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.
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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