text: Held one week in advance of the Primetime Emmy Awards, the ceremony for the Creative Arts Emmys primarily celebrates the technical, behind-the-scenes efforts essential to creating the best in primetime programming. Though guest actors, actresses, and voice-over artists are recognized, so, too, are choreographers, hairstylists, editors, CGI artists, stunt coordinators, and more.
  
  Though the ceremony will be broadcast Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. ET on FXX, it took place Saturday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The Primetime Emmys are set to air Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
  
  HBO took home a number of top prizes, with Game of Thrones winning a stunning eight Creative Arts Emmys, plus four statues for Bessie; the Television Academy also recognized Veep,The Jinx, and more. American Horror Story: Freak Show also fared quite well, with five wins. Meanwhile, acting honors went to Joan Cusack for her guest-starring role on Shameless, to Margo Martindale for The Americans, Reg. E. Cathey for House of Cards and Bradley Whitford for Amazon’s Transparent.
  
  See below for the full llst of winners.
  
  Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
  
  American Masters
  
  Cancer: The Emperor Of All Maladies
  
  ***The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
  
  The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
  
  The Sixties
  
  Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
  
  The Case Against 8
  
  ***Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
  
  Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
  
  Sinatra: All or Nothing At All
  
  Virunga
  
  Outstanding Variety Special
  
  Bill Maher: Live From D.C.
  
  The Kennedy Center Honors
  
  Mel Brooks Live At The Geffen
  
  ***The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
  
  Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE!
  
  Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy
  
  Mel Brooks, The Comedians
  
  Paul Giamatti, Inside Amy Schumer
  
  Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live
  
  Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live
  
  ***Bradley Whitford, Transparent
  
  Jon Hamm, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
  
  Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy
  
  Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
  
  Gaby Hoffmann, Girls
  
  Pamela Adlon, Louie
  
  Elizabeth Banks, Modern Family
  
  ***Joan Cusack, Shameless
  
  Tina Fey, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
  
  Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
  
  John Roberts, Bob’s Burgers
  
  Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy
  
  Seth Green, Robot Chicken
  
  ***Hank Azaria, The Simpsons
  
  Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons
  
  Tress MacNeille, The Simpsons
  
  Outstanding Children’s Program
  
  ***Alan Alda And The Actor Within You: A YoungArts Masterclass
  
  Degrassi
  
  Dog with a Blog
  
  Girl Meets World
  
  Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Coming Out
  
  Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
  
  ***Adventure Time
  
  Disney Mickey Mouse
  
  Regular Show
  
  Robot Chicken
  
  Steven Universe
  
  Wander Over Yonder
  
  Outstanding Animated Program
  
  Archer
  
  Bob’s Burgers
  
  ***Over The Garden Wall
  
  The Simpsons
  
  South Park
  
  Outstanding Television Movie
  
  Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Curtain, Poirot’s Last Case
  
  ***Bessie
  
  Grace of Monaco
  
  Hello Ladies: The Movie
  
  Killing Jesus
  
  Nightingale
  
  Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  
  ***Margo Martindale, The Americans
  
  Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
  
  Rachel Brosnahan, House of Cards
  
  Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away With Murder
  
  Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
  
  Khandi Alexander, Scandal
  
  Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
  
  Alan Alda, The Blacklist
  
  Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
  
  F. Murray Abraham, Homeland
  
  ***Reg E. Cathey, House of Cards
  
  Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex
  
  Pablo Schreiber, Orange Is the New Black
  
  Outstanding Main Title Design
  
  American Horror Story: Freak Show
  
  Bosch
  
  Halt and Catch Fire
  
  ***Manhattan
  
  Marvel’s Daredevil
  
  Olive Kitteridge
  
  Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
  
  Daniele Luppi, Marco Polo
  
  Abel Korzeniowski, Penny Dreadful
  
  John Debney and Bruce Broughton, Texas Rising
  
  Jeff Beal, The Dovekeepers
  
  ***Dustin O’Halloran, Transparent
  
  Jeff Danna and Michael Danna, Tyrant
  
  Outstanding Choreography
  
  ***Derek and Julianne Hough, Dancing with the Stars
  
  ***Travis Wall, So You Think You Can Dance
  
  Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
  
  ***American Horror Story: Freak Show
  
  Bessie
  
  Houdini
  
  Olive Kitteridge
  
  The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
  
  Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming
  
  The Amazing Race
  
  ***Deadliest Catch
  
  Project Runway
  
  Project Runway All Stars
  
  Shark Tank
  
  Survivor
  
  Outstanding Motion Design (Juried Winner)
  
  ***How We Got To Now
  
  Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
  
  Boardwalk Empire
  
  ***Game of Thrones
  
  The Knick
  
  Mad Men
  
  Sons of Anarchy
  
  Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
  
  Dancing With The Stars
  
  Key & Peele
  
  ***The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
  
  So You Think You Can Dance
  
  Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special
  
  American Horror Story: Freak Show
  
  Boardwalk Empire
  
  Game of Thrones
  
  The Knick
  
  Penny Dreadful
  
  The Walking Dead
  
  Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming
  
  ***The Colbert Report
  
  Conan
  
  Key & Peele
  
  Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
  
  Late Show with David Letterman
  
  Outstanding Costumes for a Variety Program or Special (Juried Winner)
  
  ***Drunk History, “Hollywood”
  
  ***Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show Starring Katy Perry
  
  Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming
  
  The Case Against 8
  
  Citizenfour
  
  ***The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
  
  Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
  
  Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
  
  Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie
  
  American Horror Story: Freak Show
  
  ***Bessie
  
  Houdini
  
  The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
  
  Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
  
  The Amazing Race
  
  ***Deadliest Catch
  
  Life Below Zero
  
  Project Runway
  
  Survivor
  
  Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
  
  Citizenfour
  
  Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
  
  The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
  
  Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
  
  ***Virunga
  
  Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
  
  ***Boardwalk Empire
  
  Game of Thrones
  
  The Good Wife
  
  House of Cards
  
  Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
  
  The Big Bang Theory
  
  ***Mike and Molly
  
  The Millers
  
  2 Broke Girls
  
  Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Movie
  
  ***American Horror Story: Freak Show
  
  Boardwalk Empire
  
  Downton Abbey
  
  Game of Thrones
  
  Wolf Hall
  
  Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series or Movie
  
  Empire
  
  Gotham
  
  The Mindy Project
  
  Olive Kitteridge
  
  ***Transparent
  
  Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
  
  Constantine
  
  ***Game of Thrones
  
  Gotham
  
  House of Cards
  
  True Blood
  
  Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More)
  
  ***Boardwalk Empire (TIE)
  
  Downton Abbey
  
  ***The Knick (TIE)
  
  Mad Men
  
  Masters of Sex
  
  Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less)
  
  The Big Bang Theory
  
  Hot in Cleveland
  
  ***Silicon Valley
  
  Transparent
  
  2 Broke Girls
  
  Veep
  
  Outstanding Production Design for Variety, Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Programming