Emmys 2025: Round-Up

The post-production teams who help bring everyone's favorite TV and streaming shows to life celebrated their achievements at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards this past weekend. You can catch an edited version of the ceremony on Saturday, September 13th at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FXX or stream it on Hulu through October 7th. 

What a great night for the Boris FX community! We're thrilled to see over 15 of our customers directly nominated and so many more who helped bring the winning projects to life. A huge congratulations to all the nominees, winners, and artists. Thank you for using your incredible talent to make us laugh, tear up, and sit on the edge of our seats.

And if you didn't already hear, Continuum is the proud recipient of a 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Award! We'll be heading to LA to attend the awards ceremony in October. 

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode

Actors Cristin Milioti and Colin Farrell in The Penguin (courtesy of HBO)

The VFX family from The Penguin (HBO Max) won the Emmy for their work on episode 3 "Bliss." VFX Editor — and first-time winner — Erin Sullivan, dives into the scope of her role on the prestigious series, using Mocha AE, and how to be a good creative partner.

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie

Dune: Prophecy (courtesy of Image Engine)

Nominee Martyn Culpitt, VFX Supervisor at Image Engine, tackles the challenges of creating feature film VFX on a TV schedule and how the team used Silhouette's Retimer ML node & Mocha Pro toolsets on Dune: Prophecy (HBO Max). 

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Single Camera Comedy Series

Co-creator/writer and actor Seth Rogen with director Martin Scorsese on The Studio (courtesy of AppleTV+)

Emmy-winner Eric Kissack, ACE, spills the secrets of comedy editing and planning oners on The Studio (AppleTV+), the 23x-nominated freshman series. 

Actor Jean Smart in Hacks (courtesy of HBO)

Nominee Susan Vaill, ACE, along with assistant editor Stephanie Goldstein, chat about understanding notes and revisions, how an editor transitions to a director, choosing licensed music, and more on Hacks (HBO Max). 

Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming (Segment)

Actors Kate McKinnon and Paul Rudd on Saturday Night Live (courtesy NBC)

Get an inside look at the creative process behind SNL50: Physical Comedy segment, including which Sapphire effects added to the nostalgic feel, from the six-member Emmy Award-winning team: Ryan Spears (Film Unit Editor), Paul Del Gesso (Film Unit Editor), Christopher Salerno (Film Unit Editor), Daniel Garcia (Editor), Sean McIlraith (Editor), and Ryan McIlraith (Editor).

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Actor Colin Farrell in The Penguin (courtesy of HBO)

The editing team from The Penguin (HBO Max), Henk van Eeghen, ACE, Meg Reticker, and Andy Keir, were each nominated individually on three different episodes. Discover how they dealt with perspective changes, managing tone with minimal music, and staying organized.

Actors Milly Alcock and Julianne Moore in Sirens (courtesy of Netflix)

Nominee Catherine Haight, ACE, along with the rest of the Sirens (Netflix) editing team, explores the process of identifying emotional moments in music cues, examining how scriptwriting themes influence editing, and the advantages of collaborative editing in a shared workspace.

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program

Charles Barkley and Nirvana on SNL (courtesy of NBC)

Dance to the editing beat behind the documentary highlighting SNL's history-making musical performances
on Ladies & Gentlemen...50 Years of SNL Music (NBC). Editors James Lester and Oz Rodríguez (also co-director), two of the three nominees (the additional editor/nominee was F. Michael Young), discuss why so many editors are also musicians, the value of a great assistant editor, and more.  

Chimp Crazy (courtesy of HBO Max)

Nominees (and ACE Award-winners) Evan Wise, ACE (Supervising Editor); Charles Divak, ACE (Editor), Adrienne Gits, ACE (Editor); Doug Abel, ACE, BFE (Editor) and Sascha Stanton-Craven (Additional Editor) dissect how story structure influences the audience’s emotions, the joy of a well-crafted montage, and how Stanley Kubrick helped to deliver a climactic moment on Chimp Crazy (HBO Max).

Will & Harper 

ACE Award winner and Emmy nominee Monique Zavistovski, ACE discusses staying true to the emotional journey of the characters, the difficult choices in killing your darlings, and using empathy to time reaction shots on Will & Harper. 

Who will take home the Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series, Drama Series, Lead Actors, and more? Find out when the Primetime Emmys air this Sunday, September 14th, at 8pm ET/5pm PT, on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.