A bit off-schedule, the 2023 Emmy Awards are taking place in 2024.
After a months-long postponement due to the writers’ and actors’ strikes last year, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards have arrived.
Breakout star Ayo Edebiri took home the first award of the night for best supporting actress in a comedy series as she continues to pick up awards for her role in The Bear. Co-star Ebon Moss-Bachrach also snagged the Emmy for best supporting actor in a comedy.
Before long, The Bear’s leading man Jeremy Allen White had his turn on stage to accept the Emmy for best actor in a comedy series. All three winning actors from The Bear were first-time nominees.
The dramedy, about a down-on-its-luck sandwich shop in Chicago, took home the top prize for best comedy series later in the night. Toronto chef Matty Matheson, who stars in and consults for the show, took the mic to accept the award but was interrupted early by Moss-Bachrach who gave him a passionate kiss.
Quinta Brunson tearfully accepted the Emmy Award for best lead actress in a comedy series for Abbot Elementary, a show she created, writes and stars in. She is the first Black woman to win the award in more than 40 years.
The win clearly came as a surprise as Brunson revealed on stage that she hadn’t prepared a speech.
Pedro Pascal handed out the award for best supporting actor in a drama series to Matthew Macfayden from Succession, but not before taking the opportunity to address the arm cast he’s been sporting recently. It’s his shoulder, not his arm that’s hurt, he said, before cheekily adding that Kieran Culkin “beat the s–t out of me.”
Culkin’s performance as Roman Roy in Succession beat out Pascal’s portrayal of Joel in The Last of Us at the Golden Globes last week. When Culkin accepted his award he playfully told Pascal to “suck it.”
A repeat of the Golden Globes took place Monday night as Culkin came out on top of a stacked roster of performers to win best actor in a drama series. Culkin not only beat Pascal, but also his Succession co-stars Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong to take the top honour.
Succession continued its winning streak as Sarah Snook accepted the Emmy for lead actress in a drama for her portrayal of Shiv Roy, the only daughter of the show’s media mogul patriarch. At the end of the night, the much-beloved show about a family of one-percenters took home the Emmy for best drama series.
Beef was recognized as the best limited series of the year and its lead actors Steven Yeun and Ali Wong picked up Emmys for their stand-out performances as Danny Cho and Amy Lau, respectively, two strangers whose stories become intertwined after a road rage incident.
Yeun and Wong are the first Asian Americans to win in their categories.
The show has been a critical darling and lauded for its representation of Asian-American diaspora communities but has also been the subject of controversy after sexual misconduct allegations were levelled against cast member David Choe.
HBO dominated in nominations this year with fan favourites Succession, which led with 27 nominations; The Last of Us, close behind with 24; and The White Lotus, snagging 23.
While the Emmys are all about celebrating the current best of the best that television has to offer, titans of TV’s past were also celebrated at Monday night’s ceremony.
Carolyn Burnett and Arsenio Hall came out to announce categories to wild applause. Cast members from Cheers and The Sopranos had brief on-stage reunions, as well.
Before the ceremony, the Television Academy and academics collaborated to create a list of the 75 Most Impactful Television Moments that was revealed Friday. The list is topped by the moon landing and includes Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, the Beatles’ appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show and famous scenes from Seinfeld, The Sopranos and Sesame Street.
The ceremony was hosted by Anthony Anderson at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Find a list of the nominees and winners in the major categories, bolded below.
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Best Drama Series
Andor
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of the Dragon
The Last of Us
Succession
The White Lotus
Yellowjackets
Best Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear
Jury Duty
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
Wednesday
Lead Actor, Drama
Jeff Bridges, The Old Man
Brian Cox, Succession
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
Jeremy Strong, Succession
Lead Actress, Drama
Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Sarah Snook, Succession
Lead Actor, Comedy
Bill Hader, Barry
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Lead Actress, Comedy
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
Supporting Actor, Drama
F. Murray Abraham, The White Lotus
Nicholas Braun, Succession
Michael Imperioli, The White Lotus
Theo James, The White Lotus
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
Alan Ruck, Succession
Will Sharpe, The White Lotus
Alexander Skarsgård, Succession
Supporting Actress, Drama
J. Smith-Cameron, Succession
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Meghann Fahy, The White Lotus
Sabrina Impacciatore, The White Lotus
Aubrey Plaza, The White Lotus
Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul
Simona Tabasco, The White Lotus
Supporting Actor, Comedy
Anthony Carrigan, Barry
Phil Dunster, Ted Lasso
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
James Marsden, Jury Duty
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler, Barry
Supporting Actress, Comedy
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Juno Temple, Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Jessica Williams, Shrinking
Guest Actor, Drama
Murray Bartlett, The Last of Us
James Cromwell, Succession
Lamar Johnson, The Last of Us
Arian Moayed, Succession
Nick Offerman, The Last of Us
Keivonn Montreal Woodard, The Last of Us
Guest Actress, Drama
Hiam Abbass, Succession
Cherry Jones, Succession
Melanie Lynskey, The Last of Us
Storm Reid, The Last of Us
Anna Torv, The Last of Us
Harriet Walter, Succession
Guest Actor, Comedy
Jon Bernthal, The Bear
Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Nathan Lane, Only Murders in the Building
Pedro Pascal, Saturday Night Live
Oliver Platt, The Bear
Sam Richardson, Ted Lasso
Guest Actress, Comedy
Becky Ann Baker, Ted Lasso
Quinta Brunson, Saturday Night Live
Taraji P. Henson, Abbott Elementary
Judith Light, Poker Face
Sarah Niles, Ted Lasso
Harriet Walter, Ted Lasso
Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Problem With Jon Stewart
Best Competition Series
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Voice
Best Limited or Anthology Series
Beef
Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daisy Jones and the Six
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Lead Actor, Limited Series or Movie
Taron Egerton, Black Bird
Kumail Nanjiani, Welcome the Chippendales
Evan Peters, Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daniel Radcliffe, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Michael Shannon, George & Tammy
Steven Yeun, Beef
Lead Actress, Limited Series or Movie
Lizzy Caplan, Fleishman Is in Trouble
Jessica Chastain, George & Tammy
Dominique Fishback, Swarm
Kathryn Hahn, Tiny Beautiful Things
Riley Keough, Daisy Jones and the Six
Ali Wong, Beef
Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie
Murray Bartlett, Welcome to Chippendales
Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird
Richard Jenkins, Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Joseph Lee, Beef
Ray Liotta, Black Bird
Young Mazino, Beef
Jesse Plemons, Love & Death
Supporting Actress, Limited Series or Movie
Annaleigh Ashford, Welcome to Chippendales
Maria Bello, Beef
Claire Danes, Fleishman Is in Trouble
Juliette Lewis, Welcome to Chippendales
Camila Morrone, Daisy Jones & The Six
Niecey Nash-Betts, Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Merritt Wever, Tiny Beautiful Things
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— For a complete list of winners, please visit the official Emmys site.