The Studio tops Creative Arts Emmys as Penguin and SNL win big

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards handed out dozens of technical and performance trophies over two nights at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles on September 6 and 7, with streaming and craft-heavy shows dominating the winners list and a new frontrunner emerging in the comedy race ahead of next week's Primetime Emmys. The two-night ceremony, which celebrates artistic and behind-the-scenes achievements in television, produced a sweep for Apple TV's satire The Studio, which collected nine awards, while HBO's The Penguin took eight and Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary special won seven.

The first evening focused largely on scripted programming and delivered several high-profile acting wins. Julie Andrews won for her voice performance as Lady Whistledown in Bridgerton, Bryan Cranston and Julianne Nicholson won guest-acting Emmys in comedy for The Studio and Hacks respectively, and in drama Shawn Hatosy won guest actor for The Pitt while Merritt Wever won guest actress for Severance. The awards also recognized technical craft across production design, makeup, hairstyling, sound, visual effects and music, with Arcane taking Outstanding Animated Program and Andor, Severance...