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SNL, Carpool Karaoke, and Queer Eye Win Big at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmys

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The first of two nights for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards occurred on Saturday, and, as the avid TV watchers we know you all are, you definitely want to scroll category-by-category for five minutes and thoroughly analyze every winner. James Corden’s well-oiled Carpool Karaoke machine took home three awards, including Outstanding Variety Special, while Queer Eye was awarded with four, culminating in Outstanding Structured Reality Program. Saturday Night Live (three wins), RuPaul’s Drag Race (three wins), and Free Solo (seven wins) also faired well, as did national treasures Rachel Bloom and Norman Lear.

As for Sunday’s winners, Game of Thrones dominated the evening, taking home awards from Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series to Outstanding Main Title Sequence. Luke Kirby and Jane Lynch won Outstanding Guest Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series, respectively, for their turns in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, while Outstanding Guest Actor and Actress in a Drama Series went to Bradley Whitford and Cherry Jones for The Handmaid’s Tale. And yes, Chernobyl won for that incredible score. You can read the full list of Creative Arts Emmy winners, which we will continue to flesh out as Sunday’s awards roll in, below.

Saturday Night Winners

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All In The Family And The Jeffersons

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool

Outstanding Production Design For Variety Special
RENT

Outstanding Production Design For Variety, Reality or Competition Series
Saturday Night Live, Host: John Mulaney, Host: Emma Stone

Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Queer Eye

Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
Love, Death & Robots, “The Witnessâ€

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
Free Solo

Outstanding Narrator
Our Planet, “One Planetâ€

Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Underscore)
Free Solo

Outstanding Music Direction
Fosse/Verdon, “Life Is A Cabaretâ€

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, “I Have To Get Out/Song Title: Antidepressants Are So Not A Big Dealâ€

Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media Within An Unscripted Program
Free Solo, 360

Outstanding Interactive Program
NASA And SpaceX: The Interactive Demo-1 Launch

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2019

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, “Psychicsâ€

Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
Creating Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Hannah Gadsby: Nanette

Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, “Kenyaâ€

Outstanding Choreography for a Variety or Reality Programming
World of Dance, Routines: “Piece by Piece,†“Don’t Wanna Think,†“Fix You

Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation
Age of Sail

Outstanding Innovation In Interactive Programming
Artificial

Outstanding Motion Design
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

Outstanding Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking (TIE)
RBG
The Sentence

Outstanding Informational Series or Special
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Leaving Neverland

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Our Planet

Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Saturday Night Live, Host: Adam Sandler

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special
RuPaul’s Drag Race, “Trump: The Rusicalâ€

Outstanding Costumes For Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Programming
RuPaul’s Drag Race, “Trump: The Rusicalâ€

Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
Queer Eye, “Black Girl Magicâ€

Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program
Queer Eye

Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
Free Solo

Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
Springsteen On Broadway

Outstanding Animated Program
The Simpsons, “Mad About The Toyâ€

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Family Guy, “Con Heiressâ€

Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, “The Wax & The Furiousâ€

Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell, “Hmong Americans And The Secret Warâ€

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program
Queer Eye

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration For The Queen Of Soul

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program
Free Solo

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Free Solo

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
RENT

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series
Saturday Night Live, Host: John Mulaney

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell

Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program
Free Solo

Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program
Life Below Zero

Sunday Night Winners

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Bradley Whitford,The Handmaid’s Tale

Outstanding Special Visual Effects
Game of Thrones

Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes
Game of Thrones

Outstanding Contemporary Costumes
Russian Doll

Outstanding Period Costumes
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: Discovery

Outstanding Make-Up for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
Game of Thrones

Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series
Game of Thrones

Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series
Glow 

Outstanding Main Title Design
Game of Thrones

Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama
Chris O’Dowd, State of the Union

Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama
Rosamund Pike, State of the Union

Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series
Chernobyl

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
Game of Thrones

Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series
When They See Us

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Game of Thrones

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
Fleabag

Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
One Day At A Time, “The Funeralâ€

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie
Chernobyl, “Please Remain Calmâ€

Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
State Of The Union

SNL and Queer Eye Win Big at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmys