Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2026: Full List of Nominations, Presenters, & How to Watch!

The 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards are taking place this weekend!

Night 1 of the awards ceremony are taking place on Saturday night (September 5) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The first night covers 49 categories and focuses primarily on unscripted programs, including documentaries, reality and game shows, variety specials, and short form series.

Night 2 will take place on Sunday night (September 6) and will hand out the trophies in scripted programming and remaining technical and artistic categories.

We’ve now put together the full list of nominations, the list of stars that will be presenting on both nights, and figured out how you’ll be able to watch the ceremonies.

Full List of Nominations

Night 1 Nominations:

BEST DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES
The American Revolution
Mr. Scorsese
Rafa
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
The Yogurt Shop Murders

BEST DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL
John Candy: I Like Me
Marty, Life Is Short
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay
Ocean With David Attenborough

BEST HOSTED NONFICTION SERIES OR SPECIAL
The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give the Man a Prize
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy
Tucci in Italy

EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
The Librarians
The Tale of Silyan

BEST STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Love Is Blind
Queer Eye
Shark Tank

BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Love on the Spectrum
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
Summer House
Welcome to Wrexham

BEST GAME SHOW
Celebrity Family Feud
Jeopardy!
The Price Is Right
Wheel of Fortune
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

BEST VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
83rd Annual Golden Globes
68th Annual Grammy Awards
The Oscars
78th Annual Tony Awards

BEST VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)
Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable…
The Muppet Show
Nikki Glaser: Good Girl
Taylor Swift|The Eras Tour|The Final Show
Wicked: One Wonderful Night

BEST SHORT FORM COMEDY, DRAMA OR VARIETY SERIES
Bad Thoughts
Colbert Before Air
The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains
The Randy Rainbow Show
SubwayTakes With Kareem Rahma

BEST SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES
Hacks: Bit by Bit
Inside the Pitt
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette — A Love Untold
Shrinking — In It Together
This Is a Gardening Show

BEST EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAM
Blumhouse Enhanced Cinema
Uncanny Alley: A New Day
The World of Fallout

BEST INNOVATION IN EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAMMING
Crafting Crimes – WINNER

BEST HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Alan Cumming, The Traitors
Kristen Kish, Top Chef
Ariana Madix, Love Island USA
Jeff Probst, Survivor

BEST GAME SHOW HOST
Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud
Ken Jennings, Jeopardy!
Colin Jost, Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Jimmy Kimmel, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Martin Short, Match Game

BEST NARRATOR
David Attenborough, A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
David Attenborough, Ocean With David Attenborough
Jodie Foster, Breakdown: 1975
Werner Herzog, Ghost Elephants
Octavia Spencer, Lost Women of Alaska

BEST PERFORMER IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
Kim Estes, “Big Law”
Desi Lydic, “The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains”
Randy Rainbow, “The Randy Rainbow Show”

BEST CASTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
The Amazing Race
Love on the Spectrum
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY FOR VARIETY OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
2025 MTV Video Music Awards
The Oscars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Wicked: One Wonderful Night

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay
Ocean With David Attenborough
The Tale of Silyan
Tucci in Italy
The Yogurt Shop Murders

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
The Amazing Race
Love on the Spectrum
Survivor
The Traitors
Welcome to Wrexham

BEST COMMERCIAL
“Backstory” — Levi’s
“Backyard Legends” — adidas World Cup
“A Critter Carol” — Apple
“I’m Not Remarkable” — Apple
“Why Do It” — Nike
“Your Way Out” — Coinbase

BEST COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
The Masked Singer – WINNER
The Traitors – WINNER

BEST DIRECTING FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION PROGRAM
Marty, Life Is Short
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Mr. Scorsese
My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay
Sean Combs: The Reckoning

BEST DIRECTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
The Amazing Race
Love on the Spectrum
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Traitors

BEST DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live

BEST DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable…
Taylor Swift|The Eras Tour|The Final Show
78th Annual Tony Awards
Wanda Sykes: Legacy

BEST HAIRSTYLING FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
Dancing With the Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Saturday Night Live
Wicked: One Wonderful Night

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SERIES
Dancing With the Stars
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
The Voice

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SPECIAL
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
68th Annual Grammy Awards
The Oscars
78th Annual Tony Awards
Wicked: One Wonderful Night

BEST MAKEUP FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
Dancing With the Stars
The Oscars
Saturday Night Live

BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
High Horse: The Black Cowboy
John Candy: I Like Me
Kingdom
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Ocean With David Attenborough
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age

BEST MUSIC DIRECTION
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
The Oscars
Saturday Night Live
Wicked: One Wonderful Night

BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
John Candy: I Like Me
Marty, Life Is Short
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Mr. Scorsese
Sean Combs: The Reckoning

BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
The Traitors
The Voice

BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Deadliest Catch
Love on the Spectrum
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
Welcome to Wrexham

BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING
The Muppet Show
Nikki Glaser: Good Girl
Ramy Youssef: In Love
Taylor Swift|The Eras Tour|The Final Show
Wanda Sykes: Legacy

BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING (SEGMENT)
The Daily Show
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live, “Home Alone”
Saturday Night Live, “MAHAspital (The New Pitt)”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Saturday Night Live
The Traitors

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
68th Annual Grammy Awards
The Muppet Show
The Oscars
78th Annual Tony Awards

BEST SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
Billy Joel: And So It Goes
John Candy: I Like Me
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Ocean With David Attenborough
World War II With Tom Hanks

BEST SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
Billy Joel: And So It Goes
John Candy: I Like Me
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Ocean With David Attenborough
Tucci in Italy

BEST SOUND MIXING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
The Amazing Race
Deadliest Catch
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Voice
Welcome to Wrexham

BEST SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
The Muppet Show
The Oscars
Taylor Swift|The Eras Tour|The Final Show

BEST TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SERIES
The Daily Show
Dancing With the Stars
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live

BEST TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SPECIAL
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
The Oscars
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction 2025
Taylor Swift|The Eras Tour|The Final Show
Wicked: One Wonderful Night

BEST WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
The American Revolution
The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give the Man a Prize
The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy

BEST WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

BEST WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace
The Muppet Show
Nikki Glaser: Good Girl
The Oscars
Wanda Sykes: Legacy

Presenters

Night 1 Presenters:

Nyesha Arrington
Brittany Broski
Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio
Sean Evans
R’Bonney Gabriel
Bill Glass
Colin Hanks
Brianna LaPaglia
Ariana Madix
Heather McMahan
Julianne Hough
Julie Chen Moonves
Kareem Rahma
Lisa Rinna
Stassi Schroeder
Wanda Sykes
CT Tamburello
Jet Tila
Whitney Way Thore
West Wilson

Night 2 Presenters:

Emily Bader
Eric Bauza
K Callan
Taylor Dearden
Daveed Diggs
William Fichtner
Betty Gilpin
David Alan Grier
Jamie Hector
Jeff Hiller
Mikaela Hoover
Michael Mando
Lukita Maxwell
Christopher McDonald
Ted McGinley
Wendi McLendon-Covey
June Diane Raphael
Kingston Rumi Southwick
Paul Scheer
Samba Schutte
Ezra Sosa
Julia Stiles
Katy Sullivan
Karolina Wydra
Noah Wyle

How to Watch

Night 1 and 2 of the Creative Arts Emmys will not air live, but will be edited into a single broadcast, airing on Saturday, September 12 on FXX at 8pm ET and will be available for streaming on Hulu the next day.

The 2026 Primetime Emmys, hosted by Mariska Hargitay, will be airing LIVE on NBC and Peacock on Monday, September 14. Check out the full list of nominations here!

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