The first night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 saw Apple TV+’s The Studio and HBO Max’s The Penguin secure the biggest wins at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
The Studio earned nine awards, including honours for casting, production design, sound editing, music supervision and cinematography.
Close behind, The Penguin collected eight awards, celebrating achievements in hairstyling, costumes, prosthetic make-up, visual effects, sound editing, sound mixing and original score. The balance of awards highlighted technical excellence across a diverse range of productions, from animation to drama.
Among the acting winners, Julianne Nicholson received the Emmy for Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Hacks, while Bryan Cranston won Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for The Studio. Shawn Hatosy (The Pitt) and Merritt Wever (Severance) also secured acting awards.
Netflix’s Arcane continued its critical acclaim, winning Outstanding Animated Programme alongside individual awards for design and production. Disney+’s Andor triumphed in categories including costumes, production design, picture editing and visual effects, while Bridgerton stood out with honours for period costumes and hairstyling.
Other notable wins included Rebel Ridge as TV Movie, The Boys for stunt coordination and music, and The Daily Show’s Desi Lydic in the short form category.
The Creative Arts Emmys will continue with additional awards, leading up to the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards on 14 September.
Creative Arts Emmys 2025 – Night One Winners
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Julianne Nicholson, Hacks
Contemporary Make-up (Non-Prosthetic): The Penguin
Prosthetic Make-up: The Penguin
Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Make-up (Non-Prosthetic): House of the Dragon
Period Costumes: Bridgerton
Contemporary Costumes for a Series: The Studio
Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: The Penguin
Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes: Andor
Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling: Bridgerton
Contemporary Hairstyling: The Penguin
Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Programme (One Hour or More): Severance
Production Design for a Narrative Programme (Half-Hour): The Studio
Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Programme (One Hour or More): Andor
Casting for a Drama Series: The Pitt
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Bryan Cranston, The Studio
Casting for a Comedy Series: The Studio
Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Adolescence
Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming: The Righteous Gemstones
Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming: The Boys
Stunt Performance: The Boys
Animated Programme: Arcane
Character Voice-Over Performance: Julie Andrews, Bridgerton
Individual Achievement in Animation (Juried):
Arcane (Background Design, Colour)
Love, Death + Robots (Production Design, Character Animation, Character Design)
Choreography for Scripted Programming: Étoile
Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series: The Studio
Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series: Frasier
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Merritt Wever, Severance
Picture Editing for a Drama Series: Andor
Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story
Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie: Andor
Title Design: Severance
Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode: The Penguin
Motion Design (Juried): Octopus!
Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series: The Last of Us
Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special: The Penguin
Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour): The Studio
Sound Editing for an Animated Programme: Arcane
Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: The Penguin
Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour): Severance
Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation: The Studio
Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: Desi Lydic, The Daily Show
Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score): Severance
Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score): The Penguin
Original Main Title Theme Music: The White Lotus
Music Supervision: The Studio
Original Music and Lyrics: The Boys, “Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas”
Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour): The Studio
Cinematography for a Series (One Hour): Severance
Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Adolescence
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt
Television Movie: Rebel Ridge
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