Kathy Griffin may call them the “Shmemmys” but the Creative Arts Emmys are actually the same as the regular Emmys. They just don’t make it onto the big awards telecast. They did, however, take place tonight and in years past, they are where Griffin was a 2 time winner. This year, she may have lost her bid for a golden guy, but Game of Thrones was up for 13 and that fantastic series led tonight’s winners with 6 awards. Tonight’s ceremony honored mostly the creative and technical categories like lighting, editing and art direction, but there were a few big awards. Taking home the Best Non Fiction Program (i.e.: reality show award) for the first time was Undercover Boss while Smash pulled an upset in the Choreography category out dancing several amazing contenders from So You Think You Can Dance. In the casting categories, Homeland, Game Change and Girls prevailed (yay for the first two, not so much the latter) while there were 4 acting awards handed out in the Guest Actor categories. Taking the Drama Guest Actor Awards were Jeremy Davies for Justified and Martha Plimpton for The Good Wife. (An extra yay for Plimpton who is brilliant on that show and was surprisingly omitted from the very competitive Best Actress Comedy Series race this year for Raising Hope after grabbing a nod last year.) On the comedy side, Jimmy Fallon won for hosting Saturday Night Live while Kathy Bates finally landed a win for playing Charlie Sheen’s old character on Two and A Half Men after 11 nominations. (She could still won next week for her work on Harry’s Law too)… For more on all the winners and the Emmys, head here. Then check out all the winners below and be sure to catch the Big Folk Emmy Awards next Sunday Sept. 23rd on ABC.
2012 Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners~
DRAMA
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
Dylan Baker, “The Good Wife”
X – Jeremy Davies, “Justified”
Ben Feldman, “Mad Men”
Michael J. Fox, “The Good Wife”
Mark Margolis, “Breaking Bad”
Jason Ritter, “Parenthood”
BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
Joan Cusack, “Shameless”
Loretta Devine, “Grey’s Anatomy”
Julia Ormond, “Mad Men”
X – Martha Plimpton, “The Good Wife”
Jean Smart, “Harry’s Law”
Uma Thurman, “Smash”
COMEDY
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
Will Arnett, “30 Rock”
Bobby Cannavale, “Nurse Jackie”
X – Jimmy Fallon, “Saturday Night Live”
Michael J. Fox, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Jon Hamm, “30 Rock”
Greg Kinnear, “Modern Family”
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
Elizabeth Banks, “30 Rock”
X – Kathy Bates, “Two and a Half Men”
Margaret Cho, “30 Rock”
Dot Marie Jones, “Glee”
Melissa McCarthy, “Saturday Night Live”
Maya Rudolph, “Saturday Night Live”
REALITY
BEST REALITY SERIES
“Antiques Roadshow”
“Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution”
“MythBusters”
“Shark Tank”
X – “Undercover Boss”
“Who Do You Think You Are?”
VARIETY
BEST VARIETY SERIES DIRECTING
James Hoskinson, “The Colbert Report” – “7121A”
Chuck O’Neil, “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” – “17087″
Jerry Foley, “Late Show With David Letterman” – “3602″
Jonathan Krisel, “Portlandia” – “One Moore Episode”
X – Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live” – “Host: Mick Jagger”
BEST VARIETY SERIES WRITING
“The Colbert Report”
X – “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart”
“Portlandia”
“Real Time with Bill Maher”
“Saturday Night Live”
BEST VARIETY SPECIAL
“Betty White’s 90th Birthday”
“Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker”
X – “The Kennedy Center Honors”
“Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again”
“Tony Bennett: Duets II”
ANIMATED
BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM
“American Dad!”
“Bob’s Burgers”
“Futurama”
X – “The Penguins of Madagascar: The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole”
“The Simpsons”
BEST SHORT-FORM ANIMATED PROGRAM
“Adventure Time”
“Disney Phineas and Ferb”
“MAD”
X – “Regular Show”
“Robot Chicken”
CHILDREN’S
BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
“Degrassi”
“Good Luck Charlie”
“iCarly”
“Victorious”
X – “Wizards of Waverly Place”
BEST CHILDREN’S NONFICTION REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
“It Gets Better”
X – “Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger”
“The Weight Of The Nation For Kids: The Great Cafeteria Takeover”
NONFICTION
BEST NONFICTION SPECIAL
“Bobby Fischer Against the World”
X – “George Harrison: Living in the Material World”
“Gloria: In Her Own Words”
“Paul Simon’s Graceland Journey: Under African Skies”
“6 Days To Air: The Making Of South Park”
BEST NONFICTION SERIES
“American Masters”
“Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations”
X – “Frozen Planet”
“Inside the Actors Studio”
“The Weight of the Nation”
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
“The Amish (American Experience)”
X – “Have You Heard From Johannesburg (Independent Lens)”
“Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory”
BEST NONFICTION PROGRAMMING DIRECTING
Bertram van Munster, “The Amazing Race” (“Let Them Drink Their Haterade”)
Robert B. Weide, “American Masters” (“Woody Allen: A Documentary”)
X – Martin Scorsese, “George Harrison: Living in the Material World”
Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, “Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory”
Craig Spirko, “Project Runway” (“Finale, Part 2″)
BEST NONFICTION PROGRAMMING WRITING
Barak Goodman, “American Experience” (“Clinton”)
Peter Jones, “American Masters” (“Johnny Carson: King of Late Night”)
Anthony Bourdain, “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” (“Cuba”)
X – Geoffrey C. Ward, “Prohibition” (“A Nation of Hypcrites”)
Christine Ferraro, “Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger”
SPECIAL CLASS
BEST SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM
“84rd Annual Academy Awards”
“69th Annual Golden Globe Awards”
“54rd Annual Grammy Awards”
“Herbie Hancock, Gustavo Dudamel And The LA Phil Celebrate Gershwin (Great Performances)”
“Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theater”
X – “65th Annual Tony Awards”
BEST SPECIAL CLASS SHORT FORMAT – LIVE ACTION ENTERTAINMENT
X – “Children’s Hospital”
“The Daily Show Correspondents Explain”
“Parks And Recreation: April And Andy’s Road Trip”
“30 Rock: The Webisodes”
“Web Therapy”
BEST SPECIAL CLASS SHORT FORMAT – NONFICTION
“Bravo’s Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen”
X – “DGA Moments in Time”
“Jay Leno’s Garage”
“Thank a Vet”
“30 Rock: Ask Tina”
CHOREOGRAPHY/COMMERCIAL/INTERACTIVE/STUNTS/TITLES/VOICE-OVER
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Travis Wall and Teddy Forance, “Dancing With the Stars”
X – Joshua Bergasse, “Smash”
Stacey Tookey, “So You Think You Can Dance”
Christopher Scott, “So You Think You Can Dance”
Spencer Liff, “So You Think You Can Dance”
BEST COMMERCIAL
The Bark Side – Volkswagen
X – Best Job – Procter & Gamble Corporate Brand
Color Changes Everything – Target
The Dog Strikes Back – Volkswagen
It’s Halftime in America – Chrysler
BEST INTERACTIVE MEDIA
“Bravo’s Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen”
“Game Of Thrones Season Two – Enhanced Digital Experience”
X – “The Team Coco Sync App”
BEST MAIN TITLE DESIGN
“American Horror Story”
X – “Great Expectations”
“Magic City”
“New Girl”
“Strike Back”
BEST STUNT COORDINATION
“American Horror Story”
“Crimina Minds”
“Grimm”
“Hawaii Five-0″
“NCIS: Los Angeles”
X – “Southland”
BEST VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
Brenda Strong, “Desperate Housewives”
Dan Povenmire, “Disney Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension”
Rob Rigg, “Disney Prep & Landing: Naughty Vs. Nice”
X – Maurice LaMarche, “Futurama”
Kristen Wiig, “The Looney Tunes Show”
Hank Azaria, “The Simpsons”
ART DIRECTION
BEST ART DIRECTION – MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
“Hell’s Kitchen”
“How I Met Your Mother”
“Mike & Molly”
“30 Rock”
X – “2 Broke Girls”
BEST ART DIRECTION – SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
X- “Boardwalk Empire”
“Downton Abbey”
X – “Game of Thrones”
“Justified”
“Mad Men”
BEST ART DIRECTION – MINISERIES OR MOVIE
“American Horror Story” (“Open House”)
“American Horror Story” (“Part 1″)
X – “Great Expectations”
“Hatfields & McCoys”
“Hemingway & Gellhorn”
“Sherlock: Scandal in Belgravia”
BEST ART DIRECTION – VARIETY OR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING
“84th Annual Academy Awards”
X- “54th Annual Grammy Awards”
“Saturday Night Live” (“Host: Jimmy Fallon”)
X- “65th Annual Tony Awards”
“The Voice”
CASTING
BEST CASTING – COMEDY SERIES
“The Big C”
X – “Girls”
“Modern Family”
“New Girl”
“Nurse Jackie”
“Veep”
BEST CASTING – DRAMA SERIES
“Boardwalk Empire”
“Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“The Good Wife”
X – “Homeland”
“Mad Men”
BEST CASTING - TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
“American Horror Story”
“Five”
X – “Game Change”
“Hatfields & McCoys”
“Sherlock: Scandal in Belgravia”
CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
“How I Met Your Mother”
“Mike & Molly”
“Pair of Kings”
X – “Two and a Half Men”
“2 Broke Girls”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
X – “Boardwalk Empire”
“Breaking Bad”
“Glee”
“Mad Men”
“Pan Am”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY- TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
“Game Change”
X – “Great Expectations”
“Hemingway & Gellhorn”
“Sherlock: Scandal in Belgravia”
“Treasure Island”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – NONFICTION
“Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations”
X – “Frozen Planet”
“George Harrison: Living in the Material World”
“Prohibition”
“Whale Wars”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – REALITY
“The Amazing Race”
X – “Deadliest Catch”
“Project Runway”
“Survivor”
“Top Chef”
COSTUMES
BEST COSTUMES – SERIES
“Boardwalk Empire”
“The Borgias”
“Downton Abbey”
X – “Game of Thrones”
“Once Upon a Time”
BEST COSTUMES – TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
“American Horror Story”
X – “Great Expectations”
“Hatfields & McCoys”
“Hemingway & Gellhorn”
“Sherlock: Scandal in Belgravia”
“Treasure Island”
EDITING
BEST SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING - DRAMA SERIES
“Breaking Bad” (“End Times”)
“Breaking Bad” (“Face Off”)
“Downton Abbey”
X – “Homeland”
“Mad Men”
BEST SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING – COMEDY SERIES
X – “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“Modern Family” (“Leap Day”)
“Modern Family” (“Election Day”)
“30 Rock” (“The Tuxedo Begins”)
“30 Rock” (“Leap Day”)
BEST MULTI-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING – COMEDY SERIES
“The Big Bang Theory”
“Hot in Cleveland”
X – “How I Met Your Mother”
“Two and a Half Men”
“2 Broke Girls”
BEST SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING - TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
“American Horror Story”
“Game Change”
X – “Hatfields & McCoys”
“Hemingway & Gellhorn”
“Sherlock: Scandal in Belgravia”
BEST PICTURE EDITING – SHORT FORM AND VARIETY
“84rd Annual Academy Awards – Opening Film”
X – “2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony”
“The Colbert Report”
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”
“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
“Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theater”
BEST PICTURE EDITING – NONFICTION
“American Masters: Johnny Carson – King of Late Night”
“Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations”
“Beyond Scared Straight”
X – “Frozen Planet”
“George Harrison: Living in the Material World”
BEST PICTURE EDITING – REALITY
“The Amazing Race”
X – “Deadliest Catch”
“Project Runway”
“Survivor”
“Top Chef”
HAIRSTYLING
BEST HAIRSTYLING – SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
“Boardwalk Empire”
“The Borgias”
X- “Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“Mad Men”
BEST HAIRSTYLING – MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL
“Dancing With the Stars”
X – “Saturday Night Live”
“Victorious”
“The Voice”
BEST HAIRSTYLING – TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
X – “American Horror Story”
“Hatfields & McCoys”
“Hemingway & Gellhorn”
LIGHTING
BEST LIGHTING DIRECTION – VARIETY SERIES
“American Idol”
“Dancing With the Stars”
“Saturday Night Live”
X – “So You Think You Can Dance”
“The Voice”
BEST LIGHTING DIRECTION – VARIETY SPECIAL
“84th Annual Academy Awards”
“Andrea Bocelli Live In Central Park”
X – “54th Annual Grammy Awards”
“Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show Starring Madonna”
“Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2011″
MAKEUP
BEST MAKEUP – SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (NON-PROSTHETIC)
“Boardwalk Empire”
X – “Game of Thrones”
“Glee”
“Mad Men”
“The Middle”
BEST MAKEUP - MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL (NON-PROSTHETIC)
X – “Dancing With the Stars”
“Hot in Cleveland”
“How I Met Your Mother”
“Saturday Night Live”
“Victorious”
BEST MAKEUP – TV MOVIE/MINISERIES (NON-PROSTHETIC)
“American Horror Story”
X – “Hatfields & McCoys”
“Hemingway & Gellhorn”
BEST PROSTHETIC MAKEUP
“American Horror Story”
“Boardwalk Empire”
“Game of Thrones”
“Once Upon a Time”
X – “The Walking Dead”
MUSIC
BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION – TV MOVIE/MINISERIES/SPECIAL
“Disney Prep & Landing: Naughty Vs. Nice”
“Game Change”
“Hatfields & McCoys”
X – “Hemingway & Gellhorn”
“Missing”
“Sherlock: Scandal in Belgravia”
BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION – SERIES
“The Borgias”
X – “Downton Abbey”
“Pan Am”
“Smash”
“30 Rock”
BEST MUSIC DIRECTION
“Christmas in Washington”
“Country Music (In Performance At The White House)”
X – “The Kennedy Center Honors”
“Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Legacy”
“Seth MacFarlane: Swingin’ in Concert”
“The Thomashefskys: Music And Memories Of A Life In The Yiddish Theater (Great Performances)”
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
“The Heart of Christmas” – “The Heart of Christmas”
“Raising Hope” – “Welcome Back to Hope”
“Saturday Night Live” – “I Can’t Believe I’m Hosting”
“Smash” – “Let Me Be Your Star”
X- “65th Annual Tony Awards” – “It’s Not Just for Gays Anymore”
BEST ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
“Great Expectations”
“Hell on Wheels”
“Homeland”
X – “Page Eight”
“Touch”
SOUND
BEST SOUND EDITING – SERIES
“Boardwalk Empire”
“Breaking Bad”
“CSI: Miami”
X – “Game of Thrones”
“The Walking Dead”
BEST SOUND EDITING – TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
“American Horror Story”
“Hatfields & McCoys”
X – “Hemingway & Gellhorn”
“The River”
“Sherlock: Scandal in Belgravia”
BEST SOUND EDITING – NONFICTION
“The Amazing Race”
X – “Frozen Planet”
“George Harrison: Living in the Material World”
“Paul Simon’s Graceland Journey: Under African Skies”
“Prohibition”
BEST SOUND MIXING – ONE-HOUR COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
“Breaking Bad”
“Downton Abbey”
X – “Game of Thrones”
“Homeland”
“Person of Interest”
BEST SOUND MIXING – HALF-HOUR COMEDY, DRAMA, OR ANIMATION
“Entourage”
X – “Modern Family”
“Nurse Jackie”
“Parks and Recreation”
“30 Rock”
BEST SOUND MIXING – TV MOVIE/MINISERIES
“American Horror Story”
“Game Change”
X – “Hatfields & McCoys”
“Hemingway & Gellhorn”
“Sherlock: Scandal in Belgravia”
BEST SOUND MIXING – VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL
X – “84th Annual Academy Awards”
“ACM Presents: Lionel Richie And Friends – In Concert”
“American Idol”
“54th Annual Grammy Awards”
BEST SOUND MIXING – NONFICTION
“The Amazing Race”
“Deadliest Catch”
“Frozen Planet”
“George Harrison: Living in the Material World”
X – “Paul Simon’s Graceland Journey: Under African Skies”
TECHNICAL DIRECTION
BEST TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL – SERIES
“The Big Bang Theory”
“Dancing With The Stars”
“Late Show with David Letterman”
X – “Saturday Night Live”
“30 Rock”
BEST TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL – TV MOVIE/MINISERIES OR SPECIAL
“84th Annual Academy Awards”
“54th Annual Grammy Awards”
“The Kennedy Center Honors”
X – “Memphis (Great Performances)”
VISUAL EFFECTS
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
“Falling Skies”
X – “Game of Thrones”
“Inside the Human Body”
“Once Upon a Time”
“Pan Am”
“The Walking Dead”
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS - SUPPORTING
X – “Boardwalk Empire”
“Bones”
“The Borgias”
“Breaking Bad”
“Hemingway & Gellhorn”
“Touch”
“Sherlock: A Study in Pink”
NBC had a crazy year this past season with a strong start in the fall, a disastrous winter and a slight recovery in the spring. However, most of the success was due to The Voice and the network cancelled a ton of its new shows from last season except for Revolution and Chicago Fire. That meant buh bye to the fantastic The New Normal plus Matthew Perry’s Go On, Deception, 1600 Penn, Animal Practice, Do No Harm, and Guys With Kids. But the network also dumped my favorite guilty pleasure Smash along with sophomores Whitney, and Up All Night. It was also the final season for 30 Rock and The Office. So, essentially NBC only has two returning sitcoms, Parks and Recreation and Community (for a final 13 episode season), the least it’s had in years. So, they are starting from scratch and turning to some big names like Michael J. Fox and Sean Hayes who will both return to the Thursday night comedy block alongside Welcome to the Family and Parenthood. Take a look at the full new schedule below and descriptions of the new shows. Plus for previews of the shows, and more information, head to NBC or TVLine.com.
