Primetime Emmys
The Daily Show won outstanding talk series at the 2024 Primetime Emmys, which were held at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday (Sept. 15). It’s the franchise’s 13th win in that category (or predecessor categories). The Daily Show With Jon Stewart won 11 times. The Daily Show With Trevor Noah won once, last year. This year, the show won with six rotating hosts: Stewart, Ronny Chieng, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic and Dulcé Sloan.
This brings Stewart’s total of Primetime Emmys to 23. The record for most Emmy wins is held by Sheila Nevins, who has won 32 Primetime Emmys for her work on HBO programs.
The Daily Show won in a stacked category that also included Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and Late Night With Seth Meyers. None of these other shows have ever won in this category. This is the 12th nomination in the category for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which puts it in a tie with Real Time With Bill Maher for the most nods here without a win. It’s the seventh nod for Colbert’s show and the second for Meyers’ show.
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Kimmel expressed mock dismay at the result. “Jon, you should be ashamed of yourself. You said you were retiring.”
The Primetime Emmys were ably hosted by the father-and-son team of Eugene and Dan Levy, who each won multiple Emmys four years ago for their work on Schitt’s Creek.
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver won outstanding scripted variety show for the second year in a row, again beating Saturday Night Live. Prior to these two wins, Last Week Tonight won outstanding variety talk series seven years running. In addition, Oliver and his writers have won the Emmy for writing in variety nine years in a row. Oliver won his first three Primetime Emmys as a writer on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.
Shōgun won four awards on the telecast, including outstanding drama series. Adding in the 14 awards it won at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys, the show won 18 Emmys for its first season – more than any other series in a single year. Shōgun is the first show to win outstanding drama series for its freshman season since The Handmaid’s Tale seven years ago.
Much of the dialog on Shōgun is in Japanese. It was the second non-English-language series to be nominated for outstanding drama series, following the Korean-language Squid Game, which was nominated (but didn’t win) two years ago.
This increasing globalization at the Emmys mirrors what is happening in both film and popular music. At the Oscars earlier this year, for the first time, three films that are largely in a language other than English – Anatomy of a Fall, Past Lives and The Zone of Interest – were nominated for best picture. And in the past decade, we’ve witnessed the exploding popularity of Latin music and K-pop. Two years ago, Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti became the first Spanish-language album to receive a Grammy nod for album of the year.
The Bear also won four awards on the telecast. Adding in the seven awards it won at the Creative Arts Emmys, the show won 11 Emmys for its second season. That allows it to break its own record, set last year, for the most wins for a comedy series in a single season. But, in a surprise, it lost best comedy series to Hacks, which won three total awards.
Trailing Shōgun and The Bear in terms of most 2024 Emmy wins (combining tonight’s telecast and the Creative Arts Emmys) are: Baby Reindeer and Saturday Night Live (six each); Jim Henson Idea Man (five); Blue Eye Samurai, The Oscars and Ripley (four each); Hacks, Billy Joel: The 100th—Live at Madison Square Garden, The Crown, The Morning Show, Only Murders in the Building and Welcome to Wrexham (three each; and The Daily Show, Girls State, How I Met Your Father, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Love On The Spectrum, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and The Traitors (two each).
Only Murders in the Building was nominated for outstanding comedy series for the third year in a row, which makes Selena Gomez (who is an executive producer of the show) the most-nominated Latina producer in Emmy history. (Gomez has said she is “a proud third-generation American-Mexican.”) Gomez was also nominated for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for the first time, but lost to Hacks‘ Jean Smart. Gomez, one of five Latinx nominees this year, was seated in the front row with her boyfriend, music producer Benny Blanco.
The Traitors won outstanding reality competition program in its second year on the air. It beat four past winners in the category: The Amazing Race (10 wins), RuPaul’s Drag Race (five wins), The Voice (four wins) and Top Chef (one win). Alan Cumming, host of The Traitors, won outstanding host for a reality or reality competition program at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys.
This ends an eight-year streak in which RuPaul Charles has won at least one Primetime Emmy. He has won 14 Primetime Emmys, which is more than any other person of color.
Music played a major role on the Emmy telecast.
Jelly Roll sang his current hit “I Am Not Okay,” which soundtracked the In Memoriam spot. The song, which he co-wrote with Taylor Phillips, Ashley Gorley and Casey Brown, was highly effective, more so than the sometimes overly obvious classics which are generally used in this spot. The segment included Martin Mull, game show host Peter Marshall, talk show host Phil Donahue and exercise guru Richard Simmons and was capped by comedy legend Bob Newhart. Jimmy Kimmel chose two words that described Newhart to a T: “politely hilarious.” There was another tribute to Newhart, when the music at the end of the show was the theme to The Bob Newhart Show (1972-78).
In addition, the producers laid in clever music cues throughout the show. Leading into a segment on TV dads, they played The Temptations’ 1972 classic “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.” Leading into a segment on coaches, they played Survivor’s 1982 motivational anthem “Eye of the Tiger.” A tribute to producer Greg Berlanti, who received the 2024 Governors Award, featured Paula Cole’s 1997 hit “I Don’t Want to Wait,” the theme from his breakthrough hit Dawson’s Creek. Ron Howard and Henry Winkler capped a bit about Happy Days’ 50th anniversary with Winkler as The Fonz hitting the jukebox to get it to play the show’s theme song, Pratt & McClain’s “Happy Days,” a top five hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976.
In one other music note, John Oliver paid tender tribute to his dog who had recently died, and noted, “I feel like Sarah McLachlan now.”
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul won a Primetime Emmy for outstanding music and lyrics for a song they co-wrote for Only Murders in the Building on Sunday (Sept. 8), the second night of the Creative Arts Emmys. They are the 20th and 21st individuals to EGOT – to win at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony in competition.
Pasek and Paul have set a new record for the fastest climb to an EGOT – a little less than seven years and seven months from the date of their first EGOT win. The old record was held by Robert Lopez, who took nine years and eight months from the time he collected his first EGOT award in June 2004 to the time he completed the journey in March 2014.
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Pasek and Paul are the second pair to achieve the EGOT as a team. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice won each of the four awards as a team – a Tony for best original score for Evita, a Grammy for best cast show album for Evita, an Oscar for best original song for “You Must Love Me” from Evita and an Emmy for outstanding variety special (live) for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.
In addition, Pasek, who is 39 years and three months old, is the second-youngest EGOT winner ever, trailing only Lopez, who was 39 and one week old when he achieved the feat in March 2014.
Pasek is the fourth individual who is publicly LGBTQ to achieve the EGOT, following actor Sir John Gielgud (1991), producer Scott Rudin (2012) and Sir Elton John (2024).
Pasek and Paul won their Primetime Emmy for co-writing the song “Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?” for Only Murders in the Building with another songwriting team, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. While this was the first Emmy win for Pasek and Paul, and also for Wittman, Shaiman had won before. He won outstanding individual achievement in writing in a variety or music program for cowriting the 1992 Oscars, hosted by his longtime friend Billy Crystal.
Series star Steve Martin, who is nominated for a Primetime Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series, performed the tongue-twisting song.
Pasek and Paul won their first EGOT-qualifying award, an Oscar for best original song, in February 2017 for co-writing “City of Stars” from La La Land with composer Justin Hurwitz. They won a Tony for best original score that June for Dear Evan Hansen and won a second Tony in June 2022 for being among the platoon of producers of A Strange Loop, which was voted best musical. They won their first Grammy, best musical theater album, in January 2018 for Dear Evan Hansen and their second, best compilation soundtrack for visual media, in February 2019 for The Greatest Showman.
Sir Elton John was the most recent person to complete the EGOT before Pasek & Paul. He did so when he won a Primetime Emmy for Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium at the ceremony in January (which was delayed for four months by union strikes). This is the fourth time that two or more people have become EGOTs in the same calendar year. Helen Hayes and Rita Moreno both became EGOTs in 1977. Mel Brooks and Mike Nichols both scored in 2001. Webber, Rice and Legend all completed their EGOT journeys in 2018.
In other music news from night 2 of the Creative Arts Emmys, Carlos Rafael Rivera won outstanding music composition for a limited or anthology series, movie or special (original dramatic score) for Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+). It’s his third Emmy. He won in the same category three years ago for The Queen’s Gambit and for outstanding main title theme music in 2018 for Godless.
Siddhartha Khosla won outstanding music composition for a series (original dramatic score) for Only Murders in the Building. It’s his first Emmy on his seventh nod.
Jeff Toyne won outstanding original main title theme music for Palm Royale (Apple TV+). It’s his first Emmy. He had a second nod this year, outstanding music composition for a series (original dramatic score).
Trygge Toven won outstanding music supervision for Fallout. It’s his first Emmy nod and win.
Jamie Lee Curtis won outstanding guest actress in a comedy for The Bear. It’s her first Primetime Emmy win. Her father, Tony Curtis, was nominated in 1980 for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or a special for his role in NBC’s Moviola.
Shōgun was the top winner across the two nights of the Creative Arts Emmys, with 14 awards. The Bear placed second, with seven awards, followed by Saturday Night Live (six), Jim Henson Idea Man (five), Blue Eye Samurai and The Oscars (four each).
Billy Joel: The 100th – Live At Madison Square Garden, Only Murders In The Building, Ripley and Welcome To Wrexham each won three awards. Baby Reindeer, The Crown, Girls State, How I Met Your Father, Love on the Spectrum, The Morning Show and Mr. & Mrs. Smith each won two.
Here’s a report on Night 1 of the Creative Arts Emmys.
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This is also the fifth consecutive year that The Oscars has been nominated in the category. In that time frame, The Tonys have been nominated four times; The Grammys, three times.
Billy Joel: The 100th – Live at Madison Square Garden is nominated for outstanding variety special (pre-recorded). The Greatest Night in Pop, a look at the 1985 recording session that produced “We Are the World” (in which Billy Joel was a participant) is nominated for outstanding documentary or nonfiction special. STAX: Soulsville U.S.A., a look at the legendary, Memphis-based R&B label of the 1960s, is nominated for outstanding documentary or nonfiction series.Carpool Karaoke: The Series is nominated for outstanding short form comedy, drama or variety series.
For the 13th consecutive year, The Voice is nominated for outstanding reality competition program. Former category juggernaut American Idol was again passed over for a nod.
The Bear set a new record for most nominations in a single year among comedies with 23. The distinction was previously held by 30 Rock, with 22 nods in 2009. Shōgun is this year’s leader among dramas with 25 nominations.
Final-round online voting begins Aug. 15. The 76th Emmy Awards will broadcast live on ABC on Sunday, Sept. 15, (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/5:00-8:00 p.m. PT) from the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live and stream the next day on Hulu. The 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards take place at the Peacock Theater over two nights on Saturday, Sept. 7, and Sunday, Sept. 8, with an edited presentation to air on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on FXX.
Emmy Award winners Jesse Collins and Dionne Harmon along with Emmy-nominated Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment are set to return as executive producers of the 76th Emmy Awards.
Here’s a complete list of the nominations in the 20 program categories for the 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
Outstanding variety special (live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Starring Usher • CBS • Jesse Collins Entertainment, DPS and Roc Nation
66th Grammy Awards • CBS • Fulwell 73
The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady • Netflix • Casey Patterson Entertainment, 199 Productions and Hartbeat Productions for Netflix
The Oscars • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
76th Annual Tony Awards • CBS • White Cherry Entertainment in association with Tony Award Productions
Outstanding variety special (pre-recorded)
Billy Joel: The 100th – Live at Madison Square Garden • CBS • A Sony Music Vision and Enliven Entertainment Production / A Grammy Studios Production in association with Maritime Pictures
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer • Netflix • Netflix | Lathan TV | Pilot Boy
Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic • CBS • Smart Dog Media and White Label Productions in association with CBS
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Done + Dusted
Trevor Noah: Where Was I • Netflix • Bob Bain Productions, Inc. for Netflix
Outstanding reality competition program
The Amazing Race • CBS • WorldRace Productions, Inc.
RuPaul’s Drag Race • MTV • World Of Wonder
Top Chef • Bravo • Magical Elves
The Traitors • Peacock • Studio Lambert
The Voice • NBC • MGM Television and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon and ITV Studios The Voice USA, I
Outstanding scripted variety series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Peyance Productions and Avalon Television
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Outstanding talk series
The Daily Show • Comedy Central • Central Productions, LLC
Jimmy Kimmel Live! • ABC • ABC Signature in association with Kimmelot
Late Night With Seth Meyers • NBC • Universal Television and Broadway Video
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert • CBS • CBS Studios
Outstanding comedy series
Abbott Elementary • ABC • Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions and Fifth Chance in association with Warner Bros. Television and 20th Television
The Bear • FX • FX Productions
Curb Your Enthusiasm • HBO | Max • HBO
Hacks • HBO | Max • Universal Television in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment
Only Murders in the Building • Hulu • 20th Television
Palm Royale • Apple TV+ • Apple Studios
Reservation Dogs • FX • FX Productions
What We Do in the Shadows • FX • FX Productions
Outstanding drama series
The Crown • Netflix • Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix
Fallout • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios and Kilter Films in association with Bethesda Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks
The Gilded Age • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Universal Television and Neamo Film and Television
The Morning Show • Apple TV+ • Media Res in association with Apple
Mr. & Mrs. Smith • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Big Indie Pictures
Shō gun • FX • FX Productions
Slow Horses • Apple TV+ • See-Saw Films in association with Apple
3 Body Problem • Netflix • Netflix Studios / Bighead Littlehead / The Three-Body Universe / T-Street / Plan B Entertainment / Primitive Streak
Outstanding limited or anthology series
Baby Reindeer • Netflix • A Netflix Series / A Clerkenwell Films Production
Fargo • FX • FX Presents an MGM/FXP Production
Lessons in Chemistry • Apple TV+ • Apple Studios
Ripley • Netflix • Showtime and Endemol Shine North America in association with Entertainment 360 and Filmrights for Netflix
True Detective: Night Country • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Peligrosa, Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls and Passenger
Outstanding television movie
Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie • Peacock • UCP
Quiz Lady • Hulu • 20th Century Studios
Red, White & Royal Blue • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Berlanti/Schechter Films
Scoop • Netflix • Netflix presents a Lighthouse Film and Television production in association with Voltage TV
Unfrosted • Netflix • Netflix presents A Columbus 81 Production / A Skyview Entertainment Production / A Good One Production
Outstanding structured reality program
Antiques Roadshow • PBS • GBH
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives • Food Network • Knuckle Sandwich and Citizen Pictures
Love Is Blind • Netflix • Kinetic Content for Netflix
Queer Eye • Netflix • Scout Productions Inc. and ITV Entertainment LLC for Netflix
Shark Tank • ABC • MGM Television in association with Sony Pictures Television
Outstanding unstructured reality program
Below Deck Down Under • Bravo • 51 Minds
Love on the Spectrum U.S. • Netflix • Northern Pictures for Netflix
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked • MTV • World Of Wonder
Vanderpump Rules • Bravo • Evolution Media
Welcome to Wrexham • FX • Boardwalk Pictures
Outstanding documentary or nonfiction series
Beckham • Netflix • A Netflix Documentary Series / A Studio 99 Production in association with Ventureland
The Jinx – Part Two • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films presents a Hit The Ground Running Production
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV • Investigation Discovery • Maxine Productions and Sony Pictures Television – Nonfiction in association with Business Insider
STAX: Soulsville U.S.A. • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films presents in association with Concord Originals, Polygram Entertainment, Warner Music Entertainment, A Laylow Pictures production, A White Horse Pictures production
Telemarketers • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films presents a production of Elara Pictures and All Facts in association with Rough House Pictures
Outstanding documentary or nonfiction special
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films and Castle Rock Entertainment
Girls State • Apple TV+ • Concordia Studio presentation of a Mile End Films production in association with Apple
The Greatest Night in Pop • Netflix • A Netflix Documentary / An MRC Film / A Dorothy St Pictures Production in association with Makemake Entertainment
Jim Henson Idea Man • Disney+ • Imagine Documentaries Productions, Disney Branded Television
Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces • Apple TV+ • Apple Original Films presents an A24 / Tremolo Production
Outstanding emerging media program
Emperor • Meta Quest • An Atlas V, Reynard Films, France Télévisions production in association with Albyon
Fallout: Vault 33 • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Kilter Films, Bethesda Game Studios
The Pirate Queen With Lucy Liu • Meta • Singer Studios and Meta
Red Rocks Live in VR • Meta / Facebook • Meta, Dorsey Pictures, Lightsail VR, 7 Cinematics
Wallace & Gromit in The Grand Getaway • Meta • An Atlas V, Aardman, Meta production in association with No Ghost and Albyon
Exceptional merit in documentary filmmaking
Beyond Utopia (Independent Lens) • PBS • Ideal Partners in association with 19340 Productions, XRM Media, the Random Good Foundation and the Human Rights Foundation
Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project • HBO | Max • Confluential Films and Rada Studio in association with JustFilms | Ford Foundation in association with Bertha Doc Society
Stamped From the Beginning • Netflix • A Netflix Documentary / A One Story Up production
Outstanding game show
Celebrity Family Feud • ABC • Fremantle
Jeopardy! • ABC/Syndicated • Quadra Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television
Password • NBC • Fremantle in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio and Electric Hot Dog
The Price Is Right at Night • CBS • Fremantle
Wheel of Fortune • ABC/Syndicated • Quadra Productions, Inc. / Sony Pictures Studios
Outstanding hosted nonfiction series or special
Conan O’Brien Must Go • HBO | Max • Max in association with Conaco
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. • PBS • WETA Washington D.C., McGee Media, Inkwell Media, Kunhardt Films
How to With John Wilson • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Blow Out Productions, Johnsmovies and Atlantic Pictures
My Next Guest With David Letterman and John Mulaney • Netflix • Jax Media and Worldwide Pants, Inc. for Netflix
The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy • Apple TV+ • Twofour in association with Apple
Outstanding short form comedy, drama or variety series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series • Apple TV+ • CBS Studios in association with Fulwell 73 and Apple
The Eric Andre Show • Adult Swim • Abso Lutely Productions and Williams Street
Late Night With Seth Meyers Corrections • NBC • Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions and Universal Television
Only Murders in the Building: One Killer Question • Hulu • Hulu
Real Time With Bill Maher: Overtime • HBO | Max • HBO in association with Bill Maher Productions
Outstanding short form nonfiction or reality series
After the Cut – The Daily Show • YouTube • Central Productions, LLC
The Crown: Farewell To a Royal Epic • Netflix • Once Upon A Time / Netflix
Hacks: Bit by Bit • HBO | Max • Universal Television in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment
Saturday Night Live Presents: Behind the Sketch • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Shōgun – The Making of Shōgun • FX • FX Networks in association with More Media
Outstanding animated program
Blue Eye Samurai • “The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride” • Netflix • A Netflix Series / 3 Arts Entertainment and Blue Spirit Productions
Bob’s Burgers • “The Amazing Rudy” • FOX • 20th Television Animation
Scavengers Reign • “The Signal” • HBO | Max • Max in association with Titmouse Animation and Green Street
The Simpsons • “Night of the Living Wage” • FOX • A Gracie Films production in association with 20th Television Animation
X-Men ‘97 • “Remember It” • Disney+ • Marvel Studios
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah won a Primetime Emmy for outstanding talk series at the 75th Emmy Awards, which were finally presented on Monday (Jan. 15) at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The Emmys were to have taken place in September, but were delayed because of strikes by Hollywood writers and actors.
This was The Daily Show with Trevor Noah’s first win in that category. Trevor Noah had the unenviable task of following Jon Stewart (whose The Daily Show won 11 times in this category) as host of the Comedy Central franchise, but Noah gradually proved that he was up to the task. The biracial Noah is the first host of color to win in this category. The Daily Show is only the second show to win in this category (or predecessor categories) with two different hosts. The first was The Tonight Show, which won both under Johnny Carson (in 1977 and 1992) and Jay Leno (in 1995).
Noah is hosting the Grammy Awards on Feb. 4 for the fourth year in a row. He is a Grammy nominee for best comedy album for I Wish You Would, so he could win two EGOT-level awards in the space of 20 days.
The path to Noah’s victory was paved when the Primetime Emmys moved Late Night With John Oliver, which had won outstanding talk series the last seven years running, to a new category – outstanding scripted variety series, where it competed with Saturday Night Live and A Black Lady Sketch Show. Those two shows had formerly competed for outstanding variety sketch series. SNL had won in that category the last six years running, so this year’s Oliver vs. SNL showdown was a real battle of Emmy juggernauts.
Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium won the Primetime Emmy for outstanding variety special (live). This gives Elton John his first Primetime Emmy, to accompany his five Grammys, two Oscars and one Tony. This makes him the 19th EGOT, and the second-oldest at the time of completing the awards sweep. Elton is 76 years and nine months old. Sir John Gielgud (also English and gay, like Elton) was 87 years and four months when he completed the sweep. Helen Hayes was a bit younger than Elton (76 years and four months) when she became an EGOT.
RuPaul’s Drag Race won outstanding reality competition program. It’s the MTV show’s fifth win in that category in the past six years. Its streak was interrupted last year by a win for Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, which has yet to air its second season. RuPaul won as an executive producer of the show. This is his 14th Primetime Emmy.
Quinta Brunson, the star and creator of Abbott Elementary, won as outstanding lead actress in a comedy series. She’s only the second Black actress to win in that category, following Isabel Sanford, who won for playing Louise Jefferson on The Jeffersons in 1981.
Ayo Edebiri won outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for her role in The Bear. She’s only the third Black actress to win in that category, following Jackée Harry for 227 (1987) and Sheryl Lee Ralph for Abbott Elementary last year.
Succession won outstanding drama series for the third time in four years. Its streak was interrupted two years ago when it was on hiatus and The Crown won the award. Succession defeated The Last of Us, which was the first live-action video game adaptation to be nominated in a major Emmy category.
Kieran Culkin from Succession won for outstanding lead actor in a drama series. He defeated two other actors from that series – Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong. This marked the first time three actors from the same series were nominated in that category.
Pedro Pascal from HBO’s The Last of Us was also nominated in that category. He was also nominated in two categories at last week’s Creative Arts Emmys – outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for hosting SNL and outstanding narrator for Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World: Mountains (CNN). These three nods made him the most-nominated Latino in a single year in Emmy history.
Succession and The Bear were the night’s top winners, with six awards each. BEEF won five awards. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won two.
In addition to the 27 awards presented on the live telecast (counting the Governors Award), Emmys were awarded in 97 categories at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday, Jan. 6, and Sunday, Jan. 7. An edited presentation of the Creative Arts ceremonies is available for streaming on Hulu.
Combining awards on this night and those won at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, The Bear was this year’s top winner with 10 awards, followed by BEEF and The Last of Us, with eight each; Succession with six; Welcome to Wrexham and The White Lotus with five each; Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, and Wednesday with four each; and Dancing with the Stars, Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium and RuPaul’s Drag Race, with three each.
Sung Jin Lee (BEEF) and Christopher Storer (The Bear) were this year’s top Emmy-winning individuals, with three awards each – as director, executive producer and writer of their hit series.
Charlie Puth and The War and Treaty sang Puth’s Wiz Khalifa collab “See You Again,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks in 2015, over the In Memoriam segment. (The original version honored Paul Walker, the late star of the Fast & Furious franchise.) The In Memoriam spot saluted such late TV giants as Norman Lear, Angela Lansbury, Suzanne Somers, Leslie Jordan, Cindy Williams, Bob Barker, Paul Reubens, Tommy Smothers, Barbara Walters, Harry Belafonte and Irene Cara. The spot concluded with a bit of the famous Friends theme “I’ll Be There For You” in honor of the series’ co-star Matthew Perry.
Additionally, Travis Barker played drums during Anthony Anderson’s show opening performance.
GLAAD won the Governors Award, which probably pleased longtime gay activist Elton John (who wasn’t present to accept his award) as much as his becoming an EGOT.
The eligibility period for this year’s Primetime Emmys was June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023. The show was broadcast on Fox, with former blackish star Anthony Anderson hosting. The show was executive-produced by Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment.
Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium won the Primetime Emmy for outstanding variety special (live) on Monday (Jan. 15), making Sir Elton John an EGOT. He’s the 19th performer to complete the sweep of the top entertainment awards, and the second-oldest at the time of completion.
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Elton is 76 years and nine months old. Sir John Gielgud (also English and gay, like Elton) was 87 years and four months when he completed the sweep in 1991. Helen Hayes was a bit younger than Elton (76 years and four months) when she became an EGOT in 1977.
Elton is the first EGOT who has topped the Billboard 200 as a credited artist. He landed seven consecutive No. 1 albums between 1972-75. (Several previous EGOTS were creative participants in No. 1 albums, but they weren’t the credited artists.)
Elton is the second EGOT who has landed a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. He follows John Legend, who topped Billboard’s flagship songs chart in May 2014 with “All of Me” and became an EGOT in 2018. Elton has amassed nine No. 1 hits on the survey.
Elton landed his first EGOT-level award in February 1987 when he won his first Grammy for his part in Dionne & Friends’ “That’s What Friends Are For,” which won best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals. He has since won four more Grammys.
He won his first Oscar in March 1995 when “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King (which he co-wrote with Tim Rice) won best original song. He won again in that category in February 2020 with “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from Rocketman, which he co-wrote with his longtime collaborator, Bernie Taupin.
He won his only Tony to date (best original score) in June 2000 for Aida. He and Rice co-wrote the score.
Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium (Disney+) prevailed in a highly competitive category which also included The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna (Fox), Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix), The Oscars (ABC) and the 75th Annual Tony Awards (CBS).
Elton won his Emmy as both an executive producer and performer on the special, which took him back to the site of his 1975 concert triumph. Other exec producers on the special were Elton’s husband and frequent collaborator David Furnish, Luke Lloyd Davies, Ben Winston, Gabe Turner, Sally Wood, Emma Conway, Lou Fox, Sean Alvarez and R. J. Cutler. John Foy and Paul Dugdale were co-executive producers. Saj Patel and Penny LeVesconte were line producers. All won Primetime Emmys.
The 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards are finally being presented, four months after they were originally scheduled. They were delayed by strikes by Hollywood writers and actors. Hosted by former blackish star Anthony Anderson, the awards are being held at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.
Jesse Collins Entertainment is producing the show, which is being broadcast live from 8-11 p.m. ET (5-8 p.m. PT) on Fox. The eligibility period for this year’s Primetime Emmys was June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023.
The 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards are finally being presented on Monday (Jan. 15), four months after they were originally scheduled. TV’s top awards show was delayed by strikes by Hollywood writers and actors. Hosted by former blackish star Anthony Anderson, the awards are being held at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.
Most of this year’s Primetime Emmys were presented at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards. But 26 envelopes remain to be opened, including outstanding comedy series (won the last two years by Ted Lasso), outstanding drama series (won in two of the last three years by Succession) and outstanding reality competition program (won in four of the last five years by RuPaul’s Drag Race).
Jesse Collins Entertainment is producing the show, which is being broadcast live from 8-11 p.m. ET (5-8 p.m. PT) on Fox. The eligibility period for this year’s Primetime Emmys was June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023.
Here are all the categories that will be announced on tonight’s broadcast. We’ll check off the winners as they are revealed.
Series Awards
Outstanding comedy series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Barry (HBO)
The Bear (FX)
Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Wednesday (Netflix)
Outstanding drama series
Andor (Disney+)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
The Crown (Netflix)
House of the Dragon (HBO)
The Last of Us (HBO)
Succession (HBO)
The White Lotus (HBO)
Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Outstanding limited or anthology series
Beef (Netflix)
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)
Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+)
Outstanding reality competition program
The Amazing Race (CBS)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)
Outstanding talk series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
The Problem with Jon Stewart (Apple TV+)
Outstanding scripted variety series
A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding variety special (live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna (Fox)
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix)
Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium (Disney+)
The Oscars (ABC)
75th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Acting Awards
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
Bill Hader – Barry (HBO)
Jason Segel – Shrinking (Apple TV+)
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (FX)
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
Christina Applegate – Dead to Me (Netflix)
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face (Peacock)
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday (Netflix)
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man (FX)
Brian Cox – Succession (HBO)
Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO)
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC)
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us (HBO)
Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO)
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO)
Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO)
Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
Taron Egerton – Black Bird (Apple TV+)
Kumail Nanjiani – Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu)
Evan Peters – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)
Michael Shannon – George & Tammy (Showtime)
Steven Yeun – Beef (Netflix)
Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
Lizzy Caplan – Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX)
Jessica Chastain – George & Tammy (Showtime)
Dominique Fishback – Swarm (Prime Video)
Kathryn Hahn – Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu)
Riley Keough – Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)
Ali Wong – Beef (Netflix)
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series
Anthony Carrigan – Barry (HBO)
Phil Dunster – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
James Marsden – Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear (FX)
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Henry Winkler – Barry (HBO)
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
WINNER: Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX)
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Juno Temple – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Jessica Williams – Shrinking (Apple TV+)
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series
F. Murray Abraham – The White Lotus (HBO)
Nicholas Braun – Succession (HBO)
Michael Imperioli – The White Lotus (HBO)
Theo James – The White Lotus (HBO)
Matthew Macfadyen – Succession (HBO)
Alan Ruck – Succession (HBO)
Will Sharpe – The White Lotus (HBO)
Alexander Skarsgård – Succession (HBO)
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus (HBO)
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown (Netflix)
Meghann Fahy – The White Lotus (HBO)
Sabrina Impacciatore – The White Lotus (HBO)
Aubrey Plaza – The White Lotus (HBO)
Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul (AMC)
J. Smith-Cameron – Succession (HBO)
Simona Tabasco – The White Lotus (HBO)
Outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
Murray Bartlett – Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu)
Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird (Apple TV+)
Richard Jenkins – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
Joseph Lee – Beef (Netflix)
Ray Liotta – Black Bird (Apple TV+) (posthumous)[18]
Young Mazino – Beef (Netflix)
Jesse Plemons – Love & Death (Max)
Outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
Annaleigh Ashford – Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu)
Maria Bello – Beef (Netflix)
Claire Danes – Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX)
Juliette Lewis – Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu)
Camila Morrone – Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)
Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
Merritt Wever – Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu)
Directing Awards
Outstanding directing for a comedy series
Barry: “wow” – Bill Hader (HBO)
The Bear: “Review” – Christopher Storer (FX)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: “Four Minutes” – Amy Sherman-Palladino (Prime Video)
The Ms. Pat Show: “Don’t Touch My Hair” – Mary Lou Belli (BET+)
Ted Lasso: “So Long, Farewell” – Declan Lowney (Apple TV+)
Wednesday: “Wednesday’s Child Is Full of Woe” – Tim Burton (Netflix)
Outstanding directing for a drama series
Andor: “Rix Road” – Benjamin Caron (Disney+)
Bad Sisters: “The Prick” – Dearbhla Walsh (Apple TV+)
The Last of Us: “Long, Long Time” – Peter Hoar (HBO)
Succession: “America Decides” – Andrij Parekh (HBO)
Succession: “Connor’s Wedding” – Mark Mylod (HBO)
Succession: “Living+” – Lorene Scafaria (HBO)
The White Lotus: “Arrivederci” – Mike White (HBO)
Outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie
Beef: “Figures of Light” – Lee Sung Jin (Netflix)
Beef: “The Great Fabricator” – Jake Schreier (Netflix)
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story: “Bad Meat” – Carl Franklin (Netflix)
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story: “Silenced” – Paris Barclay (Netflix)
Fleishman Is in Trouble: “Me-Time” – Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (FX)
Prey – Dan Trachtenberg (Hulu)
Writing Awards
Outstanding writing for a comedy series
Barry: “wow” – Bill Hader (HBO)
The Bear: “System” – Christopher Storer (FX)
Jury Duty: “Ineffective Assistance” – Mekki Leeper (Amazon Freevee)
Only Murders in the Building: “I Know Who Did It” – John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese, and Rob Turbovsky (Hulu)
The Other Two: “Cary & Brooke Go to an AIDS Play” – Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider (Max)
Ted Lasso: “So Long, Farewell” – Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, and Jason Sudeikis (Apple TV+)
Outstanding writing for a drama series
Andor: “One Way Out” – Beau Willimon (Disney+)
Bad Sisters: “The Prick” – Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel, and Brett Baer (Apple TV+)
Better Call Saul: “Point and Shoot” – Gordon Smith (AMC)
Better Call Saul: “Saul Gone” – Peter Gould (AMC)
The Last of Us: “Long, Long Time” – Craig Mazin (HBO)
Succession: “Connor’s Wedding” – Jesse Armstrong (HBO)
The White Lotus: “Arrivederci” – Mike White (HBO)
Outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series or movie
Beef: “The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain” – Lee Sung Jin (Netflix)
Fire Island – Joel Kim Booster (Hulu)
Fleishman Is in Trouble: “Me-Time” – Taffy Brodesser-Akner (FX)
Prey – Patrick Aison and Dan Trachtenberg (Hulu)
Swarm: “Stung” – Janine Nabers and Donald Glover (Prime Video)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story – Al Yankovic and Eric Appel (The Roku Channel)
Outstanding writing for a variety series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
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Television’s biggest night is back! Anthony Anderson will host the 75th annual Emmy Awards live from the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Monday (Jan. 15).
The show will air live on Fox on Monday and stream on Hulu the next day.
Presenters include Christina Applegate, Carol Burnett, Peter Dinklage, Coleman Domingo, Tom Hiddleston, Natasha Lyonne, Ke Huy Quan and Tracee Ellis Ross. The ceremony will also feature cast reunions and tributes from TV shows such as The Sopranos, Martin, Cheers, Grey’s Anatomy, Saturday Night Live Weekend Update, All in the Family, Ally McBeal and I Love Lucy.
Charlie Puth and The War and Treaty will helm this year’s “In Memoriam” segment. Travis Barker is expected to open the show with a performance alongside Anderson.
HBO leads the pack of primetime Emmy nods this year, thanks to shows like Succession which snagged 27 nominations and The White Lotus with 24 nods (you can stream both shows on Max). Other nominated TV shows include Ted Lasso, Abbott Elementary, Jury Duty, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Andor, The Crown, Better Call Saul, The Bear, The Voice, Survivor, Wednesday, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Hocus Pocus 2 and Prey.
Quinta Brunson, Jenna Ortega, Jeremy Allen White, Bill Hader, Ayo Edebiri, Lyonne, Applegate, Jennifer Coolidge, Taraji P. Henson, Storm Reid, Nick Offerman, Nathan Lane, and Martin Short are among this year’s nominees.
The 2023 Emmys were slated to air last year but were delayed until 2024, due to the Writer’s Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Read on for details on how to watch the 75th annual Emmy Awards from around the globe.
Where to Watch the Emmys: Live TV & Stream Online
The 75th annual Emmys will air on Monday, Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Fox and will stream on Hulu the next day. This year’s Creative Arts Emmys will air on FXX on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The ceremony will also stream on Hulu the next day.
If you’re a cable customer or have access to local channels through a streaming provider or TV antenna, click here to find your Fox affiliate.
If not, you can stream the Emmys live on Direct TV Stream, Fubo, Sling TV (in select locations) and other platforms that offer live television.
DirecTV Stream offers 75+ cable and local channels, plus unlimited DVR and a free trial for the first five days. Stream the Emmy’s on from your laptop, phone, TV and other compatible devices via the DirecTV app.
Not interested in watching the Emmy’s live? You can stream the 75th Emmys on Hulu starting on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Hulu offers a free trial for the first week and streaming plans as low as $7.99/month.
Streaming internationally? Try ExpressVPN or NordVPN to access programs on NBC, Peacock and other streaming platforms from outside the U.S.
The Emmys can be viewed in Canada, Africa, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, India, Japan, the Middle East, the U.K. and other countries and territories. Find more details here.
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MTV has three moments on the list. The Super Bowl and ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ each have two.
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Charlie Puth and acclaimed duo The War and Treaty will perform over the In Memoriam spot at the Primetime Emmys on Monday (Jan. 15). And that won’t be the only music moment on the show — Travis Barker will team with show host Anthony Anderson for what the show promises will be “a showstopping open.”
In a promotional appearance, Anderson also revealed his unconventional plan for keeping things moving on Emmy night. Instead of the traditional play-off music to nudge winners to wrap up long acceptance speeches, Anderson’s mother, Doris Bowman (aka Mama Doris), will act as the show’s “enforcer” to ensure a swift pace.
The show will also include cast reunions and tributes to hit TV series spanning more than seven decades, including The Sopranos, Martin, Cheers, Grey’s Anatomy, All in the Family, Ally McBeal and I Love Lucy as well as Saturday Night Live’s signature Weekend Update segment, which will be helmed by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
The Emmys teased that performers will re-create the famous candy conveyer belt sequence from I Love Lucy, though they didn’t reveal the brave performers who will attempt to follow in the footsteps of Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance.
TV legend Carol Burnett, who won a Primetime Emmy at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys for outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) for Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love will present. Other presenters include Christina Applegate, nominated for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for Dead to Me, and Natasha Lyonne, nominated in the same category for Poker Face.
Other scheduled presenters include Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Coleman Domingo (Euphoria), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Ke Huy Quan (American Born Chinese) and Anderson’s long-time black-ish co-star, Tracee Ellis Ross.
The 75th Emmy Awards, executive-produced by Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment, will broadcast live from the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 15 (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/5:00-8:00 p.m. PT) on FOX and will also be available the next day on Hulu.