Hacks took the top comedy prize over The Bear . Shōgun made history and broke an Emmys record. And Baby Reindeer won enough statues to turn your nose red.
Sunday night’s historic but generally surprise-free Emmys ceremony ended with a twist: Hacks won best comedy series over The Bear , which was expected to win the prize for the second time this year. Yes, you read that correctly. The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards , which aired live on ABC , marked the second ceremony put on by the Television Academy in 2024 .
The 75th edition was held in January after being delayed due to last year’s Hollywood strikes, meaning The Bear stars Jeremy Allen White and Ebon Moss-Bachrach each won two awards — for different seasons — only eight months apart. The drama categories felt less repetitive. With HBO’s Succession out of contention this time around, there was room for FX’s Shōgun to dominate — and boy, did it.
In addition to winning best drama series, the critically acclaimed historical drama landed lead actor prizes for Hiroyuki Sanada and lead actress for Anna Sawai , who became the first Japanese performers to win in their respective categories . Sawai is the first Asian person to win lead actress. Counting the creative arts Emmys the show already won, that makes for a total of 18 trophies for the largely Japanese-language series.
"Shōgun" star Anna Sawai gets emotional as she accepts her #Emmy for best lead actress in a drama series. She is the first Asian winner in ca.