2025 Creative Arts Emmys Kick Off Night One Winners List

The annual two-day event — taking place ahead of the Primetime Emmys on Sept. 14 — will see over 100 awards handed out, mostly for below-the-line categories. Statues presented on Saturday include honors for variety programming, reality and documentary/nonfiction. Night 1 covers 49 categories and focuses primarily on unscripted programs, including documentaries, reality and game shows, variety specials, and short form series. Best Variety Series Writing is here too, one of five races the TV Academy moved off the Sept. 14 primetime telecast on NBC. The dual ceremonies, which are taking place at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, are not televised live; on top of the competitive prizes, Creative Arts weekend will also celebrate the winners in juried categories for animation, costume and innovation in emerging media programming. Night two on Sunday will be hosted by “The Pitt’s” Noah Wyle, “The Goldbergsstar Wendi McLendon-Covey andThe Boysactor Daveed Diggs,I Love Lucy” will receive a special tribute and the Legacy award. The new prize honors TV shows with a generational impact. Coming into the Emmys, The Pitt leads the pack with 25 total nominations, followed by Hacks (with 24 nominations, a comedy series record), Widow’s Bay (19), Pluribus (18), and Beef (16). ET/PT. Reality Competitions and Variety Honors at the Peacock Theater

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The Traitors and Jeopardy!

The first night brought notable wins for major unscripted franchises. “The Traitors” continues to dominate the reality competition program space after winning every Night One Emmy category it was nominated in, including Alan Cumming’s third consecutive win for hosting.

In the game show categories, “Jeopardy!took the prize for Outstanding Game Show, while Jimmy Kimmel won the trophy for Outstanding Host For a Game Show forWho Wants To Be A Millionaire. Additional nominees in the Outstanding Game Show category includedCelebrity Family Feud”, The Price Is Right, Wheel Of Fortune, and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Additional nominees for Outstanding Host For a Game Show included Steve Harvey for Celebrity Family Feud, Ken Jennings for “Jeopardy!, Colin Jost forPop Culture Jeopardy!, and Martin Short forMatch Game”.

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Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program featured multiple nominees: The Amazing Race on CBS by WorldRace Productions, Inc. with casting by Jesse Tannenbaum, Kayla Kellerbauer, and Alex Stiner; Love On The Spectrum on Netflix by Northern Pictures for Netflix with casting by Cian O’Clery, Sean Bowman, Ashley Morgan, and Emily Frisbie; RuPaul’s Drag Race on MTV by World of Wonder with casting by Goloka Bolte, CSA, Adam Cook, and Michelle Redwine; Survivor on CBS by Amazon MGM Studios with casting by Jesse Tannenbaum, Penni Lane Clifton, Caitlin Moore, and Heidi Hill; and Top Chef on Bravo by Magical Elves with casting by Ron Mare, Heather Allyn, Joy Barrett, Anna Sturgeon, and Sena Rich. Love On The Spectrum ultimately won the category.

Mariska Hargitay and Documentary Category Victories

Mariska Hargitay and Jimmy Kimmel

Early winners include writing honors for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Muppet Show, two wins for My Mom Jayne, A Film By Mariska Hargitay and a best game show host trophy for Jimmy Kimmel.

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The Masked Singer and The Traitors

Juried categories were decided by a panel of professionals rather than the full membership, and can produce one winner, several, or none. The TV Academy announced its juried winners on Aug. 12, with The Masked Singer and The Traitors sharing Best Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming and the virtual reality game Crafting Crimes taking Best Innovation in Emerging Media Programming.

The American Revolution

Night 1 winners announced included The American Revolution — Mr. Scorsese in the Best Documentary or Nonfiction Series category, alongside Rafa, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, and The Yogurt Shop Murders. In the Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special category, winners included My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay, alongside John Candy: I Like Me, Marty, Life Is Short, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, and Ocean With David Attenborough.