2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards

The winners of the 78th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards were announced over two consecutive nights on September 4th and 5th, 2026. Over the two nights, the Television Academy tonight honored outstanding artistic and technical achievement in television at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Congratulations to those in the NYU Tisch community who won a Creative Arts Emmy Award, and best of luck to those nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award which will be announced on Monday, September 14th. This year, 10 alumni received Creative Emmy Awards for their outstanding work.

See the list of Tisch winners below, and the full list of nominees and winners here.

Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program (One Hour Or More)

Fallout
Howard Cummings '80 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film), Production Designer

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

The Muppet Show
Michael Steinbach '00 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Executive Producer

Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series

Colbert Before Air
Maite Elias-Nava '19 (BFA, Drama), Produced by

Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series

Mr. Scorsese
Patrick Walmsley '01 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Co-Executive Producer
Damon Cardasis '06 (BFA, Drama), Executive Producer

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)

Spider-Noir
Ethan Beigel '00 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Co-Supervising Sound Editor

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie

Stranger Things
Tessa Roehl '06 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), VFX Co-Producer

Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Special

The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
Eric Becker '04 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Technical Director
Dylan Sanford '98 (BFA, Drama), Director of Photography

Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program

The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: Give The Man A Prize
Devin Delliquanti '06 (BFA, Drama), Writer

*We apologize for any errors or omissions. Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.