The 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards honored the best in artistic and technical achievement in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2019, until May 31, 2020, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.[2][3] The awards were presented across five ceremonies; the first four were held on September 14 through 17, 2020, and were streamed online, while the fifth was held on September 19 and broadcast on FXX. They were presented in a virtual ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Nicole Byer hosted the event. A total of 106 Creative Arts Emmys were presented across 100 categories. The ceremonies preceded the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, held on September 20.
| 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 14–17 & 19, 2020 |
| Location | Virtual |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| Hosted by | Nicole Byer |
| Most awards | |
| Most nominations | Watchmen (15) |
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| Produced by | Bob Bain[1] |
| Directed by | Rich Preuss[1] |
The Mandalorian and Watchmen led all programs with seven wins each, followed by Saturday Night Live with six and RuPaul's Drag Race with five. Watchmen was also the most-nominated program with 15 nominations; The Mandalorian followed with 14, while The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Saturday Night Live each received 12. Overall program awards went to 22 shows, including The Apollo, Bad Education, The Cave, Cheer, Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones, Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Last Dance, Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, Live in Front of a Studio Audience, Queer Eye, Rick and Morty, Saturday Night Live, and We Are the Dream, among others. Netflix led all networks with 124 nominations; it also tied with HBO for the most wins, as each received 19 awards.
Winners and nominees
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Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[4][3][a] Sections are based upon the categories listed in the 2019–2020 Emmy rules and procedures.[2] Area awards and juried awards are denoted next to the category names as applicable.[b] For simplicity, producers who received nominations for program awards have been omitted.
Programs
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Casting
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Choreography
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Cinematography
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Costumes
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Main Title and Motion Design
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Makeup
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Music
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Picture Editing
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Special Visual Effects
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Stunt Coordination
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Nominations and wins by program
editFor the purposes of the lists below, any wins in juried categories are assumed to have a prior nomination.
Nominations and wins by network
edit| Nominations | Network |
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| 124 | Netflix |
| 74 | HBO |
| 36 | NBC |
| 31 | ABC |
| 23 | Prime Video |
| 22 | CBS/CBS All Access |
| FX/FX on Hulu | |
| 18 | Disney+ |
| 14 | Fox |
| 13 | Apple TV+ |
| 12 | Hulu |
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| 10 | Quibi |
| 9 | Comedy Central |
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| 8 | Pop TV |
| 6 | BBC America |
| 5 | Adult Swim |
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| 4 | AMC |
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| Oculus | |
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| 3 | Bravo |
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| 2 | A&E |
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| Showtime |
| Wins | Network |
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| 19 | HBO |
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| 8 | Disney+ |
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| 5 | ABC |
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| 4 | Adult Swim |
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| 3 | CNN |
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| 2 | CBS/CBS All Access |
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Ceremony order and presenters
editThe following categories were presented at each ceremony:[5][6]
Ceremony information
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The 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards were originally scheduled for September 12 and 13, 2020, falling a week before the main ceremony and spreading the awards across two nights as had been done in previous years.[12][13] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremonies were moved in June to several unspecified nights in a virtual format,[14] with a five-night plan being outlined in early August. The new format divided the ceremonies by genre as follows:[15]
- Monday, September 14: Reality and Nonfiction
- Tuesday, September 15: Variety
- Wednesday, September 16: Scripted (Night One)
- Thursday, September 17: Scripted (Night Two)
- Saturday, September 19: "An eclectic mix of awards across all genres"
The first four ceremonies were streamed on Emmys.com via a YouTube livestream, with the fifth night airing on FXX.[16] All of the virtual ceremonies were produced by Bob Bain Productions,[15] and Nicole Byer served as the host for the event from the Television Academy's headquarters in North Hollywood.[17][18] While events during the ceremony were called live and winners were not known until being revealed to the director, all footage was pre-taped; each nominee was asked to submit an acceptance speech in advance, with only the winners' speeches being broadcast.[19] While the ceremony mostly proceeded without a hitch, one notable error occurred when Jason Bateman was read as the winner for Guest Actor in a Drama Series, while Ron Cephas Jones – the actual winner – was listed on screen.[20] Other glitches included the screen listing "Need Names" instead of recognizing the hairstyling team from Hollywood and an incorrect graphics card for Maya Rudolph's win for Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.[16]
Category and rule changes
editChanges that affected Creative Arts categories included:[21][22][23]
- Outstanding Informational Series or Special was changed to Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special.
- Awards for interactive programs were realigned into the new categories of Outstanding Derivative Interactive Program, Outstanding Original Interactive Program, and Outstanding Interactive Extension of a Linear Program.
- Makeup and hairstyling awards were rearranged; the new categories were divided into period and contemporary awards, similar to costume categories.
- Category descriptions for Outstanding Structured Reality Program and Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program were revised.
- Outstanding Children's Program now limited voting to only children's programming and animation peer groups.
- Short-form programs could not exceed 17 minutes in length.
Four categories were also moved to the Creative Arts ceremony from the main ceremony: Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series, Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, Outstanding Variety Sketch Series, and Outstanding Television Movie.[13]
Notes
edit- ^ The outlets listed for each program are the U.S. broadcasters or streaming services identified in the nominations, which for some international productions are different than the broadcaster(s) that originally commissioned the program.
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- Area awards are non-competitive and nominees are considered on their own terms. Any nominee with at least 90% approval (or two-thirds approval for Children's Program) received an Emmy. If no nominee received 90% approval, the nominee with the highest approval received an Emmy; for area awards in picture editing and sound mixing, there was an additional requirement that the highest-rated nominee must have at least 50% approval to receive an Emmy.[2]
- Juried awards generally do not have nominations; instead, all entrants were screened before members of the appropriate peer group, and one, more than one, or no entry was awarded an Emmy based on the jury's vote.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "72nd Emmys Program" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "72nd Primetime Emmy Awards – 2019–2020 Rules and Procedures" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 27, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
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- "First Night of 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Winners Announced" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 14, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- "Second Night of 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Winners Announced" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 15, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- "Third Night of 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Winners Announced" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 16, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- "Fourth Night of 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Winners Announced" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 17, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- "Final Night of 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Winners Announced" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 19, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Primetime Emmy Awards – Nomination Press Release" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "More Creative Arts Emmys Presenters Announced". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 9, 2020. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly; Lewis, Hilary (September 14, 2020). "Creative Arts Emmys: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Monday". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 14, 2020. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Tuesday". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 15, 2020. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Wednesday". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 16, 2020. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Thursday". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on FXX". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 21, 2020. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (January 8, 2020). "Primetime Emmy Awards Sets 2020 Date On ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ a b Hammond, Pete (August 6, 2020). "Emmys: Television Academy Spreads 72nd Awards Presentations Over Six Nights In September, Reduces Number Of Primetime Categories". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ Hammond, Pete (June 15, 2020). "Emmys: Creative Arts Goes Virtual, Gov Balls Canceled; TV Academy And ABC Mull Sept 20 Show Format While Network Also Looking To Set Later Oscar Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ a b Schneider, Michael (August 6, 2020). "Television Academy Reveals Creative Arts Emmys Plans, Via a Five-Night Event". Variety. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ a b Travers, Ben (September 21, 2020). "2020 Emmys Review: Chaos Reigned in Primetime, and ABC's Show Was Better for It". IndieWire. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (August 27, 2020). "Nicole Byer To Host Five-Night Creative Arts Emmys Ceremony". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (September 14, 2020). "How the Television Academy Reinvented the Creative Arts Emmys Amid Coronavirus". Variety. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (August 13, 2020). "Creative Arts Emmys Nominees Have All Been Asked to Submit Acceptance Speeches (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 19, 2020). "Creative Arts Emmys Suffer Technical Glitch With Two Guest Actor In a Drama Series Winners Announced". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ White, Peter (December 17, 2019). "2020 Emmy Rules Changes: Television Academy Unveils Adjustments to 'Hanging Episodes' & Kids Voting". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (December 17, 2019). "Emmys: TV Academy Reveals Fees for Digital Screeners, Now That DVDs Are Over". Variety. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Emmy Awards Rules Changes" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2022.