Bo Burnham wins his first Emmy and other key takeaways from this weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys Awards
The Creative Arts Emmys were held on Sunday, September 12
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The Creative Arts Emmys were held on Sunday, a week before the Primetime Emmys, honoring the behind-the-scenes categories, like directing, music, choreography, and design. But just because it’s not the “regular” Emmys, that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of notable wins and surprises. These are our main takeaways from the ceremony:
Bo Burnham scores first Emmys
Bo Burnham is now an Emmy winner! The comedian and multi-hyphenate’s Netflix special Bo Burnham: Inside earned him three awards: Outstanding Music Direction, Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special, and Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special. It’s a vindicating moment after his critically acclaimed film Eight Grade became one of 2019's biggest Oscar snubs.
Netflix ruled over every streaming platform with 31 wins
Given how many successful projects Netflix produces, it’s not a huge surprise that the streaming giant took home the most awards. Some streamer-specific highlights include: Claire Foy winning Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown; Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square winning Outstanding Television Movie; and The Queen’s Gambit winning Outstanding Casting For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie.
… and Disney+ came in second
Netflix wasn’t the only streaming platform to win big at the Creative Arts Emmys. The Mandalorian received seven technical awards—the show is in second place for most wins of the night. (Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit became number one after winning nine awards.) This also became the first time that a Marvel Studios series on Disney+ received Emmys, thanks to WandaVision. The show won three awards: Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes, Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program, and Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics. The latter category’s win is an impressive feat, with “Agatha All Along” beating out Bo Burnham: Inside’s “Comedy.” But it’s a win that makes perfect sense; even those who haven’t watched the hit Disney+ series likely have had the WandaVision song stuck in their heads after it became a pop culture sensation.
Maya Rudolph makes history with her Emmy win
As reported by Deadline, Maya Rudolph is now the first person in 20 years to win twice in the same category—twice. Rudolph also became the third Black woman to win consecutive Emmys. She took home awards for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance as Connie The Hormone Monstress on Big Mouth and Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series for hosting Saturday Night Live.
Apple TV’s hit comedy lassoed three wins
It would’ve been a major twist if Ted Lasso had gone home empty-handed. But thankfully, Apple TV’s favorite child won Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series, and Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour).
RuPaul wins Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program for the sixth time
RuPaul beat out plenty of iconic reality TV hosts (including the Queer Eye Fab Five and Shark Tank’s sharks) again. The Emmys are taking Drag Race’s “may the best drag queen win” line from the theme song very seriously.
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Claire Foy winning Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The CrownThis is almost as embarrassing as the Cheadle nomination for TFATWS. She was in one scene, and only won because people recognised her name.
Courtney B. Vance winning for Lovecraft Country was an actual guest performance at least.
I haven’t watched the series, but it’s crazy that they made all that fuss over her casting, and even gave an award to her appearance, and she’s just a guest bit? On The Crown?
She was the lead in the early seasons, and won Lead Actress back in 2018. This award was for one scene in the fourth season.
OH SHIT, I totally forgot that the new buzz was over Olivia Colman playing a different era. That makes more sense re: having Foy for a 2-minute scene.
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*waves*
I have to assume most voters didn’t actually watch this season and just remember her being good in the series as a whole.Not only was she only in one scene, she was literally just reading a speech off of a piece of paper!
Hey, Ho, let’s Bo!
I love Agatha All Along, but Welcome to the Internet is a straight-up masterpiece. How was it not even nominated?
This was a crime – it’s so good, I can’t believe it didn’t even get a nod!…now it’s stuck in my head again, great.
It’s so fucking great. Because of you, this is like the 150th time I’ve watched this video.
Of all the songs that could have gotten a nomination, I’m still scratching my head that they went with “Comedy.” “Welcome to the Internet” is my favorite, but I get that it probably isn’t well-rounded enough for an award. But…really? Comedy?
If I was going to give Maya Rudolph an Emmy for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series it definitely would have been for her role as The Judge on “The Good Place” but then again she deserves a ton of awards, so I’m glad she at least is getting recognition for her humor, even if TGP > SNL.
Thanks for reminding me that I still haven’t finished “The Good Place”. Loved the first three seasons but moved in between and never got back to it.