The Television Academy has announced the first winners of the 77th Emmy Awards in juried categories, including Animation, Costume, Emerging Media Programming and Motion Design.
Leading the pack is Netflix’s Love, Death + Robots with four wins, two for its “400 Boys” episode in Character Animation and Character Design, two for its “How Zeke Got Religion” in Production Design and Storyboard. Netflix’s Arcane followed with two wins, one for its ‘The Dirt Under Your Nails” episode in Background Design, and the other for “The Message Hidden Within the Pattern” for Color.
Other winners are Prime Video’s Octopus!, Shibuya.Film‘s White Rabbit and Netflix’s Beyoncé Bowl in the Outstanding Costumes For Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Programming category, Beyoncé’s first-ever Emmy award.
Juried awards will be presented at the 77th Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which will take place at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live over two consecutive nights, Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept. 7. An edited presentation will air Saturday, Sept. 13, at 8 PM PDT on FXX.
Per the Academy, juried category entrants are screened by a panel of professionals in the appropriate peer groups (Animation, Costume Design, Emerging Media Programming, and Motion and Title Design) with the possibility of one, more than one or no entry awarded an Emmy. As a result, there are no nominees but instead a one-step evaluation and voting procedure. Deliberations include open discussions of each entrant’s work with a thorough review of the merits of awarding the Emmy.
The 77th Emmy Awards will telecast live from the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, (8-11 PM EDT/5-8 PM PDT) on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.
The following juried awards will be presented Saturday, Sept. 6:
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation
Background Design:
Arcane • The Dirt Under Your Nails • Netflix • A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
Bruno Couchinho, Background Designer
Color:
Arcane • The Message Hidden Within the Pattern • Netflix • A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for Netflix
Faustine Dumontier, Colorscript and Color Keys Artist
Character Animation:
Love, Death + Robots • 400 Boys • Netflix • Blur Studio for Netflix
Daryl Graham, 2D Animation Supervisor
Character Design:
Love, Death + Robots • 400 Boys • Netflix • Blur Studio for Netflix
Robert Valley, Character Design
Production Design:
Love, Death + Robots • How Zeke Got Religion • Netflix • Blur Studio for Netflix
Gigi Cavenago, Art Director
Storyboard:
Love, Death + Robots • How Zeke Got Religion • Netflix • Blur Studio for Netflix
Edgar Martins, Storyboard Artist
Outstanding Motion Design:
Octopus! • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Jigsaw Productions, Wells Street Films
Minkyung Chung, Designer
Michaela Olsen, Creative Director
Hayley Morris, Art Director
Julie Gratz, Art Director
Anthony Galante, Cinematographer
Sabrina Chaney, Compositor
To be presented Sunday, Sept. 7:
Outstanding Innovation In Emerging Media Programming:
White Rabbit • Shibuya.Film • Shibuya
Maciej Kuciara, Director/Writer/Production Designer
Emily Yang, Director/Writer
Shibuya
Outstanding Costumes For Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Programming:
Beyoncé Bowl • Netflix • Jesse Collins Entertainment and Parkwood Entertainment for Netflix
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Costume Designer
Shiona Turini, Costume Designer
Erica Rice, Assistant Costume Designer
Molly Peters, Assistant Costume Designer
Chelsea Staebell, Costume Supervisor
Timothy White, Head of Workroom
