2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards – See the list of winners

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the two-night event celebrating TV talent on and offscreen, has announced the winners.

"John Candy: I Like Me" director Colin Hanks, "Dancing with the Stars" host Julianne Hough, "The Upshaws" star Wanda Sykes and "Big Brother" host Julie Chen Moonves hosted the first night.

On night two, hosted by "The Pitt's" Noah Wyle, "The Goldbergs" star Wendi McLendon-Covey and "The Boys" actor Daveed Diggs, "I Love Lucy" received a special tribute and the Legacy award. The new prize honors TV shows with a generational impact.

HBO's "Hacks" and Netflix's "Beef" received the most Creative Arts nominations, with 17 and 13 respectively.

The 78th Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony will air as a single broadcast on Saturday, Sept.

12, on FXX at 8 p.m. ET/PT. It will be available to stream on Hulu the following day.

Of the 102 trophies awarded across the weekend, here are some of the biggest winners from the special night.

2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Night one winners

• Outstanding Game Show 
  • WINNER: "Jeopardy!" 
  • "Celebrity Family Feud" 
  • "The Price Is Right" 
  • "Wheel Of Fortune" 
  • "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" 
• Outstanding Host For a Game Show 
  • WINNER: "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire": Jimmy Kimmel 
  • "Celebrity Family Feud": Steve Harvey 
  • "Jeopardy!": Ken Jennings 
  • "Pop Culture Jeopardy!": Colin Jost 
  • "Match Game": Martin Short
• Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
  • "Marty, Life Is Short": Lawrence Kasdan
  • "Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!": Michael Bonfiglio
  • "Mr. Scorsese": Rebecca Miller
  • "My Mom Jayne: A Film By Mariska Hargitay": Mariska Hargitay
  • "Sean Combs: The Reckoning": Alexandria Stapleton
• Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series 
  • "The American Revolution"
  • "Mr. Scorsese"
  • "Rafa"
  • "Sean Combs: The Reckoning"
  • "The Yogurt Shop Murders"
• Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special 
  • "John Candy: I Like Me"
  • "Marty, Life Is Short"
  • "Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!"
  • "My Mom Jayne: A Film By Mariska Hargitay"
  • "Ocean With David Attenborough"

• Outstanding Host For a Reality or Reality Competition Program 
  • "RuPaul's Drag Race": RuPaul Charles 
  • "The Traitors": Alan Cumming 
  • "Top Chef": Kristen Kish 
  • "Love Island USA": Ariana Madix 
  • "Survivor": Jeff Probst 
• Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
  • "The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: Give The Man A Prize"
  • "Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr."
  • "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman" 
  • "The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy"
  • "Tucci In Italy"
• Outstanding Narrator
  • "A Gorilla Story: Told By David Attenborough": David Attenborough
  • "Ocean With David Attenborough": David Attenborough
  • "Breakdown: 1975": Jodie Foster
  • "Ghost Elephants": Werner Herzog
  • "Lost Women Of Alaska": Octavia Spencer

2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Night two winners

• Outstanding Animated Program 
  • "Bob's Burgers"
  • "Rick And Morty"
  • "The Simpsons" 
  • "Smiling Friends"
  • "South Park"
  • "Star Wars: Visions"
• Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance 
  • "King Of The Hill": Pamela Adlon 
  • "Bridgerton": Julie Andrews 
  • "The Simpsons": Hank Azaria 
  • "South Park": Trey Parker 
  • "The Muppet Show": Matt Vogel 
  • "Invincible": Steven Yeun 

• Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series 
  • "Shrinking": Michael J. Fox 
  • "Shrinking": Brett Goldstein 
  • "Widow's Bay": Hamish Linklater 
  • "Hacks": Christopher McDonald 
  • "The Bear": Rob Reiner 
  • "Saturday Night Live": Connor Storrie
• Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series 
  • "Euphoria": Colman Domingo 
  • "The Pitt": Ernest Harden Jr. 
  • "Pluribus": Jeff Hiller 
  • "The Pitt": Jeff Kober 
  • "Slow Horses": Jonathan Pryce 
  • "The Diplomat": Bradley Whitford 

• Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series 
  • "Hacks": Leslie Bibb 
  • "The Bear": Jamie Lee Curtis 
  • "Widow's Bay": Betty Gilpin 
  • "Hacks": Cherry Jones 
  • "Hacks": Laurie Metcalf 
  • "Hacks": Kaitlin Olson 
  • "Hacks": Lauren Weedman 
• Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series 
  • "The Pitt": Brittany Allen 
  • "The Pitt": Tal Anderson 
  • "The Pitt": Tina Ivlev 
  • "Pluribus": Miriam Shor 
  • "The Gilded Age": Merritt Wever 
  • "Paradise": Shailene Woodley 
• Outstanding Movie 
  • "Heads Of State" 
  • "Miss You, Love You" 
  • "People We Meet On Vacation" 
  • "Remarkably Bright Creatures" 
  • "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War" 
• Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
  • "The Boys": Christopher Lennertz, Daveed Diggs, "Raise Him Up" 
  • "Hacks": Carlos Rafael Rivera, David Stal, "Mis Figuritas" 
  • "The Pitt": Gavin Brivik, Andrew Bird, "Need Someone" 
  • "South Park": Trey Parker, "Christian Woman" 
  • "Spider-Noir": Warren Oak Felder, Sebastian Kole, Daniel Pemberton, "The Devil You Know" 
  • "Wednesday": Lady Gaga, Andrew Watt, Henry Russell Walter, "The Dead Dance" 

• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie 
  • "DTF St. Louis": Jason Bateman 
  • "Half Man": Richard Gadd 
  • "DTF St. Louis": David Harbour 
  • "DTF St. Louis": Richard Jenkins 
  • "Beef": Charles Melton 
  • "Death By Lightning": Nick Offerman
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie 
  • "DTF St. Louis": Linda Cardellini 
  • "All Her Fault": Dakota Fanning 
  • "Monster: The Ed Gein Story": Laurie Metcalf 
  • "DTF St. Louis": Joy Sunday 
  • "Beef": Youn Yuh-jung 
  • "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette": Constance Zimmer 

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