Barack Obama, Kendrick Lamar and Julie Andrews were among the winners in the first round of this year’s Emmys, presented over the weekend in Los Angeles.
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards — the precursor to the Primetime Emmy Awards next Sunday, Sept. 14 — saw multiple wins by “Severance,” “The Studio,” “The Penguin” and the SNL 50th-anniversary show.
As the top nominees overall, “Severance” (27 nominations) and “The Studio” (23) stand to add to their totals next week. Both are Apple TV+ shows.
Obama’s award was for narration of Netflix’s “Our Oceans.” He came out atop the stacked field of Sir David Attenborough, Tom Hanks, Idris Elba and Phoebe Waller Bridge. It was the former president’s third Emmy — he won the narrator category for two other Netflix shows, “Our Great National Parks” (2022) and “Working: What We Do All Day” (2023).
Andrews’ Emmy, for the “Bridgerton” voiceover, was also her third. Her first was in 1973, for “The Julie Andrews Hour.”
Lamar, with Tony Russell, won for music direction of the Super Bowl halftime show. He got his first Emmy in 2022 as a performer at the Super Bowl halftime.
Following are the major categories’ nominees, with the winner in bold.
GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Bryan Cranston – The Studio
- Jon Bernthal – The Bear
- Dave Franco – The Studio
- Ron Howard – The Studio
- Anthony Mackie – The Studio
- Martin Scorsese – The Studio
GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Julianne Nicholson – Hacks
- Olivia Colman – The Bear
- Jamie Lee Curtis – The Bear
- Cynthia Erivo – Poker Face
- Robby Hoffman – Hacks
- Zoë Kravitz – The Studio
GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Shawn Hatosy – The Pitt
- Giancarlo Esposito – The Boys
- Scott Glenn – The White Lotus
- Joe Pantoliano – The Last of Us
- Forest Whitaker – Andor
- Jeffrey Wright – The Last of Us
GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Merritt Wever – Severance
- Jane Alexander – Severance
- Gwendoline Christie – Severance
- Kaitlyn Dever – The Last of Us
- Cherry Jones – The Handmaid’s Tale
- Catherine O’Hara – The Last of Us
CHARACTER VOICEOVER PERFORMANCE
- Julie Andrews – Bridgerton
- Hank Azaria – The Simpsons
- Maya Rudolph – Big Mouth
- Alan Tudyk – Andor
- Jeffrey Wright – What If…?
- Steven Yeun – Invincible
NARRATOR
- Barack Obama – Our Oceans
- Sir David Attenborough – Planet Earth: Asia
- Idris Elba – Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color
- Tom Hanks – The Americas
- Phoebe Waller Bridge – Octopus!
TV MOVIE
- Rebel Ridge
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
- The Gorge
- Mountainhead
- Nonnas
ANIMATED PROGRAM
- Arcane
- Bob’s Burgers
- Common Side Effects
- Love, Death & Robots
- The Simpsons
STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
- Queer Eye
- Antiques Roadshow
- Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Love Is Blind
- Shark Tank
UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
- Love on the Spectrum
- America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
- RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
- The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
- Welcome to Wrexham
GAME SHOW
- Jeopardy!
- Celebrity Family Feud
- The Price is Right
- Wheel of Fortune
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
SELECTED OTHER AWARDS
Performer in a short-form series: Desi Lydic – The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains
Reality or reality competition host: Alan Cumming – The Traitors
Game show host: Jimmy Kimmel – Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Variety special (pre-recorded): Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Documentary or non-fiction series: 100 Foot Wave
Documentary or non-fiction special: Pee-wee as Himself
Exceptional merit in documentary filmmaking: Patrice: The Movie
Hosted non-fiction series or special: Conan O’Brien Must Go
Short-form comedy, drama or variety series: The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains
Short-form non-fiction or reality series: Adolescence: The Making of Adolescence (Netflix)
Emerging media program: SNL 50th: The Anniversary Special: Immersive Experience
Commercial: “Brian Cox Goes To College” (Uber One for Students)
Directing: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (variety), SNL 50: The Anniversary Special (variety special), Pee-wee as Himself (documentary/non-fiction), The Traitors (reality)
Writing: SNL 50: The Anniversary Special (variety special), The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse (non-fiction)
Production design: Severance (narrative contemporary), Andor (narrative period or fantasy), The Studio (narrative half-hour), Saturday Night Live (variety or reality), The 97th Academy Awards (variety special)
Cinematography: Severance (one-hour series), The Studio (half-hour series), Adolescence (limited or anthology), 100 Foot Wave (nonfiction), The Traitors (reality)
Casting: The Studio (comedy), The Pitt (drama), Adolescence (limited or anthology), Love on the Spectrum (reality)
Costumes: Bridgerton (period), Andor (fantasy/sci-fi), The Penguin (contemporary limited or anthology), The Studio (contemporary series), Beyoncé Bowl (variety, non-fiction or reality)
Hairstyling: The Penguin (contemporary), Bridgerton (period or fantasy), SNL 50: The Anniversary Special (variety, non-fiction or reality)
Makeup: The Penguin (contemporary), House of the Dragon (period or fantasy), SNL 50: The Anniversary Special (variety, non-fiction or reality), The Penguin (prosthetic)
Music composition: Severance (series), The Penguin (limited or anthology), Chef’s Table (documentary)
Original music and lyrics: The Boys
Main title theme music: The White Lotus
Choreography: The 67th Annual Grammy Awards (variety or reality), Etoile (scripted)
Special visual effects: Andor (season or movie), The Penguin (single episode)
Stunt performance: The Boys