Hot Stuff: Exclusive Photos from Scorching Emmy Awards Ceremony

Two-day Creative Arts ceremony in downtown LA draws TV stars and nonfiction talent

The press room backstage at the Creative Arts Emmys. Sunday, September 15, 2019. Photo by Matt Carey

It never fails. No matter what weekend the Creative Arts Emmys are held on - and it varies from year to year - it is guaranteed to be blazingly hot.

So it was over the weekend when documentary and other categories were presented in a two-day ceremony at the Microsoft Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. A publicist told me it was 102 degrees on the red carpet on Saturday, which I have no trouble believing. It also felt like the highest humidity of the summer.

But what's a little more sweat when you've already poured blood, sweat and tears into the work that got you an Emmy nomination? Plus, it was only hot on the red carpet - once indoors, blessed air conditioning revived guests before trophies were handed out.

Nonfictionfilm.com covered the arrivals and backstage activities on Saturday and Sunday. Here are some of our photos.