Julianne Nicholson (Hacks), Bryan Cranston (The Studio) and Merritt Wever (Severance) were among the winners during night one of 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
Emmys were also given to Arcane for Outstanding Animation, The Pitt, The Studio and Adolescence for casting and to The Penguin for hairstyling, costumes, prosthetic makeup, visual effects, sound editing and sound mixing. Andor also racked up trophies for costumes, production design, picture editing and special visual effects.
Maya Rudolph kicked off night one by saying, “This is the real Emmys. This is the Emmys for the people who make all the magic happen … this is a room full of talented baddies.”
One of the highlights of the night was when Bridgerton took the Emmy for Outstanding Costumes and winner John Walter Glaser’s pants kept falling down (but not to his knees, mercifully). And Desi Lydic, who won in the Performer in a Short Form Comedy category, admitted to having to watch “too much Fox News” to win the award. She went on to thank “the Deep State” TV Academy.
A total of 50 Emmys are set to be distributed this evening in categories such as Outstanding Animated Program, Outstanding Guest Actors and Outstanding TV movie. The Creative Arts Emmys will continue Sunday with an additional 49 statues to be distributed in the writing, casting, makeup and picture editing categories.
The Creative Arts Emmys won’t air live, but they are set to run on FXX Saturday, Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. ET and PT, the night before the Primetime Emmys. The Creative Arts Emmys will also be available to stream on Hulu until Oct. 7.
Here are the winners from night one. Keep refreshing for the latest:
GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julianne Nicholson, Hacks
CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
The Penguin
PROSTHETIC MAKEUP
The Penguin
PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI MAKEUP (NON-PROTHETIC)
House of the Dragon
PERIOD COSTUMES
Bridgerton
CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A SERIES
The Studio
CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
The Penguin
FANTASY/SCI-FI COSTUMES
Andor
PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI HAIRSTYLING
Bridgerton
CONTEMPORARY HAIRSTYLING
The Penguin
PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
Severance
PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR)
The Studio
PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE-HOUR OR MORE)
Andor
CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
The Pitt
GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Bryan Cranston, The Studio
CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
The Studio
CASTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Adolescence
STUNT COORDINATION FOR COMEDY PROGRAMMING
The Righteous Gemstones
STUNT COORDINATION FOR DRAMA PROGRAMMING
The Boys
STUNT PERFORMANCE
The Boys
ANIMATED PROGRAM
Arcane
CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
Julie Andrews, Bridgerton
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION (juried)
Arcane, background design
Arcane, color
Love, Death + Robots, Production Design
Love, Death + Robots, Character Animation
Love, Death + Robots, Character Design
CHOREOGRAPHY FOR SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING
Étoile
PICTURE EDITING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
The Studio
PICTURE EDITING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
Frasier
GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Merritt Wever, Severance
PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Andor
PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SEASON OR A MOVIE
Andor
TITLE DESIGN
Severance
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SINGLE EPISODE
The Penguin
MOTION DESIGN (juried)
Octopus!
SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
The Last of Us
SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL
The Penguin
SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR)
The Studio
SOUND EDITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
Arcane
SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
The Penguin
SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
Severance
SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION
The Studio
PERFORMER IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
Desi Lydic, The Daily Show
MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
Severance
MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
The Penguin
ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
The White Lotus
MUSIC SUPERVISION
The Studio
ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
The Boys, “Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas”
CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (HALF-HOUR)
The Studio
CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (ONE HOUR)
CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
TELEVISION MOVIE