2024 Primetime Emmy Award Winners: ‘Shōgun’ Makes Emmys History while ‘Hacks’ Gets The Last Laugh in Comedy

The Primetime Emmy Awards are tonight, back to their normal slot in September (after a strange year television-wise after last year’s strikes) to honor the last year in television. Emmy winners Dan and Eugene Levy were tapped to host this year’s ceremony at the Peacock Theater, both bringing hilarious one-liners and a clear love for television. The two brought attention to the incredible year of television while also borderline-begging nominees and potential winners to keep their speeches short as possible.

The ceremony paid tribute to different television hallmarks across eras, including television moms and dads like Connie Britton and George Lopez, television doctors that saw Mindy Kaling representing (but no actors from Grey’s Anatomy), police officers like Niecy Nash-Betts. The segments provided a nostalgic look at the history of television while presenting the awards, culminating in a The West Wing reunion to present Outstanding Drama Series.

Shōgun had 14 wins going into the ceremony, already a record-breaking amount of wins (previously held by John Adams). After winning four more tonight, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor and Lead Actress, and Outstanding Drama Series, the show pushed its total wins to 18 and cementing a new record for wins in a single year. Anna Sawai delivered an emotional speech after winning her Emmy for Lead Actress that only further saw the push from artists for more diverse and original storytelling. Slow Horses was able to snag an Emmy tonight in the Writing category, perhaps solidifying the show’s inevitable Emmy return for season four. Elizabeth Debicki took home the award for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, The Crown‘s only primetime win for its final season.

It was a stiff competition going into the ceremony this year between The Bear and Hacks, but Hacks won the Comedy Series category after taking home Outstanding Lead Actress for Jean Smart and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy. The Bear won Outstanding Lead Actor for Jeremy Allen White, Supporting Actor for Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Actress for Liza Colón-Zayas, and Writing. It was a tight race that saw showrunner (of Hacks) championing comedy in her speech. Other series that found themselves in the running this year were Only Murders in the Building, Reservation Dogs, and What We Do in the Shadows. The two aforementioned winners took home the entirety of the comedy awards between just the two of them.

Baby Reindeer took home four Emmys tonight for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress for Jessica Gunning, Outstanding Lead Actor for Richard Gadd, and Outstanding Limited Series. The series had already won Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series going into the ceremony but had a stronger showing than anticipated. Gunning gave a speech filled with heart and humor that saw her threatening to sing before laughingly telling the audience she was kidding. Ripley took home a win for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series.

Here are the winners as they are announced.

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hacks — WINNER
Only Murders in the Building
Palm Royale
Reservation Dogs
What We Do in the Shadows

Outstanding Drama Series

The Crown
Fallout
The Gilded Age
The Morning Show
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Shōgun — WINNER
Slow Horses
3 Body Problem

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

Baby Reindeer — WINNER
Fargo
Lessons in Chemistry
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Matt Berry, What We Do in the Shadows
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear — WINNER
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Reservation Dogs

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Maya Rudolph, Loot
Jean Smart, Hacks — WINNER
Kristen Wiig, Palm Royale

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Lionel Boyce, The Bear
Paul W. Downs, Hacks
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear — WINNER
Paul Rudd, Only Murders in the Building
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Carol Burnett, Palm Royale
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear — WINNER
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary, “Career Day”
The Bear, “Fishes”
Girls5eva, ‘Orlando”
Hacks, “Bulletproof” — WINNER
The Other Two, “Brooke Hosts a Night of Undeniable Good”
What We Do in the Shadows, “Pride Parade”

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary, “Party”
The Bear, “Fishes” — WINNER
The Bear, “Honeydew”
The Gentlemen, “Refined Aggression”
Hacks, “Bulletproof”
The Ms. Pat Show, “I’m the Pappy”

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Idris Elba, Hijack
Donald Glover, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Walton Goggins, Fallout
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun — WINNER
Dominic West, The Crown

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
Maya Erskine, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Anna Sawai, Shōgun — WINNER
Imelda Staunton, The Crown
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show — WINNER
Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
Jon Hamm, The Morning Show
Takehiro Hira, Shōgun
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Jonathan Pryce, The Crown

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Christine Baranski, The Gilded Age
Nicole Beharie, The Morning Show
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown — WINNER
Greta Lee, The Morning Show
Lesley Manville, The Crown
Karen Pittman, The Morning Show
Holland Taylor, The Morning Show

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The Crown, “Ritz”
Fallout, “The End”
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, “First Date”
Shōgun, “Anjin”
Shōgun, “Crimson Sky”
Slow Horses, “Negotiating with Tigers”– WINNER

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

The Crown, “Sleep, Dearie Sleep”
The Morning Show, “The Overview Effect”
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, “First Date”
Shōgun, “Crimson Sky” — WINNER
Slow Horses, “Strange Games”
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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer — WINNER
Jon Hamm, Fargo
Tom Hollander, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Andrew Scott, Ripley

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country — WINNER
Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry
Juno Temple, Fargo
Sofía Vergara, Griselda
Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Jonathan Bailey, Fellow Travelers
Robert Downey Jr., The Sympathizer
Tom Goodman-Hill, Baby Reindeer
John Hawkes, True Detective: Night Country
Lamorne Morris, Fargo — WINNER
Lewis Pullman, Lessons in Chemistry
Treat Williams, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Lily Gladstone, Under the Bridge
Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer — WINNER
Aja Naomi King, Lessons in Chemistry
Diane Lane, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Nava Mau, Baby Reindeer
Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Baby Reindeer — WINNER
Black Mirror, “Joan Is Awful”
Fargo, “The Tragedy of the Commons”
Fellow Travelers, “You’re Wonderful”
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country, “Part 6”

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Baby Reindeer, “Episode 4”
Fargo, “The Tragedy of the Commons”
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, “Pilot”
Lessons in Chemistry, “Poirot”
Ripley — WINNER
True Detective: Night Country

Outstanding Talk Series

The Daily Show – WINNER
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Scripted Variety Series

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – WINNER
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special

Alex Edelman: Just for Us — WINNER
Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees
John Early: Now More Than Ever
Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool
The Oscars

Outstanding Competition Program

The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Traitors — WINNER
The Voice

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