The Primetime Emmy Awards returned to Los Angeles on Sunday night, and this year’s ceremony was one for history books. Shōgun made history as the first non-English series to win the best drama award, in addition to collecting the record-breaking 18 trophies by the end of the night.
Shōgun scored 25 nods at this year’s Emmy Awards, and it had a great night at the Creative Arts Emmy Award a week prior, where it won 14 trophies. Its domination continued at the Primetime Emmy Awards, where it won an additional four trophies for a total of 18—the most by any series in a single year.
The race in the comedy field wasn’t as clear, and The Bear and Hacks emerged as the major front-runners. The Bear dominated the field with four major awards for a total of 11, setting a new record for most wins by a comedy show in a single year, but the coveted outstanding comedy award went to Hacks.
Winners were much easier to predict in the limited/anthology series field, where Baby Reindeer emerged as the clear front-runner. It won the award for outstanding limited or anthology series, in addition to acting awards for its leading duo Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning.
The 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards took place on September 15 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with Eugene Levy and Dan Levy hosting the show.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2024 PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS:
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Shōgun
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Hacks
OUTSTANDING LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Baby Reindeer
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Shōgun – Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Shōgun – Hiroyuki Sanada as Yoshii Toranaga
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Hacks – Jean Smart as Deborah Vance
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Bear – Jeremy Allen White as Carmy
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
The Crown – Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Bear – Liza Colón-Zayas as Tina
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
The Morning Show – Billy Crudup as Cory Ellison
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Bear – Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard “Richie” Jerimovich
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
True Detective: Night Country – Jodie Foster as Detective Elizabeth Danvers
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Baby Reindeer – Richard Gadd as Donny
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Baby Reindeer – Jessica Gunning as Martha
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Fargo – Lamorne Morris as North Dakota Deputy Witt Farr
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Shōgun – “Crimson Sky”, Frederick E.O. Toye
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
The Bear – “Fishes”, Christopher Storer
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Ripley – Steven Zaillian
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Slow Horses – “Negotiating With Tigers”, Will Smith
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Hacks – “Bulletproof”, Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Baby Reindeer – Richard Gadd
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Alex Edelman: Just For Us – Alex Edelman
OUTSTANDING TALK SERIES
The Daily Show
OUTSTANDING SCRIPTED VARIETY SERIES
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Traitors
