David Farnor | On 13, Sep 2021

It was checkmate for Netflix at the weekend, after it came out on top of this year’s Creative Arts Emmy awards, with The Queen’s Gambit leading the winners.

The period chess drama took home an impressive nine wins from the first round of the 2021 Emmys, including the prize for cinematography for a limited series, beating out competition from Amazon’s The Underground Railroad. In total, Netflix won 34 prizes across Saturday and Sunday’s awards ceremonies, even including the TV movie prize for Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square.

Netflix went into this year’s Emmys race with 129 nods in total, just behind HBO/HBO Max, which combined had 130 nods. From the initial round of prizes, HBO is trailing behind the streamer with 10 wins, with Disney+ emerging in second place, taking home 13 prizes – including seven wins for The Mandalorian, tied with NBC’s Saturday Night Live. The

Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots was a surprise success, taking home six prizes, just ahead of RuPaul’s Drag Race and The Crown, which took home four prizes apiece. Netflix’s Bo Burnham: Inside and David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet both took home three prizes, tying with Apple TV+ hit Ted Lasso, Pose and Marvel’s first Disney+ series, WandaVision – which notably took home both the production design prize and the award for original music and lyrics for the song Agatha All Along.

Apple TV+’s success wasn’t just driven by Ted Lasso, though, with Boys State named the best documentary, contributing to the fledgling streamer’s seven total wins – tied with NBC. Other notable prizes went to The Flight Attendant for original title theme music, The Good Lord Bird for opening titles and, still punching above its commercial success, Quibi’s Mapleworth Murders for Actor in a short-form comedy or drama series.

The Primetime Emmy awards will be announced on Sunday 19th September, with The Crown and The Mandalorian still favourites, going into this year’s Emmys race with 24 nods apiece.

Here’s the full list of creative arts winners:

Casting for a Comedy Series

Ted Lasso

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Saturday Night Live: Host: Dave Chappelle

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Saturday Night Live: Host: Maya Rudolph

Writing for a Variety Special

Bo Burnham: Inside

Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series

Saturday Night Live: Host: Adele

Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special

David Byrne’s American Utopia

Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series

Keke Palmer’s Turnt Up With The Taylors

Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series

Mapleworth Murders

Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie

The Mandalorian

Choreography for Scripted Programming

Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square: Routines: Christmas Is The Time / Dance Studio / High School Dance/ Christmas On The Square Finale

Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming

Dancing With The Stars: Routines: Paso Doble – Uccen / Tap Dance – Let’s Fall In Love For The Night

Casting for a Drama Series

The Crown

Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

The Queen’s Gambit

Original Main Title Theme Music

The Flight Attendant

Commercial

You Can’t Stop Us – Nike

Directing for a Variety Series

Saturday Night Live: Host: Dave Chappelle

Directing for a Variety Special

Bo Burnham: Inside

Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode

Star Trek: Discovery: Su’kal

Stunt Coordination

The Mandalorian

Stunt Performance

The Mandalorian: Chapter 16: The Rescue

Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Special

Hamilton

Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Trump & Election Results / F*ck 2020

Original Music and Lyrics

WandaVision: Breaking The Fourth Wall / Song Title: Agatha All Along

Music Direction

Bo Burnham: Inside

Music Supervision

I May Destroy You: Ego Death

Guest Actress in a Drama Series

The Crown: 48:1

Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

The Queen’s Gambit: End Game

Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)

The Mandalorian: Chapter 16: The Rescue

Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Lovecraft Country: Whitey’s On The Moon

Television Movie

Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

RuPaul’s Drag Race Untucked

Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series

Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man

Structured Reality Program

Queer Eye

Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking

76 Days: Pluto

Documentary or Nonfiction Series

Secrets of the Whales

Documentary or Nonfiction Special

Boys State

Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program

Life Below Zero: The Other Side

Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Condragulations

Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation

Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal: Plague of Madness

Love, Death + Robots: Ice

Love, Death + Robots: Ice

Love, Death + Robots: All Through the House

Love, Death + Robots: Automated Customer Service

The Simpsons: Wad Goals

Short Form Animated Program

Love, Death + Robots: Ice

Host for a Reality or Competition Program

RuPaul’s Drag Race

Cinematography for a Reality Program

Life Below Zero: Series Body Of Work

Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program

David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet

Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet

Directing for a Reality Program

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Gettin’ Lucky

Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program

Dick Johnson Is Dead

Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special

Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy

Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)

David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet

Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program

The Social Dilemma

Animated Program

Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal: Plague Of Madness

Narrator

Lincoln: Divided We Stand: The Dogs Of War

Writing for a Nonfiction Program

The Social Dilemma

Casting for a Reality Program

RuPaul’s Drag Race

Character Voice-Over Performancev

Big Mouth: A Very Special 9/11 Episode

Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes

WandaVision: Filmed Before A Live Studio Audience

Picture Editing For Variety Programming

A Black Lady Sketch Show: Sister, May I Call You Oshun?

Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)

Lovecraft Country: Sundown

Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special

The Queen’s Gambit: End Game

Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation

Love, Death + Robots: Snow In The Desert

Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)

The Mandalorian: Chapter 13: The Jedi

Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

The Queen’s Gambit: End Game

Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series

The Conners: Jeopardé, Sobrieté And Infidelité

Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series

The Crown: Fairytale

Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series

Ted Lasso: The Hope That Kills You

Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

The Queen’s Gambit: Exchanges

Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)

The Mandalorian: Chapter 15: The Believer

Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation

Ted Lasso: The Hope That Kills You

Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special

David Byrne’s American Utopia

Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program

Black Is King

The Masked Singer: Super 8 – The Plot Chickens! Part 2

Sherman’s Showcase Black History Month Spectacular

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Pose: Series Finale

Period Costumes

The Queen’s Gambit: End Game

Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series

Country Comfort: Crazy

Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)

The Crown: Fairytale

Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

The Queen’s Gambit: End Game

Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)

WandaVision

Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)

The Queen’s Gambit

Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour Or More)

Mare Of Easttown

Production Design for a Variety Special

The Oscars

Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series

Saturday Night Live: Host: Kristen Wiig

Prosthetic Makeup

The Mandalorian: Chapter 13: The Jedi

Contemporary Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program (Non-Prosthetic)

Saturday Night Live: Host: Elon Musk

Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)

Pose: Series Finale

Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)

The Queen’s Gambit: Adjournment

Interactive Program

Space Explorers: The ISS Experience

Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Programming
For All Mankind: Time Capsule

Outstanding Motion Design

Calls

Contemporary Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program

Saturday Night Live: Host: Maya Rudolph

Period and/or Character Hairstyling

Bridgerton: Art Of The Swoon

Contemporary Hairstyling

Pose: Series Finale

Main Title Design

The Good Lord Bird

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