The American Television Academy announced the winners in the juried categories of the 78th Emmy Awards. Genndy Tartakovsky's "Primal" season three artists received two awards. David Krentz won an Emmy for storyboarding the episode "The Reign of Sorrow," and Scott Wills won for art direction of the episode "Death's Revenge."
Two more awards went to the artists of "Mighty Nein" and "Star Wars: Visions." Howard Chen was recognized for background design in the "Mighty Nein" episode "A Particle of Possibility," and Takashi Okazaki for character design in "The Duel: The Reckoning" from "Star Wars: Visions."
The winners were announced in advance due to the specifics of these categories. Here, the list of nominees is not announced beforehand, and the works are evaluated by a group of specialists. They can award several contenders at once or decide that there will be no winner in a particular category.
The statuettes will be presented on September 5 and 6 at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The main ceremony of the 78th Emmy Awards will take place on September 14, 2026.