The Creative Arts Emmys: A variety of winners, including Judith Light, Sam Richardson, and Ed Sheeran

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards held on Saturday witnessed several first-time winners like Judith Light and Sam Richardson, marking significant milestones in their careers. Judith Light, at 74, won her first Emmy for her performance in an episode of “Poker Face,” a comedy-mystery series on Peacock. She expressed her gratitude for the recognition backstage.

Sam Richardson, aged 39, also bagged his first Emmy for his role in “Ted Lasso,” the Apple TV+ series leading this year’s comedy nominations. Richardson portrayed a billionaire soccer enthusiast from Ghana.

Ed Sheeran won an Emmy in the Original Music & Lyrics category for his song “A Beautiful Game,” featured in the season 3 finale of “Ted Lasso” and produced by Max Martin.

The two-part ceremony, which commenced on Saturday and continued on Sunday, precedes the main Emmy event scheduled for January 15, hosted by Anthony Anderson.

Notable winners include:

– Kevin Hart and Ben Schwartz for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.
– Jasmine Guy for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.
– “The Bear” for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series.
– “The White Lotus” for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series and Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
– “Beef” for Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming.
– “The White Lotus” and “Wednesday” for Outstanding Contemporary Costumes.
– “Beef” for Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling.
– “Wednesday” for Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic).
– “House of the Dragon” for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes.
– Sam Richardson for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.
– Judith Light for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.
– “The Last of Us” for Outstanding Main Title Design.
– “Ms. Marvel” for Outstanding Motion Design.
– “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score).
– “The White Lotus” for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score).
– “The White Lotus” for Outstanding Music Supervision.
– “Wednesday” for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.
– “Ted Lasso” for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.
– “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling and Makeup (Non-Prosthetic).
– “The Great” and “Daisy Jones & the Six” for Outstanding Period Costumes.
– “Beef” for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
– “The Bear” for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series.
– “Wednesday” for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program.
– “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities” for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program.
– “Only Murders in the Building” for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour).
– “The Last of Us” for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup.
– “The Bear” for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation.
– “The Last of Us” for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour).
– “Prey” for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special.
– “The Bear” for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation.
– “The Last of Us” for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour).
– “Daisy Jones & the Six” for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
– “The Last of Us” for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie.
– “Five Days at Memorial” for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode.
– “Barry” for Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program.
– “The Boys” for Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
– “The Mandalorian” for Outstanding Stunt Performance.
– “The Mandalorian” for Outstanding Television Movie.