The Television Academy has announced the award categories that will be awarded during the 74th emmy awardswhich will be broadcast live on NBC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, September 12 and 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies, which will take place in the same place on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September. An edited performance will air on September 10 on FXX.
Without major changes in the programming of the main transmission, which, like last year, will have 25 categories. The only 2021 adjustments are the Outstanding Sketch Series which replaces the Outstanding Variety Special (pre-recorded) and the Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special which replaces the Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series when the two categories alternate.
As previously announced, the Creative Arts emmy awards are going back to two ceremonies after expanding to three last year.
Here is the list of categories (in alphabetical order) by night:
2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Saturday, September 3
Outstanding Animated Program
Outstanding Casting For A Reality Show
Excellent interpretation of the voiceover of the character
Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming
Outstanding Photography for a Nonfiction Program
Outstanding Photography for a Reality Program
featured commercial
Outstanding Costume for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming
Best Direction for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
Best Directing for a Variety Series
Best Directing for a Variety Special
Best Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Outstanding Outstanding Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
Outstanding or Special Featured Nonfiction Series
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation
Excellent lighting design/lighting direction for a variety series
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program
Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Highlight)
Outstanding Music Direction
Featured Narrator
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program
Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program
Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series
Excellent short-form animated show
Best Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Reality or Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multiple Cameras)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camera Work, Video Control for a Series
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camera Work, Video Control for a Special
Excellent unstructured reality show
Variety Special Highlight (Live)
Outstanding Variety Special (Prerecorded)
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Sunday, September 4
Best Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
Best 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 or Anthology Series or Movie
Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming
Outstanding Photography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Film
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
Outstanding Photography for a Single Camera Series (Half Hour)
Outstanding Photography for a Single Camera Series (One Hour)
Featured Contemporary Costume
Outstanding Contemporary Hairdressing
Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
Featured Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Excellent main title design
Outstanding motion design
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Outstanding Music Supervision
Best Original Main Title Theme Music
Outstanding original music and lyrics
Outstanding hairdresser of the period and/or character
Exceptional period and/or character makeup (non-prosthetic)
Featured Period Costumes
Outstanding Production Design for a Contemporary Narrative Program (One Hour or More)
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half Hour)
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup
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 or Anthology Movie or Series
Best Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half Hour) and Animation
Best Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
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 Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Show
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited or Anthology Series, or Movie
Excellent stunt performance
Best TV Movie
74th Emmy Awards Broadcast: Monday, September 12
best comedy series
Outstanding Competition Program
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Best Directing for a Drama Series
Best Direction for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Best Anthology or Limited Series or Movie
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Excellent series of variety sketches
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special