“Shōgun” Shows Up Big at Emmys, “The Bear” Gobbles Up 11
The last Emmys were a mere eight months ago due to scheduling delays in 2023, but last night’s gathering of TV’s biggest and brightest stars featured many of the same smiling faces and a new cadre of talented folks getting their turn to hoist up the gold.
Some of those new faces belonged to the Shōgun team, which nabbed outstanding drama, lead actor for star and producer Hiroyuki Sanada, lead actress for Anna Sawai, and directing for Frederick E.O. Toye. The meticulously rendered period epic won an astonishing 14 Creative Arts Emmys last weekend, a record for most by a show in one season. On Sunday, it extended that record to 18.
Some familiar faces included The Bear stars Jeremy Allen White and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who once again won lead actor and supporting actor in a comedy. Co-star Liza Colón-Zayas nabbed her first Emmy in the supporting actress race. Colón-Zayas was the first Latina winner for best supporting actress in a comedy series.
#TheBear star Liza Colón-Zayas, the first Latina #Emmy winner for best supporting actress in a comedy series, urges “all the Latinas who are looking at me: Keep believing, and vote. Vote for your rights.” https://t.co/3itGkRBc7U pic.twitter.com/UpdiWXneMM
— Variety (@Variety) September 16, 2024
The Bear mauled its record of 10 comedy wins for a single season from last year by capturing 11 Emmys on Sunday, one of those belonging to creator Christopher Storer, who won for directing. Meanwhile, The Bear‘s comedy competitor Hacks had a big night, too, winning outstanding comedy over The Bear, with star Jean Smart winning lead actress.
Staying in the animal kingdom, Netflix’s hit Baby Reindeer galloped off with the Emmy for outstanding limited series or anthology, and its creator, Richard Gadd, winning both lead actor and writing. His co-star Jessica Gunning, who played his indefatigable stalker Martha, won supporting actress.
And Jodie Foster, a longtime great of the silver screen, won her very first Emmy for her star turn in HBO’s True Detective: Night Country.
For the full list of nominees and winners, click here.
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Featured image: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 15: (L-R) Tommy Bastow, Yoriko Douguchi, Moeka Hoshi, Hiroto Kanai, Takehiro Hira, Anna Sawai, , winner of the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series award, Tokuma Nishioka, Hiroyuki Sanada, winner of the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series award, Cosmo Jarvis, Yasunari Takeshima, a guest, Yuka Kouri and Tadanobu Asano pose in the press room after winning Outstanding Drama for “Shōgun” during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
