73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
{{Short description|2021 American television programming awards}}
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{{Infobox award
| 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 }}
| 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=
class="wikitable"
|+ {{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}}
| 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)}}
| 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)}}
| 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}}
| 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}}
| 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)}}
|
=Performing=
class="wikitable"
|+ {{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}}
| 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}}
| 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}}
| 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}}
|
=Animation=
class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|Animation}} |
style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation (Juried)}}
|
=Art Direction=
class="wikitable"
|+ {{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)}}
| 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)}}
| 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)}}
|
=Casting=
class="wikitable"
|+ {{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}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program}}
|
=Choreography=
class="wikitable"
|+ {{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=
class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|Cinematography}} |
style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series}}
| 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)}}
| 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}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program}}
|
=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)}}
| 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)}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming (Juried)}}
|
=Directing=
class="wikitable"
|+ {{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}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program}}
|
=Hairstyling=
class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|Hairstyling}} |
style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling (Area)}}
|
style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program}}
|
=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}}
| 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)}}
|
=Makeup=
class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|Makeup}} |
style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)}}
| 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)}}
| 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)}}
| 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}}
| 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}}
|
=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}}
|
style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series}}
| 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)}}
| 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}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program}}
|
=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)}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation}}
|
style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special}}
| 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)}}
| 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)}}
|
=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}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode (Area)}}
|
=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)}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#F9EFAA|Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Special}}
|
=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
| Disney+ |
scope="row" | 14
| NBC |
scope="row" | 13
| data-sort-value="Crown" | The Crown | Netflix |
scope="row" rowspan="2" | 12
| 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
| Netflix |
Hacks
| HBO Max |
Mare of Easttown
| HBO |
scope="row" | 8
| VH1 |
scope="row" rowspan="3" | 7
| HBO |
data-sort-value="Social Dilemma" | The Social Dilemma
| Netflix |
Ted Lasso |
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
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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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
| Netflix |
scope="row" rowspan="2" | 4
| data-sort-value="Crown" | The Crown | Netflix |
RuPaul's Drag Race
| VH1 |
scope="row" rowspan="5" | 3
| Netflix |
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
| Netflix |
Pose
| FX |
Ted Lasso |
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 |
Life Below Zero |
Lovecraft Country
| HBO |
data-sort-value="Social Dilemma" | The Social Dilemma
| Netflix |
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=Nominations and wins by network=
{{col-float}}
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|+ Networks with multiple Creative Arts wins |
scope="col" | Wins
! scope="col" | Network |
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scope="row" | 34
| Netflix |
scope="row" | 13
| Disney+ |
scope="row" | 10 |
scope="row" | 7
| NBC |
scope="row" | 6 |
scope="row" | 5
| VH1 |
scope="row" rowspan="2" | 3
| ABC |
FX |
scope="row" rowspan="4" | 2 |
CNN |
Fox |
National Geographic |
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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 }}
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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 }}
- Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and Outstanding Short Form Variety Series were merged to form Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series.
- Outstanding Derivative Interactive Program, Outstanding Original Interactive Program, and Outstanding Interactive Extension of a Linear Program were merged to form Outstanding Interactive Program.
- Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program and Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series, or Movie were merged to form Outstanding Stunt Coordination, and a new category for Outstanding Stunt Performance was created.
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects and Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role were reorganized to form Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie and Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode.
- Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming became a juried award.
- Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling and Outstanding Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) became area awards.
- Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming was modified to allow nominations.
- Anthology series became eligible in the limited series categories, which were renamed accordingly.
- Any programs that were nominated for Academy Awards, as well as any non-documentary programs that were placed on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences viewing platform, were no longer eligible for Emmys.
- All children's programming was moved to the Daytime Emmy Awards, run by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
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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External links
- [http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards] at Emmys.com
- {{IMDb event|0000223/2021}}
- [http://www.emmys.com/ Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website]
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