The 68th Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held over two nights on September 10 and 11, 2016. The nominations were announced on July 14, 2016. The ceremony is in conjunction with the annual Primetime Emmy Awards and is presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming, including guest acting roles. The awards were announced on September 10 and 11, 2016.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:
Governor's Award American Idol"'American Idol' to Receive Governors Award From Television Academy," from Variety, August 19, 2016
Programs + Shark Tank (ABC) Antiques Roadshow (PBS) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) Lip Sync Battle (Spike TV) MythBusters (Discovery Channel) Undercover Boss (CBS) Born This Way (A&E) Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel) Gaycation with Ellen Page (Viceland) Intervention (A&E) Project Greenlight (HBO) United Shades of America (CNN) The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special (CBS) Adele Live in New York City (NBC) Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (HBO) The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) Lemonade (HBO) Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN) Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo) StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (Nat Geo) The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (Nat Geo) Vice (HBO) Making a Murderer (Netflix) American Masters (PBS) Chef's Table (Netflix) The Seventies (CNN) Woman with Gloria Steinem (Viceland) What Happened, Miss Simone? (Netflix) Becoming Mike Nichols (HBO) Everything Is Copy – Nora Ephron: Scripted & Unscripted (HBO) Listen to Me Marlon (Showtime) Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (HBO) Archer (Episode: "The Figgis Agency") (FX) Bob's Burgers (Episode: "The Horse Rider-er") (Fox) Phineas and Ferb (Episode: "Last Day of Summer") (Disney XD) The Simpsons (Episode: "Halloween of Horror") (Fox) South Park (Episode: "You're Not Yelping") (Comedy Central) Robot Chicken (Episode: "Robot Chicken Christmas Special: The X-Mas United") (Adult Swim) Adventure Time (Episode: "The Hall of Egress") (Cartoon Network) The Powerpuff Girls (Episode: "Once Upon a Townsville") (Cartoon Network) SpongeBob SquarePants (Episode: "Company Picnic") (Nickelodeon) Steven Universe (Episode: "The Answer") (Cartoon Network) It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown! (ABC) Dog with a Blog (Disney Channel) Girl Meets World (Disney Channel) Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Hello, I Must Be Going! 25 Years of Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (Nickelodeon) School of Rock (Nickelodeon) Grease: Live (Fox) 69th Tony Awards (CBS) 73rd Golden Globe Awards (NBC) 88th Academy Awards (ABC) Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show (CBS) Inside Look: The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX Networks) Jay Leno's Garage (NBC.com) National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts (arts.gov) Roots: A New Vision (History) A Year in Space (TIME.com) Cartel Land (A&E) Jim: The James Foley Story (HBO) The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (PBS) The Hunting Ground (CNN) Racing Extinction (Discovery Channel) Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (Netflix) Childrens Hospital (Adult Swim) Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 (AMC) Hack Into Broad City (ComedyCentral.com) Her Story (YouTube) UnREAL: The Auditions (Lifetime) Park Bench with Steve Buscemi (AOL) Epic Rap Battles of History (YouTube) Gay of Thrones (funnyordie.com) Honest Trailers (YouTube) Making a Scene with James Franco (AOL)
Acting + Peter Scolari as Tad Horvath on Girls (Episode: "Good Man") (HBO) Larry David as Himself on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Larry David") (NBC) Tracy Morgan as Himself on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Tracy Morgan") (NBC) Martin Mull as Bob Bradley on Veep (Episode: "The Eagle") (HBO) Bob Newhart as Arthur Jeffries on The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Opening Night Excitation") (CBS) Bradley Whitford as Magnus Hirschfeld on Transparent (Episode: "Oscillate") (Amazon) Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as Themselves on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Tina Fey & Amy Poehler") (NBC) Christine Baranski as Dr. Beverly Hofstadter on The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Convergence Convergence") (CBS) Melora Hardin as Tammy Cashman on Transparent (Episode: "Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump") (Amazon) Melissa McCarthy as Herself on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Melissa McCarthy") (NBC) Laurie Metcalf as Mary Cooper on The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Convergence Convergence") (CBS) Amy Schumer as Herself on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Amy Schumer") (NBC) Hank Azaria as Ed Cochran on Ray Donovan (Episode: "One Night in Yerevan") (Showtime) Mahershala Ali as Remy Danton on House of Cards (Episode: "Chapter 44") (Netflix) Reg E. Cathey as Freddy Hayes on House of Cards (Episode: "Chapter 50") (Netflix) Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning on The Good Wife (Episode: "Taxed") (CBS) Paul Sparks as Thomas Yates on House of Cards (Episode: "Chapter 49") (Netflix) Max von Sydow as The Three-Eyed Raven on Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Door") (HBO) Margo Martindale as Claudia on The Americans (Episode: "The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears") (FX) Ellen Burstyn as Elizabeth Hale on House of Cards (Episode: "Chapter 41") (Netflix) Allison Janney as Margaret Scully on Masters of Sex (Episode: "Matters of Gravity") (Showtime) Laurie Metcalf as Sarah Marsh on Horace and Pete (Episode: "Episode 3") (louisck.net) Molly Parker as Jackie Sharp on House of Cards (Episode: "Chapter 45") (Netflix) Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni on The Good Wife (Episode: "Targets") (CBS) Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Dr. Hartman, Tom Tucker, and Mr. Spacely on Family Guy (Episode: "Pilling Them Softly") (Fox) Keegan-Michael Key as American Ranger and Sgt. Agony on SuperMansion (Episode: "Puss in Books") (Crackle) Trey Parker as Eric Cartman and PC Principal on South Park (Episode: "Stunning and Brave") (Comedy Central) Chris Pine as Dr. Devizo and Robo-Dino on SuperMansion (Episode: "The Inconceivable Escape of Dr. Devizo") (Crackle) Matt Stone as Craig Tucker, Tweek, and Thomas Tucker on South Park (Episode: "Tweek x Craig") (Comedy Central) Keith David on Jackie Robinson (PBS) David Attenborough on Life Story (Episode: "First Steps") (Discovery Channel) Adrien Brody on Breakthrough (Episode: "Decoding the Brain") (Nat Geo) Laurence Fishburne on Roots (History) Anthony Mendez on Jane the Virgin (Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Four") (The CW) Rob Corddry as Dr. Blake Downs on Childrens Hospital (Adult Swim) Rob Huebel as Dr. Owen Maestro on Childrens Hospital (Adult Swim) Jack McBrayer as Ollie on Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell (Adult Swim) Oscar Nunez as Jacaguax on The Crossroads of History (History) Lou Diamond Phillips as Chieftain on The Crossroads of History (History) Patrika Darbo as Margot Mullen on Acting Dead (ActingDead.com) Michelle Ang as Alex on Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 (AMC) Erinn Hayes as Lola Spratt on Childrens Hospital (Adult Swim) Tracie Thoms as Gwen on Send Me: an original web series (BET.com) Janet Varney as Denie Silverman on Everyone's Crazy But Us (funnyordie.com)
Animation + Adventure Time – Tom Herpich (storyboard artist) (Episode: "Stakes Pt. 8: The Dark Cloud") (Cartoon Network) ''Adventure Time – Jason Kolowski (production design) (Episode: "Bad Jubies") (Cartoon Network) He Named Me Malala – Jason Carpenter (production design) (Nat Geo) Long Live the Royals – Chris Tsirgiotis (background design) (Episode: "Long Live the Royals") (Cartoon Network) Robot Chicken'' – Scott DaRos (character animation) (Episode: "Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship") (Adult Swim)
Casting + Veep - Allison Jones and Beth Harris (HBO) Modern Family - Jeff Greenberg (ABC) Silicon Valley - Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, and Leslie Woo (HBO) Transparent - Eyde Belasco (Amazon) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - Cindy Tolan (Netflix) Game of Thrones - Nina Gold, Robert Sterne and Carla Stronge (HBO) Downton Abbey - Jill Trevellick (PBS) House of Cards - Laray Mayfield and Julie Schubert (Netflix) Mr. Robot - Susie Farris, Beth Bowling and Kim Miscia (USA) Orange Is the New Black - Jennifer Euston (Netflix) The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story - Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, Courtney Bright, and Nicole Daniels (FX) Fargo - Rachel Tenner, Jackie Lind, and Stephanie Gorin (FX) Grease: Live - Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, and Justin Huff (Fox) The Night Manager - Jina Jay (AMC) Roots - Victoria Thomas, Moonyeenn Lee, Leo Davids, Lissy Holm, and Meagan Lewis (History)
Choreography + Kathryn Burns for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Routines: "I'm So Good at Yoga" / "A Boy Band Made Up of Four Joshes" / "Settle for Me") (The CW) Quest Crew for America's Best Dance Crew (Routines: "Runaway Baby" / "Take U There" / "Summer Thing") (MTV) Derek Hough for Dancing with the Stars (Routines: "Footprints in the Sand" / "Grace Kelly" / "Cry Little Sister") (ABC) Anthony Morigerato for So You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "Dibidy Dop") (Fox) Travis Wall for So You Think You Can Dance (Routines: "Beautiful Friends" / "November" / "Gimme All Your Love") (Fox)
Cinematography + Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn – John Simmons (Episode: "Go Hollywood") (Nickelodeon) The Big Bang Theory – Steven V. Silver (Episode: "The Convergence Convergence") (CBS) Mom – Steven V. Silver (Episode: "Sticky Hands and a Walk on the Wild Side") (CBS) The Soul Man – George Mooradian (Episode: "White Trash") (TV Land) The Man in the High Castle – James Hawkinson (Episode: "The New World") (Amazon) Bates Motel – John S. Bartley (Episode: "A Danger to Himself and Others") (A&E) Downton Abbey – Graham Frake (Episode: "Episode Nine") (PBS) Game of Thrones – Gregory Middleton (Episode: "Home") (HBO) Gotham – Crescenzo Giacomo Notarile (Episode: "Azrael") (Fox) Homeland – David Klein (Episode: "The Tradition of Hospitality") (Showtime) House of Cards – David M. Dunlap (Episode: "Chapter 45") (Netflix) Fargo – Dana Gonzales (Episode: "Waiting for Dutch") (FX) Luther – John Conroy (BBC America) The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story – Nelson Cragg (Episode: "From the Ashes of Tragedy") (FX) Sherlock: The Abominable Bride – Suzie Lavelle (PBS) Cartel Land – Matthew Heineman and Matt Porwoll (A&E) Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – Todd Liebler and Zach Zamboni (Episode: "Cuba") (CNN) He Named Me Malala – Sam Painter (Nat Geo) Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures – Huy Truong (HBO) What Happened, Miss Simone? – Igor Martinovic and Rachel Morrison (Netflix) Life Below Zero (Episode: "Breaking Through") (Nat Geo) The Amazing Race (Episode: "We're Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today") (CBS) Deadliest Catch (Episode: "Carpe Diem") (Discovery Channel) Intervention (Episode: "Sierra") (A&E) Project Runway (Episode: "Mad Dash Mayhem") (Lifetime) Survivor (Episode: "Second Chance") (CBS)
Commercial + "Love Has No Labels" (Ad Council) "Dear Peyton" (Gatorade) "Marilyn" (Snickers) "Paper" (Honda) "Year in Search 2015" (Google)
Costumes + American Horror Story: Hotel (Episode: "Chutes and Ladders") (FX) Empire (Episode: "Past Is Prologue") (Fox) The Good Wife (Episode: "End") (CBS) Grace and Frankie (Episode: "The Party") (Netflix) Transparent (Episode: "Kina Hora") (Amazon) Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Winds of Winter") (HBO) Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Eight") (PBS) Outlander (Episode: "Not in Scotland Anymore") (Starz) The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Episode: "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia") (FX) Roots (Episode: "Night One") (History) The Wiz Live! (NBC) Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Disney Night") (ABC) Grease: Live (Fox) RuPaul's Drag Race (Episode: "Keeping it 100!") (Logo)