Emmys: ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,’ Joseph Gordon-Levitt win early juried awards

NBC’s Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Adult Swim’s Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, FX’s Archer and YouTube’s HITRECORD from Joseph Gordon-Levitt are among this year’s first batch of Emmy winners, as the Television Academy announced juried award winners on Tuesday.

Winners in juried categories like Individual Achievement in Animation, Choreography and Interactive Programming, which do not include nominations, will be handed out on the fourth night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards virtual presentation on Thursday, September 17.

Mandy Moore won her third Emmy for choreography as Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist took the juried prize for scripted programming. Non-scripted choreography gets its own competitive category, which Moore has won twice before (for Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance and ABC’s Dancing with the Stars).

Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s HITRECORD and Brian Graden Media earned their second Emmys, for YouTube’s Create Together, which won for outstanding innovation in interactive programming.

The virtual 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards will stream on Emmys.com beginning Monday, September 14 through Thursday, September 17, at 8pm ET/5pm PT. The fifth night will be a live broadcast ceremony on Saturday, September 19, at 8pm ET/5pm PT on FXX.  All five shows will be produced by Bob Bain Productions.

Here is the full list of juried winners.

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation

Archer (FX Networks)
Episode: “Road Trip”
Studio: FX Productions
Jill Dykxhoorn, Lead Background Artist

Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal (Adult Swim)
Episode: “Spear and Fang”
Studio: Cartoon Network Studios
Genndy Tartakovsky, Storyboard Artist

Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal (Adult Swim)
Episode: “Spear and Fang”
Studio: Cartoon Network Studios
Scott Wills, Art Director

Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal (Adult Swim)
Episode: “A Cold Death”
Studio: Cartoon Network Studios
Stephen DeStefano, Character Designer

Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)
Routines: All I Do Is Win, I’ve Got the Music in Me and Crazy
Studio: Lionsgate and Universal Television in association with Zihuatanejo Productions, The Tannenbaum Company, Feigco Entertainment and Polygram Entertainment
Mandy Moore, Choreographer

Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Programming

Create Together (YouTube)
Studio: HITRECORD, Brian Graden Media, YouTube Originals
HITRECORD
Brian Graden Media
YouTube Originals
Sam Wasserman, Executive Producer
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Executive Producer

The Line (Oculus)
Studio: ARVORE Immersive Experiences
ARVORE Immersive Experiences
Facebook’s Oculus
Ricardo Laganaro, Director
Ricardo Justus, Executive Producer
Edouard de Montmort, Executive Producer

Outstanding Motion Design

Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates (Netflix)
Studio: A Concordia Studio Production
Leanne Dare, Creative Director
Eben McCue, Animator
Sebastian Hoppe-Fuentes, Animator
David Navas, Animator

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