FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TELEVISION ACADEMY ANNOUNCES AWARDS CATEGORIES TO BE PRESENTED AT THE 69 th EMMY AWARDS AND THE 2017 CREATIVE ARTS EMMY AWARDS CEREMONIES (NoHo Arts District, Calif., July 27, 2017) - The Television Academy announced today which awards categories will be presented during the 69 th Emmy Awards and the 2017 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies. The 69 th Emmy Awards will telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Sunday, September 17 (8:00-11:00 PM ET/5:00-8:00 PM PT) on CBS. Stephen Colbert will serve as host. The 69 th Emmy Awards is produced by White Cherry Entertainment. The Emmy Awards telecast will present awards for outstanding comedy and drama series, limited series, reality competition, variety talk and sketch, television movie, acting, directing, and writing. Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner are executive producers; Weiss is director; and Chris Licht, executive producer of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, is a producer. The Creative Arts ceremonies, honoring outstanding artistic and technical achievements in television, will take place over two consecutive nights Saturday, September 9, and Sunday, September 10 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 PM PT and will be produced by Bob Bain. Creative Arts Saturday will present categories related to animation, documentary, reality and variety programming, while Creative Arts Sunday will present technical and creative achievement categories for scripted programming including comedy, drama and limited series. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will air Saturday, September 16, at 8:00 PM ET/PT on FXX. Attached are three complete lists of awards to be presented at the 69 th Emmy Awards and the two 2017 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies, respectively. # # # CONTACT: Stephanie Goodell breakwhitelight (For the Television Academy) stephanie@breakwhitelight.com 818-462-1150
69 th EMMY AWARDS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 AWARDS CATEGORIES OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE OUTSTANDING VARIETY SKETCH SERIES OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES 1
2017 CREATIVE ARTS EMMY AWARDS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2017 AWARDS CATEGORIES OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAMMING OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA WITHIN AN UNSCRIPTED PROGRAM OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL OUTSTANDING EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL SERIES OR SPECIAL OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE PROGRAM OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SERIES OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OR SPECIAL (NON-PROSTHETIC) OUTSTANDING MOTION DESIGN OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS OUTSTANDING NARRATOR OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED OR COMPETITION REALITY PROGRAM 1
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION, REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION SERIES OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION, EVENT OR AWARD SPECIAL OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM ANIMATED PROGRAM OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM VARIETY SERIES OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA) OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM OUTSTANDING STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES OUTSTANDING UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM GOVERNORS AWARD 2
2017 CREATIVE ARTS EMMY AWARDS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 AWARDS CATEGORIES OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL OUTSTANDING CHILDREN'S PROGRAM OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (ONE HOUR) OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA WITHIN A SCRIPTED PROGRAM OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE (NON-PROSTHETIC) OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (NON-PROSTHETIC) OUTSTANDING MULTI-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE) OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE) OUTSTANDING MUSIC SUPERVISION 1
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL INTERACTIVE PROGRAM OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC OUTSTANDING PERIOD/FANTASY COSTUMES FOR A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR OR LESS) OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE) OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE) OUTSTANDING PROSTHETIC MAKEUP FOR A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A SERIES OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR) OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A COMEDY SERIES OR VARIETY PROGRAM OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A DRAMA SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE 2