Emmys Night 2 Craft Awards Predict Smooth Sailing For ‘Widow’s Bay’ Alongside Celebrating ‘The Pitt’ & ‘DTF St. Louis’ — SkimNews
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- Widow's Bay dominated Emmys Night 2 with eight craft wins including Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series, and Betty Gilpin took Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, building momentum ahead of the Primetime Emmys.
- DTF St. Louis swept four craft categories for a Limited or Anthology Series — Cinematography, Picture Editing, Directing, and Writing — plus Outstanding Supporting Actor for David Harbour and Outstanding Supporting Actress for Linda Cardellini.
- The Pitt earned two wins from 25 nominations — Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup and Outstanding Casting for Drama Series — and Ernest Harden Jr. beat Colman Domingo and Jeff Hiller for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
- Spider-Noir collected five craft wins — including Outstanding Cinematography for a One-Hour Series and Outstanding Stunt Coordination — despite Prime Video cancelling the series two days before the ceremony; Nicolas Cage told Deadline one season was 'perfect' for what he wanted to say.
- Pluribus won four awards led by Outstanding Period Costumes and Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More), while Fallout took two and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms won Outstanding Stunt Performance.
- The two-night Creative Arts Emmys combine into a broadcast airing on Hulu and FXX on September 12, ahead of the 78th Primetime Emmys at the Peacock Theater hosted by Mariska Hargitay on September 14.
Why it matters: Widow's Bay's across-the-board craft haul — rather than a single concentrated category — gives Apple's dark-comedy horror a stronger narrative heading into the Primetime Emmys on September 14, where it could challenge presumed favorites like Hacks and Abbott Elementary. Meanwhile, the five trophies for already-cancelled Spider-Noir expose a gap between voter recognition and platform commitment that could matter for Prime Video's future genre bets.
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