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The 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Honorees

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The 75th annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held on January 6 and 7, 2024. They had been originally scheduled for September 2023, but were postponed due to Hollywood labor disputes. The ceremonies, honoring the artists and craftspeople behind the technical achievement were held at the Peacock Theater (formerly, the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Highlights from the events were shown on FXX on Saturday, January 13 and now available to stream on Hulu.

Here are the honorees for Lighting Design, Art Direction, Special Visual Effects, Costume Design, and Makeup.

Lighting Design

Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series 
Dancing with the Stars: “Semi Finals” – Noah Mitz, Michael Berger, Patrick Brazil, Andrew Law, Matt Benson, Matt McAdam, and Luke Chantrell (Disney+)

Lighting Designer Allen Branton and the Lighting Team for the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (L to R) Alex Flores, Adam Hagin, Felix Peralta, Kevin Lawson, Mikey Smallman, Darren Langer, and Allen Branton. Photo: Rama van Gils.

Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special 
2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony – Allen Branton, Darren Langer, Felix Peralta, Kevin Lawson, Alex Flores, Bianca Moncada, Chuck Reilly, and Guy Jones (HBO)

 

Art Direction

The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna. Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images

Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special
The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna – Bruce Rodgers, Shelley Rodgers, Lindsey Breslauer, Maria Garcia, and Lily Rodgers (Fox)

Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program
Wednesday: “Wednesday’s Child Is Full of Woe” – Mark Scruton, Adrian Curelea, and Robert Hepburn (Netflix)

Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program
Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities – Tamara Deverell, Brandt Gordon, and Shane Vieau (Netflix)

Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program
Only Murders in the Building: “Sparring Partners” / “I Know Who Did It” – Patrick Howe, Jordan Jacobs, and Rich Murray (Hulu)

Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series
Saturday Night Live: “Host: Steve Martin & Martin Short”/”Host: Jenna Ortega” – Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, Andrea Purcigliotti, and Danielle Webb (NBC)

 

Special Visual Effects

Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie
The Last of Us – Alex Wang, Sean Nowlan, Joel Whist, Stephen James, Nick Marshall, Simon Jung, Dennis Yoo, Espen Nordahl, and Jonathan Mitchell (HBO)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode 
Five Days at Memorial: “Day Two” – Eric Durst, Matthew Whelan, Danny McNair, Goran Pavles, Rafael Solórzano, John MacGillivray, Viktor Muller, Manuel Tausch, and Gonzalo Escudero (Apple TV+)

 

Costume Design

Outstanding Period Costumes for a Series
The Great: “Choose Your Weapon” – Sharon Long, Claire Tremlett, Basia Kuznar, and Anna Lau (Hulu)

Outstanding Period Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie 
Daisy Jones & the Six: “Track 8: Looks Like We Made It” – Denise Wingate and Derek Sullivan (Prime Video)

Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes
House of the Dragon: “The Heirs of the Dragon” – Jany Temime, Katherine Burchill, Paul Yeowell, Rachel George, and Joanna Lynch (HBO)

Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series
Wednesday: “Wednesday’s Child Is Full of Woe” – Colleen Atwood, Mark Sutherland, Robin Soutar, Claudia Littlefield, and Adina Bucur (Netflix)

Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Beef: “The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain” – Helen Huang, Austin Wittick, YJ Hwang, and Mark Anthony Summers (Netflix)

Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration – Marina Toybina, Grainne O’Sullivan, Gabrielle Letamendi, Courtney Webster, Arleen Flores, and Danae McQueen (ABC)
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We’re Here: “St. George, Utah” – Diego Montoya, Marco Morante, Joshua “Domino” Schwartz, Blake Danford, Sharon Malka, and Ricky Reynoso (HBO)

 

Makeup

Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
Wednesday: “Woe What a Night” – Tara McDonald, Freda Ellis, Nirvana Jalalvand, Tamara Meade, and Bianca Boeroiu (Netflix)

Outstanding Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: “Susan” – Patricia Regan, Claus Lulla, Joseph A. Campayno, Michael Laudati, Tomasina Smith, and Roberto Baez (Prime Video)

Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program 
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration – Bruce Grayson, James MacKinnon, Sam Fine, Julie Socash, Melanie Hughes-Weaver, Neicy Small, Alexei Dmitriew, and Tyson Fountaine (ABC)‡

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup 
The Last of Us: “Infected” – Barrie Gower, Sarah Gower, Paul Spateri, Nelly Guimaras Sanjuan, Johnny Murphy, Joel Hall, and Lucy Pittard (HBO)