Emotions were running high at the 76th Emmy Awards on Sunday night (15 September), whether it was moving speeches from Baby Reindeer ’s Richard Gadd or tears from the cast of Shōgun . Father-and-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy hosted the ceremony in Los Angeles , where Shōgun led the nominations with 25 nods, followed by The Bear , Only Murders in the Building, and True Detective: Night Country. Here are the biggest talking points from the evening.
Find the full list of winners here. Shōgun shattered records Shōgun won 18 Emmys across the Creative Arts ceremony and the main event, smashing the record for the most awards won for a single season of television. The previous record-holder was HBO’s 2008 miniseries John Adams, which won 13 awards.
Thanking Hulu and FX, a shocked Shōgun team marvelled at their incredible triumph at the ceremony, with showrunner Justin Marks saying: “You guys greenlit a very expensive sub-titled Japanese period piece whose central climax revolves around a poetry competition...
thank you.” There were big acting prizes for Hiroyuki Sanada and Emma Sawai, and it beat The Crown , Fallout , The Gilded Age , The Morning Show , Mr & Mrs Smith , Slow Horses and 3 Body Problem to the Best Drama gong. Many, many tears followed.
JD Vance was the villain Trump’s running mate might not have physically been at the awards, but he still made a stink. Numerous women took aim at him for his comments about “childless cat ladies”, from Selena Gomez .