Northern Pictures wins big at the 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Australian production company, Northern Pictures has won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Love On The Spectrum U.S. at Sunday's 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. 

The same Australian team made Love on the Spectrum U.S. from Northern Pictures which created and produced the original Love on the Spectrum in Australia.

Co-created by Karina Holden and Cian O’Clery, Northern Pictures took home the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for:

Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program (Northern Pictures for Netflix). Northern Pictures Winners: Cian O'Clery, Sean Bowman, Marina Nieto Ritger, Emma Choate. 

Nominees included: RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV), Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix), The Amazing Race (CBS) and The Golden Bachelor (ABC)

Outstanding Directing For A Reality Program (Northern Pictures for Netflix). Northern Pictures Winner: Cian O’Clery.

Nominees included: RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV), Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix), The Traitors (PEACOCK) and Welcome to Wrexham (FX)

The Northern Pictures team was also nominated for Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program and Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program for Love on the Spectrum U.S.

This marks five Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award wins for Love on the Spectrum U.S. and the Australian Northern Pictures team behind the series, including its 2022 wins for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program, Outstanding Picture Editing for An Unstructured Reality Program and Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program.

Cian O'Clery and Karina Holden

Karina Holden, head of factual for Northern Pictures, co-creator and executive producer of Love on the Spectrum (Australia and U.S.) said: “It’s an incredible feeling for our cast and crew to be acknowledged by the Academy here in Hollywood. We had a big contingent of Australians on the red carpet, with our producing and post team able to travel from Sydney to be here for the awards.

Cast members Abbey, David and Dani were also given the honour to present an award on-stage tonight, which was wonderful to experience their excitement and joy. This week comes just as we are wrapping the filming on Season 3, so it’s quite a way to celebrate!”

(L-R) Abbey Romeo, David Isaacman and Dani Bowman

On winning the awards including the Outstanding Award for Best Direction, Cian O’Clery, co-creator, showrunner and director of Love on the Spectrum (Australia and U.S.) said:

“We’re all humbled and honoured to receive these awards and want to acknowledge and thank the whole Love On The Spectrum team. Special shout out to our amazing cast, whose stories people are embracing around the world.”

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Top image: Cian O'Clery and Karina Holden