THE PENGUIN Picks Up 8 Emmy Wins Including The Award For Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup

Ahead of the main Primetime Emmy Awards taking place on Sunday, September 14, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held last night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.

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By MarkJulian - Sep 07, 2025 11:09 AM EST

Filed Under: The Batman

As previously covered, HBO's The Penguin amassed a staggering 24 Emmy nominations back in July when potential award recipients were first notified about the coveted honor.

The number of award categories at the Emmys has increased over the years, and ever since 2016, the awards ceremony has unfolded over two nights.

First up this year is the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which were held last night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California. There will be more Creative Emmy Awards handed out tonight, ahead of the main awards ceremony on September 14.

With one night already under wraps, there are a number of shows already celebrating a massive number of wins, including the Colin Farrell-led spin-off of The Batman.

The show has already secured 8 wins and is poised to take up many more between tonight's festivities and the televised ceremony next Sunday:

• Best Original Score
• Best Special Visual Effects
• Best Sound Mixing
• Best Sound Editing
• Best Contemporary Costumes
• Best Prosthetic Makeup
• Best Contemporary Makeup
• Best Contemporary Hairstyling

'THE PENGUIN' won 8 Emmys tonight.

• Best Original Score
• Best Special Visual Effects
• Best Sound Mixing
• Best Sound Editing
• Best Contemporary Costumes
• Best Prosthetic Makeup
• Best Contemporary Makeup
• Best Contemporary Hairstyling pic.twitter.com/b3eT7slnei
— The Batman Saga News (@TheBatmanSagaNW) September 7, 2025

‘THE PENGUIN’ has won the Emmy for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup pic.twitter.com/lxS0HkUSkr
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) September 7, 2025

The Batman fans can tune in next Sunday to find out if The Penguin will also take home the award for Outstanding Limited/Anthology Series, and whether Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti will take home little golden statues for Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, respectively.

After a lengthy period of stagnation, things are now picking up on director Matt Reeves' The Batman Epic Crime Saga.

The script for the sequel has finally been completed, it's HBO spin-off is taking up several coveted Hollywood awards, and a production start date has been narrowed down to Spring 2026, along with the sequel locking in its release date.

As far as Penguin's role in the upcoming sequel, Farrell has confirmed that Oz doesn't have a lot of scenes but he's happy to work with Reeves and the cast again, in any capacity. "I don’t have many scenes, I don’t believe, but I’ll be there for whatever. Matt Reeves is so brilliant," said Farrell.

The Batman: Part II, is currently scheduled for release on October 1, 2027.

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25 Comments

Forthas - 9/7/2025, 11:10 AM

Well deserved! Funny...where are all the people who claimed that people were tired of grounded films? Once again it is beating out the color saturated Saturday morning cartoons masquerading as TV shows in viewership and awards. What people are tired of is James Gunn and his slapstick live action shows.

WalletsClosed - 9/7/2025, 11:19 AM

@Forthas - DC is known for their grounded, serious, and darker films. Gunn has turned it into Marvel Lite, which is why Superman won't surpass MOS at the box office (No DCU film will for that matter).

The Penguin is Prestige TV. Peacemaker is a live action saturday morning cartoon that no one watches or cares about. There's a reason one was showcased on HBO and the other only on MAX

Forthas - 9/7/2025, 11:22 AM

@WalletsClosed - EXACTLY!!!! I could not have put it better myself!

bobevanz - 9/7/2025, 11:29 AM

@Forthas @WalletsClosed this circlejerk between you is beyond laughable. Keep crying over Snyder working at McDonald's. Peacemaker isn't going anywhere, Gunn isn't going anywhere. They're two sides of a coin

WalletsClosed - 9/7/2025, 11:38 AM

@bobevanz - Peacemaker is getting cancelled after this season buddy. I'm sure the people there over at MAX and WB are comparing the viewership numbers between Penguin and Peacemaker. You think they're going to continue with something that's not even charting in the top 10? Let's be honest, when Penguin released, it was the talk of the town. Who do you know irl that's watching slopmaker?

bobevanz - 9/7/2025, 11:43 AM

@WalletsClosed - the ONLY reason Superman won't pass MoS is because of China's box office. That's literally it. Superman made more domestically. Stay mad all you want. Snyder had three chances to make Superman work. What a [frick]ing loser lol. Peacemaker will never get canceled! You live in a little bubble, just because you don't like these things DOESN'T MEAN OTHERS THINK THE SAME WAY. Look at the reviews from every site or aggregate. Up 22% from last season. You're so [frick]ing delusional it's insane! Man Of Tomorrow will make more than Batman vs Superman, make a bet? I'll delete my account if I'm wrong. I won't be though. Stay mad ya dweeb

AwesomePromoz - 9/7/2025, 11:57 AM

Snyder created a retarded emo Superman, who let his dad die but saved the dog. Then he lost every fight in the second film. No wonder certain little gimps relate more to that version.

WalletsClosed - 9/7/2025, 12:44 PM

@bobevanz - It's not hard to be up 22% from last season when almost no one watched it.

Man Of Tomorrow won't even break even. Might as well delete your account now.

lazlodaytona - 9/7/2025, 1:10 PM

@Forthas - I think they're mostly tired of your commentary

Forthas - 9/7/2025, 1:21 PM

@lazlodaytona - Well all ten of those people were clearly not enough to make Superman a box office success or Peacemaker a ratings winner. Too bad!!!!

Mongrol - 9/7/2025, 1:44 PM

@Forthas -

It's not a film.

Mongrol - 9/7/2025, 1:50 PM

@bobevanz -

Snyderbros want a monotone, monochromatic DC rather than appreciating the variety of tones that Gunn and Reeves provide. Peacemaker and Penguin are both great series doing different things.

They view 'dark', 'edgy' films as 'important' rather than the pulp entertainment they are.

Forthas - 9/7/2025, 1:50 PM

@Mongrol - That is true...but people's criticisms were directed at grounded films since it predates when Penguin came out. There were no grounded TV shows at the time.

HashTagSwagg - 9/7/2025, 11:19 AM

The Last of Us should have won that

lazlodaytona - 9/7/2025, 1:11 PM

@HashTagSwagg - I know a dude who actually looks like him

WalletsClosed - 9/7/2025, 11:20 AM

The best comic book project in years and it might be the last great comic book project. THIS is what people want. This is what gets eyes and acclaim. Not garish garbage like Orgymaker

bobevanz - 9/7/2025, 11:33 AM

Well deserved. Bryan Cranston won for guest actor on The Studio. The Pitt won a good amount as well. This has been a fantastic year for television, not so much for CBM's. Then again Superman beat Marvel for the first time in 17 years. I'm sure that's nothing... lmao plus WB is near a billion dollars from their four medium budget horror movies. Add F1, Superman, and Minecraft and they're cooking thanks to Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca. Amazon let them go and Marvel let Gunn go. Time to run it back!

KennKathleen - 9/7/2025, 11:41 AM

lazlodaytona - 9/7/2025, 1:12 PM

@KennKathleen - it's like you have an ongoing theme

EskimoJ - 9/7/2025, 11:59 AM

Deserved; was an outstanding season.

TheJok3r - 9/7/2025, 12:17 PM

I'm sure the clowns hoping this franchise will get canceled will be very happy about this.

TheVisionary25 - 9/7/2025, 12:25 PM

Well deserved imo , especially Makeup…

I still can’t believe sometimes that this is Colin Farrell , excellent work truly!!.

Anyway , it was a really good season imo.

dragon316 - 9/7/2025, 12:37 PM

Goood for penguin and dc maybe award shows finally taking comic entertainment more seriously

lazlodaytona - 9/7/2025, 1:14 PM

I've never done a hard 180 like I have with The Batman and Penguin.

Hugely disliked Reeve's Bats but went back to it and found it tolerable after watching the freaking amazing Penguin series.

ModHaterSLADE - 9/7/2025, 1:15 PM

It's one of the best spin-offs from a superhero film. Never thought a show about the Penguin of all Batman villains, could be this interesting.

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THE PENGUIN Picks Up 8 Emmy Wins Including The Award For Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup

Ahead of the main Primetime Emmy Awards taking place on Sunday, September 14, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held last night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.

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