The Bear, Beef and Succession dominate Emmy Awards as Sarah Snook continues winning streak
By Jessica Riga, Liana Walker, and Jared RichardsThe Emmys finally returned after a months-long delay, with Succession, Beef and The Bear scoring multiple wins.
Look back on our blog to see all updates, reactions and expert analysis.
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That's it for our live coverage of the 75th Emmys
By Jessica Riga
"I want to thank my incredible colleagues, Liana and Jared, my editor, and everyone who voted for this blo—"
I'm just kidding but thank you so much for joining us today as we finally got to bring you the Emmys!
You can relive all the winners, losers and key moments below in our blog. If you're looking for more:
We're right in the thick of awards season, so we'll see you again soon. My parting gift is this photo of my three favourite winners. Bye!
Ali Wong the first Asian woman to win an Emmy for a lead role
By Liana Walker
A number of other Asian women have been nominated in the past, including Sandra Oh for her role in Shōgun, but Ali Wong is the first to take home the trohpy.
Rewatch part of her acceptance speech here:
The world wants more Tina and Amy!
By Jared Richards
Loved the Tina Fey/Amy Poehler SNL weekend update reunion, but I wish they did a few more jokes instead of just announcing the nominees!
- sam
Sam, you're not the only one: we've got a few comments shouting out Tina and Amy's little Weekend Update segment.
I thought Anthony Anderson did a great job (especially compared to Jo Koy last week at the Globes) but I'd LOVE to see Tina and Amy host an awards show again.
Maybe when the Emmys are back later this year? A boy can dream...
And who were tonight's biggest winners?
By Jared Richards
If you were watching today, chances are you have one of these three theme songs in your head: Succession, The Bear or Beef.
These three shows absolutely dominated, but Succession and The Bear taking home six trophies each and Beef just behind with five. The only other multiple-award winner was Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, which won two categories.
LoadingBut wait!
If you add in the Creative Arts Emmys, which took place last week, it tells a different story.
With those, The Bear reigns supreme at 10 wins, followed by Beef and The Last of Us with 8 - making it all the more wild that the latter didn't take home anything tonight. Succession stays at six, then sports doco Welcome to Wrexham (not nominated tonight) ties with The White Lotus at five wins.
The Emmys are kinda weird. Fun! But weird.
Who were tonight's biggest snubs?
By Jared Richards
We've already covered Barry (six nominations) The Last of Us (five) and Better Call Saul not receiving a single trophy, but at least they're in good company.
LoadingThe biggest snub of the night goes to Ted Lasso, nominated eight times but not nabbing any awards. The show's third (likely final) season didn't quite capture audiences like its first two, and the (lack of) awards reflect that.
In second place is Barry - thought being just snubbed of winning the snubbed list is perhaps willing of its own award, thereby making it ...not... a snub. (Anybody else vibing with this or am I clutching at straws?)
Tying in third place with The Last of Us at five nominations and no awards is Fleishman is in Trouble, the adaptation of the novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner.
Then at four nominations, no trophy, we have Welcome to Chippendales and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a previous Emmys favourite that, now in its fifth season, may have lost its shine.
And then we've got quite a few shows with three nominations, no win: Andor, Jury Duty, Wednesday, Only Murders in The Building, Bad Sisters and Daisy Jones & The Six.
Let's look back at some of those amazing sets
By Liana Walker
Which ones do you recognise?
Andor is a winner in your heart
By Jessica Riga
I'm glad Andor still got some recognition too even though it was never going to win. That series made it clear for me that Star Wars can be prestige media in the hands of a capable writer, director & showrunner.
- Still an honour to be nominated
This is a great attitude to have!
This old chestnut
By Jessica Riga
I LOVE the Bear. But is it a comedy???
- Georgie
Sure it's heavy, but it makes me laugh nonetheless, Georgie!
But in all honesty, isn't Barry even darker?
Better Call Saul and say we're sorry
By Jared Richards
Bit bummed about Better Call Saul’s last season being overlooked but not surprised
- Maddy
Last of Us and Better Call Saul not winning any is a surprise!
- Bryce
Better Call Saul will now go down as having never won a Primetime Emmy from 27 nominations. Are there any shows that have had more than that?
- Tyson
Tyson, it's even worse than that: if you add in the Creative Arts Emmys, that's 53 nominations for Better Call Saul and not a single win. It's always an honour to be nominated, but that's gotta hurt.
I'm side-stepping the question a little (it's definitely up there, but I'm hesitant to say it's the most-snubbed show of all time), but I think the biggest snub ever has to go to The Wire, widely regarded of one of the best shows of all time, but only ever received two nominations.
Did The Last of Us come... last?
By Jessica Riga
I was wondering why the last of us has been snubbed but then I remembered it’s a sci-fi and sci-fi is always disrespected :(
- Jesi
I jest, it won eight Creative Arts Emmys last week. But otherwise it won not one award tonight, despite being one of the most nominated shows.
I think it'll have better luck in season two... because Succession won't be a competitor!
All the awards have been handed out, but we're not going anywhere yet!
By Jessica Riga
What did you think of the Emmys? Who deserved their win? Who got snubbed?
Importantly, which shows are you adding to your watchlist?
Personally, this was one of my favourite award shows to witness (and live blog!) because not only did Succession win a bunch of awards, but all the tributes to iconic series to mark the 75th Emmys was a lovely celebration of television!
Everyone is smooching tonight 😘
By Liana Walker
So we all saw Matty Matheson and Ebon Moss-Bachrach sharing a kiss on stage — but you might have missed this moment from Kieran Culkin and Brian Cox:
And that marks 19 Emmys for Succession across its four seasons
By Jared Richards
SUCCESSION SWEEP
- Conhead
It's an impressive amount, but nowhere near the most-awarded show of all-time.
That honour goes to SNL with 73 trophies, though given that's been going since the '70s, it doesn't really feel like a fair fight.
Game of Thrones, which had its iron throne recreated tonight but without a cast reunion, comes in next at 59, then Fraiser at 37 and The Simpsons at 35.
If we know one things about the Roy family, it's that they're awful competitive: maybe we'll get a S5 one day down the line, just for an Emmys sweep. (I'm just not quite ready to say goodbye!)
Succession ends its run with television's highest honour
By Jessica Riga
Succession was the most nominated show this year, and has now won six Emmys tonight.
"We want to thank HBO, this wasn't necessarily an easy show to commission," creator Jesse Armstrong says.
He gives a shout out to Jeremy Strong, who is making a movie, and Lucy Prebble, who is making a baby.
Armstrong then gives a special mention to Brian Cox, who gets his own little moment.
It's a short and classy speech, with Armstrong finishing with "thank you indeed."
Succession wins Best Drama Series
By Jessica Riga
- Andor
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
- House of the Dragon
- The Last of Us
- WINNER: Succession
- The White Lotus
- Yellowjackets
AS IT SHOULD!!! GOING OUT ON TOP!!!
I'm SO GLAD the clip they played was Jeremy Strong yelling "because I'm the eldest boy!"
These awards have been pretty fun, right?
By Jared Richards
With an Ally McBeal reunion that saw cast members dance across a recreation of the show's iconic bathroom, I'm calling it: these awards have been a real delight with few awkward moments or cringe jokes.
Not even an In Memoriam section that mashed up the Fast & Furious song 'See You Again' with the Friends theme could ruin things. (Is it just me, or is that choice fairly tasteless?)
Let's not count our chickens just yet, but this is how you do an awards show: cute reunions, touching speeches, and no host making fun of how bad the awards are.
PS. Did you know an Ally McBeal revival is in the works? Or at least, they were in talks back in 2022, though there's been no news since. Maybe this mini-reunion will get the ball rolling again...
The Bear's big win momentarily derailed by surprise smooch
By Jessica Riga
Matty Matheson was in the middle of literally thanking the hospitality industry when Ebon Moss-Bachrach walked up to the mic and gave him a big ol' pash.
The Bear wins Best Comedy Series
By Jessica Riga
- Abbott Elementary
- Barry
- WINNER: The Bear
- Jury Duty
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Only Murders in the Building
- Ted Lasso
- Wednesday
And The Bear completes it's comedy sweep! Tonight the show won 6 out of a possible 13 Emmys.
'It's all for you': Sarah Snook dedicates award to baby daughter
By Jessica Riga
"Thanks for everyone who voted, and for loving the show as much as we did," Sarah Snook says.
"The bar was set so high and that's what spurred us on.
"Mum and Dad I love you, thank you for giving me a dress-up box as a kid."
"The biggest thank you is to someone who won't understand anything that I'm saying at the moment, but I carried her with me in this last season and really it was her who carried me.
"It's very easy to act when you're pregnant, your hormones are raging. It was more that the proximity of her life growing inside me gave me the strength to do this and this performance. I love you so much. It's all for you, from here on out. It's all for you."
Sarah Snook wins Best Actress in a Drama Series
By Jessica Riga
- Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
- Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets
- Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale
- Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
- Keri Russell, The Diplomat
- WINNER: Sarah Snook, Succession
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S OUR GIRL!!!!