73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

{{Short description|2021 American television programming awards}}

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| name = 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

| image =

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| date = September 11–12, 2021

| location = {{unbulleted list|The Event Deck at L.A. Live|Los Angeles, California}}

| presenter = Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

| most_awards = The Queen's Gambit (9)

| most_nominations = The Mandalorian (19)

| host =

| network = FXX

| producer = Bob Bain{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/73rd-emmys-program-v1.pdf |title=73rd Emmys Program |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=December 24, 2021 |archive-date=October 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012195212/https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/73rd-emmys-program-v1.pdf |url-status=live }}

| director = Rich Preuss

| viewership =

| previous = 72nd

| next = 74th

| main = {{nowrap|Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards}}

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The 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards honored the best in artistic and technical achievement in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2020, until May 31, 2021, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The awards were presented across three ceremonies on September 11 and 12, 2021, at the Event Deck at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles, California, preceding the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on September 19. A total of 99 Creative Arts Emmys were presented across 92 categories. The ceremonies were produced by Bob Bain, directed by Rich Preuss, and broadcast in the United States by FXX on September 18.

The Queen's Gambit won nine awards, leading all programs; The Mandalorian and Saturday Night Live followed with seven wins each. The Mandalorian also received the most nominations with 19, followed by WandaVision with 15 and Saturday Night Live with 14. Program awards went to Boys State, Carpool Karaoke: The Series, Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square, For All Mankind: Time Capsule, Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal, Love, Death & Robots, Queer Eye, RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked, Secrets of the Whales, Space Explorers: The ISS Experience, Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, and 76 Days. Netflix led all networks with 34 wins and 104 nominations.

Winners and nominees

File:Dave Chappelle (42791297960) (cropped).jpg, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:Maya Rudolph (portrait cropped).jpg, Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance winner]]

File:Courtney B. Vance 2013.jpg, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Claire Foy in 2018.jpg, Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series winner]]

File:JB Smoove 2014 NBC Universal Summer Press Day (cropped).jpg, Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series winner]]

File:Keke Palmer comi con by Gage Skidmore.jpg, Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series winner]]

File:Sterling K. Brown by Gage Skidmore.jpg, Outstanding Narrator winner]]

File:2019 California Hall of Fame Ceremony 01 (cropped2).jpg, Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program winner]]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).{{unbulleted list |{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/press/creative-news-210911-v1.pdf |title=First Group of 2021 Creative Arts Emmy Winners Announced |date=September 11, 2021 |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=December 16, 2021 |archive-date=December 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216150414/https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/press/creative-news-210911-v1.pdf |url-status=live }}|{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/press/creative-news-210912a-v1.pdf |title=Second Group of 2021 Creative Arts Emmy Winners Announced |date=September 12, 2021 |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=December 16, 2021 |archive-date=December 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216150424/https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/press/creative-news-210912a-v1.pdf |url-status=live }}|{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/press/creative-news-210912b-v1a.pdf |title=Third Group of 2021 Creative Arts Emmy Winners Announced |date=September 12, 2021 |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=December 16, 2021 |archive-date=December 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216150403/https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/press/creative-news-210912b-v1a.pdf |url-status=live }}}}{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/73rd-nominations-list-v4.pdf |title=73rd Emmy Awards Complete Nominations List |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=December 16, 2021 |archive-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124144211/https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/73rd-nominations-list-v4.pdf |url-status=live }}{{efn|The outlets listed for each program are the U.S. broadcasters or streaming services identified in the nominations, which for some international productions are different than the broadcaster(s) that originally commissioned the program.}} Sections are based upon the categories listed in the 2020–2021 Emmy rules and procedures.{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/2021-rules-procedures-v7.pdf |title=73rd Primetime Emmy Awards – 2020–2021 Rules and Procedures |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |date=June 17, 2021 |access-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811144719/https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/2021-rules-procedures-v7.pdf |url-status=live }} Area awards and juried awards are denoted next to the category names as applicable.{{efn|{{bulleted list|Area awards are non-competitive; any nominee with at least 90% approval received an Emmy. If no nominee received 90% approval, the nominee with the highest approval received an Emmy; for area awards in picture editing and sound, there was an additional requirement that the highest-rated nominee must have at least 50% approval.|Juried awards generally do not have nominations; instead, all entrants were screened before members of the appropriate peer group, and one, more than one, or no entry was awarded an Emmy based on the jury's vote.}}}} For simplicity, producers who received nominations for program awards have been omitted.

=Programs=

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|+ {{sronly|Programs}}

style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Television Movie}}

| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Animated Program}}

style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Structured Reality Program}}
  • Queer Eye (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
  • Property Brothers: Forever Home (HGTV)
  • Running Wild with Bear Grylls (National Geographic)
  • Shark Tank (ABC)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series (Area)}}
  • Secrets of the Whales (Disney+){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Allen v. Farrow (HBO)
  • American Masters (PBS)
  • City So Real (National Geographic)
  • Pretend It's a City (Netflix)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special (Area)}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special (Area)}}
  • Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (Netflix)
  • Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special (CBS)
  • United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell (CNN)
  • Vice (Showtime)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking (Juried)}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series}}
  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series (Apple TV){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers: CORRECTIONS (YouTube)
  • The Randy Rainbow Show (YouTube)
  • Reno 911! (Quibi)
  • Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News (Paramount+)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Short Form Animated Program}}
  • Love, Death & Robots: "Ice" (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Maggie Simpson In: The Force Awakens from Its Nap (Disney+)
  • Once Upon a Snowman (Disney+)
  • Robot Chicken: "Endgame" (Adult Swim)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Interactive Program}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Programming (Juried)}}
  • For All Mankind: Time Capsule (Apple TV+){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • =Performing=

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    |+ {{sronly|Performing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series}}
  • Courtney B. VanceLovecraft Country: "Whitey's on the Moon" as George Freeman (HBO){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Don CheadleThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier: "New World Order" as Colonel James Rhodes / War Machine (Disney+)
  • Charles DanceThe Crown: "Gold Stick" as Lord Mountbatten (Netflix)
  • Timothy OlyphantThe Mandalorian: "Chapter 9: The Marshal" as Cobb Vanth (Disney+)
  • Carl WeathersThe Mandalorian: "Chapter 12: The Siege" as Greef Karga (Disney+)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series}}
  • J. B. SmooveMapleworth Murders as Chief Billy Bills (Quibi){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Kevin HartDie Hart as Kevin Hart (Quibi)
  • John LutzMapleworth Murders as Gilbert Pewntz (Quibi)
  • Brendan ScannellBonding as Pete Devon (Netflix)
  • John TravoltaDie Hart as Ron Wilcox (Quibi)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance}}
  • Maya RudolphBig Mouth: "A Very Special 9/11 Episode" as Connie the Hormone Monstress (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Stacey AbramsBlack-ish: Election Special (Part 2) as Stacey Abrams (ABC)
  • Julie AndrewsBridgerton: "Diamond of the First Water" as Lady Whistledown (Netflix)
  • Tituss BurgessCentral Park: "A Fish Called Snakehead" as Cole Tillerman (Apple TV+)
  • Seth MacFarlaneFamily Guy: "Stewie's First Word" as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, and Glenn Quagmire (Fox)
  • Stanley TucciCentral Park: "A Fish Called Snakehead" as Bitsy Brandenham (Apple TV+)
  • Jessica WalterArcher: "The Double Date" as Malory Archer (FX)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Narrator}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program}}
  • RuPaulRuPaul's Drag Race (VH1){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, and Jonathan Van NessQueer Eye (Netflix)
  • Nicole ByerNailed It! (Netflix)
  • Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, and Kevin O'LearyShark Tank (ABC)
  • Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, and Gail SimmonsTop Chef (Bravo)
  • =Animation=

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    |+ {{sronly|Animation}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation (Juried)}}

    • Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: "Plague of Madness" – David Krentz (Adult Swim){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • Love, Death & Robots: "All Through the House" – Daniel Gill (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • Love, Death & Robots: "Automated Customer Service" – Laurent Nicolas (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • Love, Death & Robots: "Ice" – Patricio Betteo (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • Love, Death & Robots: "Ice" – Robert Valley (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • The Simpsons: "Wad Goals" – Nik Ranieri (Fox){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}

    =Art Direction=

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    |+ {{sronly|Art Direction}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) (Area)}}

    • Mare of Easttown – Keith P. Cunningham, James F. Truesdale, Gina Cranham, Edward McLoughlin, and Sarah McMillan (HBO){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • The Flight Attendant: "After Dark" – Sara K White, Christine Foley, and Jessica Petruccelli (HBO Max)
    • The Handmaid's Tale: "Chicago" – Elisabeth Williams, Martha Sparrow, Larry Spittle, and Rob Hepburn (Hulu)
    • The Undoing – Lester Cohen, Doug Huszti, and Keri Lederman (HBO)
    • Yellowstone: "Going Back to Cali" – Cary White, Yvonne Boudreaux, and Carla Curry (Paramount Network)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) (Area)}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) (Area)}}
  • WandaVision – Mark Worthington, Sharon Davis, and Kathy Orlando (Disney+){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Emily in Paris: "Emily in Paris" – Anne Seibel, Jean-Yves Rabier, and Christelle Maisonneuve (Netflix)
  • Hacks: "Primm" – Jon Carlos, James Bolenbaugh, and Ellen Reede Dorros (HBO Max)
  • Ted Lasso: "For the Children" – Paul Cripps and Iain White (Apple TV+)
  • United States of Al: "Pilot" – John Shaffner, Daren Janes, and Susan Eschelbach (CBS)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series (Area)}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special (Area)}}
  • The OscarsDavid Rockwell, Joe Celli, Alana Billingsley, and Jason Howard (ABC){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Friends: The ReunionJohn Shaffner, Greg Grande, and Daren Janes (HBO Max)
  • 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards – Brian Stonestreet and John Zuiker (NBC)
  • The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards – Misty Buckley, Kristen Merlino, Gloria Lamb, and Matt Steinbrenner (CBS)
  • Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 – Jim Fenhagen, Larry Hartman, Riley Mellon, and Brendan Hurley (Showtime)
  • =Casting=

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    |+ {{sronly|Casting}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie}}
  • The Queen's GambitEllen Lewis, Kate Sprance, Olivia Scott-Webb, Tina Gerussi, Anna-Lena Slater, Tatjana Moutchnik, and Stephanie Maile (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • I May Destroy You – Julie Harkin (HBO)
  • Mare of EasttownAvy Kaufman, Diane Heery, and Jason Loftus (HBO)
  • The Underground Railroad – Francine Maisler and Meagan Lewis (Prime Video)
  • WandaVision – Sarah Halley Finn and Jason B. Stamey (Disney+)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program}}

    • RuPaul's Drag Race – Goloka Bolte and Ethan Petersen (VH1){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • Queer Eye – Danielle Gervais, Natalie Pino, MaryAnne Nicoletti, Pamela Vallarelli, and Ally Capriotti Grant (Netflix)
    • Shark Tank – Mindy Zemrak, Jen Rosen, and Erica Brooks Hochberg (ABC)
    • Top Chef – Ron Mare (Bravo)
    • The Voice – Michelle McNulty, Holly Dale, and Courtney Burns (NBC)

    =Choreography=

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    |+ {{sronly|Choreography}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming (Juried)}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming (Juried)}}

    =Cinematography=

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    |+ {{sronly|Cinematography}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series}}

    • Country Comfort: "Crazy" – George Mooradian (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • Call Me Kat: "Plus One" – Patti Lee (Fox)
    • The Conners: "A Stomach Ache, a Heartbreak and a Grave Mistake" – Donald A. Morgan (ABC)
    • Last Man Standing: "Time Flies" – Donald A. Morgan (Fox)
    • The Upshaws: "Big Plans" – Donald A. Morgan (Netflix)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)}}
  • The Crown: "Fairytale" – Adriano Goldman (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Bridgerton: "Art of the Swoon" – Jeffrey Jur (Netflix)
  • Euphoria: "Trouble Don't Last Always" – Marcell Rév (HBO)
  • Lovecraft Country: "Sundown" – Tat Radcliffe (HBO)
  • The Mandalorian: "Chapter 13: The Jedi" – Baz Idoine (Disney+)
  • Perry Mason: "Chapter Two" – David Franco (HBO)
  • The Umbrella Academy: "Right Back Where We Started" – Neville Kidd (Netflix)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program}}
  • David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet – Gavin Thurston (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • City So Real: "Blood Sport" – Jackson James and Steve James (National Geographic)
  • Dick Johnson Is DeadKirsten Johnson and John Wakayama Carey (Netflix)
  • Rebuilding Paradise – Lincoln Else (National Geographic)
  • Secrets of the Whales: "Ocean Giants" – Hayes Baxley, Andy Mitchell, Brian Armstrong, and Luis Lamar (Disney+)
  • The Social Dilemma – John Behrens and Jonathan Pope (Netflix)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program}}

    • Life Below Zero – Danny Day, John Griber, Simeon Houtman, Ben Mullin, Michael Cheeseman, David Lovejoy, Brian Bitterfeld, Tom Day, Jeffrey Alexander, and Joshua Fisch (National Geographic){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • The Amazing Race: "Give Me a Beard Bump" – Joshua Gitersonke, David D'Angelo, Alan Weeks, Ryan Shaw, Petr Cikhart, and Vincent Monteleone (CBS)
    • Deadliest Catch – David Reichert, Jacob Tawney, Shane Moore, Dave Arnold, Nathan Garofalos, Todd Stanley, Bryan Miller, Kelvon Agee, Carson Doyle, Scott Messier, Charlie Beck, Josh Thomas, Tom Trainor, Nate Chambers, and Randy Lee (Discovery Channel)
    • Queer Eye: "Groomer Has It" – Garrett Rose (Netflix)
    • RuPaul's Drag Race – Michael Jacob Kerber, Jay Mack Arnette II, Jason Cooley, Pauline Edwards, Ade Oyebade, Marios Panagiotopoulos, Jon Schneider, Brett Smith, and Justin Umphenour (VH1)

    =Commercial=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Commercial}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Commercial}}

    =Costumes=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Costumes}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Period Costumes (Area)}}

    • The Queen's Gambit: "End Game" – Gabriele Binder, Gina Krauss, Katrin Hoffmann, Nanrose Buchman, and Sparka Lee Hall (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • Bridgerton: "Diamond of the First Water" – Ellen Mirojnick, John W. Glaser III, Sanaz Missaghian, and Kenny Crouch (Netflix)
    • The Crown: "Terra Nullius" – Amy Roberts, Sidonie Roberts, and Giles Gale (Netflix)
    • Halston: "Versailles" – Jeriana San Juan, Catherine Crabtree, Cailey Breneman, and Anne Newton-Harding (Netflix)
    • Ratched: "Pilot" – Lou Eyrich, Rebecca Guzzi, Allison Agler, and Betsy Glick (Netflix)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes (Area)}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Contemporary Costumes (Area)}}
  • Pose: "Series Finale" – Analucia McGorty, Michelle Roy, and Linda Giammarese (FX){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Black-ish: "Our Wedding Dre" – Michelle R. Cole and Juliann M. Smith DeVito (ABC)
  • Euphoria: "Fuck Anyone Who's Not a Sea Blob" – Heidi Bivens, Devon Patterson, and Angelina Vitto (HBO)
  • Hacks: "There Is No Line" – Kathleen Felix-Hager and Karen Bellamy (HBO Max)
  • I May Destroy You: "Social Media Is a Great Way to Connect" – Lynsey Moore, Rosie Lack, and Debbie Roberts (HBO)
  • Mare of Easttown: "Miss Lady Hawk Herself" – Meghan Kasperlik, Francisco Stoll, Taylor Smith, Laura Downing, and Jennifer Hryniw (HBO)
  • The Politician: "New York State of Mind" – Claire Parkinson, Lily Parkinson, James Hammer, and Laura Steinman (Netflix)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming (Juried)}}

    • Black Is KingZerina Akers and Timothy White (Disney+){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • The Masked Singer: "Super 8 – The Plot Chickens! Part 2" – Marina Toybina, Grainne O'Sullivan, Gabrielle Letamendi, and Lucia Maldonado (Fox){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • Sherman's Showcase Black History Month Spectacular – Ariyela Wald-Cohain, Patty Malkin, and Erica D. Schwartz (IFC){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}

    =Directing=

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    |+ {{sronly|Directing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program}}
  • Dick Johnson Is DeadKirsten Johnson (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Allen v. Farrow: "Episode 3" – Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering (HBO)
  • The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken HeartFrank Marshall (HBO)
  • Boys State – Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss (Apple TV+)
  • The Social DilemmaJeff Orlowski (Netflix)
  • TinaDan Lindsay and T. J. Martin (HBO)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program}}

    =Hairstyling=

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    |+ {{sronly|Hairstyling}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling}}

    • Pose: "Series Finale" – Barry Lee Moe, Timothy Harvey, Gregory Bazemore, Tene' Wilder, Lisa Thomas, and Rob Harmon (FX){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • Black-ish: "Our Wedding Dre" – Nena Ross Davis, Ka'Maura Eley, Stacey Morris, Enoch Williams IV, Robert C. Mathews III, and Marcia Hamilton (ABC)
    • The Handmaid's Tale: "Vows" – Paul Elliot and Franchi Pir (Hulu)
    • Mare of Easttown: "Sore Must Be the Storm" – Shunika Terry, Lawrence Davis, Lydia Benaim, and Ivana Primorac (HBO)
    • The Politician: "What's in the Box?" – Liliana Maggio, Timothy Harvey, Lisa Thomas, Josh First, and Matthew Wilson (Netflix)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling (Area)}}

    • Bridgerton: "Art of the Swoon" – Marc Pilcher, Lynda J. Pearce, Claire Matthews, Adam James Phillips, Tania Couper, and Lou Bannell (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • The Crown: "War" – Cate Hall, Emilie Yong Mills, Sam Smart, Suzanne David, Debbie Ormrod, and Stacey Louise Holman (Netflix)
    • The Mandalorian: "Chapter 16: The Rescue" – Maria Sandoval, Ashleigh Childers, and Wendy Southard (Disney+)
    • Ratched: "The Dance" – Chris Clark, Natalie Driscoll, Dawn Victoria Dudley, Michelle Ceglia, George Guzman, and Helena Cepeda (Netflix)
    • WandaVision: "Don't Touch That Dial" – Karen Bartek, Cindy Welles, Nikki Wright, Anna Quinn, and Yvonne Kupka (Disney+)
    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program}}
  • Saturday Night Live: "Host: Maya Rudolph" – Jodi Mancuso, Cara Hannah, Inga Thrasher, Joe Whitmeyer, Amanda Duffy Evans, and Gina Ferrucci (NBC){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Dancing with the Stars: "Finale" – Kimi Messina, Gail Ryan, Jani Kleinbard, Amber Maher, Roma Goddard, Regina Rodriguez, Megg Massey, and Arrick Anderson (ABC)
  • Legendary: "Pop Tart" – Jerilynn Stephens, Kimi Messina, Dean Banowetz, Kathleen Leonard, Suzette Boozer, Dwayne Ross, Tamara Tripp, and Johnny Lomeli (HBO Max)
  • RuPaul's Drag Race: "The Pork Chop" – Curtis Foreman and Ryan Randall (VH1)
  • The Voice: "Live Top 17 Performances" – Jerilynn Stephens, Amber Maher, Kimi Messina, Dean Banowetz, Dwayne Ross, Regina Rodriguez, Stacey Morris, and Robert Ramos (NBC)
  • =Lighting Design / Lighting Direction=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Lighting Design and Lighting Direction}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series}}

    • Saturday Night Live: "Host: Adele" – Geoffrey Amoral, Rick McGuinness, William McGuinness, Trevor Brown, and Tim Stasse (NBC){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • America's Got Talent: "The Finals" – Noah Mitz, Michael Berger, William Gossett, Matt Benson, Ryan Tanker, Patrick Brazil, Patrick Boozer, and Scott Chmielewski (NBC)
    • Dancing with the Stars: "Finale" – Tom Sutherland, Joe Holdman, Alexander Taylor, Nathan Files, and Matt McAdam (ABC)
    • The Masked Singer: "The Spicy 6 – The Competition Heats Up!" – Simon Miles, Cory Fournier, and Maurice Dupleasis (Fox)
    • The Voice: "Live Top 17 Performances" – Oscar Dominguez, Ronald Wirsgalla, Andrew Munie, Daniel K. Boland, and Tiffany Spicer Keys (NBC)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special}}

    =Main Title and Motion Design=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Main Title and Motion Design}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Main Title Design}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Motion Design (Juried)}}

    • Calls – Alexei Tylevich, Ethan Stickley, Scott Ulrich, Daisuke Goto, Chi Hong, and James Connelly (Apple TV+){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}

    =Makeup=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Makeup}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)}}

    • Pose: "Series Finale" – Sherri Berman Laurence, Nicky Pattison Illum, Charles Zambrano, Shaun Thomas Gibson, Jessica Padilla, and Jennifer Suarez (FX){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • Euphoria: "Fuck Anyone Who's Not a Sea Blob" – Doniella Davy and Tara Lang Shah (HBO)
    • The Handmaid's Tale: "Pigs" – Burton LeBlanc and Alastair Muir (Hulu)
    • Mare of Easttown: "Sore Must Be the Storm" – Debi Young, Sandra Linn, Ngozi Olandu Young, and Rachel Geary (HBO)
    • The Politician: "What's in the Box?" – Sherri Berman Laurence, Nicky Pattison Illum, Charles Zambrano, Oslyn Holder, and Amy Duskin (Netflix)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) (Area)}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Contemporary Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program (Non-Prosthetic)}}
  • Saturday Night Live: "Host: Elon Musk" – Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Chris Milone, Jason Milani, Kim Weber, Joanna Pisani, and Young Beck (NBC){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Dancing with the Stars: "Top 11" – Zena S. Green, Julie Socash, Donna Bard, Sarah Woolf, Alison Gladieux, Victor Del Castillo, Rosetta Garcia, and Lois Harriman (ABC)
  • Legendary: "Pop Tart" – Tonia Green, Tyson Fountaine, Silvia Leczel, Jennifer Fregozo, Glen Alen Gutierrez, Sean Conklin, Valente Frazier, and Marcel Banks (HBO Max)
  • Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special – Bruce Grayson, Angela Moos, James Mackinnon, Kristofer Buckle, Deborah Huss-Humphries, and Julie Socash (Apple TV+)
  • RuPaul's Drag Race: "The Pork Chop" – David "Raven" Petruschin, Nicole Faulkner, and Jen Fregozo (VH1)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup (Area)}}

    =Music=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Music}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)}}
  • David Attenborough: A Life on Our PlanetSteven Price (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Allen v. Farrow: "Episode 4" – Michael Abels (HBO)
  • American Masters: "Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir" – Kathryn Bostic (PBS)
  • The Social Dilemma – Mark Crawford (Netflix)
  • Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race MassacreBranford Marsalis (History)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Music Direction}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics}}
  • WandaVision: "Breaking the Fourth Wall" – "Agatha All Along" by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Disney+){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Bo Burnham: Inside – "Comedy" by Bo Burnham (Netflix)
  • The Boys: "The Big Ride" – "Never Truly Vanish" by Christopher Lennertz and Michael Saltzman (Prime Video)
  • The Queen's Gambit: "Adjournment" – "I Can't Remember Love" by Anna Hauss, Robert Wienröder, and William Horberg (Netflix)
  • Soundtrack of Our Lives – "The End Titles" by Marc Shaiman (YouTube)
  • Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist: "Zoey's Extraordinary Birthday" – "Crimson Love" by Harvey Mason Jr., Andrew Hey, Austin Winsberg, and Lindsey Rosin (NBC)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Music Supervision}}
  • I May Destroy You: "Ego Death" – Ciara Elwis and Matt Biffa (HBO){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Bridgerton: "Diamond of the First Water" – Alexandra Patsavas (Netflix)
  • The Crown: "Fairytale" – Sarah Bridge (Netflix)
  • Halston: "The Party's Over" – Amanda Krieg Thomas, Alexis Martin Woodall, and Ryan Murphy (Netflix)
  • Lovecraft Country: "Strange Case" – Liza Richardson (HBO)
  • The Queen's Gambit: "Adjournment" – Randall Poster (Netflix)
  • WandaVision: "Don't Touch That Dial" – Dave Jordan and Shannon Murphy (Disney+)
  • =Picture Editing=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Picture Editing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series}}

    • Ted Lasso: "The Hope That Kills You" – A.J. Catoline (Apple TV+){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • The Flight Attendant: "In Case of Emergency" – Heather Persons (HBO Max)
    • Hacks: "Primm" – Susan Vaill (HBO Max)
    • Hacks: "There Is No Line" – Jessica Brunetto (HBO Max)
    • Hacks: "Tunnel of Love" – Ali Greer (HBO Max)
    • Ted Lasso: "Make Rebecca Great Again" – Melissa McCoy (Apple TV+)
    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series}}
  • The Conners: "Jeopardé, Sobrieté and Infidelité" – Brian Schnuckel (ABC){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Man with a Plan: "Driving Miss Katie" – Sue Federman (CBS)
  • Mom: "Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak" – Joe Bella (CBS)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming (Area)}}
  • A Black Lady Sketch Show: "Sister, May I Call You Oshun?" – Daysha Broadway, Stephanie Filo, and Jessica Hernández (HBO){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Bo Burnham: InsideBo Burnham (Netflix)
  • Hamilton – Jonah Moran (Disney+)
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: "Trump & Election Results / Fuck 2020" – Ryan Barger and Anthony Miale (HBO)
  • Saturday Night Live: "Murder Show" – Ryan Spears (NBC)
  • Saturday Night Live: "Stu" – Ryan McIlraith (NBC)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program}}
  • RuPaul's Drag Race: "Condragulations" – Jamie Martin, Paul Cross, Ryan Mallick, and Michael Roha (VH1){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • The Amazing Race – Eric Beetner, Michael Bolanowski, Kellen Cruden, Christina Fontana, Jay Gammill, Katherine Griffin, Jason Groothuis, Darrick Lazo, Ryan Leamy, Joshua Lowry, Gary Pennington, and Jason Pedroza (CBS)
  • Queer Eye: "Preaching Out Loud" – Kris Byrnes, Susan Maridueña Barrett, Nathan Ochiltree, Tony Zajkowski, Carlos J. Gamarra, and Brian Ray (Netflix)
  • Top Chef: "Restaurant Wars" – Steve Lichtenstein, Mike Abitz, Ericka Concha, Tim Daniel, George Dybas, Eric Lambert, Matt Reynolds, Daniel Ruiz, and Dan Williams (Bravo)
  • The Voice – John M. Larson, Robert Michael Malachowski Jr., Hudson H. Smith III, Matt Antell, John Baldino, Sommer Basinger, Matthew Blair, Melissa Silva Borden, William Fabian Castro, Andrew Ciancia, Nick Don Vito, Alyssa Dressman Lehner, Glen Ebesu, Noel A. Guerra, John Homesley, Omega Hsu, Charles A. Kramer, Terri Maloney, James J. Munoz, Andy Perez, Robby Thompson, and Eric Wise (NBC)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program}}

    • Life Below Zero: "The Other Side" – Tony Diaz, Matt Edwards, Jennifer Nelson, Eric Michael Schrader, and Michael Swingler (National Geographic){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • Below Deck: "Steamy Vibes" – Garrett Hohendorf, Cameron Teisher, Michael Sparks, Josh Franco, Allison Anastasio, Drew Whitaker, Kimberly Fennik, Lane Gillis, and Tom McCudden (Bravo)
    • Deadliest Catch – Rob Butler, Isaiah Camp, Joe Mikan, Art O'Leary, Alexander Rubinow, Ben Bulatao, Alexandra Moore, Nico Natale, Alberto Perez, and Chris Courtner (Discovery Channel)
    • Naked and Afraid: "Sand Trapped" – Eric Goldfarb, Morgen Stary, Todd Beabout, PJ Wolff, Igor Borovac, Felise Epstein, and Michael Russell (Discovery Channel)
    • RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked: "The Bag Ball" – Kellen Cruden, Yali Sharon, and Shayna Casey (VH1)

    =Sound Editing=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Sound Editing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)}}

    • Lovecraft Country: "Sundown" – Tim Kimmel, John Matter, Paula Fairfield, Bradley Katona, Brett Voss, Jeff Lingle, Jason Lingle, Jeffrey Wilhoit, and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit (HBO){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: "One World, One People" – Matthew Wood, Bonnie Wild, James Spencer, Richard Quinn, Steve Slanec, Kimberly Patrick, Teresa Eckton, Frank Rinella, Devon Kelley, Larry Oatfield, Anele Onyekwere, Dan Pinder, Ronni Brown, and Andrea Gard (Disney+)
    • The Mandalorian: "Chapter 13: The Jedi" – Matthew Wood, David Acord, Richard Quinn, James Spencer, Benjamin A. Burtt, J. R. Grubbs, Richard Gould, Stephanie McNally, Ronni Brown, and Jana Vance (Disney+)
    • Star Trek: Discovery: "That Hope Is You (Part 1)" – Matthew E. Taylor, Sean Heissinger, Tim Farrell, Harry Cohen, Michael Schapiro, Darrin Mann, Clay Weber, Moira Marquis, Alyson Dee Moore, and Chris Moriana (Paramount+)
    • The Umbrella Academy: "The End of Something" – John Benson, Jason Krane, John Snider, AJ Shapiro, Dario Biscaldi, Lodge Worster, Lindsay Pepper, and Zane D. Bruce (Netflix)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation}}

    • Love, Death & Robots: "Snow in the Desert" – Brad North, Craig Henighan, Dawn Lunsford, Jeff Charbonneau, and Alicia Stevenson (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • Cobra Kai: "December 19" – Patrick Hogan, Jesse Pomeroy, Daniel Salas, Ryne Gierke, AJ Shapiro, Andres Locsey, Shane Bruce, and Mitchell Kohen (Netflix)
    • Mythic Quest: "Everlight" – Matthew E. Taylor, Sean Heissinger, Pete Nichols, Matthew Wilson, David Jobe, Joe Deveau, Jody Holwadel Thomas, and Elizabeth Rainey (Apple TV+)
    • Star Trek: Lower Decks: "No Small Parts" – James Lucero, James Singleton, Jeff Halbert, Michael Britt, and Amber Funk (Paramount+)
    • Ted Lasso: "The Hope That Kills You" – Brent Findley, Bernard Weiser, Kip Smedley, Richard David Brown, Sharyn Gersh, Jordan McClain, Sanaa Kelley, and Matt Salib (Apple TV+)
    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special}}
  • The Queen's Gambit: "End Game" – Gregg Swiatlowski, Eric Hirsch, Wylie Stateman, Leo Marcil, Mary Ellen Porto, Patrick Cicero, James David Redding III, Eric Hoehn, Tom Kramer, and Rachel Chancey (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • Fargo: "East/West" – Kurt Nicholas Forshager, Tim Boggs, Todd Niesen, Matt Temple, Adam Parrish King, Brad Bakelmun, Ben Schor, Stef Fraticelli, and Jason Charbonneau (FX)
  • The Haunting of Bly Manor: "The Two Faces (Part Two)" – Trevor Gates, Jason Dotts, Kristen Hirlinger, Paul B. Knox, Piero Mura, James Miller, Matthew Thomas Hall, Mark Coffey, Ryan Meadows, Amy Barber, Julia Huberman, Brett "Snacky" Pierce, Jonathan Bruce, and Ben Parker (Netflix)
  • The Underground Railroad: "Chapter 9: Indiana Winter" – Onnalee Blank, Chris Kahwaty, Katy Wood, Bryan Parker, Jason W. Jennings, Harry Cohen, Luke Gibleon, Pietu Korhonen, Lars Halvorsen, John Finklea, and Heikki Kossi (Prime Video)
  • WandaVision: "The Series Finale" – Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Kim Foscato, James Spencer, Chris Gridley, Steve Orlando, Scott Guitteau, Jon Borland, Samson Neslund, Richard Gould, Jordan Myers, Luke Dunn Gielmuda, Greg Peterson, Fernand Bos, Anele Onyekwere, Ronni Brown, and Shelley Roden (Disney+)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)}}

    =Sound Mixing=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Sound Mixing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation (Area)}}
  • Ted Lasso: "The Hope That Kills You" – Ryan Kennedy, Sean Byrne, and David Lascelles (Apple TV+){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • B Positive: "High Risk Factor" – Bob La Masney and Jeff A. Johnson (CBS)
  • Cobra Kai: "December 19" – Joe DeAngelis, Chris Carpenter, Mike Filosa, and Phil McGowan (Netflix)
  • Hacks: "Falling" – John W. Cook II, Ben Wilkins, and Jim Lakin (HBO Max)
  • The Kominsky Method: "Chapter 21. Near, far, wherever you are" – Yuri Reese, Sean Madsen, and Brian Wittle (Netflix)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special (Area)}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera) (Area)}}
  • David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet – Graham Wild (Netflix){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
  • The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken HeartGary A. Rizzo, Jeff King, and John Rampey (HBO)
  • Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry – Elmo Ponsdomenech, Jason "Frenchie" Gaya, Aron Forbes, and Jae Kim (Apple TV+)
  • Life Below Zero: "The Other Side" – Tony Crowe (National Geographic)
  • Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy: "Naples and the Amalfi Coast" – Tom O'Pray and Chris Gibbions (CNN)
  • Tina – Lawrence Everson and Phil McGowan (HBO)
  • =Special Visual Effects=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Special Visual Effects}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie}}

    • The Mandalorian – Joe Bauer, Richard Bluff, Abbigail Keller, Hal Hickel, Roy Cancino, John Knoll, Enrico Damm, John Rosengrant, and Joseph Kasparian (Disney+){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • The Boys – Stephan Fleet, Shalena Oxley-Butler, Kat Greene, Rian McNamara, Tony Kenny, Steve Moncur, Julian Hutchens, Anthony Paterson, and Keith Sellers (Prime Video)
    • The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – Eric Leven, Mike May, John Haley, Daniel Mellitz, Chris Waegner, Charles Tait, Sébastien Francoeur, Chris Morley, and Mark LeDoux (Disney+)
    • Lovecraft Country – Kevin Blank, Robin Griffin-McLachlan, Francois Dumoulin, Pietro Ponti, Grant Walker, J.D. Schwalm, Robert C. Rhodes, Kevin McAllister, and Paige Prokop (HBO)
    • WandaVision – Tara DeMarco, James Alexander, Sarah Eim, Sandra Balej, David Allen, Marion Spates, Steve Moncur, Julien Hery, and Ryan Freer (Disney+)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode (Area)}}

    • Star Trek: Discovery: "Su'Kal" – Jason Michael Zimmerman, Ante Dekovic, Aleksandra Kochoska, Charles Collyer, Alexander Wood, Ivan Kondrup Jensen, Kristen Prahl, Toni Pykäläniemi, and Leslie Chung (Paramount+){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • The Crown: "Gold Stick" – Ben Turner, Reece Ewing, Andrew Scrase, Standish Millennas, Oliver Bersey, Jonathan Wood, David Fleet, Joe Cork, and Garrett Honn (Netflix)
    • The Nevers: "Ignition" – Johnny Han, Jack Geist, Justin Mitchell, Dominique Vidal, Emanuel Fuchs, Gaia Bussolati, Alexandre Prod'homme, Takashi Takeoka, and Mike Dawson (HBO)
    • The Umbrella Academy: "743" – Everett Burrell, Phillip Hoffman, Jesse Kawzenuk, Christopher Stack, Sophie Vertigan, Jeff Campbell, Laurent Spillemaecker, R. Christopher White, and Ryan Freer (Netflix)
    • Vikings: "The Signal" – Dominic Remane, Bill Halliday, Leann Harvey, Becca Donohoe, Tom Morrison, Ovidiu Cinazan, Jim Maxwell, Kieran McKay, and Warren Lawtey (Prime Video)

    =Stunts=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Stunt Coordination}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Stunt Coordination}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Stunt Performance}}

    =Technical Direction=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Technical Direction}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series (Area)}}

    • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: "Trump & Election Results / Fuck 2020" – Russell Swanson, John Schwartz, Scott Buckler, Michael Carmine, Matthew Fleischmann, Jon Graham, Dexter Kennedy, Maxwell Tubman, Michael Isler, and Grgo Ševo (HBO){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • America's Got Talent: "Episode 1523" – Allan Wells, Iqbal Hans, Brian Reason, Ron Lehman, David Eastwood, Adam Margolis, Dave Levisohn, John Gardner, Rob Palmer, Kary D'Alessandro, Helena Jackson, Hector Ramirez, Dan Webb, Easter Xua, and Chuck Reilly (NBC)
    • Jimmy Kimmel Live!: "Jimmy Kimmel Live – Sacha Baron Cohen, Wesley Snipes, and Music from Charlotte Lawrence" – Ervin D. Hurd Jr., Garrett Hurt, Greg Grouwinkel, Steve Garrett, Bernd Reinhardt, Kris Wilson, and Guy Jones (ABC)
    • Saturday Night Live: "Host: Dan Levy" – Steven Cimino, John Pinto, Paul Cangialosi, Joe DeBonis, Dave Driscoll, Eric A. Eisenstein, Franco Coello, Frank Grisanti, and Roberto Lopez (NBC)
    • The Voice: "Live Finale (Part 2)" – Allan Wells, Mano Bonilla III, Martin J. Brown Jr., Robert Burnette, Suzanne Ebner, Guido Frenzel, Alex Hernandez, Marc Hunter, Scott Hylton, Kathrine Iacofano, Scott Kaye, Steve Martyniuk, David Plakos, Ray Reynolds, Jofre Rosero, Steve Simmons, and Terrance Ho (NBC)

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Special}}

    • Hamilton – Patrick Capone, Jack Donnelly, Dave Knox, Bruce MacCallum, Bill Winters, Maceo Bishop, Abby Levine, and Joe Belack (Disney+){{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
    • David Byrne's American Utopia – Ellen Kuras, Gregor Tavenner, Peter Agliata, Charles Libin, Declan Quinn, Sam Levy, David Waterston, Tim Ives, Kerwin DeVonish, and Yousheng Tang (HBO)
    • The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards – Rod Wardell, Eric Becker, Iqbal Hans, David Eastwood, Sean Flannery, Marc Hunter, Tore Livia, Allen Merriweather, David Plakos, Jofre Rosero, Keyan Safyari, Dylan Sanford, Guy Jones, and Terrance Ho (CBS)
    • The Oscars – Eric Becker, Iqbal Hans, John Pritchett, Kenneth Shapiro, Devin Atwood, Danny Bonilla, Mano Bonilla, David Carline, Keith Dicker, David Eastwood, Suzanne Ebner, Freddy Fredericks, Garrett Hurt, Tore Livia, Steve Martyniuk, Allen Merriweather, Rob Palmer, David Plakos, George Prince, Dan Webb, Easter Xua, Brad Zerbst, Guy Jones, Kevin Faust, Terrance Ho, and John Palacio Jr. (ABC)
    • The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show Starring The Weeknd – Rod Wardell, Eric Becker, Robert Del Russo, Kevin French, Shaun Harkins, Jay Kulick, Jeff Latonero, Tore Livia, Allen Merriweather, Jofre Rosero, Mike Harvath, David Geller, Don Miller, Keith Rees, Timmy Mueller, Jeff Gentile, Jon Mantak, Carmen Long, Frank Lombardo, Steve Webster, Stephen Wharton, Ed Martino, Rian Weigart, JD Curl, Christian Pantuosco, Andrew Lawing, Joe Ward, John "JM" Hurley, Ian Fleisher, and Emelie Scaminaci (CBS)

    =Writing=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Writing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program}}

    =Nominations and wins by program=

    For the purposes of the lists below, any wins in juried categories are assumed to have a prior nomination.

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    class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; max-width:29em"

    |+ Shows with multiple Creative Arts nominations

    scope="col" | Nominations

    ! scope="col" | Show

    ! scope="col" | Network

    scope="row" | 19

    | data-sort-value="Mandalorian" | The Mandalorian

    | Disney+

    scope="row" | 15

    | WandaVision

    | Disney+

    scope="row" | 14

    | Saturday Night Live

    | NBC

    scope="row" | 13

    | data-sort-value="Crown" | The Crown

    | Netflix

    scope="row" rowspan="2" | 12

    | Lovecraft Country

    | HBO

    data-sort-value="Queen's Gambit" | The Queen's Gambit

    | Netflix

    scope="row" | 10

    | data-sort-value="Handmaid's Tale" | The Handmaid's Tale

    | Hulu

    scope="row" rowspan="3" | 9

    | Bridgerton

    | Netflix

    Hacks

    | HBO Max

    Mare of Easttown

    | HBO

    scope="row" | 8

    | RuPaul's Drag Race

    | VH1

    scope="row" rowspan="3" | 7

    | Allen v. Farrow

    | HBO

    data-sort-value="Social Dilemma" | The Social Dilemma

    | Netflix

    Ted Lasso

    | Apple TV+

    scope="row" rowspan="4" | 6

    | data-sort-value="Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" | The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

    | HBO

    Love, Death & Robots

    | Netflix

    Queer Eye

    | Netflix

    data-sort-value="Voice" | The Voice

    | NBC

    scope="row" rowspan="8" | 5

    | Bo Burnham: Inside

    | Netflix

    Dancing with the Stars

    | ABC

    David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

    | Netflix

    David Byrne's American Utopia

    | HBO

    data-sort-value="Falcon and the Winter Soldier" | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

    | Disney+

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    | HBO

    data-sort-value="Underground Railroad" | The Underground Railroad

    | Prime Video

    Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

    | NBC

    scope="row" rowspan="8" | 4

    | Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

    | Apple TV+

    data-sort-value="Flight Attendant" | The Flight Attendant

    | HBO Max

    Halston

    | Netflix

    Pose

    | FX

    Ratched

    | Netflix

    Star Trek: Discovery

    | Paramount+

    Top Chef

    | Bravo

    data-sort-value="Umbrella Academy" | The Umbrella Academy

    | Netflix

    scope="row" rowspan="24" | 3

    | data-sort-value="Amazing Race" | The Amazing Race

    | CBS

    data-sort-value="Black Lady Sketch Show" | A Black Lady Sketch Show

    | HBO

    data-sort-value="Boys" | The Boys

    | Prime Video

    Cobra Kai

    | Netflix

    Dick Johnson Is Dead

    | Netflix

    Die Hart

    | Quibi

    Euphoria

    | HBO

    Fargo

    | FX

    Friends: The Reunion

    | HBO Max

    Hamilton

    | Disney+

    I May Destroy You

    | HBO

    data-sort-value="Kominsky Method" | The Kominsky Method

    | Netflix

    data-sort-value="Late Show with Stephen Colbert" | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    | CBS

    Life Below Zero

    | National Geographic

    Mapleworth Murders

    | Quibi

    data-sort-value="Masked Singer" | The Masked Singer

    | Fox

    data-sort-value="Oscars" | The Oscars

    | ABC

    data-sort-value="Politician" | The Politician

    | Netflix

    Secrets of the Whales

    | Disney+

    Shark Tank

    | ABC

    data-sort-value="Sixty-Third Annual Grammy Awards" | The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards

    | CBS

    This Is Us

    | NBC

    Tina

    | HBO

    Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre

    | History

    scope="row" rowspan="25" | 2

    | America's Got Talent

    | NBC

    American Masters

    | PBS

    Below Deck

    | Bravo

    Big Mouth

    | Netflix

    Black-ish

    | ABC

    Boys State

    | Apple TV+

    Central Park

    | Apple TV+

    City So Real

    | National Geographic

    data-sort-value="Conners" | The Conners

    | ABC

    Deadliest Catch

    | Discovery Channel

    Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

    | Netflix

    8:46 – Dave Chappelle

    | Netflix

    Framing Britney Spears (The New York Times Presents)

    | FX

    Genius: Aretha

    | National Geographic

    Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal

    | Adult Swim

    Legendary

    | HBO Max

    Mythic Quest

    | Apple TV+

    Oslo

    | HBO

    data-sort-value="Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show Starring The Weeknd" | The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show Starring The Weeknd

    | CBS

    Perry Mason

    | HBO

    Reno 911!

    | Quibi

    RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

    | VH1

    data-sort-value="Simpsons" | The Simpsons

    | Fox

    Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy

    | CNN

    Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better 2020

    | Showtime

    {{col-float-break}}

    class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; max-width:29em"

    |+ Shows with multiple Creative Arts wins

    scope="col" | Wins

    ! scope="col" | Show

    ! scope="col" | Network

    scope="row" | 9

    | data-sort-value="Queen's Gambit" | The Queen's Gambit

    | Netflix

    scope="row" rowspan="2" | 7

    | data-sort-value="Mandalorian" | The Mandalorian

    | Disney+

    Saturday Night Live

    | NBC

    scope="row" | 6

    | Love, Death & Robots

    | Netflix

    scope="row" rowspan="2" | 4

    | data-sort-value="Crown" | The Crown

    | Netflix

    RuPaul's Drag Race

    | VH1

    scope="row" rowspan="5" | 3

    | Bo Burnham: Inside

    | Netflix

    David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

    | Netflix

    Pose

    | FX

    Ted Lasso

    | Apple TV+

    WandaVision

    | Disney+

    scope="row" rowspan="6" | 2

    | David Byrne's American Utopia

    | HBO

    Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

    | Netflix

    Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal

    | Adult Swim

    Life Below Zero

    | National Geographic

    Lovecraft Country

    | HBO

    data-sort-value="Social Dilemma" | The Social Dilemma

    | Netflix

    {{col-float-end}}

    =Nominations and wins by network=

    {{col-float}}

    class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; max-width:29em"

    |+ Networks with multiple Creative Arts nominations

    scope="col" | Nominations

    ! scope="col" | Network

    scope="row" | 104

    | Netflix

    scope="row" | 89

    | HBO/HBO Max{{efn|name="HBONoms"|Parent company WarnerMedia combined HBO and HBO Max as a single platform for the purposes of counting nominations.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/netflix-2021-emmy-awards-1234839569/ |title=Netflix Ties Emmy Record With 44 Wins In Single Year, Capped By One-Two Series Punch |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |last2=Hayes |first2=Dade |date=September 19, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124193247/https://deadline.com/2021/09/netflix-2021-emmy-awards-1234839569/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-wins-most-emmys-beats-hbo-1235016419/ |title=Emmys: It Took a Pandemic, But Netflix Finally Topped HBO |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=September 19, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124193239/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-wins-most-emmys-beats-hbo-1235016419/ |url-status=live }}}}

    scope="row" | 50

    | Disney+

    scope="row" | 34

    | NBC

    scope="row" | 23

    | Apple TV+

    scope="row" rowspan="2" | 18

    | ABC

    CBS
    scope="row" | 15

    | Prime Video

    scope="row" rowspan="2" | 11

    | FX

    Hulu
    scope="row" | 10

    | VH1

    scope="row" rowspan="2" | 9

    | Fox

    National Geographic
    scope="row" | 8

    | Quibi

    scope="row" | 7

    | Bravo

    scope="row" | 6

    | Paramount+

    scope="row" | 5

    | YouTube

    scope="row" rowspan="2" | 4

    | CNN

    Showtime
    scope="row" rowspan="4" | 3

    | Adult Swim

    Discovery Channel
    History
    PBS
    scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2

    | Comedy Central

    Oculus

    {{col-float-break}}

    class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; max-width:29em"

    |+ Networks with multiple Creative Arts wins

    scope="col" | Wins

    ! scope="col" | Network

    scope="row" | 34

    | Netflix

    scope="row" | 13

    | Disney+

    scope="row" | 10

    | HBO/HBO Max{{efn|name="HBONoms"}}

    scope="row" | 7

    | NBC

    scope="row" | 6

    | Apple TV+

    scope="row" | 5

    | VH1

    scope="row" rowspan="2" | 3

    | ABC

    FX
    scope="row" rowspan="4" | 2

    | Adult Swim

    CNN
    Fox
    National Geographic

    {{col-float-end}}

    Ceremony order and presenters

    The following categories were presented at each ceremony:{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/creative-arts-emmys-how-to-watch-time-schedule-categories-1234830949/ |title=How To Watch The Creative Arts Emmys Online & On TV |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=September 11, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223010753/https://deadline.com/2021/09/creative-arts-emmys-how-to-watch-time-schedule-categories-1234830949/ |url-status=live }}

    {{col-float|width=40em}}

    class="wikitable sortable" style="max-width:39em"

    |+ Saturday, September 11 – 5:00 PM {{abbr|PT|Pacific Time}}{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/video-gallery/creative-arts-emmys-full-show#videoId=601626 |title=2021 Creative Arts Emmys: Saturday |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |date=September 18, 2021 |access-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223020155/https://www.emmys.com/video-gallery/creative-arts-emmys-full-show#videoId=601626 |url-status=live }}

    scope="col" | Category

    ! scope="col" | Presenter

    Outstanding Main Title Design

    | {{sortname|Alex|Borstein}}

    Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Paris|Jackson}}

    Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling
    Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program
    Outstanding Interactive Program

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Carl|Clemons-Hopkins}}

    Outstanding Motion Design
    Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Programming
    Outstanding Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Roselyn|Sánchez}}

    Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
    Outstanding Contemporary Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program (Non-Prosthetic)
    Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Maz|Jobrani}}

    Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series
    Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special
    Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Thomas|Lennon}}

    Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
    Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)
    Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Angelica|Ross}}

    Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)
    Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
    In Memoriam segment

    | {{sortname|Thuso|Mbedu}}

    Outstanding Period Costumes

    | rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Lisa|Edelstein}}

    Outstanding Contemporary Costumes
    Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming

    | Not applicable

    Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Ming-Na|Wen}}

    Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
    Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
    Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Brendan|Hunt}}

    Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
    Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
    Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Laz|Alonso}}

    Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
    Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation

    | rowspan="3" | {{unbulleted list|{{sortname|June Diane|Raphael}}|Paul Scheer}}

    Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special
    Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
    Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming

    | rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Marlee|Matlin}}

    Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes

    {{col-float-break|width=40em}}

    class="wikitable sortable" style="max-width:39em"

    |+ Sunday, September 12 – 1:00 PM {{abbr|PT|Pacific Time}}{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/video-gallery/creative-arts-emmys-full-show#videoId=601651 |title=2021 Creative Arts Emmys: Sunday Afternoon |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |date=September 18, 2021 |access-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223020155/https://www.emmys.com/video-gallery/creative-arts-emmys-full-show#videoId=601651 |url-status=live }}

    scope="col" | Category

    ! scope="col" | Presenter

    Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

    | RuPaul

    Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Jana|Schmieding}}

    Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
    Outstanding Narrator
    Outstanding Animated Program

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Randy and Jason|Sklar|Sklar Brothers}}

    Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
    Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
    Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Bear|Grylls}}

    Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
    Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
    Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Tituss|Burgess}}

    Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
    Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program
    Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program

    | rowspan="3" | {{unbulleted list|{{sortname|Ross|Mathews}}|Michelle Visage}}

    Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
    Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation
    In Memoriam segment

    | Not applicable

    Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Chrishell|Stause}}

    Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program
    Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program
    Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

    | data-sort-value="Scott" rowspan="3" | Drew and Jonathan Scott

    Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
    Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
    Outstanding Structured Reality Program

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|W. Kamau|Bell}}

    Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
    Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

    {{col-float-break|width=40em}}

    class="wikitable sortable" style="max-width:39em"

    |+ Sunday, September 12 – 5:00 PM {{abbr|PT|Pacific Time}}{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/video-gallery/creative-arts-emmys-full-show#videoId=601666 |title=2021 Creative Arts Emmys: Sunday Evening |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |date=September 18, 2021 |access-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223020155/https://www.emmys.com/video-gallery/creative-arts-emmys-full-show#videoId=601666 |url-status=live }}

    scope="col" | Category

    ! scope="col" | Presenter

    Outstanding Television Movie

    | {{sortname|J. B.|Smoove}}

    Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Yvette Nicole|Brown}}

    Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
    Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
    Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

    | rowspan="3" | {{unbulleted list|{{sortname|Tony|Goldwyn}}|Daniel Dae Kim}}

    Outstanding Music Supervision
    Outstanding Music Direction
    Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Manny|Jacinto}}

    Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series
    Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Special
    Outstanding Stunt Performance

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Matt|Long}}

    Outstanding Stunt Coordination
    Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode
    Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Debbie|Allen}}

    Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
    Outstanding Commercial
    In Memoriam segment

    | Not applicable

    Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Jamie|Chung}}

    Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
    Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Dulé|Hill}}

    Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming
    Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie
    Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Bernadette|Peters}}

    Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
    Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
    Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Mckenna|Grace}}

    Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series
    Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
    Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

    | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Nicole|Byer}}

    Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

    {{col-float-end}}

    Ceremony information

    The nominations for the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards were announced on July 13, 2021, by Ron and Jasmine Cephas Jones via a virtual event.{{cite web |title=73rd Emmy Awards Nominations |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominations |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=July 1, 2021 |archive-date=July 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702065734/https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominations |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones to Announce Emmy Nominations |url=https://www.emmys.com/news/awards-news/210630-nominations |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |date=June 30, 2021 |access-date=July 1, 2021 |archive-date=June 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630222226/https://www.emmys.com/news/awards-news/210630-nominations |url-status=live }} On July 21, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, also known as the Television Academy, revealed that the Creative Arts Emmys would be presented in two ceremonies on Saturday, September 11, and Sunday, September 12; the previous year's ceremonies had been spread out over five days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two ceremonies were scheduled to be held at the Microsoft Theater.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/creative-arts-emmy-awards-2021-dates-1234797323/ |title=Creative Arts Emmys Dates Set With Limited Live Audience; No Governors Balls Again |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=July 21, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 24, 2021 |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224192651/https://deadline.com/2021/07/creative-arts-emmy-awards-2021-dates-1234797323/ |url-status=live }} On July 30, the event was split into three ceremonies scheduled for Saturday evening, Sunday afternoon, and Sunday evening. The combined ceremonies aired in an edited two-hour broadcast on September 18 on FXX.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/creative-arts-emmys-2021-dates-categories-1234806645/ |title=Creative Arts Emmys Categories Set For Three Separate Ceremonies; All Shows To Require Proof Of Vaccination |last2=Andreeva |last1=Hipes |first2=Nellie |first1=Patrick |date=July 30, 2021 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 26, 2021 |archive-date=August 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826191902/https://deadline.com/2021/07/creative-arts-emmys-2021-dates-categories-1234806645/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Creative Arts Emmys Details Announced |url=https://www.emmys.com/news/awards-news/creative-210721 |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |date=July 21, 2021 |access-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723085445/https://www.emmys.com/news/awards-news/creative-210721 |url-status=live }}

    On August 10, the ceremonies were moved to the indoor-outdoor Event Deck at L.A. Live due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns. Additionally, the Television Academy announced that nominated teams would be limited to four tickets per nomination.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/television-academy-moves-the-emmys-outdoors-at-l-a-live-while-further-limiting-invited-nominees-1235038849/ |title=Television Academy Moves the Emmys Outdoors at L.A. Live, While Further Limiting Invited Nominees |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=August 10, 2021 |website=Variety |access-date=December 24, 2021 |archive-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811225029/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/television-academy-moves-the-emmys-outdoors-at-l-a-live-while-further-limiting-invited-nominees-1235038849/ |url-status=live }} Despite the changes, producer Bob Bain sought to create an event that closely resembled pre-pandemic ceremonies "in terms of energy" while still making changes as needed. Unlike previous ceremonies, audiences were seated at tables, similar to the Golden Globe Awards or Critics' Choice Awards, while the shift from the traditional two ceremonies to three allowed the event to have better pacing, according to Bain. The event did not have a host; instead, each ceremony used a "show opener" to kick off the event, then relied on presenters to keep the ceremony moving.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/creative-arts-emmys-2021-tv-academy-bob-bain-1235055009/ |title=Creative Arts Emmys Producer Bob Bain on How This Year's Return to In-Person Ceremonies Will Work |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=September 8, 2021 |website=Variety |access-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226202802/https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/creative-arts-emmys-2021-tv-academy-bob-bain-1235055009/ |url-status=live }} To minimize COVID-19 risks, winners received their trophies on a separate stage from the presenters, and microphones were wiped down between speeches.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/covid-protocols-emmys-pandemic-delta-variant-1235011857/ |title=Creative Arts Emmys: COVID-19 Pandemic Protocols Proved a Running Theme |last=Brockington |first=Ariana |date=September 11, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=December 26, 2021 |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030042421/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/covid-protocols-emmys-pandemic-delta-variant-1235011857/ |url-status=live }} Attendees were also required to show proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test before the event.

    =Category and rule changes=

    Several changes that were implemented for these ceremonies include:{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/emmy-rules-changes-201204-v2.pdf |title=2020–2021 Emmy Rules Changes |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-date=March 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304111909/https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/emmy-rules-changes-201204-v2.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/emmy-television-academy-rule-changes-2021-1234846887/ |title=Television Academy Merges Variety Talk and Sketch Back Together, Among Other Emmy Changes For 2021 |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=December 4, 2020 |website=Variety |access-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-date=November 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126031021/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/emmy-television-academy-rule-changes-2021-1234846887/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/12/2021-emmy-rule-changes-variety-series-limited-anthology-1234602931/ |title=2021 Emmy Rule Changes: What Does It All Mean? |last=Hill |first=Libby |date=December 7, 2021 |website=IndieWire |access-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214164336/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/12/2021-emmy-rule-changes-variety-series-limited-anthology-1234602931/ |url-status=live }}

    In addition, the awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) were moved to the main ceremony in July,{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/creative-arts-emmys-2021-dates-categories-1234806645/ |title=Creative Arts Emmys Categories Set For Three Separate Ceremonies; All Shows To Require Proof Of Vaccination |last2=Andreeva |last1=Hipes |first2=Nellie |first1=Patrick |date=July 30, 2021 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-date=August 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826191902/https://deadline.com/2021/07/creative-arts-emmys-2021-dates-categories-1234806645/ |url-status=live }} followed by the awards for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series and Outstanding Variety Special (Live) in August.{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/news/awards-news/emmys-update-210819 |title=Emmy Update: Testing, Show Venue, And Category Update |date=August 19, 2021 |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-date=August 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826055417/https://www.emmys.com/news/awards-news/emmys-update-210819 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/emmys-covid-testing-vaccination-rules-attendees-1234818416/ |title=Emmys Ceremonies To Require Negative Covid Tests For Attendees As Well As Vax Proof |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=August 19, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-date=December 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207210543/https://deadline.com/2021/08/emmys-covid-testing-vaccination-rules-attendees-1234818416/ |url-status=live }}

    Notes

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    References

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