TV’s great and good descended on Los Angeles last night to celebrate the best shows of the past year. And there’s a lot to celebrate: the industry is undergoing somewhat of a boom right now, with standout shows such as Slow Horses , The Bear , Baby Reindeer and Shogun all up for awards across dozens of categories. In addition to watching celebs walk the red carpet dressed in their finery, there were plenty of standout moments from the show: here’s our pick of the best.
What a night for the Baby Reindeer team. After all the months of legal and media turmoil, Richard Gadd ’s brilliantly unhinged Netflix stalker story – based on his real life experiences – came good on the night. Not only did Gadd scoop two awards (for writing and directing the show) but Jessica Gunning’s Martha, whose performance anchored it, took an award home on the night too.
"Oh my goodness me, blinking heckers," she said, accepting her speech, but Gadd went one better. "Ten years ago, I was down and out, right?” he said on the podium. “I never ever thought I'd get my life together.
I never ever thought I'd be able to rectify myself for what had happened to me, and get myself back on my feet again. "And then here I am, just over a decade later, picking up one of the biggest writing awards in television. "I don't know much about this life.
.. but I do know that nothing lasts forever, and no matter how bad it gets, it always gets better.
" Was this destined to be the year The Bear finally triu.