Author: Bill Desowitz / Source: IndieWire
The HBO juggernaut came roaring back as the big crafts winner on Saturday. But will “The Handmaid’s Tale” repeat as outstanding drama next Monday?
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As expected, “Game of Thrones” was the big winner at the Creative Arts Emmy competition this weekend, grabbing seven awards, including its sixth VFX Emmy and its first for composer Ramin Djawadi (who was also nominated for his “Westworld” score).
The HBO juggernaut also won for period/fantasy production design, fantasy/sci-fi costume design, sound mixing, prosthetic makeup, and stunt coordination.
FX’s “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” followed right behind with four craft Emmys (contemporary costumes, hairstyling, non-prosthetic makeup, and casting).
Sharing three Emmys apiece were Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” (contemporary production design, guest actress Samira Wiley, and drama series editing); HBO’s “Westworld” (non-prosthetic makeup, hairstyling, and creative achievement in interactive media); Netflix’s “The Crown” (one-hour series cinematography, period costumes, and casting); Netflix’s “Black Mirror: USS Callister” (back-to-back TV movie, editing, and sound editing); and Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (music supervision, editing, and casting for a comedy series).
Significantly, the editing win for “The Handmaid’s Tale” is the key barometer for predicting next Monday’s outstanding drama series showdown with “Game of Thrones,” since five of the last six editing winners have gone on to win the big prize — perhaps priming the dystopian “Handmaid’s” for its second consecutive victory.
Although Netflix outpaced HBO in total craft nominations for the first time in 18 years, HBO was the top winner with 17 Emmys, followed by Netflix’s 16, and NBC’s 15.
Other noteworthy winners included NBC’s “Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert” for live variety special; cinematography for National Geographic’s “Genius: Picasso” (the second in a row for Mathias Herndl, following “Einstein”); production design for Netflix’s “GLOW”; supporting visual effects for Netflix’s “The Alienist” (courtesy of Milk); sound editing for Netflix’s “Stranger Things”; Carlos Rafael…
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