The 74th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards began Sept. 3 at 8 p.m. and honored some of this year’s most popular television and streaming series, movies and actors. With the Primetime Emmy Awards streaming Sept. 12 at 8 p.m., here are the highlights of the outstanding artistic and technical achievement categories.
In well-deserved recognition of his final performance, the late Chadwick Boseman was awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance as T’Challa, the Black Panther, in the Disney+ streaming series “What If…?”
Former President Barack Obama can now add an Emmy to his list of accomplishments. His work on “Our Great National Parks” won him the Emmy for Outstanding Narrator.
Many of this year’s most popular reality shows swept the award season. The Emmy for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program went to RuPaul for “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” and the Emmy for Outstanding Structured Reality Program went to Netflix’s “Queer Eye.”
Some of the most divisive categories of this season’s Creative Arts segment included Makeup and Hairstyling. The iconic neon looks on “Euphoria,” which have been shaping makeup trends for months, brought home the award for Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic).
“Stranger Things” secured the Emmy for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for the terrifying transformation of Jamie Campbell Bower’s Vecna, among many other horrifying visuals pulled from the Upside Down. “Stranger Things” also brought home the Emmy for Outstanding Music Supervision, no doubt due to the selection of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill,” which has yet to leave most of our playlists.
Hulu’s brand new “Pam & Tommy” was awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic), mirroring Netflix’s prized period-piece Bridgerton, which brought home the Emmy for Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling.
Finally, Squid Game actress Lee Yoo-mi was awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her absolutely heart wrenching performance.
