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“The Bear,” “Shogun,” “Baby Reindeer” and “Hacks” were the big winners at the 76th Emmy Awards on Sunday, which took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and was hosted by the father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy.
Because of the writers’ and actors’ strikes last year, this was actually the second Emmys ceremony of 2024: The first one took place in January after it was postponed from last September.
With a record-breaking 23 nominations, “The Bear,” from FX, was up for the most awards in the comedy category, of which it won 11. Jean Smart won for her lead role in the HBO show “Hacks,” which upset “The Bear” on Sunday, and won for best comedy.
“Shogun,” the FX drama, collected 18 awards, including best drama, between Sunday night’s ceremony and last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys. And “Baby Reindeer” took home six limited series wins, including a best actor statuette for its creator, Richard Gadd.
These are this year’s Emmy winners.
Best Drama
“Shogun” (FX)
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Nominees in this category: “The Crown” (Netflix); “The Morning Show” (Apple TV); “The Gilded Age” (HBO); “Slow Horses” (Apple TV); “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” (Amazon Prime Video); “Fallout” (Amazon Prime Video); “3 Body Problem” (Netflix)
Best Comedy
“Hacks” (HBO)
Nominees in this category: “Abbott Elementary” (ABC); “The Bear” (Hulu); “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO); “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu); “Palm Royale” (Apple TV); “Reservation Dogs” (FX); “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)
Best Limited Series
“Baby Reindeer” (Netflix)
Nominees in this category: “Fargo” (FX); “Lessons in Chemistry” (Apple TV); “Ripley”(Netflix); “True Detective: Night Country” (HBO)
Best Actress, Drama
Anna Sawai, “Shogun”
Nominees in this category: Jennifer Aniston, “The Morning Show”; Reese Witherspoon, “The Morning Show”; Imelda Staunton, “The Crown”; Maya Erskine, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”; Carrie Coon, “The Gilded Age”
Best Actor, Drama
Hiroyuki Sanada, “Shogun”
Nominees in this category: Donald Glover, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”; Idris Elba, “Hijack”; Walton Goggins, “Fallout”; Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses”; Dominic West, “The Crown”
Best Actor, Comedy
Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”
Nominees in this category: Matt Berry, “What We Do in the Shadows”; Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”; Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”; Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”; D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, “Reservation Dogs”
Best Actress, Comedy
Jean Smart, “Hacks”
Nominees in this category: Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”; Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”; Kristen Wiig, “Palm Royale”; Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”; Maya Rudolph, “Loot”
Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie
Jodie Foster, “True Detective: Night Country”
Nominees in this category: Brie Larson, “Lessons in Chemistry”; Juno Temple, “Fargo”; Sofia Vergara, “Griselda”; Naomi Watts, “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”
Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie
Richard Gadd, “Baby Reindeer”
Nominees in this category: Matt Bomer, “Fellow Travelers”; Jon Hamm, “Fargo”; Tom Hollander, “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”; Andrew Scott, “Ripley”
Best Supporting Actress, Comedy
Liza Colon-Zayas, “The Bear”
Nominees in this category: Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”; Carol Burnett, “Palm Royale”; Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”; Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”; Meryl Streep, “Only Murders in the Building”
Best Supporting Actor, Comedy
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, “The Bear”
Nominees in this category: Lionel Boyce, “The Bear”; Paul W. Downs, “Hacks”; Paul Rudd, “Only Murders in the Building”; Bowen Yang, “Saturday Night Live”
Best Supporting Actress, Drama
Elizabeth Debicki, “The Crown”
Nominees in this category: Christine Baranski, “The Gilded Age”; Nicole Beharie, “The Morning Show”; Greta Lee, “The Morning Show”; Lesley Manville, “The Crown”; Karen Pittman, “The Morning Show”; Holland Taylor, “The Morning Show”
Best Supporting Actor, Drama
Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”
Nominees in this category: Tadanobu Asano, “Shogun”; Mark Duplass, “The Morning Show”; Jon Hamm, “The Morning Show”; Takehiro Hira, “Shogun”; Jack Lowden, “Slow Horses”; Jonathan Pryce, “The Crown”
Best Supporting Actress, Limited Series or Movie
Jessica Gunning, “Baby Reindeer”
Nominees in this category: Kali Reis, “True Detective: Night Country”; Aja Naomi King, “Lessons in Chemistry’; Diane Lane, “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”; Lily Gladstone, “Under the Bridge”; Dakota Fanning, “Ripley”; Nava Mau, “Baby Reindeer”
Best Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie
Lamorne Morris, “Fargo”
Nominees in this category: Robert Downey Jr., “The Sympathizer”; Lewis Pullman, “Lessons in Chemistry”; Jonathan Bailey, “Fellow Travelers”; John Hawkes, “True Detective: Night Country”; Treat Williams, “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”; Tom Goodman-Hill, “Baby Reindeer”
Best Comedy Guest Actress
Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear”
Nominees in this category: Olivia Colman, “The Bear”; Kaitlin Olson, “Hacks”; Maya Rudolph, “Saturday Night Live”; Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “Only Murders in the Building”; Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”
Best Comedy Guest Actor
Jon Bernthal, “The Bear”
Nominees in this category: Ryan Gosling, “Saturday Night Live”; Bob Odenkirk, “The Bear”; Will Poulter, “The Bear”; Matthew Broderick, “Only Murders in the Building”; Christopher Lloyd, “Hacks”
Best Drama Guest Actress
Michaela Coel, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”
Nominees in this category: Claire Foy, “The Crown”; Sarah Paulson, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”; Marcia Gay Harden, “The Morning Show”; Parker Posey, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”
Best Drama Guest Actor
Nestor Carbonell, “Shogun”
Nominees in this category: John Turturro, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”; Paul Dano, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”; Tracy Letts, “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”; Jonathan Pryce, “Slow Horses”
Best Variety Talk Series
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
Nominees in this category: “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS); “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC); “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC)
Best Variety Scripted Series
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO)
Nominees in this category: “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Best Reality or Competition Program
“The Traitors” (Peacock)
Nominees in this category: “The Amazing Race” (CBS); “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV); “Top Chef” (Bravo); “The Voice” (NBC)
Best Host for a Reality/Competition Program
Alan Cumming, “The Traitors”
Nominees in this category: RuPaul Charles, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”; Kristen Kish, “Top Chef”; Jeff Probst, “Survivor”; Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec and Daymond John, “Shark Tank”
Best Animated Program
“Blue Eye Samurai” (Netflix)
Nominees in this category: “X-Men ’97” (Disney+); “The Simpsons” (Fox); “Bob’s Burgers” (Fox); “Scavengers Reign” (HBO)
Best TV Movie
“Quiz Lady” (Hulu)
Nominees in this category: “Mr. Monk’s Last Case” (Peacock); “Red, White and Royal Blue” (Amazon Prime Video); “Scoop” (Netflix); “Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story” (Netflix)
Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special
“Jim Henson Idea Man” (Disney+)
Nominees in this category: “The Greatest Night in Pop” (Netflix); “STEVE! (Martin) a documentary in 2 pieces” (Apple TV+); “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life” (HBO); “Girls State” (Apple TV+)
Best Documentary or Nonfiction Series
“Beckham” (Netflix)
Nominees in this category: “The Jinx — Part Two” (HBO); “STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.” (HBO); “Telemarketers” (HBO); “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of TV” (ID)
Best Directing for a Drama Series
Frederick E.O. Toye, “Chapter Nine: Crimson Sky,” “Shоgun”
Nominees in this category: Mimi Leder, “The Overview Effect,” “The Morning Show”; Stephen Daldry, “Sleep, Dearie Sleep,” “The Crown”; Hiro Murai, “First Date,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”; Saul Metzstein, “Strange Games,” “Slow Horses”; Salli Richardson-Whitfield, “Beat L.A.,” “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”
Best Directing for a Comedy Series
Christopher Storer, “Fishes,” “The Bear”
Nominees in this category: Randall Einhorn, “Party,” “Abbott Elementary”; Ramy Youssef, “Honeydew,” “The Bear”; Guy Ritchie, “Refined Aggression,” “The Gentlemen”; Lucia Aniello, “Bulletproof,” “Hacks”; Mary Lou Belli, “I’m the Pappy,” “The Ms. Pat Show”
Best Directing for a Limited Series/TV Movie
Steven Zaillian, “Ripley”
Nominees in this category: Weronika Tofilska, “Episode 4,” “Baby Reindeer”; Millicent Shelton, “Poirot,” “Lessons in Chemistry”; Noah Hawley, “The Tragedy of the Commons,” “Fargo”; Gus Van Sant, “Pilot,” “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”; Issa López, “True Detective: Night Country”
Best Writing for a Comedy Series
“Bulletproof” by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, “Hacks”
Nominees in this category: “Career Day” by Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”; “Fishes” by Joanna Calo and Christopher Storer, “The Bear”; “Orlando,” Meredith Scardino and Sam Means, “Girls5eva”; “Brooke Hosts a Night of Undeniable Good,” Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, “The Other Two”; “Pride Parade,” Jake Bender and Zach Dunn, “What We Do in the Shadows”
Best Writing for a Drama Series
“Negotiating With Tigers,” Will Smith, “Slow Horses”
Nominees in this category: “Ritz,” Peter Morgan and Meriel Sheibani-Clare, “The Crown”; “The End,” Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner, “Fallout”; “Chapter One: Anjin” by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, “Shogun”; “Chapter Nine: Crimson Sky” by Rachel Kondo and Caillin Puente, “Shogun”; “First Date” by Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”
Best Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama Special
Series by Richard Gadd, “Baby Reindeer”
Nominees in this category: Series by Steven Zaillian, “Ripley”; “Joan Is Awful,” by Charlie Brooker, “Black Mirror”; “You’re Wonderful” by Ron Nyswaner, “Fellow Travelers”; “Part 6” by Issa López, “True Detective: Night Country”; “The Tragedy of the Commons” by Noah Hawley, “Fargo”
Best Writing for a Variety Special
Alex Edelman, “Just for Us”
Nominees in this category: Jacqueline Novak, “Get On Your Knees”; John Early, “Now More Than Ever”; Mike Birbiglia, “Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool”; Jamie Abrahams, Rory Albanese, Amberia Allen, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Bryan Cook, Blaire Erskine, Devin Field, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Eric Immerman, Jesse Joyce, Jimmy Kimmel, Carol Leifer, Jon Macks, Mitch Marchand, Gregory Martin, Jesse McLaren, Molly McNearney, Keaton Patti, Danny Ricker, Louis Virtel and Troy Walker, “The Oscars”
Best Writing for a Variety Series
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (Max)
Nominees in this category: “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central); “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
The last Emmys — in January, the 75th edition — went reunion crazy on such a big birthday, with cast reunions of such classic series as “Cheers,” “The Sopranos,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “All in the Family.” The latest Emmys said: “Hold my, applause.”
“Shogun,” “Baby Reindeer” and “The Bear” all picked up trophies throughout the night that was peppered with reunions of shows like “Saturday Night Live” and “Happy Days,” as well as themes, like TV dads and moms.
Here are some of the night’s notable moments:
Gentle hosts
The father-and-son duo of Eugene and Dan Levy, the winning stars of the 2020 Emmys aboard “Schitt’s Creek,” hosted and they were warm, mocking themselves as they noted the TV telecast was honoring “movie stars on streaming services.”
Even when the Candians went after a show — like “The Bear,” competing in the best comedy series category, even though it’s not a traditional yukfest — it was gentle.
“Now, I love the show, I love the show, and I know some of you will be expecting us to make a joke about whether ‘The Bear’ is really a comedy — but in the true spirit of ‘The Bear,’ we will not be making any jokes,” Eugene Levy said.
In one bit, the two found themselves in the audience but in different rows, mistaking stage left for house left. Awkwardness ensued. When they tried to push through, Eugene Levy wailed: “I can’t see the prompter!”
The show goes to the dogs
John Oliver thanked a lot of people after his “Last Week Tonight” won for outstanding scripted variety series, but things got weird when he ended up honoring his family’s recently dead dog.
“We have the most fantastic dog, and she was at our wedding and she got us through the pandemic. She was with us for two pregnancies…,” he said, before getting the leave-the-stage music swell.
Oliver didn’t take the hint: “We had to say goodbye to her. I feel like Sarah McLaughlin right now. She was an amazing dog,” he said. He then shouted an expletive and tried to make it more than about his deceased canine.
“This isn’t just for her. This is for all dogs,” he continued as the auditorium roared. “All dogs, you are all very good girls. You are very good boys. You all deserve a treat. Play me off now! Thanks so much.”
‘The West Wing’ reunited
“The West Wing” celebrated its 25th anniversary with cast members Martin Sheen, Dulé Hill, Richard Schiff, Janel Moloney, and Allison Janney gathering to help hand out the best drama trophy.
Created by Aaron Sorkin and first airing on NBC in the fall of 1999, “The West Wing” offered an idealistic depiction of what politics can be. The cast members gathered in a set mimicking the Oval Office. It ended in 2006.
“It’s hard to believe that just 25 years ago, Aaron and the writers actually had to use their imaginations to create interesting plot lines for ‘The West Wing,’” Janney said. Added Schiff: “Unlike today, where storylines can be plucked right off the news, storylines that writers would have deemed a bit far-fetched if not utterly ridiculous 25 years ago.”
Put me in, coach
Jane Lynch, who played vicious cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on “Glee” and Brendan Hunt, the quiet Coach Willis Beard on “Ted Lasso,” teamed up to help hand out the award for best director of a drama series.
They appeared in a locker room set, with Lynch teasing Hunt that she was a head coach on TV and he was just an assistant coach. But the stage seemed a little too big for just these two TV coaches.
That changed when the stage revealed Paris Olympians Ilona Maher, Caeleb Dressel, and Stephen “Pommel Horse Guy” Nedoroscik alongside Paralympian Ezra Frech.
“Saturday Night Live” greats mock its creator
“Saturday Night Live” got a head start to its 50th anniversary next year with a mini-reunion, as Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Seth Meyers, and Bowen Yang presented the award for best writing for a variety special.
Three of the four mocked creator and producer Lorne Michaels in the audience, who they claimed was nominated and lost 85 times at the Emmys. Rudolph said he was “robbed.” Yang said “It gets better” and “keep winning.” Meyers corrected them all to say that, in fact, Michaels has actually won 21 Emmys. Yang then leaned into mispronouncing his boss’ first name.
It may have been a taste for 2025, when the trailblazing sketch show will be celebrated, including a three-hour live primetime special in February. It has been the springboard for such stars as Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, and Mike Myers.
Bad guys and gals
Antony Starr of “The Boys,” Giancarlo Esposito from “Breaking Bad” and Kathy Bates of “Misery” came out to represent an oddly key part of TV — the villains.
“Without villains or antagonists, there wouldn’t be much of a story,” Esposito said. But it takes its toll. “Do you know how hard it was to get a date after ‘Misery,’” Bates joked about her Stephen King role as a crazed kidnapper.
Esposito complained that drug dealers will interrupt his dinner to ask his advice about building their empires and Starr said so many 12-year-old critics have approached him to say his superhero is “bad.” He responds that the show has an R rating. “It’s sloppy, sloppy parenting,” he observed.
Moms and dads
George Lopez, Damon Wayans, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who have all played memorable TV dads, gathered to recognize the lead actor in a comedy series. They walked into a mancave set and Lopez and Wayans said they wanted to thank their TV wives, but Ferguson balked, having starred with a TV husband instead on “Modern Family.” “I’m so sorry, did you watch my show, or...?” he asked them. “Yes, all 90 seasons,” Wayans responded.
Later, it was the moms’ turn. Meredith Baxter, who played the “Family Ties” matriarch, Connie Britton of “Friday Night Lights” and Susan Kelechi Watson of “This Is Us” presented the award for best writing for a comedy series. “We have come a long way,” said Baxter. “TV moms are no longer one-dimensional,” said Watson. “It’s OK to ask for as much as a TV dad.”
‘Tuesday, Wednesday, happy days’
Director-producer Ron Howard and actor-author Henry Winkler reunited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Happy Days,” a romanticized take on teenage life in the 1950s that pivoted on adolescent humor about cars and dating.
Winkler, who played cool guy Fonzie with his signature “Aaaayy!” with both thumbs up and Howard, who played the goody-goody Richie Cunningham, became household names thanks to the sitcom, which ran from 1974–1980. Winkler went on to win an Emmy on HBO’s dark comedy “Barry” and spread awareness about dyslexia as a best-selling author; Howard went on to direct such Oscar-winners as “Apollo 13” and “A Beautiful Mind.”
The two men met onstage in a set dressed like the diner the show was mostly set in. Winkler congratulated Howard for his Emmy-winning documentary on Jim Henson. But despite some prodding by Howard, Winkler wouldn’t sing the theme song. “I’m out of practice,” he said. “And it takes schooling.” So Winkler nudged the jukebox with his elbow instead and the theme played.
Order & Law
The TV criminal justice system was represented Sunday by two separate but equal parts. There were the cops – Jimmy Smits of “NYPD Blue,” Niecy Nash-Betts of “Reno 911!” and Don Johnson of “Miami Vice.” They appeared on a set with a New York City police car onstage. Smits noted that he died in episode one of “Miami Vice” and later as a cast member of “NYPD Blue.” Nash-Betts said she never died: “I’m Black and I survived ‘Dahmer,’” she joked.
And then there were the TV lawyers who took cases to court: Viola Davis of “How to Get Away with Murder,” Gina Torres from “Suits” and Christine Baranski from “The Good Wife” and “The Good Fight.” (Though, to be honest, Smits was also a good lawyer in “L.A. Law.”)
“Lawyers have seen every combination of the human condition,” Davis said. Added Torres: “In so many ways, they try to better that human condition and uplift us.”
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