Third Night Focuses on Scripted Programming: Part One
Night Three of the 72nd Creative Arts Emmy Awards honored talented artists, outstanding craftspeople, and technical achievement within the scripted programming genres. The scripted programing awards are split up into two separate nights. Part one of the scripted programming categories aired Wednesday, September 16, 2020 on emmys.com with Nicole Byer as the featured host. A total of 19 awards were distributed on Night Three, the two biggest champions of the evening being the Disney+ series The Mandalorian with 5 wins and HBO’s Watchmen with 4 victories.
Hilarie Burton Morgan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan set up the evening with the visual effects categories. The Mandalorian captured the first trophy of the night for Outstanding Special Visual Effects on the episode “Chapter 2: The Child.” The visual effects team for the Vikings episode “The Best Laid Plans” landed the other category of Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role.
The next presenter Monica Raymund, named the cinematography frontrunners. Cinematographer Gregory Middleton scored the first victory for Watchmen for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie in “This Extraordinary Being.” The Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series went to Director of Photography Donald A. Morgan for his work on “It Ain’t My Falt” of The Ranch. The Mandalorian secured its second victory for “Chapter 7: The Reckoning” as the Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series from cinematographers Greig Fraser and Baz Idoine.
The third presenters, Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale, revealed the hairstyling and make-up winners. The hairstyling team of Department Head Hairstylist Araxi Lindsey, Key Hairstylist Enoch Williams, and Additional Hairstylist Robert C. Mathews lll from black-ish prevailed in the Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling for the episode “Hair Day.” The Outstanding Period Makeup and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) was gifted to the makeup team for the episode “It’s Comedy or Cabbage” in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The prosthetic makeup team in Star Trek: Picard attained the Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or Special for “Absolute Candor.”
Brandee Evans continued the night with the costume department. Costume Designer Sharen Davis and Costume Supervisor Valerie Zielonka helped Watchmen add its second trophy for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes for their design in “It’s Summer And We’re Running Out Of Ice.” The Outstanding Period Costumes award was granted to the costume design team of Costume Designer Amy Roberts, Costume Supervisor Sarah Moore, and Assistant Costume Designer Sidonie Roberts for The Crown episode “Cri De Coeur.”
Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian) transitioned over to the picture editing perspective. Editor Cheryl Campsmith nabbed the Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series for her editing in the “Boundaries” episode in One Day At A Time. The Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series went to the Succession editors in Bill Henry and Venya Bruk for the episode “This Is Not For Tears.” Watchmen stacked its third victory in Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie from editor Henk Van Eeghen for the editing done on “A God Walks In To Abar.”
The sixth presenter was John Hodgman, who returned for the domination in the sound mixing categories by The Mandalorian and Watchmen. The Mandalorian pushed to its third win for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation for “Chapter 2: The Child” with the fine mixing balance from Production Mixer Shawn Holden, Re-Recording Mixer Bonnie Wild, and Scoring Mixer Chris Fogel. While, Watchmen supplanted its fourth and final trophy of the evening in Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie from Production Mixer Douglas Axtell, Re-Recording Mixer Joe DeAngelis, and Re-Recording Mixer Chris Carpenter on the episode “This Extraordinary Being.”
The evening neared the end with Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black) and the sound editing nominees. The Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) was awarded to the sound team from Stranger Things for the episode “Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt.” The Mandalorian racked up its fourth accolade from the sound team on the episode “Chapter 1: The Mandalorian” for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation.
The Umbrella Academy’s Justin H. Min finalized night three by circling back to the narrative production design categories. The Mandalorian conquered Night Three with their fifth honor in Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) from Production Designer Andrew L. Jones, Art Director Jeff Wisniewski, and Set Decorator Amanda Serino on “Chapter 1: The Mandalorian.” The last category for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) was presented to the production design team in The Handmaid’s Tale for the episode “Household,” which was created by Production Designer Elisabeth Williams, Art Director Martha Sparrow, and Set Decorator Robert Hepburn. (You can read Below the Line‘s interview with Ms. Williams here.)
You can read the full list of winners from Night Three below:
SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING: PART ONE WINNERS:
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS:
The Mandalorian
“Chapter 2: The Child”
Disney+
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Richard Bluff, VFX Supervisor
Jason Porter, VFX Supervisor
Abbigail Keller, VFX Producer
Hayden Jones, VFX Supervisor
Hal Hickel, Animation Supervisor
Roy Cancino, Special Effects Supervisor
John Rosengrant, Supervisor
Enrico Damm, Environment Supervisor
Landis Fields, Virtual Production Visualization Supervisor
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Viking
“The Best Laid Plans”
History
An Octagon and Take 5 production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Dominic Remane, Visual Effects Supervisor
Bill Halliday, Visual Effects Producer
Becca Donohue, Visual Effects Producer
Leann Harvey, On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor
Tom Morrison, CG Supervisor
Ovidiu Cinazan, Lead Compositor
Jim Maxwell, Lead Matte Painter
Ezra Wadell, Lead Massive Crowd Artist
Warren Lawtey, FX Lead
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE:
Watchmen
“This Extraordinary Being”
HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with White Rabbit, Paramount Television, Warner Bros. Television & DC Comics
Gregory Middleton, ASC, CSC, Director of Photography
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES:
The Ranch
“It Ain’t My Falt”
Netflix
Netflix
Donald A. Morgan, ASC, Director of Photography
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (HALF-HOUR):
The Mandalorian
“Chapter 7: The Reckoning”
Disney+
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS, Director of Photography
Baz Idoine, Director of Photography
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY HAIRSTYLING:
black-ish
“Hair Day”
ABC
ABC Studios
Araxi Lindsey, Department Head Hairstylist
Robert C. Mathews lll, Additional Hairstylist
Enoch Williams, Key Hairstylist
OUTSTANDING PERIOD MAKEUP AND/OR CHARACTER MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC):
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
“It’s Comedy Or Cabbage”
Prime Video
Amazon Studios
Patricia Regan, Department Head Makeup Artist
Claus Lulla, Key Makeup Artist
Joseph A. Campayno, Key Makeup Artist
Margot Boccia, Makeup Artist
Michael Laudati, Makeup Artist
Tomasina Smith, Makeup Artist
Roberto Baez, Makeup Artist
Alberto Machuca, Makeup Artist
OUTSTANDING PROSTHETIC MAKEUP FOR A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL:
Star Trek: Picard
“Absolute Candor”
CBS All Access
CBS Television Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment
James Robert Mackinnon, Special Makeup Effects Department Head
Vincent Van Dyke, Prosthetic Designer
Richard Redlefsen, Special Makeup Effects Artist
Alexei Dmit riew, Special Makeup Effects Artist
Neville Page, Prosthetic Designer
Michael Ornelaz, Makeup Effects Artist
OUTSTANDING FANTASY/SCI-FI COSTUMES:
Watchmen
“It’s Summer And We’re Running Out Of Ice”
HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with White Rabbit, Paramount Television, Warner Bros. Television & DC Comics
Sharen Davis, Costume Designer
Valerie Zielonka, Costume Supervisor
OUTSTANDING PERIOD COSTUMES:
The Crown
“Cri De Coeur”
Netflix
Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television
Amy Roberts, Costume Designer
Sidonie Roberts, Assistant Costume Designer
Sarah Moore, Costume Supervisor
OUTSTANDING MULTI-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES:
One Day At A Time
“Boundaries”
Pop TV
Sony Pictures Television, Act III Productions, Glo Nation, Snowpants Productions
Cheryl Campsmith, ACE, Editor
OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES:
Succession
“This Is Not For Tears”
HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Project Zeus, Hyperobject Industries and Gary Sanchez Productions
Bill Henry, Editor
Venya Bruk, Additional Editor
OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE:
Watchmen
“A God Walks In To Abar”
HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with White Rabbit, Paramount Television, Warner Bros. Television & DC Comics
Henk Van Eeghen, ACE, Editor
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION:
The Mandalorian
“Chapter 2: The Child”
Disney+
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Shawn Holden, Production Mixer
Bonnie Wild, Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Fogel, Scoring Mixer
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE:
Watchmen
“This Extraordinary Being”
HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with White Rabbit, Paramount Television, Warner Bros. Television & DC Comics
Douglas Axtell, Production Mixer
Joe DeAngelis, Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Carpenter, Re-Recording Mixer
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR):
Stranger Things
“Chapter Eight: The Battle Of Starcourt”
Netflix
Netflix
Craig Henighan, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
William Files, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Ryan Cole, Sound Editor
Kerry Dean Williams, Sound Editor
Angelo Palazzo, Sound Editor
Katie Halliday, Sound Editor
David Klotz, Music Editor
Steve Baine, Foley Artist
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION:
The Mandalorian
“Chapter 1: The Mandalorian”
Disney+
Lucasfilm Ltd.
David Acord, Co-Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer
Matthew Wood, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Bonnie Wild, Sound Effects Editor
James Spencer, Dialogue Editor
Richard Quinn, ADR Editor
Richard Gould, Foley Editor
Stephanie McNally, Music Editor
Ryan Rubin, Music Editor
Ronni Brown, Foley Artist
Jana Vance, Foley Artist
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR):
The Mandalorian
“Chapter 1: The Mandalorian”
Disney+
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Andrew L. Jones, Production Designer
Jeff Wisniewski, Art Director
Amanda Serino, Set Decorator
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE):
The Handmaid’s Tale
“Household”
Hulu
MGM, Daniel Wilson Productions, The Littlefield Company, White Oak Pictures
Elisabeth Williams, Production Designer
Martha Sparrow, Art Director
Robert Hepburn, Set Decorator
