Creative Arts Emmys 2025: 'The Penguin,' 'The Studio,' 'The Pitt' win multiple awards night one

Julianne Nicholson (Hacks) and Bryan Cranston (The Studio), along with Shawn Hatosy (The Pitt) and Merritt Wever (Severance) were among the winners during night one of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

Major show winners at Creative Arts Emmys

Emmys were also given to Rebel Ridge for TV Movie, Arcane for Outstanding Animation, and to The Penguin for hairstyling, costumes, prosthetic makeup, visual effects, sound editing and sound mixing. Andor also racked up trophies for costumes, production design, picture editing and special visual effects.

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Ceremony highlights and memorable moments

Maya Rudolph kicked off night one by saying, "This is the real Emmys. This is the Emmys for the people who make all the magic happen … this is a room full of talented baddies."

One of the highlights of the night was when Bridgerton took the Emmy for Outstanding Costumes and winner John Walter Glaser's pants kept falling down (but not to his knees, mercifully).

The Daily Show's Desi Lydic, who won in the Performer in a Short Form Comedy category, admitted to having to watch "too much Fox News" to win the award. She went on to thank "the Deep State" TV Academy.

Hacks' Robby Hoffman vaped on stage before announcing the winner for cinematography.

Creative Arts Emmys schedule and broadcast information

The Creative Arts Emmys will continue Sunday, September 7, with an additional 49 statues to be distributed in the writing, casting, makeup and picture editing categories. The Creative Arts Emmys won't air live, but they are set to run on FXX Saturday, Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. ET and PT, the night before the Primetime Emmys. The Creative Arts Emmys will also be available to stream on Hulu until Oct. 7.

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Complete night one Emmy winners list

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Julianne Nicholson, Hacks

CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC) The Penguin

PROSTHETIC MAKEUP The Penguin

PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI MAKEUP (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 PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE) Severance

PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR) The Studio

PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (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 PROGRAM Arcane

CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE Julie Andrews, Bridgerton

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION (juried) Arcane, background design Arcane, color Love, Death + Robots, Production Design Love, Death + Robots, Character Animation Love, Death + Robots, 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 PROGRAM 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