Only eight months after the last Primetime Emmy Awards — held in January due to the 2023 Hollywood writers strike — the 76th Emmys ceremony kicked off at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday evening, hosted by father-and-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy . As the Emmy -winning stars of Schitt’s Creek noted in their opening monologue, the feudal Japan-set historical drama Shōgun and high-pressure restaurant comedy The Bear , both already heavily decorated, led the pack of TV series represented at the occasion, with more than 20 nominations apiece. Baby Reindeer walked away with several big awards (Outstanding Limited Series, as well as actor, supporting actress, and writing).
Of course, the event was about much more than winners and losers: Viewers were treated to all manner of awkwardness and bafflement as presenters raced through acting, writing and directing categories between speeches, special tributes, and cameos. Here are the best, worst, and most puzzling moments of television’s biggest night. The Bear star has been a mainstay in the New York theater scene for decades, mixing off-Broadway work with spot parts in various TV shows and films.
But her role as Tina, the truculent cook at the Beef who’s hiding a softer side, launched her to a different stratosphere. Clutching her Emmy in a breathless speech, the Bronx native, who is of Puerto Rican descent, closed with a firm and inspired call to action: “To all the Latinas, who are looking at me: Kee.