Schedule revealed for 70th Emmy Awards & 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards
July 27, 2018

Schedule revealed for 70th Emmy Awards & 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards

HOLLYWOOD — The Television Academy has announced which awards categories will be presented during the 70th Emmy Awards and each of the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies. The 70th Emmy Awards will telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, September 17th on NBC.Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost and Michael Che will co-host.

Awards presented during the 70th Emmy telecast will include outstanding comedy and drama series, limited series, reality competition, and variety talk and sketch series along with several outstanding acting, directing and writing awards.

The Creative Arts ceremonies, recognizing remarkable creative and technical achievements in television, will take place over two consecutive nights — Saturday, September 8th, at 5:00pm PDT and Sunday, September 9th, at 4:00pm PDT — at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Creative Arts Saturday will present technical and creative achievement categories for animation and scripted programming including comedy, drama and limited series while Creative Arts Sunday will present categories related to documentary, reality and variety programming.

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will air on Saturday, September 15th, at 8:00pm ET/PT on FXX.

The following are the complete lists of awards to be presented at the 70th Emmy Awards and the two 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies, respectively.

2018 CREATIVE ARTS AWARDS CATEGORIES – SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 2018 

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES 

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES 

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES 

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN'S PROGRAM

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (HALF-HOUR)

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (ONE HOUR)

OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL

OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES

OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA WITHIN A SCRIPTED PROGRAM 

OUTSTANDING FANTASY/SCI-FI COSTUMES

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION

OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE (NON-PROSTHETIC)

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (NON-PROSTHETIC) 

OUTSTANDING MULTI-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE) 

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)

OUTSTANDING MUSIC SUPERVISION

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL INTERACTIVE PROGRAM

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC

OUTSTANDING PERIOD COSTUMES

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR OR LESS)

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 PROSTHETIC MAKEUP FOR A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM ANIMATED PROGRAM

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION 

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 SERIES OR MOVIE

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A COMEDY SERIES OR VARIETY PROGRAM

OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A DRAMA SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE 


CREATIVE ARTS AWARDS CATEGORIES – SUNDAY, SEPT. 9, 2018 

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM 

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY 

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM 

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM 

OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAMMING 

OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA WITHIN AN UNSCRIPTED PROGRAM 

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES 

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION PROGRAM 

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM 

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES 

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL 

OUTSTANDING EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING 

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL 

OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM 

OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL SERIES OR SPECIAL 

OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING 

OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE PROGRAM 

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SERIES 

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL 

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL (NON-PROSTHETIC) 

OUTSTANDING MOTION DESIGN OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION 

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS 

OUTSTANDING NARRATOR 

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED OR COMPETITION REALITY PROGRAM 

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM  

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM 

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING 

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR VARIETY, REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION SERIES 

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR VARIETY SPECIAL 

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES 

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM VARIETY SERIES 

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA) 

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL 

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM 

OUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM 

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL 

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES 

OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM 

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE) 

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED) 

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM 


70TH EMMY AWARDS TELECAST – MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th, 2018 

COMEDY SERIES 

DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES 

DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES 

DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL 

DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL DRAMA SERIES 

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES 

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES 

LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE 

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES 

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES 

LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE LIMITED SERIES REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM 

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES 

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES 

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE 

 SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES 

 SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES 

 SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE VARIETY SKETCH SERIES VARIETY TALK SERIES 

WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES 

WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES 

WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL 

WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL