The 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards kicked off with a spectacular first night, showcasing remarkable achievements in television.
2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Night 1 Highlights
The first night of the 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards has unveiled the initial set of Emmys for this year!
This two-night event, held the week before the main Emmys ceremony, honors achievements in technical categories, guest acting, and more, with the first night dedicated to scripted programming.
Among the standout winners was the AppleTV+ series The Studio, which took home the most awards. Additionally, Beyoncé celebrated her first Emmy win after eight nominations, securing the award for Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming for Beyonce Bowl.
Julie Andrews also achieved a significant milestone, winning Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for her role as Lady Whistledown in Bridgerton, marking her third Emmy win overall after three previous nominations.
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Other notable winners included Shawn Hatosy from The Pitt, Bryan Cranston from The Studio, Julianne Nicholson from Hacks, and Merritt Wever from Severance, along with accolades for Love, Death + Robots, Arcane, The Penguin, The White Lotus, and more.
Complete List of Winners from Night 1
- Outstanding Animated Program: “Arcane”
- Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series: “The Studio”
- Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series: “The Pitt”
- Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: “Adolescence”
- Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance: Julie Andrews, “Bridgerton”
- Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming: “Étoile”
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: “Adolescence”
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour): “The Studio”
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour): “Severance”
- Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series: “The Studio”
- Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: “The Penguin”
- Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling: “The Penguin”
- Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic): “The Penguin”
- Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming: “Beyoncé Bowl”
- Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes: “Andor”
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Bryan Cranston, “The Studio”
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Shawn Hatosy, “The Pitt”
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Julianne Nicholson, “Hacks”
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Merritt Wever, “Severance”
- Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation: Background Design: “Arcane”
- Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation: Color: “Arcane”
- Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation: Character Animation: “Love, Death + Robots”
- Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation: Character Design: “Love, Death + Robots”
- Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation: Production Design: “Love, Death + Robots”
- Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation: Storyboard: “Love, Death + Robots”
- Outstanding Innovation in Emerging Media Programming: “White Rabbit”
- Outstanding Motion Design: “Octopus!”
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score): “The Penguin”
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score): “Severance”
- Outstanding Music Supervision: “The Studio”
- Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music: “The White Lotus”
- Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: “The Boys,” “Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas”
- Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: Desi Lydic, “The Daily Show”
- Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling: “Bridgerton”
- Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic): “House of the Dragon”
- Outstanding Period Costumes: “Bridgerton”
- Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series: “Andor”
- Outstanding Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series: “Frasier”
- Outstanding Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series: “The Studio”
- Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More): “Severance”
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More): “Andor”
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour): “The Studio”
- Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup: “The Penguin”
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour): “The Studio”
- Outstanding Sound Editing for an Animated Program: “Arcane”
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour): “The Last of Us”
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special: “The Penguin”
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation: “The Studio”
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour): “Severance”
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: “The Penguin”
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie: “Andor”
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode: “The Penguin”
- Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming: “The Righteous Gemstones”
- Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming: “The Boys”
- Outstanding Stunt Performance: “The Boys”
- Outstanding Television Movie: “Rebel Ridge”
- Outstanding Title Design: “Severance”
