The 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards are kicking off Saturday with the first of back-to-back ceremonies this weekend at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The awards double bill formerly known as the Creative Arts Emmys will lead into the televised Primetime Emmys on September 14 on NBC and Peacock.

The trophy was specifically for "Sermon On The 'Mount," a July 2025 episode that mocked Donald Trump 's following, his connection to Jeffrey Epstein, and depicted him in bed with Satan. The season 27 premiere ended with a hyperrealistic deepfake of the president stumbling through the desert nude, with a "teeny tiny" penis.

David Harbour won his first career Emmy for his performance in HBO’s ‘DTF St. Louis’ at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The ‘Stranger Things’ alum beat out Jason Bateman, Richard Gadd, Richard Jenkins,