PASADENA, Calif. - NBC received a leading 12 Emmys in the creative-arts categories Saturday in an untelevised prelude to the Sept. 13 awards ceremony. It was followed by ABC and cable's HBO with eight each. Fox picked up six honors, while CBS and PBS received four each. Emmys in the 28 major categories will be presented in two weeks at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The four-hour ceremony will be broadcast at 8 p.m. on NBC. Saturday's ceremony will be shown in a one-hour edited version at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 on TV Land. Here is a complete list of winners in the creative-arts categories: * Art direction, series: The X-Files, Fox * Art direction, miniseries or movie: Merlin, NBC * Art direction, variety or music program: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (The Wonderful World of Disney), ABC * Classical music/dance program: Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach, PBS * Guest actor, comedy series: Mel Brooks, Mad About You, NBC * Guest actor, drama series: John Larroquette, The Practice, ABC * Guest actress, comedy series: Emma Thompson, Ellen, ABC * Guest actress, drama series: Cloris Leachman, Promised Land, CBS * Commercial: Apple Computer, "Think Different" * Casting, series: Homicide: Life on the Street, NBC * Casting, miniseries or movie: From the Earth to the Moon, HBO * Choreography: Fame L.A., syndicated * Sound editing, series: ER, NBC * Sound editing, miniseries, movie or a special: Rough Riders, TNT * Music composition, series (dramatic underscore): "Becoming, Part 1," Buffy the Vampire Slayer, WB * Music composition, miniseries or movie (dramatic underscore): Glory & Honor, TNT * Music direction: The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC * Music and lyrics: "You're Checkin' In (A Musical Tribute to the Betty Ford Center)," The Simpsons, Fox * Main title theme music: Fame L.A., syndicated * Sound mixing, comedy series or special: Ally McBeal, Fox * Sound mixing, variety or music series or special: The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC * Sound mixing, drama series: "Brain Salad Surgery," Chicago Hope, CBS * Sound mixing, drama miniseries or movie: 12 Angry Men, Showtime * Main title design: The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC * Nonfiction special (possibility of more than one award): "Vietnam POWs: Stories of Survival," Discovery Sunday, Discovery Channel * Nonfiction series (possibility of more than one award): The American Experience, PBS * Special visual effects, series: Yo-Yo Ma Inspired By Bach: The Sound of the Carceri, PBS * Special visual effects, miniseries or movie: Merlin, NBC * Technical direction/camera/video, series: "Ambush," ER, NBC * Technical direction/camera/video, special: The Metropolitan Opera Presents Carmen, PBS * Animated program (one hour or less): The Simpsons, Fox * Voiceover performance: Hank Azaria, The Simpsons, Fox * Individual achievement in animation: Eric Radomski, Spawn, HBO * Single-camera picture editing, series: "Kill Switch," The X-Files, Fox * Single-camera picture editing, miniseries or a movie: Gia, HBO * Multicamera picture editing, series: "Room Service," Frasier, NBC * Multicamera picture editing, miniseries, movie or special: Stomp Out Loud, HBO * Cinematography, series: Law & Order, NBC * Cinematography, miniseries or movie: What the Deaf Man Heard, CBS * Lighting direction (electronic), comedy series: "A Night to Dismember," Home Improvement, ABC * Lighting direction (electronic), drama series, variety series, miniseries, movie or special: The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC * Costuming, series: NewsRadio, NBC * Costuming, miniseries, movie or special: The Pentagon Wars, HBO * Costume design, series: The Magnificent Seven, CBS * Costume design, miniseries or movie: Merlin, NBC * Costume design, variety or music program: Tracey Takes On ..., HBO * Hairstyling, series: "Smoking," Tracey Takes On ..., HBO * Hairstyling, miniseries, movie or special: From the Earth to the Moon, HBO * Makeup, series: "Surprise/Innocence," Buffy the Vampire Slayer, WB * Makeup, miniseries, movie or special: Merlin, NBC * Children's program (possibility of more than one award): Muppets Tonight, Disney Channel; Nick News Special Edition: What Are You Staring At?, Nickelodeon * Cinematography, nonfiction programming (possibility of more than one award): National Geographic Special: America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye, NBC; Wolves at Our Door, Discovery Channel * Sound editing, nonfiction programming: National Geographic Explorer, TBS Superstation * Sound mixing, nonfiction programming: Wolves at Our Door, Discovery Channel * Engineering, various (announced in advance): Digital Projection International's POWER Displays incorporating Texas Instruments' Digital Micromirror Device; Tiffen Camera Filters; Philips Digital Video Systems and Eastman Kodak's Spirit DataCine * Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Engineering Achievement Award: Yves Faroudja * Governors Awards (announced in advance): National Geographic Television, Learning Channel's "Great Books" Literacy Project |