The Television Academy tonight presented the second of its two 2018 Creative Arts Emmy® Awards Ceremonies honoring outstanding artistic and technical achievement in television at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The ceremony honored performers, artists and craftspeople for excellence in variety, nonfiction or reality programming, reality competition programming, music, choreography, as well as documentary or nonfiction specials, informational series or specials.
 
Executive produced by Bob Bain, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards featured presenters from the season’s most popular shows including Jane Lynch (Hollywood Game Night, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Judd Apatow (Director/Executive Producer of The Zen Diaries Of Garry Shandling), Carol Burnett (The Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special), RuPaul Charles (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Derek Hough (World of Dance), Heidi Klum (Project Runway, America’s Got Talent), Tim Gunn (Project Runway) and James Corden (The Late Late Show With James Corden).
 

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

JOHN OLIVER, Written by HBO

TIM CARVELL, Written by

RAQUEL D'APICE, Written by

JOSH GONDELMAN, Written by

DAN GUREWITCH, Written by

GEOFF HAGGERTY, Written by

JEFF MAURER, Written by

BRIAN PARISE, Written by

SCOTT SHERMAN, Written by

BEN SILVA, Written by

WILL TRACY, Written by

JILL TWISS, Written by

SEENA VALI, Written by

JULI WEINER, Written by

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

 

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

DON ROY KING, Directed by NBC

Saturday Night Live Host: Donald Glover

 

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SERIES

PHIL HYMES, Lighting Designer NBC

GEOFF AMORAL, Lighting Director

RICK MCGUINNESS, Lighting Director

Saturday Night Live Host: Kevin Hart

 

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM

ANTHONY BOURDAIN, Written by CNN

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Southern Italy

 

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM

HUNTER GROSS, ACE, Editor CNN

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Lagos

 

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM

ELLEN KURAS, ASC, Director of Photography NATIONAL

HUGO VAN LAWICK, Archival Photography GEOGRAPHIC

Jane

 

OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAMMING

(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award).

ZALDY GOCO, Costume Designer VH1

RuPaul's Drag Race 10s Across The Board / Costumes: RuPaul's gowns

 

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL

AL GURDON, Lighting Designer NBC

TRAVIS HAGENBUCH, Lighting Director

BEN GREEN, Lighting Director

KIRK J. MILLER, Lighting Director

ERIC CHRISTIAN, Lighting Director

 

Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert

 

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING

(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or no award.)

RYAN BARGER, Editor HBO

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver  Border Patrol (segment)

 

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY, REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION SERIES

(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award).

EUGENE LEE, Production Designer NBC

AKIRA YOSHIMURA, Production Designer

KEITH IAN RAYWOOD, Production Designer

N. JOSEPH DETULLIO, Production Designer

 

Saturday Night Live  Host Bill Hader

 

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL

(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award).

JASON ARDIZZONE-WEST, Production Designer NBC

MELISSA SHAKUN, Art Director

Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert

 

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY

(Juried Award: All entrants are screened by a jury of appropriate peer group members and one, more than one, or no award entry is awarded an Emmy.)

MANDY MOORE, Choreographer FOX

So You Think You Can Dance  Routines: Brand New, To Make You Feel My Love

 

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM VARIETY SERIES

CARPOOL KARAOKE: THE SERIES APPLE MUSIC

Ben Winston, Executive Producer

James Corden, Executive Producer/Host

Eric Pankowski, Executive Producer

Sheila Rogers, Supervising Producer

Benjamin Green, Producer

Diana Miller, Producer

 

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL

(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or no award.)

NBC

THOMAS HOLMES, Production Mixer NBC

ELLEN FITTON, Production Mixer

ANTHONY LALUMIA, Re-Recording Mixer

JOHN HARRIS, Production Music Mixer

BRIAN FLANZBAUM, Music Mixer

MARK WEGLINSKI, Music Playback Mixer

DAVID CRAWFORD, FOH Mixer

DAN GERHARD, FOH Mixer

MIKE BOVE, Monitor Mixer

JASON SEARS, Monitor Mixer

CHRISTIAN SCHRADER, Sweetening Mixer

 

Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert

 

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

NBC

ERIC BECKER, Technical Director

EMELIE SCAMINACI, Senior Video Control

KA-LAI WONG, Senior Video Control

SHAUN HARKINS, Camera

RAYMOND HOOVER, Camera

JAY KULICK, Camera

RON LEHMAN, Camera

TORE LIVIA, Camera

ADAM MARGOLIS, Camera

LYN NOLAND, Camera

JIMMY O'DONNELL, Camera

MARK S. RENAUDIN, Camera

ANDREW WARUSZEWSKI, Camera

 

Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert

 

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL

(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award).

HBO

THE ZEN DIARIES OF GARRY SHANDLING

Judd Apatow, Executive Producer

Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer

Joe Beshenkovsky, Co-Executive Producer

Michael Bonfiglio, Co-Executive Producer

Sara Bernstein, Supervising Producer

Josh Church, Supervising Producer

Sam Fishell, Producer

Amanda Glaze, Producer

 

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION PROGRAM

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

BRETT MORGEN, Directed by

Jane

 

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES

(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award).

NETFLIX

WILD WILD COUNTRY

Mark Duplass, Executive Producer

Jay Duplass, Executive Producer

Josh Braun, Executive Producer

Dan Braun, Executive Producer

Juliana Lembi, Produced by

Chapman Way, Producer

Maclain Way, Producer

 

EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING

(Juried Award: All entrants are screened by a jury of appropriate peer group members and one, more than one, or no award entry is awarded an Emmy.)

STRONG ISLAND | NETFLIX

Joslyn Barnes, Produced by

Yance Ford, Produced by

 

OUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM

QUEER EYE NETFLIX

David Collins, Executive Producer

Michael Williams, Executive Producer

Rob Eric, Executive Producer

Jennifer Lane, Executive Producer

Adam Sher, Executive Producer

David George, Executive Producer

David Eilenberg, Executive Producer

Jordana Hochman, Executive Producer

Mark Bracero, Co-Executive Producer

Rachelle Mendez, Co-Executive Producer

 

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED OR COMPETITION REALITY PROGRAM

NETFLIX

THOMAS SCOTT REUTHER, Supervising Editor

JOE DESHANO, Editor

A.M. PETERS, Editor

RYAN TAYLOR, Editor

MATTHEW D. MILLER, Editor

BRIAN RAY, Editor

 

Queer Eye  Series Body Of Work

 

OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM

CNN

UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA WITH W. KAMAU BELL 

Jimmy Fox, Executive Producer

W. Kamau Bell, Executive Producer

Donny Jackson, Executive Producer

Greg Lipstone, Executive Producer

Layla Smith, Executive Producer

Amy Entelis, Executive Producer

Lizzie Fox, Executive Producer

Justin Yungfleisch, Co-Executive Producer

David E.J. Berger, Supervising Producer

Geraldine Porras, Senior Show Producer

 

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM

CNN

BRYAN EBER, SUPERVISING EDITOR

United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell  Sikhs In America

 

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS

NBC

CHRIS REDD, Lyrics by 

KENAN THOMPSON, Lyrics by

WILL STEPHEN, Lyrics by

ELI BRUEGGEMANN, Music by

 

Saturday Night Live  Host: Chance The Rapper / Song Title: Come Back Barack

 

OUTSTANDING NARRATOR

BBC AMERICA

SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH, Narrator

Blue Planet II  One Ocean

 

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION

PBS

GREGG FIELD, Music Director

Tony Bennett: The Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song

 

OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE PROGRAM

HBO

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER 

Partially Important Productions

 

OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA WITHIN AN UNSCRIPTED PROGRAM

TBS

CONAN WITHOUT BORDERS 

Conan O'Brien, Executive Producer/Host

Jeff Ross, Executive Producer

Mike Sweeney, Producer

Ruthie Wyatt, Producer

Aaron Bleyaert, Producer

 

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES

CNN (CNN.COM)

ANTHONY BOURDAIN: EXPLORE PARTS UNKNOWN 

Kate Kunath, Executive Producer

Ed O'Keefe, Executive Producer

Amy Entelis, Executive Producer

Nathan Thornburgh, Executive Producer

Nitya Chambers, Executive Producer

Matt Goulding, Executive Producer

 

OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL SERIES OR SPECIAL

(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award).

CNN

ANTHONY BOURDAIN: PARTS UNKNOWN

Anthony Bourdain, Executive Producer/Host

Christopher Collins, Executive Producer

Lydia Tenaglia, Executive Producer

Sandra Zweig, Executive Producer

Amy Entelis, Executive Producer

Lizzie Fox, Executive Producer

Morgan Fallon, Producer

Tom Vitale, Producer

Michael Steed, Producer

 

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL

VH1

HECTOR POCASANGRE, Hairstylist

GABRIEL VILLARREAL, Personal Hairstylist

RuPaul's Drag Race  10s Across The Board

 

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL (NON-PROSTHETIC)

NBC

LOUIE ZAKARIAN, Department Head Makeup Artist

AMY TAGLIAMONTI, Key Makeup Artist

JASON MILANI, Key Makeup Artist

RACHEL PAGANI, Makeup Artist

SARAH EGAN, Makeup Artist

DANIELA ZIVKOVIC, Makeup Artist

 

Saturday Night Live  Host: Tina Fey

 

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES

(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award).

NBC

STEVEN CIMINO, Technical Director

SUSAN NOLL, Video Control

FRANK GRISANTI, Video Control

JOHN PINTO, Camera

PAUL CANGIALOSI, Camera

LEN WECHSLER, Camera

DAVE DRISCOLL, Camera

ERIC A. EISENSTEIN, Camera

JOE DEBONIS, Camera

 

Saturday Night Live  Host: Donald Glover

 

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI- CAMERA)

CNN

BRIAN BRACKEN, Sound Editor

NICK BRIGDEN, Sound Editor

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown  Seattle

 

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)

(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or no award.)

BENNY MOUTHON, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer CNN

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown  Lagos

 

OUTSTANDING MOTION DESIGN

(Juried Award: All entrants are screened by a jury of appropriate peer group members and one, more than one, or no award entry is awarded an Emmy.)

COMEDY CENTRAL

MIKE PERRY, Animation Director

ISAM PRADO, Supervising Animator

ERICA PEREZ, Animator

MAYA EDELMAN, Animator

BARBARA BENAS, Animator

Broad City  Mushrooms

 

MIKE HOUSTON, Design and Graphics Director STARZ

DANIEL DE GRAAF, Art Director

NAOKO SAITO, Motion Graphics and Visual Effects Artist

RYAN FROST, Motion Graphics and Visual Effects Artist

CHRIS KING, Motion Graphics and Visual Effects Artist

Wasted! The Story Of Food Waste

 

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)

DAVE CHAPPELLE: EQUANIMITY NETFLIX

Dave Chappelle, Executive Producer

Stan Lathan, Executive Producer

Rikki Hughes, Supervising Producer

 

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM

ALLY CAPRIOTTI GRANT, Casting by NETFLIX

BEYHAN OGUZ, Director of Casting and Talent

GRETCHEN PALEK, SVP of Casting and Talent

DANIELLE GERVAIS, VP of Casting and Talent

Queer Eye

 

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

DANNY DAY, Director of Photography

JOHN GRIBER, Director of Photography 

MIKE CHEESEMAN, Director of Photography

SIMEON HOUTMAN, Director of Photography

TERRY PRATT, Director of Photography

ROB GOWLER, Camera Operator

DAVID LOVEJOY, Camera Operator

BEN MULLIN, Camera Operator

 

Life Below Zero  Series Body Of Work

 

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM

NICK MURRAY, Directed by VH1

RuPaul's Drag Race  10s Across The Board

 

OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM

RUPAUL, Host VH1

RuPaul's Drag Race

 

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE IN CONCERT NBC

Tim Rice, Executive Producer

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Executive Producer

Marc Platt, Executive Producer

Craig Zadan, Executive Producer

Neil Meron, Executive Producer

John Legend, Executive Producer

Mike Jackson, Executive Producer

Ty Stiklorius, Executive Producer

Alex Rudzinski, Executive Producer

Javier Winnik, Co-Executive Producer

 

OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA

(Juried Award: All entrants are screened by a jury of appropriate peer group members and one, more than one, or no award entry is awarded an Emmy.)

No Award Given

PROGRAMS WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS

(COMBINED CREATIVE ARTS)

Game Of Thrones

7

Saturday Night Live

7

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

5

Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert

5

RuPaul's Drag Race

4

The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

4

Atlanta

3

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

3

Queer Eye

3

The Crown

3

The Handmaid's Tale

3

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

3

USS Callister (Black Mirror)

3

Westworld

3

Genius: Picasso

2

GLOW

2

James Corden's Next James Corden

2

Jane

2

United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell

2

Will & Grace

2

 

The awards for both ceremonies, as tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP, were distributed as follows:

 

Program

Individual

Total

HBO

4

13

17

Netflix

5

11

16

NBC

1

14

15

CNN

3

5

8

FX Networks

-

7

7

National Geographic

-

5

5

Hulu

-

4

4

VH1

-

4

4

FOX

-

3

3

Prime Video

-

3

3

Adult Swim

2

-

2

Cartoon Network

-

2

2

CBS

1

1

2

Starz

-

2

2

Apple Music

1

-

1

BBC America

-

1

1

Comedy Central

-

1

1

Disney Channel

-

1

1

Nickelodeon

-

1

1

PBS

-

1

1

TBS

1

-

1

TNT

-

1

1

Vimeo

-

1

1

YouTube

1

-

1