The 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards have officially begun, with the first of two Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies taking place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The second ceremony will be held on Sunday (September 6), before the awards move to the televised Primetime Emmys on September 14 on NBC and Peacock. Several popular shows and specials emerged as major winners on the first night. The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny, The Traitors and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert were among the notable names to take home multiple awards.Big winnersThe Super Bowl LX Halftime Show, starring Bad Bunny, had a particularly strong night. It won awards across several categories, including variety special, directing, lighting design, music direction, sound mixing, choreography and technical direction.Meanwhile, The Traitors also had an impressive run, picking up wins for hosting, directing, picture editing, cinematography and production design.

The first night of the Creative Arts Emmys focused primarily on unscripted and variety programming. The ceremony recognised achievements across documentaries, reality and game shows, variety specials and short-form series.
Night 1 featured a total of 49 categories covering unscripted, variety and other programming. The second night will focus on scripted programmes along with several technical and artistic categories.Here’s the list of winners:BEST DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES – Mr. ScorseseBEST DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL – My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay BEST HOSTED NONFICTION SERIES OR SPECIAL – Tucci in Italy EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING – The Librarians BEST STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM – Antiques RoadshowBEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM – Love on the SpectrumBEST GAME SHOW – JeopardyBEST VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE) – The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny BEST VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED) – The Muppet Show BEST SHORT FORM COMEDY, DRAMA OR VARIETY SERIES – Colbert Before Air BEST SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES – Inside the PittBEST EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAM – Uncanny Alley: A New DayBEST INNOVATION IN EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAMMING – Crafting Crimes BEST HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM – Alan Cumming, The TraitorsBEST GAME SHOW HOST – Jimmy Kimmel, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire BEST NARRATOR – Octavia Spencer, Lost Women of Alaska BEST PERFORMER IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES – Desi Lydic, “The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains” BEST CASTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM – Love on the Spectrum BEST CHOREOGRAPHY FOR VARIETY OR REALITY PROGRAMMING – The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM – Ocean With David Attenborough BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM – The TraitorsBEST COMMERCIAL – “I’m Not Remarkable” — Apple BEST COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAMMING – The Masked Singer and The Traitors BEST DIRECTING FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION PROGRAM – My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay BEST DIRECTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM – The Traitors BEST DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES – The Late Show With Stephen Colbert BEST DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL – The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny BEST HAIRSTYLING FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM – RuPaul’s Drag Race BEST LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SERIES – The Late Show With Stephen Colbert BEST LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SPECIAL – The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny BEST MAKEUP FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM – Saturday Night LiveBEST MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE) – John Candy: I Like MeBEST MUSIC DIRECTION – The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM – Sean Combs: The Reckoning BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM – The Traitors BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM – Love on the Spectrum BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING – The Muppet Show BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING (SEGMENT) – The Late Show With Stephen Colbert BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES – The Traitors BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL – The Muppet ShowBEST SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM – Ocean With David Attenborough BEST SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM – Billy Joel: And So It Goes BEST SOUND MIXING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM – Welcome to WrexhamBEST SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL – The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny BEST TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SERIES – The Late Show With Stephen Colbert BEST TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SPECIAL – The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny BEST WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM – The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give the Man a Prize BEST WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES – The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and The Muppet Show