Los Angeles, CA (September 8, 2026)—Over the course of two nights this past weekend, the Television Academy announced winners of the 78th annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Held at the Peacock Theater in L.A., the two ceremonies honored industry pros across a wide variety of categories, including Sound and Music.
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The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be aired in edited format on Saturday, September 12 at 11 PM EST on FXX and will be streamable on Hulu. The 78th Emmy Awards will air live two days later on NBC and Peacock on Monday, September 14, (8:00-11:00 PM EDT), and will be hosted by actress Mariska Hargitay.
The list of all sound and music nominees can be found here, but the winners are…
SOUND AWARDS
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Or Reality Program
Ocean With David Attenborough • National Geographic • National Geographic Presents a Silverback Films & Open Planet Studios Production in association with Altitude, All3Media International and Minderoo Pictures, co-produced with Arksen & 10% For The Ocean, Don Quixote Foundation, National Geographic Society and Pristine Seas, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Revive Our Ocean
George Fry, Sound Editor
Roy Noy, Sound Editor
Jonathon Cawte, Foley Artist
Chris Domaille, Foley Artist
Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program
Billy Joel: And So It Goes • HBO Max • HBO Documentary Films presents A Pentimento Production, A Playtone – Hazy Mills Production
Bob Chefalas, Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Mandler, Production Mixer
David Mitlyng, Production Mixer
Michael Stewart, Production Mixer
Bradshaw Leigh, Music Mixer
Brian Ruggles, Music Mixer
Jay Vicari, Music Mixer
Sound Mixing for a Reality Program
Welcome To Wrexham • Do A Wrexham • FX/Hulu • More Better Productions, Maximum Effort, 3 Arts Entertainment and Boardwalk Pictures
Mark Jensen, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny • NBC • Roc Nation, Rimas, Jesse Collins Entertainment and DPS
Thomas Holmes, Production Mixer
Pablo Munguia, ProTools Mixer
Alex Guessard, FOH Mixer
Dave Natale, FOH Mixer
Tom Pesa, Monitor Mixer
Christian Schrader, Supplemental Mixer
Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Beef • It Will Stay This Way And You Will Obey • Netflix • A24 for Netflix
Penny Harold, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
Andy Lange, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
Devendra Cleary, CAS, Production Mixer
Sean O’Malley, CAS, Production Mixer
Jongkun Park, Production Mixer
Judah Getz, CAS, ADR Mixer
Illia Popel, Foley Mixer
Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half Hour) and Animation
Widow’s Bay • What To Expect On Your Trip • Apple TV • Apple Studios / Chum Films
Tim Hoogenakker, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
Larry Benjamin, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin Parker, Production Mixer
Scott Michael Smith, Scoring Mixer
Judah Getz, CAS, ADR Mixer
Leslie Bloome, Foley Mixer
Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
Pluribus • We Is Us • Apple TV • Sony Pictures Television in association with Apple
Larry Benjamin, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
Tim Hoogenakker, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
Phillip W. Palmer, CAS, Production Mixer
Dave Porter, Scoring Mixer
Ron Mellegers, Foley Mixer
Judah Getz, CAS, ADR Mixer
Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
Spider-Noir • The Man In The Mask • MGM+/Prime Video • Sony Pictures Television, Amazon MGM Studios, Marvel Studios
Ethan Beigel, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Andy Sisul, Co-Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer
Will Digby, MPSE, Sound Designer
Ryan Collins, Sound Designer
Arielle McGrail, Dialogue Editor
Caitlin Lutenske, Sound Effects Editor
DeVaughn Watts, MPSE, Music Editor
Sanaa Kelley, MPSE, Foley Artist
Matt Salib, Foley Artist
Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
Widow’s Bay • What To Expect On Your Trip • Apple TV • Apple Studios / Chum Films
Matt Yocum, MPSE, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Sang Kim, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Goeun Everett, Sound Effects Editor
Ryan Sullivan, Sound Effects Editor
Nate Underkuffler, Music Editor
Leslie Bloome, Foley Artist
Shaun Brennan, Foley Artist
Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special
Beef • It Will Stay This Way And You Will Obey • Netflix • A24 for Netflix
Christopher Gomez, MPSE, Supervising Sound Editor
Danika Wikke, Dialogue Editor
Jerry Lafuente, Sound Effects Editor
Yurii Kerelius, Foley Editor
Luke Dennis, Music Editor
Danylo Gomlez, Foley Artist
MUSIC AWARDS
Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Widow’s Bay • Our History • Apple TV • Apple Studios / Chum Films
David Fleming, Composer
Original Main Title Theme Music
Pluribus • Apple TV • Sony Pictures Television in association with Apple
Dave Porter, Composer
Original Music and Lyrics
The Pitt • 12:00 P.M. / Song Title: “Need Someone” • HBO Max • HBO Max in association with John Wells Productions, R. Scott Gemmill Productions, and Warner Bros. Television
Gavin Brivik, Music
Andrew Bird, Music & Lyrics
Music Supervision
Widow’s Bay • Beach Reads • Apple TV • Apple Studios / Chum Films
Toko Nagata, Music Supervisor
Music Direction
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny • NBC • Roc Nation, Rimas, Jesse Collins Entertainment and DPS
Miguel Gandelman, Music Director
Music Composition for a Documentary/Nonfiction or Reality Program (Original Dramatic Score)
John Candy: I Like Me • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, El Bear Productions
Tyler Strickland, Composer
