The Television Academy hosted the second of its five 2020 Creative Arts Emmy® Awards ceremonies honoring outstanding artistic and technical achievement in television at Emmys.com. The ceremony awarded many talented artists and craftspeople in the categories of Variety Programming.
The ceremony was hosted by Emmy-nominated host Nicole Byer and featured presenters from some of the season’s most popular shows including Josh Flagg (Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles), Chris Hardwick (The Wall; The Talking Dead), Sofia Hublitz (Ozark), Thomas Lennon (Reno 911), Desus Nice & The Kid Mero (Desus & Mero), Jeremy Pope (Hollywood), Issa Rae (A Black Lady Sketch Show; Insecure) and Tracy Tutor (Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles).
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS
RICKEY MINOR, Music Director
OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM VARIETY SERIES
CARPOOL KARAOKE: THE SERIES, APPLE TV
Ben Winston, Executive Producer James Corden, Executive Producer David Young, Co-Executive Producer Sheila Rogers, Supervising Producer Diana Miller, Producer Blake Webster, Producer
OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
The Masked Singer The Season Kick-Off Mask-Off: Group A, FOX
MARINA TOYBINA, Costume Designer GRAINNE O’SULLIVAN, Costume Supervisor GABRIELLE LETAMENDI, Assistant Costume Designer CANDICE RAINWATER, Assistant Costume Designer
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY HAIRSTYLING FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
RuPaul’s Drag Race, I’m That Bitch – VH1
CURTIS FOREMAN, Department Head Hairstylist RYAN RANDALL, Hairstylist
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM (NON-PROSTHETIC)
RuPaul’s Drag Race, I’m That Bitch – VH1
NATASHA MARCELINA, Department Head Makeup Artist DAVID PETRUSCHIN, Makeup Artist JEN FREGOZO, Makeup Artist NICOLE FAULKNER, Makeup Artist
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, HBO
DAN GUREWITCH, Senior Writer JEFF MAURER, Senior Writer JILL TWISS, Senior Writer JULI WEINER, Senior Writer JOHN OLIVER, Written by TIM CARVELL, Written by DANIEL O'BRIEN, Written by OWEN PARSONS, Written by CHARLIE REDD, Written by JOANNA ROTHKOPF, Written by BEN SILVA, Written by SEENA VALI, Written by
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
Saturday Night Live Host: Eddie Murphy, NBC
DON ROY KING, Directed by
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez And Shakira, FOX
ROBERT BARNHART, Lighting Designer DAVID GRILL, Lighting Director PETE RADICE, Lighting Director PATRICK BRAZIL, Lighting Director JASON RUDOLPH, Lighting Director
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Eat Shit Bob! (segment), HBO
RYAN BARGER, Editor
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL
The Oscars, ABC
PAUL SANDWEISS, Production Mixer TOMMY VICARI, Orchestra Music Mixer BIFF DAWES, Music Mixer PABLO MUNGUIA, Pro Tools Mixer KRISTIAN PEDREGON, Post Audio PATRICK BALTZELL, House P.A. Mixer MICHAEL PARKER, Monitor Mixer CHRISTIAN SCHRADER, Supplemental Audio JOHN PEREZ, VO Mixer MARC REPP, Music Mix Engineer THOMAS PESA, Orchestra Monitor Mixer
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SPECIAL
Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: “All In The Family” And “Good Times”, ABC
ERIC BECKER, Technical Director KEVIN FAUST, Video Control RON HIRSHMAN, Camera ED HORTON, Camera HELENA JACKSON, Camera JON PURDY, Camera JIMMY VELARDE, Camera ALLEN MERRIWEATHER, Camera GREG GROUWINKEL, Camera RANDY GOMEZ SR., Camera ANDREW ANSNICK, Camera
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Episode 629, HBO
DAVE SARETSKY, Technical Director AUGIE YUSON, Video Control DANTE PAGANO, Camera JOHN HARRISON, Camera ROB BALTON, Camera (Jib) TIM QUIGLEY, Camera PHIL SALANTO, Camera RICH FREEDMAN, Camera (Jib) JOE DEBONIS, Steadi Cam MICHAEL HAUER, Steadi Cam LUCAS OWEN, B Cam SCOTTY BUCKLER, C Cam RUSSELL SWANSON, Camera
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY, REALITY OR COMPETITION SERIES
Saturday Night Live Host: Eddie Murphy Host: John Mulaney NBC
EUGENE LEE, Production Designer AKIRA YOSHIMURA, Production Designer KEITH IAN RAYWOOD, Production Designer N. JOSEPH DETULLIO, Production Designer
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
The Oscars, ABC
JASON SHERWOOD, Production Designer ALANA BILLINGSLEY, Art Director
OUTSTANDING VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, NBC
Lorne Michaels, Executive Producer Ken Aymong, Supervising Producer Lindsay Shookus, Producer Erin Doyle, Producer Tom Broecker, Producer Steve Higgins, Produced by Erik Kenward, Produced by
OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)
LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE: “ALL IN THE FAMILY” AND “GOOD TIMES”, ABC
Norman Lear, Executive Producer Jimmy Kimmel, Executive Producer Will Ferrell, Executive Producer Justin Theroux, Executive Producer Kerry Washington, Executive Producer James Burrows, Executive Producer Brent Miller, Executive Producer Eric Cook, Co-Executive Producer
The 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards were streamed on Emmys.com for four consecutive nights, Monday, Sept. 14, through Thursday, Sept. 17, at 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT with a fifth broadcast ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT on FXX.
Winners’ names are known only by Ernst & Young LLP until they are revealed to the director of the Emmys ceremony as the show is airing. All five shows are produced by Bob Bain Productions.
SOURCE: The Television Academy
