Entertainment
Emmys Weekend Wraps Up with Wide Range of Wins Across Streaming and Broadcast
By Lynette Rice
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards concluded its second consecutive craft-focused ceremony on Sunday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The two-night event, previously known as the Creative Arts Emmys, precedes the televised Primetime Emmys broadcast scheduled for September 14 on NBC and Peacock. Across both nights, 102 awards were distributed among this year's nominees.
On the second night, Apple TV's "Widow's Bay," HBO Max's "DTF St. Louis," and the now-canceled "Spider-Noir" from Prime Video emerged as top winners. "Widow's Bay" collected trophies in guest acting for Betty Gilpin, along with casting, sound mixing, production design, cinematography, music supervision, music composition and sound editing.
"DTF St. Louis" swept both limited series supporting acting categories, along with directing and writing honors for series creator Steven Conrad, plus wins for cinematography and picture editing. David Harbour won supporting actor over his co-star Jason Bateman, an outcome Harbour himself called uneven, while fellow cast member Linda Cardellini took supporting actress honors.
"Spider-Noir," despite its cancellation, triumphed in stunt coordination, title design, special visual effects, cinematography and sound editing.
Elsewhere, "South Park" claimed its fifth Emmy for outstanding animated program, its first since 2013. Shailene Woodley won her first Emmy, taking the guest actress prize for Hulu's "Paradise," which also earned its first win since debuting last year. Netflix's "Remarkably Bright Creatures" was named outstanding television movie.
Actor Noah Wyle opened the second night by praising the below-the-line talent in the room, telling directors, stage managers, grips and set designers that recognition of their creativity and effort was essential, and expressing hope they would continue pursuing their craft.
Other standout moments included a warm reception for veteran actor Ernest Harden Jr., who won guest actor honors for "The Pitt," and voice actor Eric Bauza, who accepted the voice-over Emmy on behalf of Julie Andrews for "Bridgerton" while speaking in a Donald Duck voice. The canceled Apple TV series "Palm Royale" also picked up wins for production design, choreography, costumes and makeup.
On Saturday night, top winners included the "Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny," "The Traitors," and "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert." "The Muppet Show" also had a strong night, including a win for variety special.
In individual categories, Jimmy Kimmel was honored as best game show host, Octavia Spencer won for narrating "Lost Women of Alaska," and Mariska Hargitay, visibly emotional, won both best documentary and directing awards for "My Mom Jayne." Hargitay is also set to host the upcoming Primetime Emmys telecast.
By show, "Widow's Bay" led with eight wins across both nights, followed by the Bad Bunny halftime show with seven, and "DTF St. Louis" and "The Traitors" tied with six each. "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and "Spider-Noir" each earned five wins.
By platform, Apple TV led with 19 total wins, followed by HBO Max with 16, Netflix with 13, NBC with seven, and Peacock with six.
The two nights of ceremonies will be edited into a single broadcast airing September 12 on FXX.