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Although the winners of this year’s Emmy Awards have been announced almost a month ago, the 70 SCAD alumni winners and 250 SCAD alumni nominees deserve yet another article about the great work they have accomplished on these shows.

Garrette Warner Rose won an Emmy for Outside Cinematographer for a Reality Program for “Queer Eye”, and Dirk Valk won an Emmy for Special Visual Effects for Netflix’s “Lost in Space.” These two past SCAD students have been nominated for an Emmy award directly and won!

Here is a list of some of the popular winning shows our SCAD alumni have worked on that may be familiar to you:

  • The Mandalorian (Disney+)
    • Winner: Outstanding Visual Effects
    • 20 SCAD alumni
    • Animation supervisor, compositor, lighting supervisor, lead texture artist, and more
  • Rick and Morty (Cartoon Network) 
    • Winner: Outstanding Animated Program
    • 7 SCAD alumni
    • Director, animators, sound editors, story board artists, and more
  • Stranger Things (Netflix)
    • Winner: Outstanding Sound Editor for a Comedy or Drama Series
    • 12 SCAD alumni
    • Sound mixer, sound utility crew member, production assistants, and more

It’s always inspiring and motivating to see SCAD alumni achieving greatness!

Check out this full list of SCAD alumni who won and got nominated at the Emmy Awards 2020.