Creative Arts Emmys 2026: Here's your list of winners

The Awards season has kicked off with the Creative Arts Emmys 2026, the two-night event before the main awards ceremony on September 14.

Night 1, which took place on September 5 at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, was hosted by director Colin Hanks, The Upshaws star Wanda Sykes, Julie Chen Moonves and Dancing with the Stars host Julianne Hough. The Pitt star Noah Wyle, The Goldbergs star Wendi McLendon-Covey and The Boys star Daveed Diggs took on the hosting duties for Night 2.

The Creative Arts Emmys 2026 were a star-studded event that celebrated talent both on-screen and off-screen.

Here are the winners in the major categories.

Creative Arts Emmys 2026: Who won big?

Here are the TV shows/movies that won big at the Creative Arts Emmys 2026

Outstanding Movie

Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix) - WINNER
Heads of State (Prime Video)
Miss You, Love You (HBO)
People We Meet on Vacation (Netflix)
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (Prime Video)

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

The Muppet Show (Disney+) - WINNER
Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable... (Netflix)
Nikki Glaser: Good Girl (Hulu)
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour: The Final Show (Disney+)
Wicked: One Wonderful Night (NBC)

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny (NBC) - WINNER
83rd Annual Golden Globes (CBS)
68th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)
The Oscars (ABC)
78th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)

Outstanding Game Show

Jeopardy! (ABC / Syndicated) - WINNER
Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
The Price Is Right (CBS)
Wheel of Fortune (ABC)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (ABC)

Outstanding Animated Program

South Park: "Sermon on the 'Mount" (Comedy Central) - WINNER
Bob's Burgers: "Grand Pre-Pre-Pre-Opening" (Fox)
Rick and Morty: "There's Something About Morty" (Adult Swim)
The Simpsons: "Homer? A Cracker Bro?" (Fox)
Smiling Friends: "Le Voyage Incroyable de Monsieur Grenouille" (Adult Swim)
Star Wars: Visions: "BLACK" (Disney+)

Outstanding Structured Reality Program

Antiques Roadshow (PBS) - WINNER
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network)
Love Is Blind (Netflix)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
Shark Tank (ABC)

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay (HBO) - WINNER
John Candy: I Like Me (Prime Video)
Marty, Life Is Short (Netflix)
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (HBO Max)
Ocean with David Attenborough (Nat Geo)

Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special

Tucci in Italy (Nat Geo) - WINNER
The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give the Man a Prize (Comedy Central)
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS)
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (Netflix)
The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy (Apple TV)

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

Love on the Spectrum (Netflix) - WINNER
America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Netflix)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (MTV)
Summer House (Bravo)
Welcome to Wrexham (FX)

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series

Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV)
The American Revolution (PBS)
Rafa (Netflix)
Sean Combs: The Reckoning (Netflix)
The Yogurt Shop Murders (HBO)

Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series

Colbert Before Air (YouTube) - WINNER
Bad Thoughts (Netflix)
The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains (YouTube)
The Randy Rainbow Show (YouTube)
SubwayTakes with Kareem Rahma (YouTube)

Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series

Inside the Pitt (HBO Max) - WINNER
Hacks: Bit by Bit (HBO Max)
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette – A Love Untold (FX)
Shrinking – In It Together (Apple TV)
This Is a Gardening Show (Netflix)

Outstanding Emerging Media Program

Outstanding Emerging Media Program (VRChat) - WINNER
Blumhouse Enhanced Cinema (Meta Quest)
The World of Fallout (Prime Video)

Here are the acting wins at the Creative Arts Emmys 2026

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

David Harbour – DTF St. Louis as Floyd Smernitch (HBO) - WINNER
Jason Bateman – DTF St. Louis as Clark Forrest (HBO)
Richard Gadd – Half Man as Ruben Pallister (HBO)
Richard Jenkins – DTF St. Louis as Detective Donoghue Homer (HBO)
Charles Melton – Beef as Austin Davis (Netflix)
Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning as Chester A. Arthur (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Linda Cardellini – DTF St. Louis as Carol Love-Smernitch (HBO) - WINNER
Dakota Fanning – All Her Fault as Jenny Kaminski (Peacock)
Laurie Metcalf – Monster: The Ed Gein Story as Augusta Gein (Netflix)
Joy Sunday – DTF St. Louis as Jodie Plumb (HBO)
Youn Yuh-jung – Beef as Chairwoman Park (Netflix)
Constance Zimmer – Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette as Ann Messina Freeman (FX)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Ernest Harden Jr. – The Pitt: "7:00 A.M." as Louie Cloverfield (HBO Max) - WINNER
Colman Domingo – Euphoria: "In God We Trust" as Ali Muhammad (HBO)
Jeff Hiller – Pluribus: "Please, Carol" as Larry (Apple TV)
Jeff Kober – The Pitt: "8:00 P.M." as Duke Ekins (HBO Max)
Jonathan Pryce – Slow Horses: "Scars" as David Cartwright (Apple TV)
Bradley Whitford – The Diplomat: "Amagansett" as Todd Penn (Netflix)

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Shailene Woodley – Paradise: "Graceland" as Annie Clay (Hulu) - WINNER
Brittany Allen – The Pitt: "3:00 P.M." as Roxie Hamler (HBO Max)
Tal Anderson – The Pitt: "5:00 P.M." as Becca King (HBO Max)
Tina Ivlev – The Pitt: "1:00 P.M." as Ilana Miller (HBO Max)
Miriam Shor – Pluribus: "We Is Us" as Helen (Apple TV)
Merritt Wever – The Gilded Age: "Marriage Is a Gamble" as Monica O'Brien (HBO)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Rob Reiner – The Bear: "Tonnato" as Albert Schnur (FX) - WINNER
Michael J. Fox – Shrinking: "The Field" as Gerry (Apple TV)
Brett Goldstein – Shrinking: "Happiness Mission" as Louis Winston (Apple TV)
Hamish Linklater – Widow's Bay: "Seasickness" as Richard Warren (Apple TV)
Christopher McDonald – Hacks: "No New Tricks" as Marty Ghilain (HBO Max)
Connor Storrie – Saturday Night Live: "Host: Connor Storrie" as host (NBC)

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Betty Gilpin – Widow's Bay: "Our History" as Sarah Westcott Warren (Apple TV) - WINNER
Leslie Bibb – Hacks: "Montecito" as Monica (HBO Max)
Jamie Lee Curtis – The Bear: "Tonnato" as Donna Berzatto (FX)
Cherry Jones – Hacks: "Montecito" as Kelly Kilpatrick (HBO Max)
Laurie Metcalf – Hacks: "The Garden" as "Weed" / Alice (HBO Max)
Kaitlin Olson – Hacks: "D'Amazing Race" as Deborah "DJ" Vance Jr. (HBO Max)
Lauren Weedman – Hacks: "The Cube" as Jo Pezzimenti (HBO Max)

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

Julie Andrews – Bridgerton: "The Waltz" as Lady Whistledown (Netflix) - WINNER
Pamela Adlon – King of the Hill: "Any Given Hill-Day" as Bobby Hill (Hulu)
Hank Azaria – The Simpsons: "Keep Chalm and Gary On" as Gary Chalmers (Fox)
Trey Parker – South Park: "The Crap Out" as Satan (Comedy Central)
Matt Vogel – The Muppet Show as Kermit the Frog (Disney+)
Steven Yeun – Invincible: "Don't Leave Me Hanging Here" as Mark Grayson / Invincible (Prime Video)

Outstanding Narrator

Octavia Spencer – Lost Women of Alaska: "The Missing" (Investigation Discovery) - WINNER
David Attenborough – A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough (Netflix)
David Attenborough – Ocean with David Attenborough (Nat Geo)
Jodie Foster – Breakdown: 1975 (Netflix)
Werner Herzog – Ghost Elephants (Nat Geo)

Outstanding Host for a Game Show

Jimmy Kimmel – Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (ABC) - WINNER
Steve Harvey – Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
Ken Jennings – Jeopardy! (ABC / Syndicated)
Colin Jost – Pop Culture Jeopardy! (Netflix)
Martin Short – Match Game (ABC)

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program

Alan Cumming – The Traitors (Peacock) - WINNER
RuPaul Charles – RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV)
Kristen Kish – Top Chef (Bravo)
Ariana Madix – Love Island USA (Peacock)
Jeff Probst – Survivor (CBS)

Here are other big winners at the Creative Arts Emmys 2026

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series: Widow's Bay – Allison Jones, Emily Buntyn, Lisa Lobel, and Angela Peri (Apple TV)
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series: The Pitt – Cathy Sandrich Gelfond, Erica Berger, and Seth Caskey (HBO Max)
Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette – Courtney Bright, Nicole Daniels, and Jennifer Brooks (FX)
Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program: Love on the Spectrum – Cian O'Clery, Sean Bowman, Ashley Morgan, and Emily Frisbie (Netflix)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: DTF St. Louis: "Cornhole" – James Whitaker (HBO)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour): Spider-Noir: "Step into My Office" – Darran Tiernan (MGM+ / Prime Video)
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: DTF St. Louis – Steven Conrad (HBO)
Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program: The Traitors: "Let the Cards Fall as They Will" – Ben Archard (Peacock)