'Game of Thrones' picks up 9 Creative Arts Emmys
Game of Thrones isn't just a favorite at the Primetime Emmy Awards. HBO's murderous fantasy series cleaned up at the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday, with nine wins.
Game of Thrones was the biggest individual series winner by a wide margin. It picked up wins for casting, makeup, costumes, stunts, editing, sound mixing and production design.
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story was the second-biggest winner of the evening with four Emmys, for casting, single-camera editing, hairstyling and sound mixing.
You May Also Like
As you might have gathered from the categories, Creative Arts Emmy Awards focus primarily on technical disciplines. There's a handful of performance-related awards, but only for guest appearances.
Amy Poehler won one of those -- her first Emmy, after 17 nominations -- along with Tina Fey, for their co-hosting appearance on Saturday Night Live. Peter Scolari also won for his guest appearance on HBO's Girls; Scolari was a late addition to the category after Peter MacNicol's Veep nomination was unexpectedly rescinded.
HBO was the night's big winner overall, with 11 wins spread across three different series. Game of Thrones made up the bulk of those, with Scolari's Girls win and a Veep win in Outstanding Casting for a Comedy accounting for the other two.
The festivities continue on Sept. 18 with the 68th Annual Emmy Awards, which is primetime TV's version of the Oscars or Grammys. HBO is poised for another big night, with 12 nominations for Game of Thrones, eight for Olive Kitteridge, five for Veep and four for Bessie, among others.
Topics Game Of Thrones HBO
Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
