Cherry Jones Takes Home Third Emmy Win

Eugene Lee, Alana Billingsley, Javier Grillo-Marxuach are also repeat winners. Four Carnegie Mellon University alumni took home statues as part of the 72nd Emmy Awards. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honors individuals for their artistic, educational and technical achievements in the television industry. Late last week, the Academy announced the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Carnegie Mellon alumni winners were: Eugene Lee , College of Fine Arts 1962: Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Reality Competition Series, Production Designer, "Saturday Night Live" - Alana Billingsley , College of Fine Arts 2004: Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special, Art Director, "The Oscars" - Cherry Jones , College of Fine Arts 1978: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, "Succession" - Javier Grillo-Marxuach , Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1991: Outstanding Children's Programming, Co-executive Producer, "Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance." (Tied for the win with "We Are The Dream: The Kids Of The Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest.") Cherry Jones delivered her acceptance speech during a Creative Arts Emmy presentation last week. This year, 17 CMU alumni earned 18 nominations in 12 categories. Lee has won five Emmys, Jones has won three and Billingsley and Grillo-Marxuach have each won two.