'Widow's Bay,' 'DTF: St. Louis' and 'Spider-Noir' - Despite Its Cancellation - Dominate Creative Arts Emmys Night 2 Winners (FULL LIST)

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Apple TV's "Widow's Bay" led Night 2 of the 78th Emmys with eight Emmy wins - putting it firmly in the frontrunners position among comedy contenders heading into the Primetime ceremony on September 14.

With the second most wins for the night, HBO Max's "DTF St. Louis" won six total on Sunday. The program landed both supporting acting categories for limited/anthology series ( David Harbour and Linda Cardellini ) while Steve Conrad won double Emmys for both directing and writing for a limited/anthology series or movie.

This repped the first Emmy wins for both Harbour and Cardellini. During his speech on stage, Harbour said he was really moved by the recognition: "I can't believe that you've embraced our show so much this beautiful, vulnerable, weird show that I love so much." Cardellini thanked her "DTF family," including her co-stars Jason Bateman, Harbour and Joy Sunday. She also addressed Steve Conrad: "Thank you for your beautiful heart and your beautiful mind. Thank you for this part and giving me this chance."

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Meanwhile, another big winner for the night was a bit of an unexpected surprise. Prime Video's "Spider-Noir" took home five Emmys just days after learning that the show had been canceled and wouldn't return for a second season. Despite that unfortunate news, the series won for stunt performance, sound editing for a comedy or drama series (one hour), title design, special visual effects in a single episode and cinematography for a series (one hour).

Speaking about the cancellation of the show while having a triumphant moment at the Emmys, supervising stunt coordinator Freddy Bouciegues said, "I'm excited because we got to do a cool show. We got to do some big action. We got to do everything we wanted. Our showrunners let us let the stunt team. We came to the table with ideas. They said, 'Yes, run with it,' and we got to do everything we wanted." Added stunt coordinator Hugh Aodh O'Brien: "I'm happy we got the win, and that's, I guess the icing on the cake."

Perhaps the most emotional moment of the evening came when the late Rob Reiner won the comedy guest actor Emmy, posthumously, for his role on "The Bear." The audience inside the Peacock Theatre gave Reiner's win a lengthy standing ovation.

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"Paradise" star Shailene Woodley won for guest actress in a drama series. Speaking about her win, Woodley told members of the press, "I'm a fan of the show and I'm a small piece of it and I feel very excited to be on board their bigger mission and to have my little slice of the pie and contribute what I was able to contribute." She added, "I think that the show is so dynamic in its range, and the fact that it's a sci-fi show that brings so much humanity and art to the genre is really unparalleled."

Ernest Harden Jr. won drama guest actor for 'The Pitt,' and shared what it meant for him - and also dedicated his win to Bette Davis. "I've been in the business since 1974," he said. "That's the first time I ever spoke in a film. It was a movie called 'Three Days of the Condor' with Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway. From then I've just been doing my thing, trying to work where I could. I got some beautiful breaks. I ended up going to L.A. from New York to finally get a great role on 'The Jeffersons,' and I did it for three seasons. And I got a chance to star opposite Bette Davis, which is a feather in my cap."

Julie Andrews won her fourth Emmy, landing the award in the character voice-over performance category. This was her second win in the category. The first time around, Andrews made history as the oldest woman ever to win at age 89. At 90, she extended her own record at the ceremony.

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Comedy Central's "South Park" won the animated program Emmy for the first time since 2013, thanks to its blockbuster episode "Sermon On The 'Mount." And for outstanding movie, Netflix's Sally Field starrer "Remarkably Bright Creatures" was victorious.

Also on Sunday, the Television Academy handed out its first-ever " Legacy Award ," given to " I Love Lucy " - the series that set the blueprint for sitcoms and created the template for TV syndication.

As announced in January , the new Legacy Award was created to recognize television programs "that have made a profound and lasting impact on audiences and remain relevant to society, culture and the industry." The org's Special Awards committee (formerly known as the Governors Award committee) selects candidates for the Legacy Award annually, and then the Board of Governors votes on the entries.

"Lucy's electric energy and elastic physicality didn't just influence me, it became a part of me," said June Diane Raphael ("The Morning Show"), who introduced the honor. "Without Lucy we don't have Carol Burnett, Tina Fey or Kristen Wiig. Lucy's performances were all so vanity free. What could be more beautiful."

Bringing production back to Los Angeles was a theme among the artisans throughout the evening.

As "Palm Royale" costume designer Alix Friedberg praised her team, she added, "This show was built with the hands of the most incredibly talented costume teams, textile artists, and builders based in the great city of L.A."

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