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
RealityCompetition 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
Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.
He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.
Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013. He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.