The Creative Arts Emmys were held last night, which are essentially all the craft categories, like special effects, makeup & hairstyling, casting, etc. Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones and House of Cards ran the table in most of them (Boardwalk and GoT pretty much always do). But they're also the place for the awards that have been removed from the Primetime telecast in recent years due to time issues. The significant winners in those categories were:
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Bob Newhart (The Big Bang Theory); (unbelievably winning his first ever Emmy in over 50 years on TV)
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Melissa Leo (Louie)
Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Dan Bucatinsky (Scandal)
Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Carrie Preston (The Good Wife)
Reality Host: Tim Gunn & Heidi Klum (Project Runway); (the key to them winning was finally submitting Tim Gunn along with Heidi Klum as host of that show)
Reality Program: Undercover Boss
Variety Special: The Kennedy Center Honors
Animated Program: South Park
Other big wins of the night included Behind the Candelabra, which won nearly every craft category it was nominated for and is a frontrunner to pick up the Best TV Movie or Miniseries Emmy next week. Frontrunners Homeland and Modern Family were pretty much snubbed here, which may or may not mean anything for the Primetime show next weekend, as plenty of shows have won the big prizes without winning anything at the Creative Arts.
