Tuesday, September 16, 2025

'Arcane' and 'Love, Death & Robots' both earn four Emmy Awards


I'm continuing my coverage of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards winners with a follow-up to 'Arcane,' 'Love, Death + Robots,' and 'Octopus!' already Emmy Award winners, itself an update to 'Arcane' leads Gold Derby odds to win Outstanding Animated Program at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Outstanding Animated Program
  • Arcane: "The Dirt Under Your Nails" (Netflix)
  • Bob's Burgers: "They Slug Horses, Don't They?" (Fox)
  • Common Side Effects: "Cliff's Edge" (Adult Swim)
  • Love, Death & Robots: "Spider Rose" (Netflix)
  • The Simpsons: "Bart's Birthday" (Fox)
Arcane, Love, Death & Robots, and The Simpsons all have two nominations, while Bob's Burgers and Common Side Effects have just this one. Gold Derby's odds break the tie at the top as all experts, three-quarters of editors, and 88.2% of users have chosen 2022 winner Arcane to return to the podium next month. The other quarter of the editors and 6.3% of users picked 2023 winner The Simpsons to walk off with the statuette. The long-shot picks are Bob's Burgers with 2.8% of users, Common Side Effects with 1.7% of users, and Love, Death & Robots in last with 1.0% of users. Love, Death & Robots will have to get its Emmy elsewhere.
Opinion has consolidated around Arcane, as all of the experts and editors plus 90.7% of users now expect it will win. The rest of the field consists of The Simpsons with 4.6% of users, Bob's Burgers with 1.9, and Common Side Effects and Love, Death & Robots tied at 1.4%. At least more users have moved to Love, Death + Robots, while all the rest of the also-rans have lost support.
Like most categories, Gold Derby called it. Kudos to the experts, editors, and users!

Outstanding Sound Editing for an Animated Program
  • Arcane: "The Dirt Under Your Nails" – Brad Beaumont, Eliot Connors, Stephen P. Robinson, Janet "PJ" Pascual, Dan O'Connell, and John Cucci (Netflix)
  • Love, Death & Robots: "400 Boys" – Brad North, Craig Henighan, Dawn Lunsford, Jeff Charbonneau, and Alicia Stevens (Netflix)
  • Secret Level: "Warhammer 40,000: They Shall Know No Fear" – Matt Yocum, Brad North, Nolan McNaughton, Ryan Sullivan, Joseph Fraioli, Christopher Battaglia, Harry Cohen, Matt Manselle, Matt Tesley, and Brian Straub (Prime Video)
  • Star Trek: Lower Decks: "The New Next Generation" – James Lucero, Drew Guy, Konrad Piñon, James Singleton, John Wynn, Michael Britt, and Amber Funk (Paramount+)
  • What If...?: "What If... 1872?" – Mac Smith, Vanessa Lapato, Alyssa Nevarez, Steve Bissinger, Derek McGinley, Anele Onyekwere, Carl Sealove, Andrea Stelter Gard, and Sean England (Disney+)
Gold Derby does not have odds for this category, which is new, having been split off from comedy. My pick is the last animation winner, Love, Death & Robots, although both Arcane and Star Trek: Lower Decks are previous nominees.
I was wrong about Love, Death & Robots winning this category, but at least thought Arcane could win. On the other hand, I was right that Love, Death & Robots would get its Emmy Awards elsewhere — four of them, in fact.

Love, Death + Robots may not be favored to win Outstanding Animated Program, but it already has four Emmy Awards, two each for two episodes. "400 Boys" won two Emmys, Daryl Graham for Character Animation and Robert Valley for Character Design. "How Zeke Got Religion" also won two Emmys, Gigi Cavenago for Production Design and Edgar Martins for Storyboard.
Congratulations to all the animation winners!

That's a wrap for today's installment. Stay tuned for coverage of the comedy series winners I promised in 'Adolescence' sweeps its categories at the Emmy Awards with one win for 'The Penguin'.

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