There will be three writing categories at the 75th Emmy Awards as Variety Special (Live) returns to the main telecast.
The Television Academy has announced the award categories that will be presented at the rescheduled awards ceremony, which will air live on Fox from the Peacock Theater at LA Live on Monday, January 15, 2024, and at the 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which will take place on Saturday, January 6 and Sunday, January 7 at the Peacock Theater at LA Live. An edited presentation will air on January 13, 2024 on FXX.
As in previous years, the main program of the show will include 25 categories. The most significant change is that “Variety Special (Live)” returns to Emmy’s live broadcast as “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special” and “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series,” which alternated for a spot and both with Creative Arts published. Emmys.
Additionally, the updated Scripted Variety Series category replaces the Variety Sketch Series category.
The TV Academy caused a stir in 2020 when the number of major broadcasting categories dropped to 23. This meant that the number of writing and directing awards issued was reduced to three of the four contractually guaranteed to the WGA and DGA by television. Academy.
Both the WGA and DGA said at the time that they had not signed off on the changes. A year later, the number of categories in the live show increased to 25. The directing divisions remained three, but the four writing categories were reinstated, with writing for Variety Series/Special continuing to rotate until now.
Here is a complete list of awards that will be presented at the 75th Emmy Awards and the 2023 Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies.
Categories Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2023 Saturday January 6
- Outstanding Actor in a Short Comedy or Drama Series
- OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SHORT COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
- EXCELLENT CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
- Excellent casting for a drama series
- EXCELLENT LAYOUT FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR SPOT
- EXCELLENT CHOREOGRAPHY FOR WRITTEN PROGRAMMING
- EXCELLENT CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
- OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (HALF HOUR)
- OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (ONE HOUR)
- EXCELLENT CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A SERIES
- EXCELLENT CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
- EXCELLENT CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING
- EXCELLENT CONTEMPORARY GIRMING (NOT PROSTHETIC)
- VINTAGE FANTASY/SCI-FI COSTUMES
- OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
- OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
- EXCELLENT MAIN TITLE DESIGN
- EXCELLENT MOTION DESIGN
- OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
- OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- EXCELLENT MUSIC MONITORING
- EXCELLENT ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE MUSIC
- EXCELLENT ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
- EXCELLENT PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIRSTYLE
- EXCELLENT PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKEUP (NOT PROTESTS)
- EXCELLENT PERIOD COSTUMES FOR A SERIES
- EXCELLENT COSTUMES FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
- EXCELLENT PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
- EXCELLENT PICTURE EDITING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
- EXCELLENT PICTURE EDITING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
- OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
- OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
- OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A STORY PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR LONGER)
- OUTSTANDING FILM DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF HOUR)
- EXCELLENT PROSTHETIC MAKEUP
- Excellent sound editing for a comedy or drama series (half hour) and an animation
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (one hour)
- EXCELLENT SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR SPOT
- EXCELLENT SOUND MIX FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA (HALF HOUR) AND ANIMATION
- OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
- EXCELLENT SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
- EXCELLENT SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SEASON OR SPOT
- EXCELLENT SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SINGLE EPISODE
- EXCELLENT STUN COORDINATION FOR A COMEDY SERIES OR VARIETY SHOW
- EXCELLENT STUN COORDINATION FOR A DRAM SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR FLIL
- EXCELLENT STUNT PERFORMANCE
- Excellent TV movie
Categories Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2023 Sunday January 7
- EXCELLENT ANIMATION PROGRAM
- EXCELLENT CASTING FOR A REALITY SHOW
- EXCELLENT CHARACTER VOICEOVER PERFORMANCE
- EXCELLENT CHOREOGRAPHY FOR VARIETY OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
- EXCELLENT CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SUBJECT PROGRAM
- EXCELLENT CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY SHOW
- EXCELLENT ADVERTISEMENT
- EXCELLENT COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, FACT OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
- EXCELLENT DIRECTION FOR A DOCUMENTARY/FACTUAL PROGRAM
- EXCELLENT DIRECTION FOR A REALITY SHOW
- EXCELLENT DIRECTOR FOR A VARIETY SERIES
- EXCELLENT DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
- EXCELLENT DOCUMENTARY OR FICTION SERIES
- EXCELLENT DOCUMENTATION OR NFICTION SPECIAL
- OUTSTANDING EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAM
- EXCEPTIONAL EXCEPTIONAL DEEP IN DOCUMENTARY
- EXCELLENT GAME PERFORMANCE
- EXCELLENT HAIRSTYLE FOR A VARIETY, FACT OR REALITY PROGRAM
- EXCELLENT GAME SHOW HOST
- Excellent host for a reality or reality competition show
- Outstanding Non-Fiction Series or Special Issue
- OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION
- OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAMMING
- EXCELLENT LIGHT DESIGN/LIGHT DIRECTION FOR A DIVERSE RANGE
- EXCELLENT LIGHT DESIGN/LIGHT DIRECTION FOR A SPECIAL VARIETY
- Excellent makeup for a variety, non-fiction or reality show
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Award)
- EXCELLENT MUSICAL ABILITY
- EXCELLENT NARRATOR
- Excellent image editing for a non-fiction show
- EXCELLENT IMAGE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM
- EXCELLENT IMAGE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
- EXCELLENT IMAGE EDITING FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMMING
- EXCELLENT PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A SPECIAL VARIETY
- EXCELLENT PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES
- Excellent short comedies, dramas or variety series
- EXCELLENT SHORT FACTUAL OR REALITY SERIES
- Excellent sound editing for a non-fiction or reality show (single or multi-camera)
- Excellent sound mixing for a non-fiction program (single or multi-camera)
- EXCELLENT SOUND MIXING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM (SINGLE OR MULTIPLE CAMERA)
- EXCELLENT SOUND MIXING FOR A DIVERSE SERIES OR SPECIAL
- EXCELLENT STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
- EXCELLENT TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SERIES
- EXCELLENT TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR SPECIAL
- EXCELLENT UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
- EXCELLENT TRIBES SPECIAL (FOR THE RECORD)
- EXCELLENT WRITING FOR A FICTION PROGRAM
- EXCELLENT WRITING FOR A DIVERSE SERIES
- Excellent writing for a special show
75th Emmy Awards Broadcast Categories: Monday, January 15
- EXCELLENT COMEDY SERIES
- EXCELLENT DIRECTION FOR A COMEDY SERIES
- EXCELLENT DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
- PENDING REGISTRATION FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
- EXCELLENT DRAMA SERIES
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
- OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
- OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
- OUTSTANDING MAIN ACADEMY IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
- EXCELLENT LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIES
- EXCELLENT REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
- EXCELLENT WRITTEN VARIETY SERIES
- OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
- OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
- OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
- OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
- OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
- OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR FLIL
- EXCELLENT CONVERSATION SERIES
- EXCELLENT MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL (RAINY)
- EXCELLENT WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
- Excellent writing for a drama series
- EXCELLENT WRITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Source: Deadline

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