‘Traitors,’ Mariska Hargitay, Jimmy Kimmel among winners at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Key Points:

• The 2026 Creative Arts Emmys began on September 5 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with over 100 winners to be announced across two nights, and a combined broadcast set for September 12 on FXX.
• Mariska Hargitay won two Emmys for her HBO documentary "My Mom Jane," including Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program and Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special.
• The reality series "The Traitors" won six awards on the first night, with Alan Cumming earning Outstanding Host of a Reality or Reality Competition Program for the third consecutive year.
• Other notable winners included Octavia Spencer for Outstanding Narrator in "The Lost Women of Alaska," Jimmy Kimmel for Outstanding Host for a Game Show, and "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert," which won five awards including Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series.
• Major nominees such as "The Pitt," "Hacks," "Widow’s Bay," "Pluribus," "Beef," and "DTF St. Louis" are up for awards to be announced on the second night, September 6, with updates pending.