The Television Academy this afternoon presented the second of its three 2021 Creative Arts Emmy® Awards ceremonies honoring outstanding artistic and technical achievement in television at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. The ceremony honored producers, artists and craftspeople for excellence in animation, documentary, non-fiction, and reality programming.
A complete list of this this afternoon's Creative Arts Emmy Award winners, as compiled by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP, is attached.
Executive produced by Bob Bain, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards featured presenters from the season’s acclaimed television programs including W. Kamau Bell (United Shades of America), Tituss Burgess (Central Park), Bear Grylls (Running Wild With Bear Grylls), Ross Mathews (RuPaul’s Drag Race), RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Jana Schmieding (Rutherford Falls), Drew and Jonathan Scott (Property Brothers: Forever Home), Randy and Jason Sklar (Cheap Seats), Chrishell Stause (Selling Sunset) and Michelle Visage (RuPaul’s Drag Race).
FXX will broadcast the awards on Saturday, Sept. 18 (8:00 PM ET/PT).
2021 CREATIVE ARTS EMMY AWARDS – SUNDAY 1PM, SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
Dick Johnson Is Dead (Netflix)
WINNER: 76 Days (Pluto)
Welcome to Chechnya (HBO)
Outstanding Animated Program
Big Mouth (Episode: "The New Me") (Netflix)
Bob's Burgers (Episode: "Worms of In-Rear-ment") (Fox)
WINNER: Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal (Episode: "Plague of Madness") (Adult Swim)
The Simpsons (Episode: "The Dad-Feelings Limited") (Fox)
South Park: The Pandemic Special (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program
Queer Eye (Netflix)
WINNER: RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)
Shark Tank (ABC)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Stacey Abrams as Stacey Abrams on black-ish: Election Special (Part 2) (ABC)
Julie Andrews as Lady Whistledown on Bridgerton (Episode: "Diamond of the First Water") (Netflix)
Tituss Burgess as Cole Tillerman on Central Park (Episode: "A Fish Called Snakehead") (Apple TV+)
Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire on Family Guy (Episode: "Stewie's First Word") (Fox)
WINNER: Maya Rudolph as Connie the Hormone Monstress on Big Mouth (Episode: "A Very Special 9/11 Episode") (Netflix)
Stanley Tucci as Bitsy Brandenham on Central Park (Episode: "A Fish Called Snakehead") (Apple TV+)
Jessica Walter as Malory Archer on Archer (Episode: "The Double Date") (FX)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
City So Real – Jackson James and Steve James (Episode: "Blood Sport") (Nat Geo)
WINNER: David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet – Gavin Thurston (Netflix)
Dick Johnson Is Dead – Kirsten Johnson (Netflix)
Rebuilding Paradise – Lincoln Else (Nat Geo)
Secrets of the Whales – Hayes Baxley, Andy Mitchell and Brian Armstrong (Episode: "Ocean Giants") (Disney+)
The Social Dilemma – John Behrens and Jonathan Pope (Netflix)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program
The Amazing Race (Episode: "Give Me a Beard Bump") (CBS)
Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
WINNER: Life Below Zero (Nat Geo)
Queer Eye (Episode: "Groomer Has It") (Netflix)
RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)
Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering for Allen v. Farrow (Episode: "Episode 3") (HBO)
Frank Marshall for The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (HBO)
Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss for Boys State (Apple TV+)
WINNER: Kirsten Johnson for Dick Johnson Is Dead (Netflix)
Jeff Orlowski for The Social Dilemma (Netflix)
Dan Lindsay and T. J. Martin for Tina (HBO)
Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
Bertram van Munster for The Amazing Race (Episode: "Give Me a Beard Bump") (CBS)
Mark Perez for Queer Eye (Episode: "Preaching Out Loud") (Netflix)
WINNER: Nick Murray for RuPaul's Drag Race (Episode: "Gettin' Lucky") (VH1)
Ari Boles for Top Chef (Episode: "Pan African Portland") (Bravo)
Alan Carter for The Voice (Episode: "The Blind Auditions Premiere") (NBC)
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Allen v. Farrow (HBO)
American Masters (PBS)
City So Real (Nat Geo)
Pretend It's a City (Netflix)
WINNER: Secrets of the Whales (Disney+)
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (HBO)
WINNER: Boys State (Apple TV+)
Framing Britney Spears (The New York Times Presents) (FX)
The Social Dilemma (Netflix)
Tina (HBO)
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
Nicole Byer for Nailed It! (Netflix)
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, and Jonathan Van Ness for Queer Eye (Netflix)
WINNER: RuPaul for RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)
Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, and Kevin O'Leary for Shark Tank (ABC)
Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, and Gail Simmons for Top Chef (Bravo)
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (Netflix)
Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special (CBS)
WINNER: Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN)
United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell (CNN)
Vice (Showtime)
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation (Juried Award)
WINNER: Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal – David Krentz (storyboard artist) (Episode: "Plague of Madness") (Adult Swim)
WINNER: Love, Death & Robots – Robert Valley (production designer) (Episode: "Ice") (Netflix)
WINNER: Love, Death & Robots – Patricio Betteo (background artist) (Episode: "Ice") (Netflix)
WINNER: Love, Death & Robots – Dan Gill (stop motion animator) (Episode: "All Through the House") (Netflix)
WINNER: Love, Death & Robots – Laurent Nicolas (character designer) (Episode: "Automated Customer Service") (Netflix)
WINNER: The Simpsons – Nik Ranieri (lead character layout artist) (Episode: "Wad Goals") (Fox)
Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Michael Abels for Allen v. Farrow (Episode: "Episode 4") (HBO)
Kathryn Bostic for American Masters (Episode: "Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir") (PBS)
WINNER: Steven Price for David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (Netflix)
Mark Crawford for The Social Dilemma (Netflix)
Branford Marsalis for Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre (History)
Outstanding Narrator
David Attenborough on A Perfect Planet (Episode: "Volcano") (Discovery+)
David Attenborough on The Year Earth Changed (Apple TV+)
WINNER: Sterling K. Brown on Lincoln: Divided We Stand (Episode: "The Dogs of War") (CNN)
Anthony Hopkins on Mythic Quest (Episode: "Everlight") (Apple TV+)
Sigourney Weaver on Secrets of the Whales (Episode: "Ocean Giants") (Disney+)
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
Allen v. Farrow – Mikaela Shwer, Parker Laramie and Sara Newens (Episode: "Episode 1") (HBO)
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart – Derek Boonstra and Robert A. Martinez (HBO)
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry – Greg Finton, Lindsay Utz and Azin Samari (Apple TV+)
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet – Martin Elsbury and Charles Dyer (Netflix)
Framing Britney Spears (The New York Times Presents) – Geoff O'Brien and Pierre Takal (FX)
Q Into the Storm – Tom Patterson, David Tillman, Cullen Hoback, Ted Woerner and Evan Wise (Episode: "The Storm") (HBO)
WINNER: The Social Dilemma – Davis Coombe (Netflix)
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program
The Amazing Race – Editing Team (CBS)
Queer Eye – Editing Team (Episode: "Preaching Out Loud") (Netflix)
WINNER: RuPaul's Drag Race – Jamie Martin, Paul Cross, Ryan Mallick and Michael Roha (Episode: "Condragulations") (VH1)
Top Chef – Editing Team (Episode: "Restaurant Wars") (Bravo)
The Voice – Editing Team (NBC)
Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program
Below Deck – Editing Team (Episode: "Steamy Vibes") (Bravo)
Deadliest Catch – Editing Team (Discovery Channel)
WINNER: Life Below Zero – Tony Diaz, Matt Edwards, Jennifer Nelson, Eric Michael Schrader and Michael Swingler (Episode: "The Other Side") (Nat Geo)
Naked and Afraid – Editing Team (Episode: "Sand Trapped") (Discovery Channel)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked – Kellen Cruden, Yali Sharon and Shayna Casey (Episode: "The Bag Ball") (VH1)
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
WINNER: Love, Death & Robots (Episode: "Ice") (Netflix)
Maggie Simpson In: The Force Awakens from Its Nap (Disney+)
Once Upon a Snowman (Disney+)
Robot Chicken (Episode: "Endgame") (Adult Swim)
Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Pandemic Video Diaries: Vaxxed and Waxxed (TBS)
Inside Pixar (Disney+)
Pose: Identity, Family, Community (FX)
Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen (Bravo)
WINNER: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (YouTube)
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Allen v. Farrow (Episode: "Episode 2") (HBO)
WINNER: The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (HBO)
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (Apple TV+)
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (Netflix)
The Social Dilemma (Netflix)
Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre (History)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (HBO)
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (Apple TV+)
WINNER: David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (Netflix)
Life Below Zero (Episode: "The Other Side") (Nat Geo)
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN)
Tina (HBO)
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Property Brothers: Forever Home (HGTV)
WINNER: Queer Eye (Netflix)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls (Nat Geo)
Shark Tank (ABC)
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Allen v. Farrow (Episode: "Episode 3") (HBO)
All In: The Fight for Democracy (Prime Video)
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (HBO)
WINNER: The Social Dilemma (Netflix)
Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre (History)
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Becoming (Disney+)
Below Deck (Bravo)
Indian Matchmaking (Netflix)
WINNER: RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (VH1)
Selling Sunset (Netflix)
