75th Primetime Emmy Awards: Sweeps for ‘Succession,’ ‘The Bear’, ‘Beef,’ Elton John EGOTs
Sweeps and EGOTs were the name of the game at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards
Remember the Emmy Awards? When nominations were announced last summer in July, the actors and writers strikes were in their early stages with no one anticipating just how long they would be, especially the SAG-AFTRA strike. Normally airing in September, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards toyed with a possible November airdate but as the strikes continued and that date got closer, January 15 became the option, right in the heart of the beginning of film awards season, a week after the Golden Globes and the day after Critics Choice (which both give out awards for film and television). But as we know that the Emmys calendar is September 1 – May 31, the winners here (which were voted on last August) might look like what we saw this last week but not for the same season. For The Bear, its wins at the Globes and Critics Choice were for season two, which aired in the summer of 2023. For tonight’s Emmys it’s season one, which aired over 18 months ago.
The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Emmy nominee Anthony Anderson (black-ish), opened on the set of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood and morphed into brief musical opening songs for shows like Good Times, The Facts of Life and Miami Vice, prefacing several classic show reunions that took place including cast members from Ally McBeal, Saturday Night Live, Martin, The Sopranos, Cheers, Grey’s Anatomy, All in the Family and American Horror Story presenting.
Succession (27), The Last of Us (24), The White Lotus (23) and Ted Lasso (21) earned the most nominations, with The Last of Us entering the night as the leader with eight awards from last week’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards, including both guest acting prizes, for Nick Offerman and Storm Reid. It was a different story at primetime where the zombie apocalypse series went home empty-handed while Succession and The Bear tied with a leading six wins and Beef followed with five awards.
After the Golden Globes a week ago and Critics Choice this weekend, the Drama Series, Comedy Series and Limited Series categories saw major sweeps by those same three shows: Succession, The Bear and Beef, respectively. All three tonight won series, directing, writing, both leading acting wins for Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook and supporting actor for Matthew Macfadyen in Succession, Steven Yeun and Ali Wong taking lead wins in Beef and The Bear winning lead actor for Jeremy Allen White, supporting actress Ayo Edebiri (who will move to lead for season two) and supporting actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach. The Bear‘s win also marked the first ever series Emmy win for FX. While all of those actors repeated wins they just won last night at Critics Choice, limited series supporting winners Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird) and Niecy Nash-Betts (Monster: Dahmer – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story) won their Critics Choice awards for their performances a full year ago.
Quinta Brunson won Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the second season of her show Abbott Elementary, making her only the second Black actress to win in that category after Isabel Sanford won for The Jeffersons in 1981. Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) became just the third Black actress to win Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and the second in a row after Sheryl Lee Ralph won last year for Abbott Elementary.
Elton John became the 19th member of the EGOT family – Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony – winning his Emmy, on his very first nomination, for his farewell concert special Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium.
Here are the winners of the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Drama Series
- Andor
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
- House of the Dragon
- The Last of Us
- Succession – WINNER
- The White Lotus
- Yellowjackets
Comedy Series
- Abbott Elementary
- Barry
- The Bear – WINNER
- Jury Duty
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Only Murders in the Building
- Ted Lasso
- Wednesday
Limited Series
- Beef – WINNER
- Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
- Daisy Jones & the Six
- Fleishman Is in Trouble
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
- Brian Cox – Succession
- Kieran Culkin – Succession – WINNER
- Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
- Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
- Jeremy Strong – Succession
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- 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 – WINNER
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- F. Murray Abraham – The White Lotus
- Nicholas Braun – Succession
- Michael Imperioli – The White Lotus
- Theo James – The White Lotus
- Matthew Macfadyen – Succession – WINNER
- Alan Ruck – Succession
- Will Sharpe – The White Lotus
- Alexander Skarsgård – Succession
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus – WINNER
- Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
- Meghann Fahy – The White Lotus
- Sabrina Impacciatore – The White Lotus
- Aubrey Plaza – The White Lotus
- Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul
- J. Smith-Cameron – Succession
- Simona Tabasco – The White Lotus
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Bill Hader –Barry
- Jason Segel – Shrinking
- Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
- Jason Sudeikis –Ted Lasso
- Jeremy Allen White – The Bear – WINNER
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Christina Applegate – Dead to Me)
- Rachel Brosnahan –The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
- Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary – WINNER
- Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
- Jenna Ortega – Wednesday
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Carrigan – Barry
- Phil Dunster – Ted Lasso
- Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso
- James Marsden – Jury Duty
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear – WINNER
- Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
- Henry Winkler – Barry
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs, Maisel
- Ayo Edebiri – The Bear – WINNER
- Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
- Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
- Juno Temple – Ted Lasso
- Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso
- Jessica Williams – Shrinking
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Taron Egerton – Black Bird
- Kumail Nanjiani –Welcome to Chippendales
- Evan Peters – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
- Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
- Michael Shannon – George & Tammy
- Steven Yeun – Beef – WINNER
Lead Actress in a 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 & the Six
- Ali Wong – Beef – WINNER
Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Murray Bartlett – Welcome To Chippendales
- Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird – WINNER
- Richard Jenkins – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
- Joseph Lee – Beef
- Ray Liotta – Black Bird
- Young Mazino – Beef
- Jesse Plemons – Love & Death
Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology 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
- Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story – WINNER
- Merritt Wever – Tiny Beautiful Things
Variety Talk Series
- The Daily Show With Trevor Noah – WINNER
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Late Night With Seth Meyers
- The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
- The Problem With Jon Stewart
Reality Competition Program
- The Amazing Race
- RuPaul’s Drag Race – WINNER
- Survivor
- Top Chef
- The Voice
Directing For A Drama Series
- Andor • Rix Road • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd., Directed by Benjamin Caron
- Bad Sisters • The Prick • Apple TV+ • Merman / ABC Signature in association with Apple, Directed by Dearbhla Walsh
- The Last Of Us • Long, Long Time • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog, Directed by Peter Hoar
- Succession • America Decides • HBO Max • HBO in association with Project Zeus, Hyberobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions and Hot Seat Productions, Directed by Andrij Parekh
- Succession • Connor’s Wedding • HBO Max • HBO in association with Project Zeus, Hyberobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions and Hot Seat Productions, Directed by Mark Mylod – WINNER
- Succession • Living+ • HBO Max • HBO in association with Project Zeus, Hyberobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions and Hot Seat Productions, Directed by Lorene Scafaria
- The White Lotus • Arrivederci • HBO Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and The District, Directed by Mike White
Directing For A Comedy Series
- Barry • wow • HBO Max • HBO in association with Alec Berg and Hanarply, Directed by Bill Hader
- The Bear • Review • FX • FX Productions, Directed by Christopher Storer – WINNER
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Four Minutes • Prime Video • Amazon Studios, Directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino
- The Ms. Pat Show • Don’t Touch My Hair • BET+ • Dae Light Media, Imagine Television, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Directed by Mary Lou Belli
- Ted Lasso • So Long, Farewell • Apple TV+ • Apple presents a Doozer Production in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television, Directed by Declan Lowney
- Wednesday • Wednesday’s Child Is Full Of Woe • Netflix • A Netflix Series / An MGM Television Production, Directed by Tim Burton
Directing For A Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Beef • Figures Of Light • Netflix • A Netflix Series / An A24 Production, Directed by Lee Sung Jin – WINNER
- Beef • The Great Fabricator • Netflix • A Netflix Series / An A24 Production, Directed by Jake Schreier
- Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story • Bad Meat • Netflix • Ryan Murphy Productions for Netflix, Directed by Carl Franklin
- Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story • Silenced • Netflix • Ryan Murphy Productions for Netflix, Directed by Paris Barclay
- Fleishman Is In Trouble • Me-Time • FX • ABC Signature, Directed by Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton
- Prey • Hulu • 20th Century Studios, Directed by Dan Trachtenberg
Writing For A Drama Series
- Andor • One Way Out • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd.
Beau Willimon, Written by - Bad Sisters • The Prick • Apple TV+ • Merman / ABC Signature in association with Apple
Sharon Horgan, Teleplay by
Dave Finkel, Teleplay by
Brett Baer, Teleplay by - Better Call Saul • Point And Shoot • AMC • High Bridge, Crystal Diner, Gran Via Productions and Sony Pictures Television
Gordon Smith, Written by - Better Call Saul • Saul Gone • AMC • High Bridge, Crystal Diner, Gran Via Productions and Sony Pictures Television
Peter Gould, Written by - The Last Of Us • Long, Long Time • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog
Craig Mazin, Written for Television by - Succession • Connor’s Wedding • HBO Max • HBO in association with Project Zeus, Hyberobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions and Hot Seat Productions
Jesse Armstrong, Written by – WINNER - The White Lotus • Arrivederci • HBO Max • HBO in association with Rip Cord and The District
Mike White, Written by
Writing For A Comedy Series
- Barry • wow • HBO Max • HBO in association with Alec Berg and Hanarply
Bill Hader, Written by - The Bear • System • FX • FX Productions
Christopher Storer, Written by – WINNER - Jury Duty • Ineffective Assistance • Amazon Freevee • Amazon Studios Mekki Leeper, Written by
Only Murders In The Building • I Know Who Did It • Hulu • 20th Television
John Hoffman, Written by
Matteo Borghese, Written by
Rob Turbovsky, Written by - The Other Two • Cary & Brooke Go To An AIDS Play • HBO Max • HBO Max in association with Broadway Video, Above Average, JAX Media, Kelly/Schneider and MTV Entertainment Studios
Chris Kelly, Written by
Sarah Schneider, Written by - Ted Lasso • So Long, Farewell • Apple TV+ • Apple presents a Doozer Production in association with Warner Bros. Television
and Universal Television
Brendan Hunt, Written by
Joe Kelly, Written by
Jason Sudeikis, Written by
Writing For A Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Beef • The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech In Pain • Netflix • A Netflix Series / An A24 Production
Lee Sung Jin, Written by – WINNER - Fire Island • Hulu • Searchlight Pictures Presents, a JAX Media Production
Joel Kim Booster, Written by - Fleishman Is In Trouble • Me-Time • FX • ABC Signature
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Written for Television by - Prey • Hulu • 20th Century Studios
Patrick Aison, Written by & Story by
Dan Trachtenberg, Story by - Swarm • Stung • Prime Video • Amazon Studios
Janine Nabers, Teleplay by & Story by
Donald Glover, Story by - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story • The Roku Channel • The Roku Channel, Funny or Die, Tango Entertainment
Al Yankovic, Written by
Eric Appel, Written by
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