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All the Winners From Night One of the Creative Arts Emmys

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On the first day of the Creative Arts Emmys, the Television Academy gave to thee, winners from across TV. Helmed by Nailed It! host Nicole Byer, the modified virtual event saw HBO’s documentary The Apollo win the award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special over Michelle Obama’s Netflix documentary, Becoming and the Beastie Boys Stories. Netflix ending up taking home the most awards of the night, with five wins: two for Queer Eye, one for Don’t F**ck With Cats, but none for the viral hit Tiger King. The Creative Arts Emmys are streaming on Emmys.com at 8 p.m. ET for four consecutive nights this week, with a fifth two-hour broadcast airing on Saturday on FXX. Byer, who made history this year as the first Black woman ever nominated for Outstanding Host of a Reality or Competition Program, hosts all five nights, then passes it off to Jimmy Kimmel. It’s all leading up to the Primetime Emmys this Sunday, September 20. Here are this year’s Creative Arts Emmys nominees and winners from night one.

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
The Apollo
Beastie Boys Story
Becoming
The Great Hack
Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time

Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Ugly Delicious
VICE
The World According to Jeff Goldblum

Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
National Geographic Presents Cosmos: Creating Possible Worlds 
Between the Scenes – The Daily Show
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents: Pandemic Video Diaries
Pose: Identity, Family, Community
RuPaul’s Drag Race Out of the Closet

Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Queer Eye
Antiques Roadshow
Love Is Blind
Shark Tank
A Very Brady Renovation

Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Born This Way
Love Is Blind
Queer Eye
The Voice

Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
The Cave
American Factory
Apollo 11
Becoming
Sea Of Shadows
Serengeti, “Rebirthâ€

Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program
Life Below Zero
Cheer, “Hit Zeroâ€
Queer Eye, “We’re In Japan!: Japanese Holidayâ€
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor

Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
American Factory
Apollo 11
Becoming
The Cave
The Last Dance, “Episode 7â€
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness, “Cult of Personalityâ€

Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
Cheer, “Daytonaâ€
LEGO Masters, “Mega City Blockâ€
Queer Eye, “Disabled But Not Reallyâ€
RuPaul’s Drag Race, “I’m That Bitchâ€
Top Chef, “The Jonathan Gold Standardâ€

Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Why We Hate, “Tools & Tacticsâ€
Becoming
Home, “Maineâ€
McMillion$, “Episode 1â€
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, “Not Your Average Joeâ€

Outstanding Narrator
Seven Worlds, One Planet, “Antarcticaâ€
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution
The Elephant Queen
The Imagineering Story, “The Happiest Place on Earthâ€
Serengeti, “Destinyâ€

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
Apollo 11
American Factory
Beastie Boys Story
The Last Dance, “Episode 1â€
McMillion$, “Episode 3â€
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, “Cult of Personalityâ€

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Apollo 11 
Beastie Boys Story
Cheer, “Daytonaâ€
Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time
RuPaul’s Drag Race, “I’m That Bitchâ€
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, “The Noble Thing to Doâ€

Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer, “Closing the Netâ€
Beastie Boys Story
The Cave
Circus of Books
McMillion$, “Episode 1â€

All the Winners From Night One of the Creative Arts Emmys