Film

Period Film:

• Wynn Thomas – Hidden Figures
  • Santo Loquasto – Café Society
  • David Gropman – Fences
  • Barry Robinson – Hacksaw Ridge
  • Jess Gonchor – Hail, Caesar!
  • Jean Rabasse – Jackie

Fantasy Film:

• Guy Hendrix Dyas – Passengers
  • Patrice Vermette – Arrival
  • Charles Wood – Doctor Strange
  • Stuart Craig – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  • Doug Chiang and Neil Lamont – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Contemporary Film:

• David Wasco – La La Land
  • Tom Duffield – Hell or High Water
  • Chris Kennedy – Lion
  • Ruth De Jong – Manchester by the Sea
  • Shane Valentino – Nocturnal Animals

Television

One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series:

• Nathan Crowley – Westworld (for "The Original")
  • Martin Childs – The Crown (for "Wolferton Splash", "Hyde Park Corner", "Smoke and Mirrors")
  • Deborah Riley – Game of Thrones (for "Blood of My Blood", "The Broken Man", "No One")
  • Drew Boughton – The Man in the High Castle (for "The Tiger's Cave", "Land O' Smiles", "Fallout")
  • Chris Trujillo – Stranger Things (for "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers", "Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly", "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down")

One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Television Series:

• Anastasia White – Mr. Robot (for "eps2.0_unm4sk-pt1.tc", "eps2.4_m4ster-slave.aes", "eps2.9_pyth0n-pt1.p7z")
  • Tony Fanning – Better Call Saul (for "Inflatable", "Fifi", "Klick")
  • Tim Galvin – Bloodline (for "Part 16", "Part 21")
  • Steve Arnold – House of Cards (for "Chapter 41", "Chapter 47", "Chapter 48")
  • Dave Blass – Preacher (for "See", "South Will Rise Again", "Finish the Song")

Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series:

• Tommaso Ortino – Mozart in the Jungle (for "Now I Will Sing")
  • Bruce Robert Hill – The Last Man on Earth (for "Pitch Black", "The Power of Power", "Mama's Hideaway")
  • Richard Toyon – Silicon Valley (for "Two in the Box", "Bachmanity Insanity", "Daily Active Users")
  • Cat Smith – Transparent (for "If I Were a Bell")
  • Jim Gloster – Veep (for "Kissing Your Sister")

Multi-Camera Series:

• Glenda Rovello – The Great Indoors (for "Pilot")
  • Glenda Rovello – 2 Broke Girls (for "And the 80's Movie", "And the Godmama Drama", "And the Two Openings: Part Two")
  • Greg Grande – Baby Daddy (for "Love & Carriage", "Room-Mating", "Stupid Cupid")
  • John Shaffner – The Big Bang Theory (for "The Positive Negative Reaction", "The Big Bear Precipitation", "The Fermentation Bifurcation")
  • John Shaffner – The Ranch (for "Leavin's Been Comin' (For a Long, Long Time)")

Television Movie or Limited Series:

• Patrizia von Brandenstein – The Night Of (for "The Beach")
  • Andrew Murdock – American Horror Story: Roanoke (for "Chapter 4")
  • Joel Collins, James Foster, and Nicholas Palmer – Black Mirror (for "Nosedive", "Playtest", "San Junipero")
  • Jeffrey Mossa – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (for "100% Not Guilty", "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia", "Manna from Heaven")
  • Arwel W. Jones – Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Variety, Reality or Competition Series:

• Keith Raywood, Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, and N. Joseph DeTullio – Saturday Night Live (for "Larry David/The 1975", "Peter Dinklage/Gwen Stefani", "Tom Hanks/Lady Gaga")
  • Mercedes Younger – American Grit (for "Ruck Up")
  • Karen Weber – The Ellen DeGeneres Show (for "Ellen's Halloween Show")
  • Schuyler Telleen – Portlandia (for "Weirdo Beach")
  • Eugene Lee and Peter Baran – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (for "Ep. 0417", "Ep. 0461", "Ep. 0493")
  • Anton Goss and James Pearse Connelly – The Voice (for "The Blind Auditions, Part 3", "The Battles Premiere, Part 2")

Awards or Event Special:

• Hannah Beachler – Beyoncé: Lemonade
  • Tamlyn Wright and Baz Halpin – 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
  • David Korins – Grease: Live
  • Derek McLane – Hairspray Live!
  • Derek McLane – The Oscars

Short Format: Web Series, Music Video or Commercial:

• James Chinlund – "iPhone 7: Balloons"
  • Ruth De Jong – "Adidas: Basketball Needs Creators"
  • JC Molina – Beyoncé: Lemonade: "6 Inch"
  • Jason Hougaard – Beyoncé: Lemonade: "Denial"
  • Jason Hougaard – Beyoncé: Lemonade: "Hold Up"