2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners

The 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards have been presented. Held on September 5 and 6 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles as part of the 78th Emmy Awards, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies celebrated standout achievements across television’s creative and technical fields.

Among this year’s standout winners were The Traitors, The Muppet Show, The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Sabrina Carpenter also took home her first Emmy as an executive producer and performer on The Muppet Show, which won Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded).

The weekend also saw the Creative Arts Emmy Awards honor television history, with I Love Lucy receiving the Legacy Award. Other notable individual winners included Alan Cumming, Jimmy Kimmel, Mariska Hargitay, David Harbour, Linda Cardellini, Shailene Woodley and Rob Reiner.

Below is the full list of winners from the 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

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2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Winners

Outstanding Host for a Game Show

Jimmy Kimmel – Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Outstanding Game Show

Jeopardy!

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program

Alan Cumming – The Traitors

Outstanding Narrator

Octavia Spencer – Lost Women of Alaska: The Missing

Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series

Desi Lydic – The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

The Muppet Show — Sabrina Carpenter, Executive Producer/Performer

Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series

Colbert Before Air

Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series

Inside The Pitt

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series

Mr. Scorsese

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay

Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special

Tucci in Italy

Outstanding Structured Reality Program

Antiques Roadshow

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

Love on the Spectrum

Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program

Love on the Spectrum

Outstanding Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series

The Traitors

Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special

The Muppet Show

Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program

Ocean With David Attenborough

Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program

The Traitors

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special

The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny

Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program

Mariska Hargitay – My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay

Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program

Ben Archard – The Traitors

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special

The Muppet Show

Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program

The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Give the Man a Prize

Outstanding Music Direction

The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny

Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special

John Candy: I Like Me

Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming

The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

David Harbour – DTF St. Louis

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Linda Cardellini – DTF St. Louis

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Rob Reiner – The Bear

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Betty Gilpin – Widow’s Bay

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Ernest Harden Jr. – The Pitt

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Shailene Woodley – Paradise

Outstanding Animated Program

South Park

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

Julie Andrews – Bridgerton

Outstanding Television Movie

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

Widow’s Bay

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

The Pitt

Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling

Margo’s Got Money Troubles

Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling

Bridgerton

Outstanding Contemporary Makeup

Margo’s Got Money Troubles

Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup

Palm Royale

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup

The Pitt

Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming

Palm Royale

Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming

The Boys

Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming

Spider-Noir

Outstanding Stunt Performance

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series

Pluribus – “We Is Us”

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series

Hacks

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series

Leanne

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

DTF St. Louis

Outstanding Main Title Design

Spider-Noir

Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode

Spider-Noir

Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie

Stranger Things

Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)

Spider-Noir

Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

DTF St. Louis

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)

Pluribus

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation

Widow’s Bay

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

BEEF

Legacy Award

I Love Lucy