Saturday Night Live added to an all-time record for Emmy wins on Saturday night.
NBC’s long-running variety series took one more Emmy on Saturday evening at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards out of nine nominations entering the event. The win was for Best Makeup for Variety, Reality or Nonfiction. The losses were for Variety Series Directing, Hair Styling, Music Direction, Production Design, Editing (2), Lighting Design, and Technical Direction.
The show still has two more chances to win in 2026 with Connor Storrie competing as Best Comedy Guest Actor on Sunday night and then for Best Variety Series on Monday, Sept. 14.
To put it in perspective, the next closest show on the all-time Emmy list is Game of Thrones with 59 victories overall.
Over the past two decades, SNL guest actor winners have included Jimmy Fallon, Eddie Murphy, Justin Timberlake, and Dave Chappelle. Best Comedy Guest Actress winners have included Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Tiffany Haddish, Melissa McCarthy, Betty White, and Maya Rudolph.
Here is the complete list of SNL wins (including for the series and specials):
BEST VARIETY SERIES
Lorne Michaels (1976)
Lorne Michaels, James Downey, and Al Franken (1993)
Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins (2017)
Lorne Michaels, Ken Aymong, Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle, Tom Broecker, Steve Higgins and Erik Kenward (2018)
Lorne Michaels, Ken Aymong, Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle, Tom Broecker, Steve Higgins and Erik Kenward (2019)
Lorne Michaels, Ken Aymong, Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle, Tom Broecker, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward (2020)
Lorne Michaels, Ken Aymong, Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle, Tom Broecker, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward, Caroline Maroney (2021)
Lorne Michaels, Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle, Tom Broecker, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward, Caroline Maroney, Javier Winnik, Caroline Maroney (2022)
BEST VARIETY SPECIAL
Lorne Michaels, Ken Aymong, Marci Klein, and Michael Shoemaker (2000)
Lorne Michaels, Ken Aymong, Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle, Rhys Thomas, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward (2015)
Lorne Michaels, Javier Winnik, Erin Doyle, Tom Broecker, Caroline Maroney, Colin Jost, Michael Che, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward (2025)
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alec Baldwin (2017)
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kate McKinnon (2016)
Kate McKinnon (2017)
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
Justin Timberlake (2009)
Justin Timberlake (2011)
Jimmy Fallon (2012)
Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Dave Chappelle (2017)
Eddie Murphy (2020)
Dave Chappelle (2021)
BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
Tina Fey (2009)
Betty White (2010)
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler (2016)
Melissa McCarthy (2017)
Tiffany Haddish (2018)
Maya Rudolph (2020)
Maya Rudolph (2021)
BEST VARIETY INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE
Chevy Chase (1976)
Gilda Radner (1978)
Dana Carvey (1993)
BEST VARIETY DIRECTING
Dave Wilson (1976)
Don Roy King (2010)
Don Roy King (2011)
Don Roy King (2012)
Don Roy King (2013)
Don Roy King (2014)
Don Roy King (2015 — Special)
Don Roy King (2017)
Don Roy King (2018)
Don Roy King (2019)
Don Roy King (2020)
Don Roy King (2021)
Liz Patrick (2023)
Liz Patrick (2024)
Liz Patrick (2025 — Special)
BEST VARIETY WRITING
Writing Team including Chevy Chase (1976)
Writing Team including Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and Bill Murray (1977)
Writing Team including Phil Hartman, Mike Myers, and Conan O’Brien (1989)
Writing Team including Tina Fey (2002)
Writing Team (Special) for James Anderson, Dan Bulla, Megan Callahan-Shah, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Mike DiCenzo, James Downey, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fowlie, Alison Gates, Sudi Green, Jack Handey, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Dennis McNicholas, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Jake Nordwind, Ceara O’Sullivan, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, Auguste White (2025)
BEST ART DIRECTION or PRODUCTION DESIGN
Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, and Keith Raywood (2013)
Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, Keith Raywood, and N. Joseph DeTullio (2017)
Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, Keith Raywood, and N. Joseph DeTullio (2018)
Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura and Keith Raywood (2019)
Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, Keith Raywood and N. Joseph DeTullio (2020)
Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, Keith Raywood, Melissa Shakun and N. Joseph DeTullio (2021)
Akira Yoshimura, Keith Raywood, Danielle Webb and Andrea Purcigliotti (2023)
N. Joseph DeTullio, Ken MacLeod, Melissa Shakun and Kimberly Kachougian (2024)
Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, N. Joseph DeTullio, Andrea Purcigliotti, Patrick Lynch, Sara Parks (2025)
BEST COSTUMES
Tom Broecker and Eric Justian (2014)
BEST EDITING
Ryan Spears, Paul Del Gesso, Christopher Salerno, Daniel Garcia, Sean McIlraith, Ryan McIlraith (2025 — Special; Segment)
BEST GRAPHIC AND TITLE DESIGN
Charles Levi and Alex Weil (1985)
BEST HAIRSTYLING
Bobby H. Grayson (2000)
Bettie O. Rogers, Anne Michelle Radcliffe, and Jodi Mancuso (2008)
Bettie O. Rogers, Jodi Mancuso, Jennifer Serio Stauffer, Inga Thrasher, Christal Schanes, and Hannah Sullivan (2012)
Bettie O. Rogers, Jodi Mancuso, Jennifer Serio Stauffer, Inga Thrasher, and Hannah Sullivan (2013)
Bettie O. Rogers, Jodi Mancuso, Jennifer Serio Stauffer, Inga Thrasher, Hannah Sullivan, and Joseph Whitmeyer (2014)
Bettie O. Rogers, Jodi Mancuso, Jennifer Serio, Inga Thrasher, Hannah Sullivan, and Joseph Whitmeyer (2015)
Bettie O. Rogers, Jodi Mancuso, Jennifer Serio, Inga Thrasher, Hannah Sullivan, and Joseph Whitmeyer (2017)
Jodi Mancuso, Inga Thrasher, Hannah Sullivan, Cara Hannah, Gina Ferrucci, Amanda Duffy Evans, and Joseph Whitmeyer (2021)
Jodi Mancuso, Inga Thrasher, Cara Hannah, Gina Ferrucci, Amanda Duffy Evans, Chad Harlow, Brittany Hartman, and Katie Beatty (2025 – Special)
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Geoff Amoral, Phil Hymes, and Rick McGuinness (2018)
Geoff Amoral, Trevor Brown, Rick McGuinness, William McGuinness and Tim Stasse (2019)
Geoff Amoral, Trevor Brown, Rick McGuinness, William McGuinness and Tim Stasse (2020)
Geoff Amoral, Trevor Brown, Rick McGuinness, William McGuinness and Tim Stasse (2021)
Geoff Amoral, Trevor Brown, Rick McGuinness, William McGuinness, Tim Stasse and Frank Grisanti (2024)
Geoff Amoral, Trevor Brown, Rick McGuinness, William McGuinness, Tim Stasse, Reginald Campbell, and Frank Grisanti (2025)
BEST MAKEUP
Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, and Josh Turi (2010)
Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Josh Turi, and Daniela Zivkovic (2011)
Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Josh Turi, Melanie Demetri, and Daniela Zivkovic (2013)
Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Sarah Egan, Melanie Demetri, and Daniela Zivkovic (2014)
Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Sarah Egan, Melanie Demetri, and Daniela Zivkovic (2015)
Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Rachel Pagani, Andrew Sotomayor, and Daniela Zivkovic (2017)
Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Rachel Pagani, Sarah Egan, and Daniela Zivkovic (2017)
Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Rachel Pagani, Sarah Egan, and Young Beck (2019)
Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Joanna Pisani, Chris Milone, Kim Weber, and Young Bek (2021)
Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Joanna Pisani, Rachel Pagani, Brandon Grether, and Young Bek (2024)
Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Joanna Pisani, Rachel Pagani, Stephen Kelley, and Young Bek (2025 — Special)
Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani, Joanna Pisani, Madison Bermudez, Waltaya Culmber, and Young Bek (2026)
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
Justin Timberlake, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, and Andy Samberg (2007)
Seth Meyers, John Mulaney, and Justin Timberlake (2011)
Eli Brueggemann, Chris Redd, Will Stephen, and Kenan Thompson (2018)
BEST SHORT-FORM NONFICTION/REALITY SERIES
Oz Rodriguez (“Creating Saturday Night Live”) (2019)
BEST EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAM
Lorne Michaels, Michael DeProspo, Michael Scogin, Rick Rey, Matthew Celia (2025 — Special)
BEST SOUND MIXING
Robert Palladino, Bill Taylor, Marty Brumbach, Ezra Matychak, Bob Selitto, Chris Costello, Devin Emke, Josiah Gluck, and Bob Clearmountain (2015)
Robert Palladino, Ezra Matychak, Frank Duca, Doug Nightwine, Christopher Costello, Caroline Sanchez, Josiah Gluck, Jay Vicari, Tyler McDiarmid, Geoff Countryman, Devin Emke, Teng Chen (2025 — Special)
BEST TECHNICAL DIRECTION
Heino Ripp, Michael Bennett, Al Camoin, Jan Kasoff, John Pinto, and Maurey Verschoore (1983)
Terry Rohnke, Joe Debonis, Steve Jambeck, Jan Kasoff, John Pinto, Robert Reese, and Bruce Shapiro (1990)
Steven Cimino, Michael Bennett, Carl Eckett, Jan Kasoff, John Pinto, Robert Reese, and William Vaccaro (1994)
Steven Cimino, Michael Bennett, Carl Eckett, Jan Kasoff, John Pinto, Robert Reese, Gregory Aull, and William Vaccaro (1995)
Steven Cimino, Michael Bennett, Carl Eckett, Richard B. Fox, Jan Kasoff, John Pinto, Frank Grisanti, and Susan Noll (2000)
Steven Cimino, Michael Bennett, Carl Eckett, Richard B. Fox, Jan Kasoff, John Pinto, Frank Grisanti, and Susan Noll (2002)
Steven Cimino, Michael Bennett, Brian Phraner, Richard B. Fox, John Pinto, Jimmy Mott, Frank Grisanti, and Susan Noll (2003)
Steven Cimino, Michael Bennett, Eric A. Eisenstein, Richard B. Fox, Brian Phraner, John Pinto, Frank Grisanti, and Susan Noll (2004)
Steven Cimino, Richard B. Fox, John Pinto, Brian Phraner, Barry Frischer, Eric A. Eisenstein, Frank Grisanti, and Susan Noll (2007)
Steven Cimino, John Pinto, Eric A. Eisenstein, Len Wechsler, Barry Frisher, Frank Grisanti, and Susan Noll (2012)
Steven Cimino, John Pinto, Paul Cangialosi, Eric A. Eisenstein, Len Wechsler, Frank Grisanti, Susan Noll, Michael Cimino, and Carl Eckett (2015)
Steven Cimino, John Pinto, Paul Cangialosi, Eric A. Eisenstein, Len Wechsler, Dave Driscoll, Jeff Latonero, Ann Bergstrom, Randy Bittle, Frank Grisanti, and Susan Noll (2017)
Dave Driscoll, Frank Grisanti, Steven Cimino, John Pinto, Paul Cangialosi, Len Wechsler, Eric Eisenstein, Joe DeBonis and Susan Noll (2018)
Dave Driscoll, John Pinto, Paul Cangialosi, Bill DiGiovanni, Anthony Tarantino, Brian Phraner, Daniel Erbeck (2024)
Dave Driscoll, John Pinto, Paul Cangialosi, Bill DiGiovanni, Anthony Tarantino, Brian Phraner, Daniel Erbeck (2025 — Series)
Dave Driscoll, John Pinto, Paul Cangialosi, Bill DiGiovanni, Anthony Tarantino, Brian Phraner, Daniel Erbeck, Michael Knarre, Anthony Lenzo, Ansel Nunez, Rick Fox (2025 — Special)
This article was previously published and then updated on Sept. 5, 2026.
