The 70th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards honored the best in artistic and technical achievement in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2017, until May 31, 2018, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The awards were presented across two ceremonies on September 8 and September 9, 2018. The nominations were announced on July 12, 2018. The ceremony was 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 three wins of John Legend, Tim Rice, and Andrew Lloyd Webber made them the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth persons to become an EGOT for winning Outstanding Variety Special (Live).
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
Governors Award Star Trek (presented to CBS Television Studios)
Programs + Queer Eye (Netflix) Antiques Roadshow (PBS) Fixer Upper (HGTV) Lip Sync Battle (Paramount Network) Shark Tank (ABC) Who Do You Think You Are? (TLC) United Shades of America (CNN) Born This Way (A&E) Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel) Intervention (A&E) Naked and Afraid (Discovery Channel) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (VH1) "USS Callister" (Black Mirror) (Netflix) Fahrenheit 451 (HBO) Flint (Lifetime) Paterno (HBO) The Tale (HBO) Dave Chappelle: Equanimity (Netflix) The Carol Burnett Show: 50th Anniversary Special (CBS) Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018 (CBS) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents the Great American* Puerto Rico (*It's complicated.) (TBS) Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life (Netflix) Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN) Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (A&E) My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (Netflix) StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (Nat Geo) Vice (HBO) Wild Wild Country (Netflix) American Masters (PBS) Blue Planet II (BBC America) The Defiant Ones (HBO) The Fourth Estate (Showtime) The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (HBO) Icarus (Netflix) Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (Netflix) Mister Rogers: It's You I Like (PBS) Spielberg (HBO) Rick and Morty: "Pickle Rick" (Adult Swim) Big Hero 6: The Series: "Baymax Returns" (Disney XD) Bob's Burgers: "V for Valentine-detta" (Fox) The Simpsons: "Gone Boy" (Fox) South Park: "Put It Down" (Comedy Central) Robot Chicken: "Freshly Baked: The Robot Chicken Santa Claus Pot Cookie Freakout Special: Special Edition" (Adult Swim) Adventure Time: "Ring of Fire" (Cartoon Network) Steven Universe: "Jungle Moon" (Cartoon Network) Teen Titans Go!: "The Self-Indulgent 200th Episode Spectacular! Pt. 1 and Pt. 2" (Cartoon Network) We Bare Bears: "Hurricane Hal" (Cartoon Network) The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special (HBO) Alexa & Katie (Netflix) Fuller House (Netflix) A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix) Star Wars Rebels (Disney XD) Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC) 75th Golden Globe Awards (NBC) 60th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS) Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (HBO) The Oscars (ABC) Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown (CNN.com) The Americans: The Final Season (FX) The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story: America's Obsessions (FX) Jay Leno's Garage (NBC.com) Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen (bravotv.com) Strong Island (Netflix) City of Ghosts (A&E) Jane (Nat Geo) What Haunts Us (Starz) James Corden's Next James Corden (CBS on Snapchat) aka Wyatt Cenac (TOPIC.com) An Emmy for Megan (anemmyformegan.com) Grey's Anatomy: B Team (abc.go.com) The Walking Dead: Red Machete (AMC.com) Carpool Karaoke: The Series (Apple Music) Creating Saturday Night Live (nbc.com) The Daily Show — Between the Scenes (thedailyshow.com) Gay of Thrones (FunnyOrDie) Honest Trailers (YouTube) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Cover Room (nbc.com)
Acting + Katt Williams – Atlanta: "Alligator Man" as Willie (FX) Sterling K. Brown – Brooklyn Nine-Nine: "The Box" as Philip Davidson (Fox) Bryan Cranston – Curb Your Enthusiasm: "Running with the Bulls" as Dr. Templeton (HBO) Donald Glover – Saturday Night Live: "Host: Donald Glover" as host (NBC) Bill Hader – Saturday Night Live: "Host: Bill Hader" as host (NBC) Lin-Manuel Miranda – Curb Your Enthusiasm: "Fatwa!" as himself (HBO) Tiffany Haddish – Saturday Night Live: "Host: Tiffany Haddish" as host (NBC) Tina Fey – Saturday Night Live: "Host: Tina Fey" as host (NBC) Jane Lynch – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: "Put That on Your Plate!" as Sophie Lennon (Prime Video) Maya Rudolph – The Good Place: "The Burrito" as Judge Gen (NBC) Molly Shannon – Will & Grace: "There's Something About Larry" as Val (NBC) Wanda Sykes – Black-ish: "Juneteenth" as Daphne Lido (ABC) Ron Cephas Jones – This Is Us: "A Father's Advice" as William "Shakespeare" Hill (NBC) F. Murray Abraham – Homeland: "All In" as Dar Adal (Showtime) Cameron Britton – Mindhunter: "Episode 2" as Edmund Kemper (Netflix) Matthew Goode – The Crown: "Matrimonium" as Tony Armstrong-Jones (Netflix) Gerald McRaney – This Is Us: "The Car" as Dr. Nathan Katowski (NBC) Jimmi Simpson – Westworld: "Reunion" as William (HBO) Samira Wiley – The Handmaid's Tale: "After" as Moira (Hulu) Viola Davis – Scandal: "Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself" as Annalise Keating (ABC) Kelly Jenrette – The Handmaid's Tale: "Other Women" as Annie (Hulu) Cherry Jones – The Handmaid's Tale: "Baggage" as Holly Osborne (Hulu) Diana Rigg – Game of Thrones: "The Queen's Justice" as Lady Olenna Tyrell (HBO) Cicely Tyson – How to Get Away with Murder: "I'm Going Away" as Ophelia Harkness (ABC) Alex Borstein – Family Guy: "Nanny Goats" as Lois Griffin, Babs Pewterschmidt, Natalia, Female Hippo, Woman in Car, and Female Voice (Fox) Dan Castellaneta – The Simpsons: "Fears of a Clown" as Homer Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, and Sideshow Mel (Fox) Seth MacFarlane – American Dad!: "The Talented Mr. Dingleberry" as Stan Smith and Roger Smith (TBS) Seth MacFarlane – Family Guy: "Send in Stewie, Please" as Stewie Griffin and Brian Griffin (Fox) Russi Taylor – Mickey Mouse: "The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular" as Huey, Dewey, Louie, Grandma, the Witch, and Minnie Mouse (Disney Channel) Sir David Attenborough – Blue Planet II: "One Ocean" (BBC America) Charles Dance – Savage Kingdom: "Uprising: First Blood" (Nat Geo WILD) Morgan Freeman – March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (Hulu) Carl Reiner – If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast (HBO) Liev Schreiber – 24/7: "Canelo-Golovkin" (HBO) James Corden – James Corden's Next James Corden as James Corden (CBS on Snapchat) Alexis Denisof – I Love Bekka & Lucy as Glenn (Stage13.com) Melvin Jackson Jr. – This Eddie Murphy Role Is Mine, Not Yours as Melvin Jackson Jr. / Eddie Murphy (YouTube) DeStorm Power – Caught The Series as himself (YouTube) Miles Tagtmeyer – Broken as Liam (Vimeo) Christina Pickles – Break a Hip as Biz (Vimeo) Megan Amram – An Emmy for Megan as Megan Amram (anemmyformegan.com) Lee Garlington – Broken as Darlene (Vimeo) Naomi Grossman – Ctrl Alt Delete as Lorna (Facebook.com) Diarra Kilpatrick – American Koko as Akosua Millard (abc.go.com) Kelli O'Hara – The Accidental Wolf as Katie Bonner (theaccidentalwolf.com)
Animation + Adventure Time: "Ketchup" – Lindsay Small-Butera (Cartoon Network) Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie – Stu Livingston (Nickelodeon) The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm – Jeff Scher (HBO) The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular – Justin Martin (Disney Channel) The Simpsons: "Springfield Splendor" – Caroline Cruikshank (Fox) Steven Universe: "Jungle Moon" – Patrick Bryson (Cartoon Network)
Casting + The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Meredith Tucker, Jeanie Bacharach and Cindy Tolan (Prime Video) Atlanta – Alexa L. Fogel, Tara Feldstein Bennett and Chase Paris (FX) Barry – Sharon Bialy and Sherry Thomas (HBO) GLOW – Jennifer Euston and Elizabeth Barnes (Netflix) Silicon Valley – Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman and Leslie Woo(HBO) The Crown – Nina Gold and Robert Sterne (Netflix) Game of Thrones – Nina Gold, Robert Sterne and Carla Stronge (HBO) The Handmaid's Tale – Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott and Robin D. Cook (Hulu) Stranger Things – Carmen Cuba, Tara Feldstein Bennett and Chase Paris (Netflix) Westworld – John Papsidera (HBO) The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – Courtney Bright and Nicole Daniels (FX) Godless –Ellen Lewis, Rene Haynes and Jo Edna Boldin – location casting director(Netflix) Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert – Bernard Telsey and Patrick Goodwin (NBC) The Looming Tower – Avy Kaufman, Leo Davis, Lissy Holm and Moonyeenn Lee (Hulu) Patrick Melrose – Nina Gold and Martin Ware (Showtime) Queer Eye – Ally Capriotti Grant, Beyhan Oguz, Gretchen Palek and Danielle Gervais (Netflix) Born This Way – Sasha Alpert, Megan Sleeper and Caitlyn Audet (A&E) Project Runway – Sasha Alpert, Alissa Haight Carlton, Jen DeMartino and Rebecca Snavely (Lifetime) RuPaul's Drag Race –Goloka Bolte and Ethan Petersen (VH1) The Voice – Michelle McNulty, Holly Dale and Courtney Burns (NBC)
Choreography + So You Think You Can Dance: "Brand New" / "To Make You Feel My Love" – Mandy Moore (Fox) The Late Late Show with James Corden: "The Greatest Showman" / "Crosswalk the Musical on Broadway" – Chloe Arnold (CBS) So You Think You Can Dance: "Change Is Everything" / "Strange Fruit" – Travis Wall (Fox) So You Think You Can Dance: "The Man That Got Away" / "L-O-V-E" – Al Blackstone (Fox) So You Think You Can Dance: "Prism" / "Say You Won't Let Go" – Christopher Scott (Fox)
Cinematography + Will & Grace: "A Gaye Olde Christmas" – Gary Baum (NBC) The Ranch: "Do What You Gotta Do" – Donald A. Morgan (Netflix) Superior Donuts: "Grades of Wrath" – Paty Lee (CBS) Atlanta: "Teddy Perkins" – Christian Sprenger (FX) Barry: "Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth" – Paula Huidobro (HBO) The End of the F***ing World: "Episode 3" – Justin Brown (Netflix) GLOW: "Pilot" – Christian Sprenger (Netflix) Insecure: "Hella LA" – Patrick Cady (HBO) Mozart in the Jungle: "Ichi Go Ichi E" – Tobias Datum (Prime Video) Genius: Picasso: "Chapter One" – Mathias Herndl (Nat Geo) The Alienist: "The Boy on the Bridge" – PJ Dillon (TNT) Black Mirror: "USS Callister" – Stephan Pehrsson (Netflix) Fahrenheit 451 – Kramer Morgenthau (HBO) Godless: "An Incident at Creede" – Steven Meizler (Netflix) Twin Peaks: "Part 8" – Peter Deming (Showtime) The Crown: "Beryl" – Adriano Goldman (Netflix) The Handmaid's Tale: "June" – Colin Watkinson (Hulu) Legion: "Chapter 8" – Dana Gonzales (FX) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: "Pilot" – M. David Mullen (Prime Video) Ozark: "The Toll" – Ben Kutchins (Netflix) Stranger Things: "Chapter One: MADMAX" – Tim Ives (Netflix) Westworld: "The Riddle of the Sphinx" – John Grillo (HBO) Life Below Zero (Nat Geo) The Amazing Race: "It's Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure" (CBS) Born This Way: "Homecoming" (A&E) Deadliest Catch: "Battle Lines" (Discovery Channel) Queer Eye: "To Gay or Not Too Gay" (Netflix) RuPaul's Drag Race: "10s Across the Board" (VH1) Jane – Ellen Kuras and Hugo van Lawick (Nat Geo) Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: "Lagos" – Morgan Fallon, Jerry Risius and Tarik Hameedi (CNN) Blue Planet II: "The Deep" – Gavin Thurston (BBC America) Blue Planet II: "One Ocean" – Ted Giffords and Roger Munns (BBC America) Chef's Table: "Corrado Assenza" – Adam Bricker (Netflix)
Commercial + "The Talk" (My Black Is Beautiful X P&G) "Alexa Loses Her Voice" (Amazon) "Earth: Shot on iPhone" (iPhone) "In Real Life" (Monica Lewinsky – Anti-Bullying) "It's a Tide Ad" (Tide)
Costumes + The Crown: "Dear Mrs. Kennedy" (Netflix)