Ahlgren (Episode: “Chapter 29′) (Netflix)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie
American Horror Story: Freak Show – Michael Goi (Episode: “Monsters
Among Us’) (HBO)
Bessie – Jeffrey Jur (HBO)
Houdini – Karl Walter Lindenlaub (Episode: “Part 1′) (History)
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe – Chris Manley (Lifetime)
Outstanding Cinematography for Non-fiction Programming
Citizenfour – Laura Poitras (HBO)
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief – Sam Painter (HBO)
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst – Marc Smerling
(Episode: “Chapter 2: Poor Little Rich Boy’) (HBO)
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck – James Whitaker (HBO)
Virunga – Franklin Dow (Netflix)
Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
The Amazing Race (CBS)
Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
Life Below Zero (Nat Geo)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
Survivor (CBS)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
Better Call Saul (Episode: “Five-O’) (AMC)
Better Call Saul (Episode: “Marco’) (AMC)
Game of Thrones (Episode: “Hardhome’) (HBO)
Game of Thrones (Episode: “The Dance of Dragons’) (HBO)
Mad Men (AMC)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
The Last Man on Earth (Fox)
Silicon Valley (Episode: “Two Days of the Condor’) (HBO)
Silicon Valley (Episode: “Sand Hill Shuffle’) (HBO)
Transparent (Amazon)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie
24: Live Another Day (Fox)
American Crime (ABC)
Houdini (History)
Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
Wolf Hall (PBS)
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
2 Broke Girls (CBS)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Hot in Cleveland (TV Land)
Mike & Molly (CBS)
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
Black Sails (Starz)
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Gotham (Fox)
Marvel’s Daredevil (Netflix)
The Walking Dead (AMC)
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or
Special
24: Live Another Day (Fox)
American Crime (ABC)
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
Houdini (History)
Texas Rising (History)
Outstanding Sound Editing for Non-fiction Programming (Single or Multi-
Camera)
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN)
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways (HBO)
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (HBO)
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (HBO)
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (HBO)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Homeland (Showtime)
House of Cards (Netflix)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie
American Crime (ABC)
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
Bessie (HBO)
Houdini (History)
Texas Rising (History)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and
Animation
Modern Family (Episode: “Connection Lost’) (ABC)
Parks and Recreation (Episode: “One Last Ride’) (NBC)
Silicon Valley (Episode: “Server Space’) (HBO)
The Simpsons (Episode: “Simpsorama’) (Fox)
Veep (Episode: “Mommy Meyer’) (HBO)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special
57th Grammy Awards (CBS)
87th Academy Awards (ABC)
Late Show with David Letterman (Episode: “Show 4214′) (CBS)
Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special (NBC)
The Voice (Episode: “Finale Results’) (NBC)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for Non-fiction Programming
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Episode: “Jamaica’) (CNN)
Deadliest Catch (Episode: “Lost at Sea’) (Discovery Channel)
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways (Episode: “Seattle’) (HBO)
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (HBO)
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (Episode: “Chapter 2:
Poor Little Rich Boy’) (HBO)
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (HBO)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects
Black Sails (Starz)
The Flash (The CW)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)
Vikings (History)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Gotham (Fox)
Marvel’s Daredevil (Netflix)
The Walking Dead (AMC)
Outstanding Stunt Co-ordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Programme
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)
Community (Yahoo!)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Outstanding Stunt Co-ordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series, or
Movie
The Blacklist (NBC)
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Sons of Anarchy (FX)
The Walking Dead (AMC)
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
The Voice (Episode: “Episode 718B’) (NBC)
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited
Series, Movie, or Special
68th Tony Awards (CBS)
87th Academy Awards (ABC)
The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
Peter Pan Live! (NBC)
Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special (NBC)
Outstanding Writing for Non-fiction Programming
American Experience (PBS)
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN)
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (HBO)
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (HBO)
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (PBS)
Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety
Series
American Idol (Fox)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
The Voice (NBC)
Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety
Special
57th Grammy Awards (CBS)
87th Academy Awards (ABC)
Dancing with the Stars: 10th Anniversary Special (ABC)
Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special (NBC)
Super Bowl XLIX: Halftime Show Starring Katy Perry (NBC)
