72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards information
2020 American television programming awards
For the main ceremony, see 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.
72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Date
September 14–17 & 19, 2020
Location
Virtual
Presented by
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Hosted by
Nicole Byer
Most awards
The Mandalorian
Watchmen (7)
Most nominations
Watchmen (15)
Television/radio coverage
Network
Emmys.com / YouTube (Sept. 14–17)
FXX (Sept. 19)
Produced by
Bob Bain[1]
Directed by
Rich Preuss[1]
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The 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards honored the best in artistic and technical achievement in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2019, until May 31, 2020, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.[2][3] The awards were presented across five ceremonies; the first four were held on September 14 through 17, 2020, and were streamed online, while the fifth was held on September 19 and broadcast on FXX. They were presented in a virtual ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Nicole Byer hosted the event. A total of 106 Creative Arts Emmys were presented across 100 categories. The ceremonies preceded the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, held on September 20.
The Mandalorian and Watchmen led all programs with seven wins each, followed by Saturday Night Live with six and RuPaul's Drag Race with five. Watchmen was also the most-nominated program with 15 nominations; The Mandalorian followed with 14, while The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Saturday Night Live each received 12. Overall program awards went to 22 shows, including The Apollo, Bad Education, The Cave, Cheer, Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones, Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Last Dance, Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, Live in Front of a Studio Audience, Queer Eye, Rick and Morty, Saturday Night Live, and We Are the Dream, among others. Netflix led all networks with 124 nominations; it also tied with HBO for the most wins, as each received 19 awards.
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