The final of three 2021 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies was held last night, and The Queen’s Gambit holds the lead with nine wins going into next weekend’s Primetime Emmy Awards, while The Mandalorian and Saturday Night Live are tied for second with seven wins each. Netflix took 34 trophies in all, followed by Disney+ with 13 and HBO/HBO Max with 10. An edited version of the ceremonies will air September 18 at 8 p.m. on FXX. The Primetime Emmys will air live September 19 on CBS and Paramount+.
Among musical entries, Bo Burnham took home three awards for his Netflix variety special Bo Burnham: Inside, including writing, directing, and music direction. Below is a clip of Burnham’s “Welcome to the Internet.” Other multi-winning programs include the live-performance capture of David Byrne’s Broadway concert American Utopia (HBO), which won for lighting and sound mixing, and the original Christmas on the Square (Netflix), which brought Dolly Parton the prize for best television movie and Debbie Allen the prize for choreography.
Derek Hough picked up a trophy for his choreography to Dancing with the Stars (ABC), while Carpool Karaoke (Apple TV) brought James Corden a win for short-form series. The live-performance capture of Hamilton (Disney+) took home the statue for its technical direction, and Black Is King (Disney+) won for its costumes.
Composers earning honors include Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for their original music and lyrics to “Agatha All Along” in WandaVision (Disney+), which you can watch below, and Blake Neely for the original main title theme music for The Flight Attendant (HBO Max). Wins for dramatic score went to Carlos Rafael Rivera for The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix), Ludwig Göransson for The Mandalorian (Disney+), and Steven Price for David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (Netflix). The prize for music supervision went to Ciara Elwis and Matt Biffa for I May Destroy You (HBO).