The 2025 Emmys season is coming to a close, and to kick off the grand finale to months’ worth of FYC events and campaigning to recognize the year’s best in television art is the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys. The full winners list for Night One is listed below. That’s right: It’s a two-night affair, taking place September 6 and 7 at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater.
The best craftspeople and below-the-line artisans in the industry will be honored in categories spanning music and casting (both categories for which IndieWire has held “Pass the Remote” FYC panels this year) as well as stunts and guest actors. If there’s a theme that defines each night it’s that Night 1 is about scripted TV and Night 2 recognizes unscripted. IndieWire Honors host Robby Hoffman will be among the starry presenters for the event, along with Jamie Lee Curtis, Noah Wyle, Anika Noni Rose, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Marlee Matlin, and more.
IndieWire will be live-updating the winners lists both nights. Keep refreshing here for updates.
Full Creative Arts Emmy Awards Night 1 winners list below.
GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Julianne Nicholson, “Hacks”
CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
PROSTHETIC MAKEUP
PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI MAKEUP (NON-PROTHETIC)
PERIOD COSTUMES
CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A SERIES
CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
FANTASY/SCI-FI COSTUMES
PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI HAIRSTYLING
CONTEMPORARY HAIRSTYLING
PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR)
PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE-HOUR OR MORE)
CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
CASTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
STUNT COORDINATION FOR COMEDY PROGRAMMING
STUNT COORDINATION FOR DRAMA PROGRAMMING
STUNT PERFORMANCE
ANIMATED PROGRAM
CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION
CHOREOGRAPHY FOR SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING
PICTURE EDITING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
PICTURE EDITING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SEASON OR A MOVIE
TITLE DESIGN
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SINGLE EPISODE
MOTION DESIGN
SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL
SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR)
SOUND EDITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION
PERFORMER IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
MUSIC SUPERVISION
ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (HALF-HOUR)
CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (ONE HOUR)
CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
TELEVISION MOVIE
