Australian production house Northern Pictures has won two Emmys for the US version of homegrown reality show Love on the Spectrum.

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which was held a week ahead of the main Emmys ceremony, was dominated by historical drama series Shogun, but for the local industry it was Love on the Spectrum’s night.

The show, which follows people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating, beat big-budget competition Squid Game: The Challenge and RuPaul’s Drag Race, to claim outstanding directing for a reality program and outstanding casting for a reality program.

The latest two awards take the program’s haul of Emmys to five, with three awards for the program in 2022.

“Our little homemade show from Australia, we’ve managed to break into the US and still find success and find an audience, which is really nice,” Sydney-based showrunner and director Cian O’Clery said after the awards.

Winning an award for casting was especially sweet, O’Clery said, because Love on the Spectrum‘s participants are the reason audiences adore the show so much.

“They’re the most important people on this whole journey. They’re really opening themselves up and being really honest and truthful,” he said.

Cast members Abbey, David and Dani appeared on stage to present two awards for lighting, and O’Clery said the show has brought them a measure of fame with fans.

The Sydney production team flew to Los Angeles for the awards night to celebrate with the US cast.

Cian O’Clery flew to the US to join the American cast for the awards. Photo: AAP

With five Emmys, it makes Northern Pictures one of the most-awarded production companies in Australia.

Love on the Spectrum airs on Netflix and the team has just finished filming season three of the series.

The Australian version of Love on the Spectrum debuted on ABC TV in 2019, with a second season premiering in 2o21.

All-conquering Shogun

The steady stream of wins for Shogun may be a harbinger of a big night for the series when Dan and Eugene Levy host the main Emmys at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on September 15.

The drama about political machinations in feudal Japan, which streams on Disney+ in Australia, won 14 of the 16 trophies it could have claimed on Sunday night (US time).

Among the wins were awards for best costume, make-up, editing, stunts and cinematography, along with a best guest actor in a drama Emmy for Nestor Carbonell.

The win for Nestor Carbonell (right) bodes well for Shogun at next week’s awards. Photo: FX

As he accepted, Carbonell thanked the crew, then marvelled at how many of them were in the audience.

“You’re all here! You’re all nominated,” Carbonell said. “I love the team sport of this.”

The Bear, the top nominee in the comedy categories with 23, won four times, including Emmys for best guest actor for Jon Bernthal and best guest actress for Jamie Lee Curtis.

Curtis was emotional on stage after beating Olivia Colman (The Bear), Kaitlin Olson (Hacks), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Only Murders in the Building), Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live) and Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live).

Curtis won for the season two Bear episode Fishes, in which she played the mother of star Jeremy Allen White at a nightmare holiday family gathering.

“I’m the luckiest girl in the world,” she said backstage.

Curtis won her first Emmy for her role in The Bear. Photo: FX

“I just never thought I would get to do work at this level of depth and complexity and intelligence. It’s been the thrill of my creative life these last couple of years.”

Michaela Coel won best guest actress in a comedy series for her appearance on Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

The two-night Creative Arts Emmys are presented in recognition of technical and other behind-the-scenes achievements in television, as well as awards for outstanding animated programs, commercials and guest actors.

Although Sunday night’s ceremony focused on scripted work, on Saturday night Emmys were handed out for reality and variety television.

Maya Rudolph and Angela Bassett were among Saturday night’s winners.

Rudolph won her sixth career Emmy, for her voice-over work on the animated Big Mouth, while Bassett won her first award for her narration of the National Geographic wildlife documentary series Queens.

-with AAP