LOS ANGELES — The 2021 Creative Arts Emmy Awards were presented on Sunday, September 12th, with Netflix receiving 34 awards in total, followed by Disney+ with 13 and HBO/HBO Max with 10. The Queen’s Gambit was the most recognized show, with nine awards, followed by
The Mandalorian and
Saturday Night Live - each with seven. The following is a complete list of winners.
OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE
DOLLY PARTON'S CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE NETFLIX
Dolly Parton, Executive Producer
Maria S. Schlatter, Executive Producer Debbie Allen, Executive Producer
Sam Haskell, Executive Producer
Joe Lazarov, Co-Executive Producer Hudson Hickman, Co-Executive Producer
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
COURTNEY B. VANCE as George Freeman Lovecraft Country
Whitey’s On The Moon
HBO
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
LUDWIG GÖRANSSON, Composer The Mandalorian
Chapter 16: The Rescue
Disney+
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
CARLOS RAFAEL RIVERA, Composer The Queen's Gambit
End Game
Netflix
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
CLAIRE FOY as Queen Elizabeth II
The Crown
48:1
Netflix
OUTSTANDING MUSIC SUPERVISION
CIARA ELWIS, Music Supervisor MATT BIFFA, Music Supervisor
I May Destroy You
Ego Death
HBO
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
BO BURNHAM, Music Director Bo Burnham: Inside
Netflix
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
KRISTEN ANDERSON-LOPEZ, Music & Lyrics ROBERT LOPEZ, Music & Lyrics
WandaVision
Breaking The Fourth Wall / Song Title: Agatha All Along
Disney+
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES
RUSSELL SWANSON, Camera JOHN SCHWARTZ, Camera
SCOTT BUCKLER, Camera MICHAEL CARMINE, Camera MATTHEW FLEISCHMANN, Camera JON GRAHAM, Camera
DEXTER KENNEDY, Camera MAXWELL TUBMAN, Camera MICHAEL ISLER, Camera GRGO SEVO, Camera
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Trump & Election Results / F*ck 2020
HBO
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SPECIAL
PAT CAPONE, Camera
JACK DONNELLY, Camera DAVE KNOX, Camera
BRUCE MACCALLUM, Camera BILL WINTERS, Camera MACEO BISHOP, Camera ABBY LEVINE, Video Control JOE BELACK, Video Control
Hamilton
Disney+
OUTSTANDING STUNT PERFORMANCE
LATEEF CROWDER, Stunt Performer The Mandalorian
Chapter 16: The Rescue
Disney+
OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION
RYAN WATSON, Stunt Coordinator The Mandalorian
Disney+
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SINGLE EPISODE
(Area Award: Possibility of one or more than one award.)
JASON MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN, Supervising Producer Lead VFX Supervisor
ANTE DEKOVIC, VFX Supervisor
ALEKSANDRA KOCHOSKA, VFX Producer
CHARLES COLLYER, Lead VFX Artist
ALEXANDER WOOD, On Set VFX Supervisor
IVAN KONDRUP JENSEN, VFX Supervisor Ghost VFX KRISTEN PRAHL, VFX Producer Ghost VFX
TONI PYKALANIEMI, VFX Supervisor DNEG
LESLIE CHUNG, VFX Supervisor Crafty Apes
Star Trek: Discovery
Su'kal
Paramount+
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
BO BURNHAM, Directed By Bo Burnham: Inside
Netflix
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
DON ROY KING, Directed By Saturday Night Live
Host: Dave Chappelle
NBC
OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL
YOU CAN'T STOP US - NIKE
Wieden+Kennedy, Ad Agency Pulse, Production Company
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
BLAKE NEELY, Composer The Flight Attendant
HBO Max
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
ELLEN LEWIS, Casting By
KATE SPRANCE, Casting By
OLIVIA SCOTT-WEBB, Casting By
TINA GERUSSI, Location Casting ANNA-LENA SLATER, Location Casting TATJANA MOUTCHNIK, Location Casting STEPHANIE MAILE, Location Casting
The Queen's Gambit
Netflix
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ROBERT STERNE, Casting By The Crown
Netflix
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR VARIETY OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
DEREK HOUGH, Choreographer
Dancing With The Stars
Routines: Paso Doble - Uccen / Tap Dance - Let’s Fall In Love For The Night
ABC
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING
DEBBIE ALLEN, Choreographer
Dolly Parton's Christmas On The Square
Routines: Christmas Is The Time / Dance Studio / High School Dance / Christmas On The Square Finale
Netflix
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SEASON OR A MOVIE
JOE BAUER, Visual Effects Supervisor
RICHARD BLUFF, Visual Effects Supervisor
ABBIGAIL KELLER, Visual Effects Producer
HAL HICKEL, Animation Supervisor
ROY K. CANCINO, Special Effects Supervisor
JOHN KNOLL, ILM Visual Effects Supervisor
ENRICO DAMM, Environments Visual Effects Supervisor JOHN ROSENGRANT, Legacy Effects Supervisor JOSEPH KASPARIAN, Hybride Visual Effects Supervisor
The Mandalorian
Disney+
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY, DRAMA OR VARIETY SERIES
CARPOOL KARAOKE: THE SERIES
Ben Winston, Executive Producer James Corden, Executive Producer Eric Pankowski, Executive Producer David Young, Co-Executive Producer Sheila Rogers, Supervising Producer Diana Miller, Producer
Apple TV
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
J.B. SMOOVE as Chief Billy Bills Mapleworth Murders
Quibi
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
KEKE PALMER as Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick FACEBOOK WATCH
Keke Palmer's Turnt Up With The Taylors
Facebook Watch
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
ROB SINCLAIR, Lighting Designer HBO BRIAN SPETT, Lighting Director
David Byrne's American Utopia
HBO
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SERIES
GEOFFREY AMORAL, Lighting Director NBC RICHARD MCGUINNESS, Lighting Director
WILLIAM MCGUINNESS, Lighting Director
TREVOR BROWN, Lighting Director
TIM STASSE, Lighting Director Saturday Night Live
Host: Adele
NBC
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
BO BURNHAM, Written By NETFLIX Bo Burnham: Inside
Netflix
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
MAYA RUDOLPH as Host
Saturday Night Live
Host: Maya Rudolph
NBC
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
THEO PARK, Casting By Ted Lasso
Apple TV+
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
DAVE CHAPPELLE as Host
Saturday Night Live
Host: Dave Chappelle
NBC