The 2025 Emmys season is coming to a close, and to kick off the grand finale to months’ worth of FYC events and campaigning to recognize the year’s best in television art is the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys. The full winners list for Night One is listed below. That’s right: It’s a two-night affair, taking place September 6 and 7 at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater. Check back the night of September 7 for Night 2. After Night 1, though, it’s clear: “The Studio,” “The Penguin,” and “Severance” are cleaning up like crazy on the crafts side.
The best craftspeople and below-the-line artisans in the industry were honored in categories spanning music and casting (both categories for which IndieWire has held “Pass the Remote” FYC panels this year) as well as stunts and guest actors. If there’s a theme that defines each night it’s that Night 1 is about scripted TV and Night 2 recognizes unscripted. IndieWire Honors host Robby Hoffman was among the starry presenters for the event, along with Jamie Lee Curtis, Noah Wyle, Anika Noni Rose, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Marlee Matlin, and more.
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To kick things off, IndieWire Honors recipients Julianne Nicholson and Mike Marino won Emmys for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy (“Hacks”) and Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup (“The Penguin), respectively.
“The Studio” won the most Emmys overall on Night 1 with a total of nine, eight of which were in crafts categories plus Bryan Cranston for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series — read IndieWire’s celebration of the craft of “The Studio,” including its immersive sound editing, mixing, and music supervision, all categories that ended up winning Emmys.
“The Penguin” followed with eight Emmys, all in crafts categories — read our Craft Considerations article with many of the winners “The Penguin” here.
“Severance” won six Emmys, five in crafts categories plus Merritt Wever for Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
And “Andor” won four, all in crafts categories — read our “Andor” Deep Dive interview with now Emmy winning costume designer Michael Wilkinson, production designer Luke Hull, and editor Yan Miles.
Full Creative Arts Emmy Awards Night 1 winners list below.
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Julianne Nicholson, “Hacks”
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
Winner: “The Penguin”
OUTSTANDING PROSTHETIC MAKEUP
Winner: “The Penguin”
OUTSTANDING PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
Winner: “House of the Dragon”
OUTSTANDING PERIOD COSTUMES
Winner: “Bridgerton”
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A SERIES
Winner: “The Studio”
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Winner: “The Penguin”
OUTSTANDING FANTASY/SCI-FI COSTUMES
Winner: “Andor”
OUTSTANDING PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI HAIRSTYLING
Winner: “Bridgerton”
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY HAIRSTYLING
Winner: “The Penguin”
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
Winner: “Severance”
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR)
Winner: “The Studio”
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE-HOUR OR MORE)
Winner: “Andor”
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: “The Pitt”
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Winner: Bryan Cranston, “The Studio”
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Winner: “The Studio”
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Winner: “Adolescence”
OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR COMEDY PROGRAMMING
Winner: “The Righteous Gemstones”
OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR DRAMA PROGRAMMING
Winner: “The Boys”
OUTSTANDING STUNT PERFORMANCE
Winner: “The Boys”
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM
Winner: “Arcane”
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
Winner: Julie Andrews, “Bridgerton”
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION
Winner: “Arcane,” background design
Winner: “Arcane,” color
Winner: “Love, Death + Robots,” Production Design
Winner: “Love, Death + Robots,” Character Animation
Winner: “Love, Death + Robots,” Character Design
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING
Winner: “Etoile”
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
Winner: “The Studio”
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
Winner: “Frasier”
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: Merritt Wever, “Severance”
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: “Andor”
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Winner: “Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story”
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SEASON OR A MOVIE
Winner: “Andor”
OUTSTANDING TITLE DESIGN
Winner: “Severance”
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SINGLE EPISODE
Winner: “The Penguin”
OUTSTANDING MOTION DESIGN
Winner: “Octopus!”
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
Winner: “The Last of Us”
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL
Winner: “The Penguin”
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR)
Winner: “The Studio”
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
Winner: “Arcane”
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Winner: “The Penguin”
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
Winner: “Severance”
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION
Winner: “The Studio”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
Winner: Desi Lydic, “The Daily Show”
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
Winner: “Severance”
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
Winner: “The Penguin”
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
Winner: “The White Lotus”
OUTSTANDING MUSIC SUPERVISION
Winner: “The Studio”
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
Winner: “Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas” from “The Boys”
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (HALF-HOUR)
Winner: “The Studio”
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (ONE HOUR)
Winner: “Severance”
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
Winner: “Adolescence”
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Winner: Shawn Hatosy, “The Pitt”
OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE
Winner: “Rebel Ridge”
