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'Game of Thrones' already in the lead with 10 Emmy wins

Cape Town – The Television Academy handed out its first Emmy awards this weekend.

On Saturday and Sunday the Creative the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies took place in Los Angeles.

These awards honour the artistic and technical achievements in American television programming.

The big winners over the two nights were Game of Thrones, with 10 Emmys followed by Chernobyl with 7 and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel with 6, reports Deadline.

Other big winners included RuPaul's Drag Race win 3 Emmys, with host RuPaul Charles' fourth win in a row for Outstanding Host.

In the acting categories Bradley Whitford and Cherry Jones won for their roles in The Handmaid's Tale and Jane Lynch and Luke Kirby won for their roles in The Marvelous Mrs Maisel.

The primetime Emmys ceremony will be held on Sunday, 22 September. 

READ MORE: From 'Game of Thrones' to 'Chernobyl' - See all the 2019 Emmy nominees here

SEE THE LIST OF WINNERS HERE:

Outstanding Structured Reality Program

Queer Eye

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear Presents: All in the Family and The Jeffersons 

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney 

Outstanding Choreography (Variety / Reality)

Tessandra Chavez, World of Dance

Outstanding Production Design (Variety Special)

Rent 

Outstanding Production Design (Variety / Reality Series)

Saturday Night Live — "Host: John Mulaney"

Outstanding Short Form Variety Series

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Outstanding Short Form Animated Program

Love, Death and Robots — "The Witness"

Outstanding Picture Edition (Nonfiction)

Free Solo

Best Narrator

David Attenborough, Our Planet

Outstanding Music Composition (Documentary)

Free Solo

Outstanding Music Direction

Fosse/Verdon — "Life is a Cabaret"

Outstanding Music and Lyrics

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend — "Antidepressants Are So Not A Big Deal" 

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media

Free Solo — "360" 

Outstanding Interactive Program

NASA and SpaceX: The Interactive Demo-1 Launch 

Outstanding Technical Direction / Camerawork / Video Control (Special)

The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2019

Outstanding Technical Direction / Camerawork / Video Control (Series)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — "Psychics" 

Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction / Reality

Creating Saturday Night Live  

Outstanding Writing (Nonfiction)

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown — "Kenya

Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking

RBG 

The Sentence

Outstanding Informational Series or Special

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknow

Outstanding Documentary / Nonfiction Special

Leaving Neverland

Outstanding Documentary / Nonfiction Series

Our Planet 

Outstanding Makeup (Multi-Camera, Non-Prosthetic)

Saturday Night Live — "Host: Adam Sandler" 

Outstanding Hairstyling (Multi-Camera)

RuPaul's Drag Race — "Trump: The Rusical

Outstanding Costumes (Variety / Nonfiction / Reality)

RuPaul's Drag Race — "Trump: The Rusical"

Outstanding Directing (Reality)

Queer Eye — "Black Girl Magic"

Outstanding Casting (Reality)

Queer Eye

Outstanding Directing (Documentary / Nonfiction)

Free Solo

Outstanding Directing (Variety Special)

Springsteen on Broadway

Outstanding Animated Program

The Simpsons — "Mad About the Toy"

Best Character Voice-Over Performance

Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy

Best Picture Editing (Variety)

Last Week Tonight — "The Wax and the Furious" (Segment)

Outstanding Picture Editing (Unstructured Reality)

United Shades of America — "Hmong Americans and the Secret War"

Outstanding Picture Editing (Structured Reality / Competition)

Queer Eye

Outstanding Sound Mixing (Variety)

Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul

Outstanding Sound Mixing (Nonfiction)

Free Solo

Outstanding Sound Editing (Nonfiction)

Free Solo 

Outstanding Lighting Design / Direction (Variety Special)

Rent 

Outstanding Lighting Design / Direction (Variety Series)

Saturday Night Live — "Host: John Mulaney"

Outstanding Reality Host

RuPaul Charles, RuPaul's Drag Race

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

United Shades of America 

Outstanding Cinematography (Nonfiction)

Free Solo 

Outstanding Cinematography (Reality)

Life Below Zero

Outstanding Choreography (Scripted Program)

Kathryn Burns, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Outstanding Actor In A Short Form Comedy or Drama Series

Chris O'Dowd, State of the Union

Outstanding Actress In A Short Form Comedy or Drama Series

Rosamund Pike, State of the Union 

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

Fleabag

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

Game of Thrones

Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or Special

When They See Us

Outstanding Children's Program

When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special

Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie

Chernobyl – Jakob Ihre (Episode: "Please Remain Calm")

Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series

The Ranch – Donald A. Morgan (Episode: "Reckless")

Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – M. David Mullen (Episode: "Simone") (Prime Video)

Outstanding Commercial

"Dream Crazy" (Nike)

Outstanding Contemporary Costumes

Russian Doll (Episode: "Superiority Complex")

Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media Within A Scripted Program

Bandersnatch (Black Mirror)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid's Tale

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Cherry Jones, The Handmaid's Tale

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie

Fosse/Verdon

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Outstanding Main Title Design

Game of Thrones

Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)

Fosse/Verdon

Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)

GLOW

Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series

One Day at a Time 

Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

Chernobyl

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)

Game of Thrones

Outstanding Music Supervision

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Outstanding Original Interactive Program

NASA InSight's Mars Landing (NASA TV)

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

Nicholas Britell, Succession

Outstanding Period Costumes

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)

Russian Doll

Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)

The Handmaid's Tale

Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)

Chernobyl

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special

Star Trek: Discovery

Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series

State of the Union

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series

Fleabag – Gary Dollner (Episode: "Episode 1")

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series

Game of Thrones – Tim Porter (Episode: "The Long Night")

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie

Chernobyl – Simon Smith (Episode: "Please Remain Calm")

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special

Chernobyl

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)

Game of Thrones

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation

Barry

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation

Barry

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)

Game of Thrones

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie

Chernobyl

Outstanding Special Visual Effects

Game of Thrones

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Supporting Role

Chernobyl

Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program

GLOW

Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie

Game of Thrones

Compiled by Leandra Engelbrecht. (Sources: Deadline)

 

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