The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the first winners of the 2018 70th Emmy Awards. Some of the highlights are as follows:
Original Main Title Theme Music:
- WINNER: Godless (Carlos Rafael Rivera)
- Marvel's The Defenders (John Paesano)
- Somebody Feed Phil (Mike S. Olson, Bridget Ellen Kearney, Michael Calabrese & Rachael Price)
- The Last Tycoon (Mychael Danna)
- The Putin Interviews (Jeff Beal)
- The Tick (Chris Bacon)
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):
- WINNER: Game of Thrones, The Dragon and the Wolf (Ramin Djawadi)
- Marvel's Jessica Jones, AKA Playland (Sean Callery)
- Once Upon a Time, Leaving Storybrooke (Mark Isham, Cindy O'Connor & Michael Simon)
- SEAL Team, Pattern of Life (W.G. Snuffy Walden & A. Patrick Rose)
- Star Wars Rebels, Family Reunion - And Farewell (Kevin Kiner)
- Westworld, Akane No Mai (Ramin Djawadi)
Outstandig Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score):
- Alias Grace, Part 1 (Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna)
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, Crazy Diamond (Cristobal Tapia De Veer)
- Godless, Homecoming (Carlos Rafael Rivera)
- WINNER: March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (Cyrille Aufort)
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, The Commuter (Harry Gregson-Williams)
- Black Mirror, USS Callister (Daniel Pemberton)
Original Music Supervision:
- Atlanta, Alligator Man (Jen Malone & Fam Udeorji)
- Stranger Things, Trick Or Treat, Freak (Nora Felder)
- WINNER: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Pilot (Robin Urdang), Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino
- This Is Us, That'll Be The Day (Jennifer Pyken)
- Westworld, Akane No Mai (Sean O'Meara)
The 70th Emmy Awards will be held on Monday, September 17th at the Microsoft Theatre L.A. LIVE. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which includes the music categories, are being held today and tomorrow at the same location. To see a complete list of those nominated, visit Emmys.com.