HBO, Netflix Dominate Creative Arts Emmys

By R. Thomas Umstead
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HBO, led by its powerhouse series Game of Thrones, was the big winner at this weekend's Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies, according to the Television Academy.

'Game Of Thrones'

'Game Of Thrones'

HBO garnered 25 Creative Arts Emmys combined across two ceremonies recognizing excellence in technical categories. Netflix finished second with 23 wins.

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National Geographic and Amazon Prime Video tied for third with eight wins, while CNN and NBC finished fourth with five awards. CBS, Fox and YouTube rounded out the top five with four wins each, according to the TV Academy.

HBO’s Game of Thrones won 10 Emmy awards, topping all shows. The network’s Chernobyl tied with National Geographic’s Free Solo for second with seven wins, followed by Amazon Prime’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel with six statuettes. Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots and Queer Eye garnered five and four Emmys, respectively.

A complete list of 2019 Creative Arts Emmy winners for Sunday's ceremony can be found here. The 71st Emmy Awards will air on Fox Sept. 22.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.