The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sept. 15 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and aired live on the American Broadcasting Network (ABC) and Hulu. It honored the best in American prime-time television programming from June 1, 2023, until May 31, 2024, as the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences chose. The ceremony was produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment and hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy.
FX’s historical drama Shōgun stood out at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning 18 out of 25 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, becoming the first non-English-language series to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. Other highlights included the Max Comedy-Drama series Hacks winning the award for Oustanding Comedy Series and the Netflix British black comedy-drama thriller Baby Reindeer winning the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series award.
FX’s psychological comedy-drama series The Bear received 23 nominations, (breaking the record previously held by 30 Rock, which received 22 in 2009). In line with previous years, streaming and cable networks took the lead in awards over broadcast networks. Netflix led all networks with 107 nominations.
Governors Award
The Governors Award was presented to screenwriter, producer, and director Greg Berlanti in honor of his impact on television and culture by depicting underrepresented figures in his work.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
At the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, Peacock’s The Traitors won the Outstanding Reality-Competition Program award. The Traitors won against network and cable shows such as CBS’s The Amazing Race, MTV’s RuPaul’s Drag Race, Bravo’s Top Chef, and NBC’s The Voice. Significantly, The Traitors has only aired two seasons while the rest of the nominated shows have been on for at least 10 years.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Talk Series
The Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series went to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. The cable series won against major network shows like ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, and CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Scripted Variety Series
HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won the award for Outstanding Scripted Variety Series at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. Its sole competition was NBC’s long-running Saturday Night Live.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series went to Jeremy Allen White for his role as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto on FX’s The Bear. White went against Matt Berry, Larry David, Steve Martin, Martin Short, and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Jean Smart won the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Deborah Vance in Max’s Hacks. Vance won against Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri, Selena Gomez, Maya Rudolph, and Kristen Wiig.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
The Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series went to Hiroyuki Sanada for the role of Lord Yoshii Toranaga on FX’s Shogun. Sanada won against Idris Elba, Donald Glover, Walton Goggins, Gary Oldman, and Dominic West.
76th Primetime Emmy Award: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Anna Sawai won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Toda Mariko in FX’s Shogun. Sawai won against actresses Jennifer Aniston, Carrie Coon, Maya Erskine, Imelda Staunton, and Reese Witherspoon.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Richard Gadd won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role as Donny Dunn in Netflix’s Baby Reindeer. Gadd won against Matt Bomer, Jon Hamm, Tom Hollander, and Andrew Scott.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Industry legend Jodie Foster won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role as Detective Elizabeth Danvers in HBO’s True Detective: Night Country, the fourth season of True Detective and the first to receive a subtitle. Foster won against actresses Brie Larson, Juno Temple, Sofia Vergara, and Naomi Watts.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ebon Moss-Bachrach won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Richard “Richie” Jerimovich in FX’s The Bear. He won against actors Lionel Boyce, Paul W. Downs, Paul Rudd, Tyler James Williams, and Bowen Yang.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Liza Colón-Zayas won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Tina Marrero on FX’s The Bear. She won against fellow supporting actresses Carol Burnett, Hannah Einbinder, Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Meryl Streep.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Billy Crudup won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his role as Cory Ellison in The Morning Show on Apple TV+. Crudup won against Tadanobu Asano, Mark Duplass, Jon Hamm, Takehiro Hira, Jack Lowden, and Jonathan Pryce.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Elizabeth Debicki of The Crown won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as a fictionalized Princess Diana. Debicki won against Christine Baranski, Nicole Beharie, Greta Lee, Lesley Manville, Karen Pittman, and Holland Taylor.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Lamorne Morris was awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role as State Trooper Whitley “Witt” Farr in FX’s Fargo. Other nominees included Jonathan Bailey, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Goodman-Hill, John Hawkes, Lewis Pullman, and Treat Williams.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jessica Gunning won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role as Martha Scott in Netflix’s Baby Reindeer. Other nominees included Dakota Fanning, Lily Gladstone, Aja Naomi King, Diane Lane, Nava Mau, and Kali Reis.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Christopher Storer, director of FX’s The Bear, won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the episode “Fishes,” the sixth episode of the series’ second season. Storer won against Abbott Elementary’s Randall Einhorn, The Gentlemen’s Guy Ritchie, Hacks’ Lucia Aniello, and The Ms. Pat Show’s Mary Lou Belli. Storer also won against fellow The Bear director Ramy Youssef, director of the fourth episode of the series’ second season, “Honeydew.”
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Frederick E. O. Toye, director of FX’s Shogun, received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Director for a Drama Series for the Shogun episode “Crimson Sky,” the ninth episode of the show’s first season. He won against The Crown’s Stephen Daldry, The Morning Show’s Mimi Leder, Mr. & Mrs. Smith’s Hiro Murai, Slow Horses’ Saul Metzstein, and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty‘s Salli Richardson-Whitfield.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Steven Zaillian of Netflix’s miniseries Ripley won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Zaillian won against Baby Reindeer’s Weronika Tofilska, Fargo’s Noah Hawley, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans‘s Gus Van Sant, Lessons in Chemistry’s Millicent Shelton, and True Detective: Night Country’s Issa Lopez.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky of Max’s Hacks won the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for the episode “Bulletproof.” They won against Abbott Elementary’s Quinta Bronson, The Bear’s Christopher Stoler and Joanna Calo, Girl5eva’s Meredith Scardino and Sam Means, The Other Two’s Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, and What We Do in the Shadows’ Jake Bender and Zach Dunn.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Will Smith’s Slow Horses on Appletv+ won the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for the episode “Negotiating with Tigers.” Smith Won against The Crown’s Peter Morgan and Meriel Sheibani-Clare, Fallout’s Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner, Mr. & Ms. Smith’s Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover, and Shogun’s Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Richard Gadd of Netflix’s Baby Reindeer won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Gadd won against Black Mirror’s Charlie Brooker, Fargo’s Noah Hawley, Fellow Travelers‘ Ron Nyswaner, Ripley’s Steven Zaillon, and True Detective: Night Country’s Issa Lopez.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Last but not least, the Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special award went to stand-up comedian Alex Edelman for HBO’s Alex Edelman: Just for Us. Elelman won against Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees, John Early: Now More Than Ever, Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool, and the writing team for the 2024 Oscars.
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