Final Emmy Predictions: Creative Arts Night One Will be Dominated by Barack Obama, Joanna Gaines and ‘Arcane’

Barack and Michelle Obama have returned to the White House for a very special reason. On Wednesday, the former president and former first lady unveiled their official White House portraits in the East Room. Robert McCurdy painted the portrait of Barack, who is seen standing tall while wearing a black suit, a gray tie and an American flag pin.

The Television Academy has opened the envelope on its first batch of presenters for Monday’s 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Variety special “Adele: One Night Only” and docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back” also scored five trophies, though they won’t figure in the Primetime Emmy ceremony. Those wins, along with the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show’s victory for variety special (live), led some to quip that the Creative Arts Emmys felt more like the Grammys.

Emmy ceremony that will air at 8 p.m. EDT Sept.

After a night when Adele, Barack Obama and Chadwick Boseman were all honored with shiny gold statues, the second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards shared some tea leaves for next week’s Prime Time Emmy Awards ceremony. Three series took home five Emmys: “Euphoria,” “The White Lotus” and “Stranger Things.” “Squid Game” followed with four.

Adele has won her very first Emmy on the opening night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The 34-year-old singer took home the Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) gong for her CBS special 'Adele One Night Only', although she was absent from the ceremony that was held in Los Angeles on Saturday (03. 09.

Two programs dominated the first night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards: the CBS special “Adele: One Night Only” and the Disney+ docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back.” Each nominee won five Emmy Awards. They were followed by Netflix’s “Love on the Spectrum (U.S.)” and the “Super Bowl Halftime Show” which took home three Emmys each.

to go with his two Grammys.Obama won the best narrator Emmy for his work on the Netflix documentary series, “Our Great National Parks.”The five-part show, which features national parks from around the globe, is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, “Higher Ground.”He was the biggest name in a category full of famous nominees for the award handed out at Saturday night’s Creative Arts Emmys, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, David Attenborough and Lupita Nyong’o.Barack Obama is the second president to have an Emmy. Dwight D.

Eminem could be the next artist to achieve an EGOT status following his win at the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Slim Shady became an Emmy award winner when the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show won for Outstanding Variety Special.

Day 1 of the Creative Arts Emmys 2022 had a distinctive group of celebrities and creators that make up some of the best in television. They all gathered at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles to celebrate everyone involved in the creative process.

James Corden may not have been nominated in the main late-night Emmy category but he can take some solace at beating some of his rivals in the short-form category.

Ethan Shanfeld Barack Obama is officially three-fourths of the way to an EGOT, as the former president of the United States nabbed his first Emmy for outstanding narrator. Obama lent his voice to the Netflix docuseries “Our Great National Parks,” narrating its five episodes that span from Patagonia, Chile, to Tsavo, Kenya. Netflix submitted the first episode, “A World of Wonder,” for Emmy consideration. In 2020, both Barack and Michelle Obama took home Oscars for the documentary “American Factory,” which they produced under their banner, Higher Ground. The doc tells the story of what happens when a Chinese company opens an automotive glass plant at a former General Motors location in Ohio, facing intense community skepticism and cultural differences.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Night one of the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards is underway at the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles. The first of two Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies this year, the Saturday night event focuses on mostly unscripted fare, including reality and documentaries, as well as variety shows and specials. (Animation is also included on the evening.) High-profile awards on Saturday include animated program, character voice-over, documentary or nonfiction series, documentary or nonfiction special, exceptional merit in documentary filmmaking, music direction, narrator, short form comedy/drama/variety series, structured reality program, unstructured reality program, variety special (live) and variety special (pre-recorded). Among the possibilities for the evening: Norman Lear is in line to become the first-ever 100-year-old Emmy winner. Also, President Barack Obama is up for an Emmy in the outstanding narrator category, and Chadwick Boseman, Jessica Walter and/or Norm Macdonald could win posthumous Emmys in various categories.

Sasha Obama may have grown up in the White House but she's far from Washington DC now. The 21-year-old has taken her studies from Michigan to Los Angeles where she is settling in perfectly - with the help of someone special. MORE: Sasha Obama unveils bold new look as she starts new college year Despite moving to a new state, Sasha appears to be more than happy with her new living arrangement which is made easier due to the fact her roommate is her sister, Malia. WATCH: Sasha Obama shows off incredible dance movesThe young women both relocated and are now living in Brentwood near the USC campus where Sasha is a student. In order to pursue a profession as a screenwriter, Malia moved to California last year after receiving her degree from Harvard and her younger sibling couldn't wait to join her. MORE: Michelle and Barack Obama's vast living room inside $8.1million home is gorgeousMORE: Michelle Obama wows in a figure-flattering jumpsuitMalia and her sister Sasha are much loved by fans, and the former President of the United States of America appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden back in May 2021 and was full of praise for his two daughters after joking that he was concerned that they would end up as "weird kids".  Sasha is loving life in LA Michelle also opened up about the feeling of her and Barack being empty-nesters to Ellen DeGeneres, and while she misses her children she said they're "doing well," and have also become, "just amazing young women".She joked about their love lives and added: "They loved the Jonas Brothers. Now they are bringing grown men home.

READ MORE: Teen tennis star's 'inappropriate' celebrations with dad spark outrage after 'bum slaps'"Who knows what they’re talking about," tennis legend John McEnroe joked as they appeared on the screen."They’re really involved in some sort of … She’s giving him advice," McEnroe's co-analyst Chris Evert added on ESPN. “She just gave him advice.

Serena Williams at the US Open after she declared that the tournament could be her last.The tennis icon announced her plans to retire from the sport earlier this month, leaving behind huge career spanning decades.After successfully making it past the first round against Danka Kovinic at the New York tournament, she beat Anett Kontaveit earlier today, prolonging her farewell tour.Zendaya was captured by the cameras as she got comfortable in the stands, watching the action unfold on the court.Spike Lee went for a typically understated appearance, opting for a striped burgundy blazer and matching hat – that we’re going to need in our wardrobes immediately.Gigi Hadid and sister Bella were seen in the crowds, with Vogue US editor Anna Wintour also spotted taking a seat.Tiger Woods was lucky enough to get an invite into Serena’s VIP box, joined by Serena’s equally iconic sister, Venus Williams.The 40-year-old’s battles have always drawn a star-studded crowd, with Hugh Jackman and Bill Clinton in the stands earlier this week.The king of New York sports: Spike Lee pic.twitter.com/LthrKVbl9iRebel Wilson also made a rare public outing with partner Ramona Agruma to take in the action in person, while Laverne Cox accidentally went viral when she cheered the athlete on.However, it was Serena’s adorable daughter Olympia who stole the show as she subtly paid tribute to her mom, wearing her hair in braids with white beads on the end – a style the player chose for her very first US Open, 23 years ago.She ended up winning that tournament, marking her very first Grand Slam title, so maybe this will give her a little luck?The mom-of-one left fans around the world heartbroken when she confirmed her decision to step back from tennis earlier

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Travis Fimmel (“Vikings,” “Warcraft”), Simon Baker (“The Mentalist,” “Breath”) and Phoebe Tonkin head the adult cast of “Boy Swallows Universe,” an Australia-set fantasy-drama series. Production has now begun in Brisbane, Queensland. The eight-part limited series is an adaptation of Trent Dalton’s international best-selling novel “Boy Swallows Universe” and is being produced by Brouhaha Entertainment, together with Anonymous Content and Chapter One, for streaming platform Netflix. “Boy Swallows Universe” follows working-class Brisbane teenager Eli Bell in a whirlwind story about drug addiction, ex-cons, poverty, violence and the discovery of hope through the power of love. Dalton has pitched the story as involving “a boy who receives a message on a red rotary dial phone in a secret underground room that tells him he must bust into Brisbane’s notorious Boggo Road Prison to save his mum’s life on Christmas Day.”

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The U.S. Open’s opening night is usually a relatively sleepy affair, but this year it featured a packed centre court match that could have been the last in the legendary career of Serena Williams.