The 78th Emmy Awards delivered two nights of surprises, emotional moments, and historic wins in Los Angeles. The first two nights, known as the Creative Arts Emmys, recognized outstanding achievements across television ahead of the main Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on 14 September 2026. The two nights of the Creative Arts Emmys will be edited into a single broadcast airing on 12 September 2026, while Mariska Hargitay will host the main Emmy Awards telecast on 14 September 2026. Bad Bunny Makes History Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny became one of the biggest winners of the night after his Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny received seven Emmy Awards. The halftime show was part of Super Bowl LX, which saw the Seattle Seahawks defeat the New England Patriots and attracted 125 million viewers, according to the Television Academy. The Peacock reality competition series &ldquo;The Traitors&rdquo; followed closely with six Emmy wins.
<iframe style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftelevisionacad%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02wibxMVPcJ7gdSiP48JLobtyTijC7kixZpWJNdyRJgYNwjJ1VhtUf7TsSRBgXsRUyl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="645" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Shailene Woodley Wins Her First Emmy Award After a successful career on screen, Shailene Woodley won her first Emmy Award for her guest role in &ldquo;Paradise.&rdquo; Woodley took home the trophy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. &ldquo;Mom, this is so cool,&rdquo; she said on stage. &ldquo;I just feel so lucky to do what we do and to be a part of the circus with all of you amazing traveling storytelling clowns.&rdquo; This marked Woodley&rsquo;s second Emmy nomination. She was previously nominated in 2017 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her role in &ldquo;Big Little Lies.&rdquo; Sabrina Carpenter Reacts to Winning Her First Emmy Emmy Award winner Sabrina Carpenter was recognized for her role as an executive producer and performer in &ldquo;The Muppet Show&rdquo; (2026). Carpenter won the award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded). Sharing her reaction on Instagram, the singer wrote, &ldquo;Thank you, Television Academy. So incredibly proud of the whole Muppets crew on our Emmy wins!!!!! A lot of love and happiness and hard work and diva fights went into making this special.&rdquo; Mariska Hargitay Has a Big Night After 20 years since winning her first Emmy, American actress Mariska Hargitay took home two awards for &ldquo;My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay,&rdquo; her moving documentary about her late mother, actress Jayne Mansfield. Hargitay won in the categories of Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program and Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. Her latest wins come 20 years after she received her first Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Olivia Benson in the long-running series &ldquo;Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit.&rdquo;
<iframe style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftelevisionacad%2Fposts%2Fpfbid06QB1QSGjsbEJNzw5AyY7kxVRCxBgD8Us6R2L6KWVLK4LubF7Z2d9HQZHhXCKYWpdl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="645" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Big Day for Spider-Noir Despite Cancellation Despite being canceled before returning for a new season, superhero series &ldquo;Spider-Noir&rdquo; picked up five Emmy Awards from 11 nominations. The series, starring Nicolas Cage, won for Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming, Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour), Title Design, Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode, and Cinematography for a Series (One Hour). Widow's Bay Leads the Night Comedy-horror series &ldquo;Widow's Bay,&rdquo; about a New England island community facing eerie and unexplained phenomena, led the Night 2 winners with eight Emmy Awards. Close behind was &ldquo;DTF St. Louis,&rdquo; which won six awards. The limited series explores male friendship and middle-aged angst through a suburban-noir story. The two nights were filled with surprises and emotional moments. Here is the complete list of winners from Night 1 and Night 2 of the Creative Arts Emmys. Night 1 Winners &bull; Best Documentary or Nonfiction Series: Mr. Scorsese &bull; Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special: My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay &bull; Best Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special: Tucci in Italy &bull; Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking: The Librarians &bull; Best Structured Reality Program: Antiques Roadshow &bull; Best Unstructured Reality Program: Love on the Spectrum &bull; Best Game Show: Jeopardy! &bull; Best Variety Special (Live): Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny &bull; Best Variety Special (Pre-Recorded): The Muppet Show &bull; Best Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series: Colbert Before Air &bull; Best Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series: Inside the Pitt &bull; Best Emerging Media Program: Uncanny Alley: A New Day &bull; Best Innovation in Emerging Media Programming: Crafting Crimes &bull; Best Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program: Alan Cumming, The Traitors &bull; Best Game Show Host: Jimmy Kimmel, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire &bull; Best Narrator: Octavia Spencer, Lost Women of Alaska &bull; Best Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: Desi Lydic, The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains &bull; Best Casting for a Reality Program: Love on the Spectrum &bull; Best Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming: Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny &bull; Best Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program: Ocean With David Attenborough &bull; Best Cinematography for a Reality Program: The Traitors &bull; Best Commercial: &ldquo;I'm Not Remarkable&rdquo;&nbsp; &bull; Best Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming: The Masked Singer; The Traitors &bull; Best Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program: My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay &bull; Best Directing for a Reality Program: The Traitors &bull; Best Directing for a Variety Series: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert &bull; Best Directing for a Variety Special: Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny &bull; Best Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program: RuPaul's Drag Race &bull; Best Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Series: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert &bull; Best Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Special: Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny &bull; Best Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program: Saturday Night Live &bull; Best Music Composition for a Documentary/Nonfiction or Reality Program (Original Dramatic Score): John Candy: I Like Me &bull; Best Music Direction: Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny &bull; Best Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program: Sean Combs: The Reckoning &bull; Best Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program: The Traitors &bull; Best Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program: Love on the Spectrum &bull; Best Picture Editing for Variety Programming: The Muppet Show &bull; Best Picture Editing for Variety Programming (Segment): The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, &ldquo;The Late Show closes out its storied run at the Ed Sullivan Theater with help from Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello&rdquo; &bull; Best Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series: The Traitors &bull; Best Production Design for a Variety Special: The Muppet Show &bull; Best Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program: Ocean With David Attenborough &bull; Best Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program: Billy Joel: And So It Goes &bull; Best Sound Mixing for a Reality Program: Welcome to Wrexham &bull; Best Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special: Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny &bull; Best Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Series: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert &bull; Best Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Special: Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny &bull; Best Writing for a Nonfiction Program: The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give the Man a Prize &bull; Best Writing for a Variety Series: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert &bull; Best Writing for a Variety Special: The Muppet Show Night 2 Winners &bull; Best Limited/Movie Supporting Actor: David Harbour, DTF St. Louis &bull; Best Limited/Movie Supporting Actress: Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis &bull; Best Comedy Guest Actor: Rob Reiner, The Bear &bull; Best Comedy Guest Actress: Betty Gilpin, Widow's Bay &bull; Best Drama Guest Actor: Ernest Harden Jr., The Pitt &bull; Best Drama Guest Actress: Shailene Woodley, Paradise &bull; Best Movie: Remarkably Bright Creatures &bull; Best Animated Program: South Park &bull; Best Character Voice-Over Performance: Julie Andrews, Bridgerton &bull; Best Limited/Movie Directing: DTF St. Louis &bull; Best Limited/Movie Writing: DTF St. Louis &bull; Best Casting for a Comedy Series: Widow's Bay &bull; Best Casting for a Drama Series: The Pitt &bull; Best Casting for a Limited Series: Love Story &bull; Best Choreography for Scripted Programming: Palm Royale &bull; Best Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour): Widow's Bay &bull; Best Cinematography for a Series (One Hour): Spider-Noir &bull; Best Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: DTF St. Louis &bull; Best Contemporary Costumes for a Series: Margo's Got Money Troubles &bull; Best Contemporary Costumes for a Limited Series: Beef &bull; Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes: Fallout &bull; Best Period Costumes: Palm Royale &bull; Best Contemporary Hairstyling: Margo's Got Money Troubles &bull; Best Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling: Bridgerton &bull; Best Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic): Margo's Got Money Troubles &bull; Best Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic): Palm Royale &bull; Best Prosthetic Makeup: The Pitt &bull; Best Individual Achievement in Animation: Eyes of Wakanda, &ldquo;Into the Lion's Den&rdquo; &bull; Best Individual Achievement in Animation: Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal, &ldquo;Kingdom of Sorrow&rdquo; &bull; Best Individual Achievement in Animation: Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal, &ldquo;Vengeance of Death&rdquo; &bull; Best Individual Achievement in Animation: The Mighty Nein, &ldquo;Mote of Possibility&rdquo; &bull; Best Individual Achievement in Animation: Star Wars: Visions, &ldquo;The Duel: Payback&rdquo; &bull; Best Motion Design: No Emmy Awarded &bull; Best Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score): Widow's Bay &bull; Best Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode: Spider-Noir, &ldquo;Nightmare on a Gurney&rdquo; &bull; Best Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming: Spider-Noir &bull; Best Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming: The Boys &bull; Best Stunt Performance: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms &bull; Best Title Design: Spider-Noir &bull; Best Music Composition for a Limited Series (Original Dramatic Score): The Beast in Me &bull; Best Music Supervision: Widow's Bay &bull; Best Main Title Theme Music: Pluribus &bull; Best Original Music and Lyrics: The Pitt, &ldquo;Need Someone&rdquo; &bull; Best Picture Editing for a Drama Series: Pluribus, &ldquo;We Is Us&rdquo; &bull; Best Picture Editing for a Single Camera Comedy Series: Hacks, &ldquo;Hacks (Finale)&rdquo; &bull; Best Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series: Leanne, &ldquo;Having Big Feelings&rdquo; &bull; Best Picture Editing for a Limited Series: DTF St. Louis, &ldquo;No One's Normal. It Just Looks That Way From Across the Street&rdquo; &bull; Best Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More): Pluribus &bull; Best Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More): Fallout &bull; Best Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour): Widow's Bay &bull; Best Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour): Widow's Bay &bull; Best Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour): Spider-Noir &bull; Best Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special: Beef &bull; Best Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour): Widow's Bay &bull; Best Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour): Pluribus &bull; Best Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Beef &bull; Best Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie: Stranger Things
Photo Credit: Emmys / Television Academy&rsquo;s official page
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