Beyoncé has achieved a significant milestone by winning her first Emmy Award after ten nominations, adding to her illustrious career.
Beyoncé Wins Emmy After 10 Nominations
Beyoncé has finally secured an Emmy Award to complement her impressive collection of 35 Grammys.
2025 Emmy Awards Overview
While the majority of the 2025 Emmys will be presented on September 6 and 7 during the Creative Arts ceremonies, followed by the Primetime Emmys on September 14, several juried winners were announced on Tuesday. These special awards are evaluated by a panel of professionals from relevant peer groups (Animation, Costume Design, Emerging Media Programming, and Motion and Title Design) who may award one or more Emmys, or none at all. This process eliminates nominees, favoring a streamlined evaluation and voting procedure that includes open discussions and a thorough review of each entry’s merits.
Beyoncé’s Emmy-Winning Costume Design
Beyoncé’s achievement is for her work in Netflix’s Beyoncé Bowl, winning in the category of Best Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming. She is credited as Beyoncé Knowles-Carter alongside five other talented artisans: Shiona Turini (costume designer), Erica Rice (assistant costume designer), Molly Peters (assistant costume designer), Chelsea Staebell (costume supervisor), and Timothy White (head of workroom).
Details About the Beyoncé Bowl
Beyoncé Bowl was a special halftime show streamed on NFL Christmas Gameday from Houston. It is also nominated for Best Variety Special (Live), Best Directing for a Variety Special, Best Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming, and Best Production Design for a Variety Special. As a producer and co-director, Beyoncé is nominated in the first two categories. Notably, the Best Variety Special (Live) category has been moved from the Creative Arts ceremony to the Primetime event.
Beyoncé’s Emmy Nominations
Although Beyoncé’s costume design win is juried and not counted as an official nomination by the Television Academy, here are her 10 career nominations at the Primetime Emmys:
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- 2025: Best Variety Special (Live) for Beyoncé Bowl — pending
- 2025: Best Directing for a Variety Special for Beyoncé Bowl — pending
- 2019: Best Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) for Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
- 2019: Best Directing for a Variety Special for Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
- 2019: Best Writing for a Variety Special for Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
- 2019: Best Music Direction for Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
- 2016: Best Directing for a Variety Special for Lemonade
- 2016: Best Variety Special for Lemonade
- 2015: Best Special Class Program for On the Run Tour: Beyonce and Jay Z
- 2013: Best Special Class — Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program for Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show
2025 Juried Emmy Winners
Here are all of the 2025 juried Emmy winners:
Best Individual Achievement in Animation
- Background Design: Arcane (Bruno Couchinho, Background Designer)
- Color: Arcane (Faustine Dumontier, Colorscript and Color Keys Artist)
- Character Animation: Love, Death + Robots (Daryl Graham, 2D Animation Supervisor)
- Character Design: Love, Death + Robots (Robert Valley, Character Design)
- Production Design: Love, Death + Robots (Gigi Cavenago, Art Director)
- Storyboard: Love, Death + Robots (Edgar Martins, Storyboard Artist)
Best Motion Design
- Octopus! (Minkyung Chung, Designer; Michaela Olsen, Creative Director; Hayley Morris, Art Director; Julie Gratz, Art Director; Anthony Galante, Cinematographer; Sabrina Chaney, Compositor)
Best Innovation in Emerging Media Programming
- White Rabbit (Maciej Kuciara, Director/Writer/Production Designer; Emily Yang, Director/Writer; Shibuya)
Best Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming
- Beyoncé Bowl: Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Costume Designer; Shiona Turini, Costume Designer; Erica Rice, Assistant Costume Designer; Molly Peters, Assistant Costume Designer; Chelsea Staebell, Costume Supervisor; Timothy White, Head of Workroom
These juried awards will be presented at the Creative Arts Emmys, which will not be televised, making it unlikely for Beyoncé to appear in person to give a speech. An edited presentation will air on September 13 on FXX.
