73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
The 73rd Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held over two nights on September 11 and September 12, 2021. The combined ceremonies aired on Saturday, September 18, 2021 on FXX.[1][2] The nominations were announced on July 13, 2021 by Ron and Jasmine Cephas Jones via a virtual event.[3][4][5] The ceremony was held in conjunction with the annual Primetime Emmy Awards, and is presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming, including guest acting roles.
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| Location | The Event Deck at L.A. Live, Los Angeles, California |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| Most awards | The Queen's Gambit (9) |
| Most nominations | The Mandalorian (19) |
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| Network | FXX |
| Produced by | Bob Bain Productions |
Winners and nominees
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Directing
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Hosting
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Interactive Media
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Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Programming (Juried)
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Lighting Design / Direction
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Main Title Design
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Makeup
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Motion Design
Outstanding Motion Design (Juried)
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Music
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Picture Editing
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Production Design
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Sound
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Special Visual Effects
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Stunt Coordination
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Technical Direction
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Writing
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Wins by network
| Network | Program | Individual | Total |
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| Netflix | 3 | 31 | 34 |
| Disney+ | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| HBO | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| NBC | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Apple TV+ | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| VH1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| ABC | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| FX | 0 | 3 | |
| Adult Swim | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| CNN | 1 | 1 | |
| Fox | 0 | 2 | |
| Nat Geo | 0 | 2 | |
| Apple TV | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Facebook Watch | 0 | 1 | |
| HBO Max | 0 | 1 | |
| IFC | 0 | 1 | |
| Oculus | 1 | 0 | |
| Paramount+ | 0 | 1 | |
| Pluto | 1 | 0 | |
| Quibi | 0 | 1 | |
| Showtime | 0 | 1 | |
| YouTube | 1 | 0 |
Programs with multiple awards
Most nominations
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Category and rule changes
Several changes that were implemented for this ceremony include:[6][7][8]
- Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and Outstanding Short Form Variety Series were merged to form Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series.
- Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program and Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series, or Movie were merged to form Outstanding Stunt Coordination, and a new category for Outstanding Stunt Performance was created.
- Outstanding Derivative Interactive Program, Outstanding Original Interactive Program, and Outstanding Interactive Extension of a Linear Program were merged to form Outstanding Interactive Program.
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects and Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role were reorganized to form Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie and Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode.
- Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming became a juried category.
- Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling and Outstanding Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) became area awards, allowing for the possiblity of multiple winners.
- Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming was opened to allow nominations.
- Anthology series became eligible in the limited series categories, which were renamed accordingly.
- Any programs that were nominated for Academy Awards were no longer eligible for Emmys.
- All children's programming was moved to the Daytime Emmy Awards, run by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
In addition, the awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) were moved to the main ceremony in July,[9] followed by the awards for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series and Outstanding Variety Special (Live) in August.[10][11]
Notes
- Eric Beetner, Michael Bolanowski, Kellen Cruden, Christina Fontana, Jay Gammill, Katherine Griffin, Jason Groothuis, Darrick Lazo, Ryan Leamy, Joshua Lowry, Gary Pennington and Jason Pedroza
- Kris Byrnes, Susan Maridueña Barrett, Nathan Ochiltree, Tony Zajkowski, Carlos J. Gamarra and Brian Ray
- Steve Lichtenstein, Mike Abitz, Ericka Concha, Tim Daniel, George Dybas, Eric Lambert, Matt Reynolds, Daniel Ruiz and Dan Williams
- John M. Larson, Robert Michael Malachowski Jr., Hudson H. Smith III, Matt Antell, John Baldino, Sommer Basinger, Matthew Blair, Melissa Silva Borden, William Fabian Castro, Andrew Ciancia, Nick Don Vito, Alyssa Dressman Lehner, Glen Ebesu, Noel A. Guerra, John Homesley, Omega Hsu, Charles A. Kramer, Terry Maloney, James J. Munoz, Andy Perez, Robby Thompson and Eric Wise
- Garrett Hohendorf, Cameron Teisher, Michael Sparks, Josh Franco, Allison Anastasio, Drew Whitaker, Kimberly Fennik, Lane Gillis and Tom McCudden
- Rob Butler, Isaiah Camp, Joe Mikan, Art O'Leary, Alexander Rubinow, Ben Bulatao, Alexandra Moore, Nico Natale, Alberto Perez and Chris Courtner
- Eric Goldfarb, Morgen Stary, Todd Beabout, PJ Wolff, Igor Borovac, Felise Epstein and Michael Russell
References
- "Creative Arts Emmys Details Announced". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- Hipes, Patrick; Andreeva, Nellie (July 30, 2021). "Creative Arts Emmys Categories Set For Three Separate Ceremonies; All Shows To Require Proof Of Vaccination". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- "73rd Emmy Awards Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- "Ron Cephas Jones And Jasmine Cephas Jones To Announce Emmy Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- "73rd Emmy Awards Complete Nominations List" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- "2020–2021 Emmy Rules Changes" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- Schneider, Michael (December 4, 2020). "Television Academy Merges Variety Talk and Sketch Back Together, Among Other Emmy Changes For 2021". Variety. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- Hill, Libby (December 7, 2021). "2021 Emmy Rule Changes: What Does It All Mean?". IndieWire. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- Hipes, Patrick; Andreeva, Nellie (July 30, 2021). "Creative Arts Emmys Categories Set For Three Separate Ceremonies; All Shows To Require Proof Of Vaccination". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- "Emmy Update: Testing, Show Venue, And Category Update". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 19, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- Hipes, Patrick (August 19, 2021). "Emmys Ceremonies To Require Negative Covid Tests For Attendees As Well As Vax Proof". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 14, 2021.