Just days after its cancellation by Prime Video/MGM+, the highly anticipated series Spider-Noir, starring Nicolas Cage, has made a remarkable splash at the 2026 Emmy Awards. The show, marking Cage’s first regular television series role, had debuted in May and quickly amassed an impressive 11 Emmy Award nominations – the most for any series from the streamer this year.

At Sunday’s Creative Arts Emmys, Spider-Noir took home five prestigious awards. The wins included stunt coordination for comedy programming, sound editing for a one-hour comedy or drama series, title design, special visual effects in a single episode, and cinematography for a series. Backstage, supervising stunt coordinator Freddy Bouciegues and stunt coordinator Hugh Aodh O’Brien playfully addressed the bittersweet victory, joking about the cancellation not being within their purview. “Tell me who to call, I’ll ask them,” Bouciegues quipped when pressed about a potential reversal.

The series delved into the gritty world of Ben Reilly, portrayed by Cage, a down-on-his-luck private investigator in 1930s New York. The logline described Reilly as being “forced to grapple with his past life following a deeply personal tragedy, as the city’s one and only superhero.”

Spider-Noir was envisioned as a foundational step in Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios’ broader strategy to expand stories featuring Marvel Characters under the Sony Pictures banner. The ensemble cast featured Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, Abraham Popoola, Jack Huston, and Brendan Gleeson alongside Cage.

Behind the scenes, Oren Uziel (The Lost City, 22 Jump Street) and Steve Lightfoot (Marvel’s The Punisher, Shantaram) served as co-showrunners and executive producers. Harry Bradbeer (Fleabag, Killing Eve) directed and executive produced the initial two episodes. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller executive produced via Lord Miller, joined by Aditya Sood and Dan Shear. Amy Pascal executive produced for Pascal Pictures, with Cage and Pavlina Hatoupis also holding executive producer credits.

The Creative Arts Emmys, typically held over two days a week before the Primetime Emmys, saw some changes this year, with five categories previously part of the main ceremony, including best supporting actor and actress in a limited or anthology series, now featured. Sunday's awards were not broadcast live; instead, both Saturday and Sunday’s ceremonies will air together on Saturday, September 12. The 78th Emmy Awards, hosted by Mariska Hargitay, are scheduled to air live on NBC on September 14.