Announcing The Chemmys Winners

The 73rd Emmy Awards is over, and The Queen's Gambit once more blew chess fans away by winning 11 awards. The show, which even got the trophy for the coveted "Best Limited Series" award, once more put chess under the spotlight.

As the ceremony unfolded, we decided to have some fun and create our own version of this prestigious celebration. On the days leading to the Emmys, we hosted the Chemmys—an online ceremony awarding our beloved chess content creators!

The community has cast their votes, and it's now time to reveal the winners who will take home their Chemmys plaques!

• Outstanding Main Title Design
• Outstanding Period Costumes
• Outstanding Cinematography
• Outstanding Limited Series
• Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series
• Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
• Outstanding Music Composition
• Outstanding Supporting Actor
• Outstanding Lead Actress

Outstanding Main Title Design

Here are the nominees for Outstanding Main Title Design (best YouTube video thumbnail):

• Alexandra and Andrea Botez: Younger Sister VS Older Sister: Who Wins?
• Hikaru Nakamura: Premoving A Whole Game Against Magnus Carlsen
• Levy Rozman: The Advanced Chess Bots Are Terrifying
• Eric Hansen: FIRST PLACE in Arena Kings

And the Outstanding Main Title Design award goes to... Levy Rozman: The Advanced Chess Bots Are Terrifying

Outstanding Period Costume

Here are the nominees for Outstanding Period Costume (best costume on stream):

• Anna Rudolf as a reindeer
• Logic as Dwight Schrute
• Alexandra and Andrea Botez as Old Ladies
• QTCinderella as Alexandra Botez

And the Outstanding Period Costume award goes to... Anna Rudolf's reindeer costume!

Outstanding Cinematography

Here are the nominees for Outstanding Cinematography (best chess photography):

• Eric Rosen
• Maria Emelianova
• David Llada
• Lennart Ootes

And the Outstanding Cinematography award goes to... Eric Rosen!

Outstanding Limited Series

Here are the nominees for Outstanding Limited Series (best video series):

• John Bartholomew: Chess Fundamentals
• John Ludvig Hammer: BenjyFishy's Journey
• Chessbrah: Building Habits
• Levy Rozman: Win At Chess

And the Outstanding Limited Series award goes to... Levy Rozman's Win At Chess!

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series

Here are the nominees for Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series (best chess written piece):

• Jen Shahade: "Make Way for the Queens of Chess"
• Louisa Thomas: "Hou Yifan and the Wait for Chess's First Woman World Champion"
• Andrew Beaton and Josh Robinson: "Chess Grandmasters Obsess Over Gambits, Endgames—and Chairs"
• Nicholas Kristof: "Remember the Homeless Chess Champion? The Boy Is Now a Chess Master"

And the Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series award goes to... Jen Shahade for her "Make Way for the Queens of Chess" piece!

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics

Here are the nominees for Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics (best chess lyrics):

• Levy Rozman
• Samay Raina
• Ill Treats & Charade
• Harry Mack

And the Original Music And Lyrics award goes to... Samay Raina!

Outstanding Music Composition

Here are the nominees for Music Composition (best chess-related song):

• "Push Em Baby" by Chessbrahs
• "Danger Levels" by Levy Rozman
• "Oh Capablanca" by Juga
• "Rook Volume 1" by Samay Raina

And the Outstanding Music Composition award goes to... "Rook Volume 1" by Samay Raina!

Outstanding Supporting Actor

Here are the nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actor (best male commentator):

• James Canty III
• Ben Finegold
• Daniel Naroditsky
• Robert Hess

And the Outstanding Supporting Actor is... Daniel Naroditsky!

Outstanding Lead Actress

Here are the nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress (best female commentator):

• Anna Cramling
• Anna Rudolf
• Tania Sachdev
• Alexandra and Andrea Botez

And the Outstanding Lead Actress award goes to... Alexandra and Andrea Botez!

We hope you had fun voting for your favorite content creators! If you don't know any of the nominees or winners, make sure you follow them on Twitch and YouTube. Also, make sure to follow us on Twitter to be a part of the chess conversation and on Twitch and YouTube for more chess videos!

What was your favorite award? Let us know in the comments below!