70th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

The 70th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards honored the best in artistic and technical achievement in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2017, until May 31, 2018, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The awards were presented across two ceremonies on September 8 and September 9, 2018.[1] The nominations were announced on July 12, 2018. The ceremony was in conjunction with the annual Primetime Emmy Awards and is presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming, including guest acting roles.

70th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
DateSeptember 8–9, 2018
Location
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
Most awardsGame of Thrones (7)
Most nominationsWestworld (16)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkFXX
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The three wins of John Legend, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Tim Rice made them the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth persons to become an EGOT for winning Outstanding Variety Special (Live).

Winners and nominees

Governors Award

Programs

Programs

Acting

Acting

Animation

Animation

Casting

Casting

Choreography

Programs

Cinematography

Cinematography

Commercial

Commercial
  • "The Talk" (My Black Is Beautiful X P&G)
    • "Alexa Loses Her Voice" (Amazon)
    • "Earth: Shot on iPhone" (iPhone)
    • "In Real Life" (Monica Lewinsky – Anti-Bullying)
    • "It's a Tide Ad" (Tide)

Costumes

Costumes

Directing

Directing

Hairstyling

Hairstyling

Hosting

Hosting

Interactive Media

Programs

Lighting Design / Direction

Lighting Design / Direction

Main Title Design

Main Title Design

Make-up

Makeup

Motion Design

Motion Design
  • Broad City: "Mushrooms" – Mike Perry, Isam Prado, Eric Perez, Maya Edelman, and Barbara Benas (Comedy Central)
  • Wasted! The Story of Food Waste – Mike Houston, Daniel de Graaf, Naoko Saito, Ryan Frost, and Chris King (Starz)

Music

Music

Picture Editing

Picture Editing
  • Queer Eye – Thomas Scott Reuther, Joe DeShano, A.M. Peters, Ryan Taylor, Matthew D. Miller and Brian Ray (Netflix)
    • The Amazing Race: "It's Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure" – Brooks Larson, Jay Gammill, Josh Lowry, Michael Bolanowski, Tori Rodman, Jason Pedroza, Eric Beetner, and Tricia Rodrigo (CBS)
    • American Ninja Warrior: "Daytona Beach Qualifiers" – Nick Gagnon, David Green, Michael Kalbron, Corey Ziemniak, Curtis Pierce, Kyle Barr, and Mary Dechambres (NBC)
    • RuPaul's Drag Race: "10s Across the Board" – Jamie Martin, John Lim, Drew Forni, and Michael Roha (VH1)
    • The Voice – John M. Larson, Robert Michael Malachowski, Jr, Hudson H. Smith III, Matt Antell, Roger Bartlett, Sean Basaman, Kevin Benson, Matthew Blair, Melissa Silva Borden, William Fabian Castro, Grady Cooper, A.J. Dickerson, Glen Ebesu, Noel A. Guerra, John Homesley, Omega Hsu, Ryan P. James, Charles A. Kramer, James J. Munoz, Rich Remis, David I. Sowell, Robby Thompson, and Eric Wise (NBC)
  • United Shades of America: "Sikhs in America" – Bryan Eber (CNN)
    • Born This Way – Jarrod Burt, Jacob Lane, Mac Caudill, Madison Pathe, John Barley, Daysha Broadway, Stephanie Lyra, Svein Mikkelsen, Ryan Rambach, Peggy Tachdjian, and Dan Zimmerman (A&E)
    • Deadliest Catch: "Battle Lines" – Rob Butler, Alexandra Moore, Ben Bulatao, Josh Earl, and Greg Cornejo (Discovery Channel)
    • Life Below Zero: "The 11th Hour" – Eric Michael Schrader, Tony Diaz, Matt Mercer, and Jennifer Nelson (Nat Geo)
    • RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked: "Untucked" / "10s Across the Board" – Lousine Shamamian (VH1)

Production Design

Production Design

Sound

Sound

Special Visual Effects

Special Visual Effects

Stunt Coordination

Stunt Coordination

Technical Direction

Technical Direction

Writing

Writing

Changes

In December 2017, the Television Academy announced a few minor changes to some categories.[3]

Wins by network

NetworkProgramIndividualTotal
HBO41317
Netflix51116
NBC11415
CNN358
FX077
Nat Geo055
Hulu044
VH1044
Prime Video033
Fox033
Adult Swim202
Cartoon Network022
CBS112
Starz022
Apple Music101
BBC America011
Comedy Central011
Disney Channel011
Nickelodeon011
PBS011
TBS101
TNT011
Vimeo011
YouTube101

Programs with multiple awards

ProgramAwards
Game of Thrones7
Saturday Night Live7
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown5
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert5
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story4
RuPaul's Drag Race4
Atlanta3
The Crown3
The Handmaid's Tale3
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver3
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel3
Queer Eye3
"USS Callister" (Black Mirror)3
Westworld3
Genius: Picasso2
GLOW2
James Corden's Next James Corden2
Jane2
United Shades of America2
Will & Grace2

Most nominations

Sources:[4][5]

Nominations by Network
NominationsNetwork
76Netflix
73HBO
58NBC
27CBS
26FX
21ABC
16Amazon Prime Video
Fox
Hulu
15Nat Geo
14Showtime
11VH1
10CNN

References

6. Sanchez, Omar (September 8, 2018). "Creative Arts Emmys: Complete Winners List" (PDF). The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 9, 2018.