The 77th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards were announced over two nights on Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7, honoring outstanding artistic and technical achievement in television from June 1, 2024, until May 31, 2025, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony, which kicked off the 77th Emmys, awarded many talented artists and craftspeople in genres including animation, drama, comedy and anthology series.
Congratulations to those in the NYU Tisch community who won a 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Award! This year, 17 alumni, former students, and friends won 13 Creative Arts Emmy Awards for their work across 10 projects.
Congratulations and good luck to all in the Tisch community who won an award! See the list of Tisch nominations here and join us in celebrating the winners at the Primetime awards ceremony on Sunday, September 14, 2025!
Outstanding Contemporary Costumes For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Sirens
Tricia Barsamian '07 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), Assistant Costume Designer
Outstanding Stunt Performance
The Boys
Jennifer Murray '92 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Stunt Performer
Outstanding Cinematography For A Series (Half-Hour)
The Studio
Adam Newport-Berra '09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Director of Photography
Outstanding Television Movie
Rebel Ridge
Jeremy Saulnier '98 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Produced by
Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Or Reality Series
Saturday Night Live
Sara Parks '99 (BFA, Drama), Set Decorator
Outstanding Emerging Media Program
SNL 50th The Anniversary Special: Immersive Experience
Lorne Michaels (Tisch Dean's Council), Executive Producer
Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program
The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation
Devin Delliquanti '06 (BFA, Drama), Writer
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
SNL50: The Anniversary Special
Lorne Michaels (Tisch Dean's Council)
Megan Callahan-Shah '08 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)
Jake Nordwind (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Sudi Green '13 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)
Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming (Segment)
SNL50: The Anniversary Special
Ryan Spears '11 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Film Unity Editor
Sean McIlraith '13 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Editor
Ryan McIlraith '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Editor
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special
Pee-wee As Himself
Ronald Bronstein '96 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Executive Producer
Matt Wolf '05 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Executive Producer
Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program
Pee-wee As Himself
Matt Wolf '05 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Directed by
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Series
Saturday Night Live
Rick McGuinness '82 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Lighting Director
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor
David Jammy '97 (MA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies), Executive Producer/Performer
*We apologize for any errors or omissions. Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.