Creative Arts Emmys Night 1 Predictions

The 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be presented this weekend in two parts – on Saturday, September 8th and Sunday, September 9th. These cover the wide array of technical and ‘below the line’ categories like Stunt Coordination, Music Supervision or Single-Camera Picture Editing bu they also give us the Guest Acting categories. 

Although the Creative Arts Emmys event is filmed, it doesn’t air for broadcast until September 15th on FXX.

The ‘above the line’ Emmy categories will be presented at the Primetime Emmys ceremony on Monday, September 17th. 

Here are my predictions for night one of the Creative Arts Emmys (winner predix in bold)

ACTOR IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES

• James Corden, James Corden’s Next James Corden
• Alexis Denisof, I Love Bekka & Lucy
• Melvin Jackson Jr., This Eddie Murphy Role Is Mine, Not Yours
• DeStorm Power, Caught: The Series
• Miles Tagtmeyer, Broken

ACTRESS IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES

• Megan Amram, An Emmy For Megan
• Lee Garlington, Broken
• Naomi Grossman, Ctrl Alt Delete
• Diarra Kilpatrick, American Koko
• Kelli O’Hara, The Accidental Wolf
• Christina Pickles, Break a Hip

ANIMATED PROGRAM

• Big Hero 6: The Series
• Bob’s Burgers
• Rick and Morty
• The Simpsons
• South Park

CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

• Atlanta
• Barry
• GLOW
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Silicon Valley

CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

• The Crown
• Game of Thrones
• The Handmaid’s Tale
• Stranger Things
• Westworld

CASTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

• The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
• Godless
• Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
• The Looming Tower
• Patrick Melrose

CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE

• Alex Borstein, Family Guy
• Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons
• Seth MacFarlane, American Dad!
• Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy
• Russi Taylor, Mickey Mouse

CHILDREN’S PROGRAM

• Alexa & Katie
• Fuller House
• The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special
• A Series of Unfortunate Events
• Star Wars Rebels

CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

• The Alienist
• Fahrenheit 451
• Genius: Picasso
• Godless
• Twin Peaks
• USS Callister (Black Mirror)

CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES

• The Ranch
• Superior Donuts
• Will & Grace

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

• Atlanta
• Barry
• GLOW
• Insecure
• Mozart in the Jungle
• The End of the F***ing World

CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (ONE HOUR)

• Legion
• Ozark
• Stranger Things
• The Crown
• The Handmaid’s Tale
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Westworld

COMMERCIAL

• Alexa Loses Her Voice, Amazon
• Earth: Shot On iPhone, Apple
• In Real Life – Monica Lewinsky, Anti-Bullying
• It’s a Tide Ad, Tide
• The Talk – My Black Is Beautiful, P&G

CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES

• black-ish
• Empire
• Grace and Frankie
• The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
• This Is Us

CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA WITHIN A SCRIPTED PROGRAM

• Mr. Robot: Ecoin
• Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
• Silicon Valley Interactive World: Not Hotdog, VR & Twitter-Powered Pizza Drones
• 13 Reasons Why: Talk to the Reasons
• Westworld: Chaos Takes Control Interactive Experience

FANTASY/SCI-FI COSTUMES

• A Series of Unfortunate Events
• Fahrenheit 451
• Game of Thrones
• The Handmaid’s Tale
• Westworld

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Katt Williams, Atlanta
• Sterling K. Brown, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
• Bryan Cranston, Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Donald Glover, Saturday Night Live
• Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• F. Murray Abraham, Homeland
• Cameron Britton, Mindhunter
• Matthew Goode, The Crown
• Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us
• Gerald McRaney, This Is Us
• Jimmi Simpson, Westworld

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Wanda Sykes, black-ish
• Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
• Tiffany Haddish, Saturday Night Live
• Maya Rudolph, The Good Place
• Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Molly Shannon, Will & Grace

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
• Cicely Tyson, How To Get Away With Murder
• Viola Davis, Scandal
• Kelly Jenrette, The Handmaid’s Tale
• Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale
• Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale

HAIRSTYLING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

• American Horror Story: Cult
• Genius: Picasso
• Godless
• The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
• The Last Tycoon
• Twin Peaks

HAIRSTYLING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES

• Game of Thrones
• GLOW
• The Crown
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Westworld

MAIN TITLE DESIGN

• Altered Carbon
• Counterpart
• GLOW
• The Alienist
• Westworld

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

• American Horror Story: Cult
• Genius: Picasso
• The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
• The Last Tycoon
• Twin Peaks

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

• Game of Thrones
• GLOW
• The Handmaid’s Tale
• This Is Us
• Vikings
• Westworld

MULTI-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

• Mom
• One Day At A Time
• Roseanne
• The Big Bang Theory
• Will & Grace

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

• Alias Grace
• Crazy Diamond (Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams)
• Godless
• March Of The Penguins 2: The Next Step
• The Commuter (Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams)
• USS Callister (Black Mirror)

MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)

• Game of Thrones
• Marvel’s Jessica Jones
• Once Upon A Time
• SEAL Team
• Star Wars Rebels
• Westworld

MUSIC SUPERVISION

• Atlanta
• Stranger Things
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• This Is Us
• Westworld

ORIGINAL INTERACTIVE PROGRAM

• Back to the Moon
• Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab
• Coco VR
• NASA JPL: Cassini’s Grand Finale
• Spider-Man Homecoming VR Experience

ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC

• Godless
• Marvel’s The Defenders
• Somebody Feed Phil
• The Last Tycoon
• The Putin Interviews
• The Tick

PERIOD COSTUMES

• Genius: Picasso
• Outlander
• The Alienist
• The Crown
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

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

• Atlanta
• Barry
• GLOW
• Grace and Frankie
• Silicon Valley
• Will & Grace

PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)

• American Horror Story: Cult
• Ozark
• The Handmaid’s Tale (“June”)
• The Handmaid’s Tale (“Seeds, First Blood, After”)
• Twin Peaks

PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)

• Game of Thrones
• The Alienist
• The Crown
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Westworld

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

• American Horror Story: Cult
• Game of Thrones
• Star Trek: Discovery
• The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
• Westworld

SHORT FORM ANIMATED PROGRAM

• Adventure Time
• Robot Chicken
• Steven Universe
• Teen Titans Go!
• We Bare Bears

SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES

• aka Wyatt Cenac
• An Emmy for Megan
• Grey’s Anatomy: B Team
• James Corden’s Next James Corden
• The Walking Dead: Red Machete

SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

• Atlanta (“Alligator Man”)
• Atlanta (“Teddy Perkins”)
• Barry (“Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth”)
• Barry (“Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going”)
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (“Pilot”)

SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

• Game of Thrones (“Beyond the Wall”)
• Game of Thrones (“The Dragon and the Wolf”)
• Game of Thrones (“The Spoils of War”)
• The Handmaid’s Tale
• Stranger Things

SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

• The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (“Alone”)
• The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (“House By the Lake”)
• The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (“Manhunt”)
• Twin Peaks
• USS Callister (Black Mirror)

SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

• American Horror Story: Cult
• Fahrenheit 451
• Godless
• Twin Peaks
• USS Callister (Black Mirror)
• Waco

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

• Game of Thrones
• Homeland
• Star Trek: Discovery
• Stranger Things
• Westworld

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

• Atlanta
• Ballers
• Barry
• Star Wars Rebels
• Vice Principals

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

• Barry
• Family Guy
• Modern Family
• Mozart In the Jungle
• Silicon Valley

SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)

• Game of Thrones
• The Handmaid’s Tale
• Mr. Robot
• Stranger Things
• Westworld

SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

• The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
• Fahrenheit 451
• Genius: Picasso
• Twin Peaks
• Waco

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

• Altered Carbon
• Game of Thrones
• Lost in Space
• Stranger Things
• Westworld

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• The Alienist
• The Crown
• Gotham
• The Handmaid’s Tale
• Mr. Robot

STUNT COORDINATION FOR A COMEDY SERIES OR VARIETY PROGRAM

• Brooklyn Nine-Nine
• Cobra Kai
• GLOW
• Saturday Night Live
• Shameless

STUNT COORDINATION FOR A DRAMA SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

• The Blacklist
• Blindspot
• Game of Thrones
• Marvel’s The Punisher
• Westworld

TELEVISION MOVIE

• Fahrenheit 451
• Flint
• Paterno
• The Tale
• USS Callister (Black Mirror)