If there’s one thing we’ve established over the weekend, it’s that the Creative Arts Emmys are the “real Emmys”— a sentiment made by Maya Rudolph on night one, and echoed by Sarah Silverman at the top of the show on night two.
While Silverman did not take home any awards for her special Sarah Silverman: PostMortem, she won over the crowd with a few explicit words and her usual charm while on stage.
On Sunday, September 7, the show at the Peacock Theater saw some heavy favorites and exciting wins. The Daily Show’s Desi Lydic took home two Emmys this weekend. Saturday, the Foxsplains host won for Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series, and Sunday, she beat out The Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon, Late Night’s Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel, taking top honors in the Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series category.
Jimmy Kimmel did win for Outstanding Host For A Game Show for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. In his speech, Kimmel reminisced about winning his first Emmy 27 years ago for Win Ben Stein’s Money—the first game show he ever hosted. Awards Buzz asked Kimmel backstage if there was anything he’d like to host that he hasn’t yet. “A seder,” he replied, garnering laughs.
Kimmel, in classic self-deprecating style, went on to recount the “very, very, very surprising” moment he won an Emmy for Win Ben Stein’s Money—a show that, at the time, felt more like a well-kept secret than an awards contender. “Comedy Central was not a channel that many people watched,” he says, noting they debuted the same week as South Park and were up against game show giants like Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.
Recognition was rare—“maybe once a month”—so when they actually won, it felt absurd, historic even: “I think it was the first Emmy Comedy Central had ever won.” But the highlight of the night? Spotting Susan Lucci, who had infamously lost an Emmy 15 years in a row. So, naturally, Kimmel walked up, handed her the statue, and said what everyone was thinking: this makes no sense. “She later gave it back,” he deadpans. “She rejected it.” TSA, however, knew greatness when they saw it. “Are you the guy who gave Susan Lucci the Emmy last night?” one agent asked. Kimmel replied, “Yes, I’m that guy.” And yes—he still has the Emmy.
Alan Cumming also shared his thoughts backstage as he won Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program for The Traitors. The show, that is now a worldwide phenomenon, took home four awards on Sunday night. SNL50 won seven, Pee-wee as Himself won three, SNL won three, the 67th Annual Grammy Awards (who couldn’t be there) won two, and 100 Foot Wave, and Love on the Spectrum also took home two awards respectively.
The Creative Arts Emmys will air on FXX Saturday, Sept. 13 at 8 p.m., and will be available to stream on Hulu until Oct. 7. The Primetime Emmys will air on Sept. 14 on CBS and Paramount+
Here’s a complete list of Sunday’s winners:
Sunday, September 7
BEST REALITY HOST
*Alan Cumming, The Traitors
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Daniel Lubetzky, Shark Tank
Kristen Kish, Top Chef
Jeff Probst, Survivor
BEST NARRATOR
*Barack Obama, Our Oceans
David Attenborough, Planet Earth: Asia
Idris Elba, Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color
Tom Hanks, The Americas
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Octopus!
BEST DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL
*Pee-wee as Himself
Deaf President Now!
Martha
Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)
Will & Harper
BEST DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES
*100 Foot Wave
Chef’s Table
Simone Biles Rising
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Social Studies
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
*Patrice: The Movie
I Am: Celine Dion
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
BEST GAME SHOW
*Jeopardy!
Celebrity Family Feud
The Price Is Right
Wheel of Fortune
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
BEST GAME SHOW HOST
*Jimmy Kimmel, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Elizabeth Banks, Press Your Luck
Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud
Ken Jennings, Jeopardy!
Colin Jost, Pop Culture Jeopardy!
BEST HOSTED NONFICTION SERIES OR SPECIAL
*Conan O’Brien Must Go
The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
Tucci in Italy
BEST STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
*Queer Eye
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
Love Is Blind
Shark Tank
BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
*Love on the Spectrum
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
Welcome to Wrexham
BEST CASTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
*Love on the Spectrum
The Amazing Race
Queer Eye
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY FOR VARIETY OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
*The 67th Annual Grammy Awards
The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar
Beyoncé Bowl
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
The Oscars
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
*100 Foot Wave
Chef’s Table
Ren Faire
Tucci in Italy
Will & Harper
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
*The Traitors
The Amazing Race
Life Below Zero
Love on the Spectrum
Survivor
BEST COMMERCIAL
*”Brian Cox Goes to College” — Uber One for Students
“Batman vs. Bateman” — State Farm
“The Boy & The Octopus” — The Walt Disney Company
“Flock” — Apple Privacy
“Heartstrings” — Apple AirPods Pro
“So Win.” — Nike
BEST DIRECTING FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION PROGRAM
*Pee-wee as Himself
Deaf President Now!
Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper
BEST DIRECTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
*The Traitors
The Amazing Race
Love on the Spectrum
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
BEST DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
*The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
BEST DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
*SNL50: The Anniversary Special
The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar
Beyoncé Bowl
The Oscars
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
77th Annual Tony Awards
BEST EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAM
*SNL 50th The Anniversary Special: Immersive Experience
Impulse: Playing With Reality
Shawn Mendes: Red Rocks Live in VR
BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
*Pee-wee as Himself
Chimp Crazy
Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper
BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM
*The Traitors
The Amazing Race
Queer Eye
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Voice
BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
*Welcome to Wrexham
Deadliest Catch
Life Below Zero
Love on the Spectrum
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING
*Cunk on Life
Ali Wong: Single Lady
Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years
Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING (SEGMENT)
*SNL50: The Anniversary Special (“Physical Comedy”)
The Daily Show (“The Dailyshowography of Kamala Harris: Just Normal”
The Daily Show (“The Dailyshowography of Stephen Miller: What He Does in the Shadows”)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (“Facebook Content Moderation”)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (“That Stuff’s American”)
BEST HAIRSTYLING FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM
*SNL50: The Anniversary Special
American Idol
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula
Dancing With the Stars
Fantasmas
The Voice
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SPECIAL
*The 67th Annual Grammy Awards
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
SNL50: The Anniversary Special
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SERIES
*Saturday Night Live
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Voice
BEST MAKEUP FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
*SNL50: The Anniversary Special
Dancing With the Stars
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter
RuPaul’s Drag Race
BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A DOCUMENTARY SERIES OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
*Chef’s Table
The Americas
Leonardo Da Vinci
Planet Earth: Asia
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
BEST MUSIC DIRECTION
*The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Oscars
SNL50: The Anniversary Special
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES
*Saturday Night Live
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
RuPaul’s Drag Race
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
*The Oscars
Beyoncé Bowl
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards
SNL50: The Anniversary Special
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
BEST VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)
*Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Train Prize for American Humor
Adam Sandler: Love You
Ali Wong: Single Lady
Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
BEST SHORT-FORM COMEDY, DRAMA OR VARIETY SERIES
*”The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains”
“Late Night With Seth Meyers Corrections”
“The Rabbit Hole With Jimmy Kimmel”
“The Tonight Show: During Commercial Break”
BEST SHORT-FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES
*”Adolescence: The Making of Adolescence“
“Hacks: Bit by Bit”
“Making of The Last of Us“
“Only Murders in the Building: Unlocking the Mystery”
“The White Lotus: Unpacking the Episode”
BEST SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
*Music by John Williams
Beatles ’64
100 Foot Wave
Pee-wee As Himself
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
BEST SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
*Beatles ’64
Music by John Williams
100 Foot Wave
Pee-wee as Himself
Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary (Music Box)
BEST SOUND MIXING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
*Welcome to Wrexham
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Deadliest Catch
The Voice
BEST SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL
*SNL50: The Anniversary Special
The Daily Show
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards
The Oscars
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
BEST TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SERIES
*Saturday Night Live
After Midnight
The Daily Show
Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney
The Voice
BEST TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SPECIAL
*SNL50: The Anniversary Special
Bono: Stories of Surrender
An Evening With Dua Lipa
An Evening With Elton John & Brandi Carlile
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
BEST WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
*The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation
Chimp Crazy
Conan O’Brien Must Go
Martha
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
BEST WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
*SNL50: The Anniversary Special
Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Cunk on Life
Sarah Silverman: Postmortem
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
BEST INNOVATION IN EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAMMING
*White Rabbit
