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Following the drama last year over Television Academy’s proposed reduction of writing categories awarded on the main telecast to three, there are no major changes in the way the 2024 Emmy categories are divvied up over three nights, Sept. 7 and 8 (Creative Arts Emmy Awards) and Sept. 15 (Emmy Awards live on ABC).
The target for the primary telecast remains 25 categories. Last year, the initial list of 25 awards did not include Outstanding Writing For a Variety Series, which had been moved to Creative Arts Emmys, with Outstanding Variety Special (Live) given a prime slot instead. After a pushback from the WGA and late-night hosts, the exiled writing category was restored on the main telecast whose lineup went up to 26 categories.
Outstanding Variety Special (Live) is now back on a Creative Arts Emmy night to keep the ABC broadcast to 25 categories. (Per the previous agreement with the WGA, Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series & Variety Special alternate between Creative Emmys and the main telecast, with the Special one awarded on ABC this year.)
The lineups of the two Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies are roughly the same as last year, just swapped in terms of which one goes on Saturday and which on Sunday.
Each of the two Creative Arts nights is anchored by top program awards, including Outstanding Television Movie on Sunday, which would’ve been a draw for the main telecast as it features several popular crowd pleasers this year, Prime Video’s Red, White & Royal Blue, Peacock’s Mr. Monk’s Last Case and Netflix’s Unfrosted.
Here is a complete list of awards to be presented at the 76th Emmy Awards and 2024 Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies (listed in alphabetical order):
Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024
UNDERSCORE) OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION OUTSTANDING NARRATOR OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING (SEGMENT) OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY, DRAMA OR VARIETY SERIES OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL OUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SERIES OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SPECIAL OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE) OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED) OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024
DRAMATIC SCORE) OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE) OUTSTANDING MUSIC SUPERVISION OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI HAIRSTYLING OUTSTANDING PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC) OUTSTANDING PERIOD COSTUMES FOR A SERIES OUTSTANDING PERIOD COSTUMES FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE) OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE) OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR) OUTSTANDING PROSTHETIC MAKEUP OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR) OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR) OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SEASON OR A MOVIE OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SINGLE EPISODE OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR COMEDY PROGRAMMING OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR DRAMA PROGRAMMING OUTSTANDING STUNT PERFORMANCE OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE
Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024
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