It’s pretty crazy that the nominations for the 75th Annual Primetime Emmys were announced all the way back on July 12, 2023, over six months ago. The voting by the Television Academy for the Emmys was also done and over with before the awards ceremony was delayed until January 2024, mainly due to the actor and writers’ strike that would have made a Sept. ceremony not quite as celebratory.
The 75th Primetime Emmys finally happened on Monday night, Jan. 15, hosted by actor and game show host, Anthony Anderson, and many of the series and performances that have been winning Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards over the past few weeks have continued to do the same at the Emmys. In fact, it’s a little surprising how consistent this year’s TV awards have been, considering the months in between the voting periods for the various groups. It just goes to show that quality television knows no time limits.
HBO‘s Succession added six more Emmys to the 13 it garnered from previous seasons, winning Drama Series for its third year running, with the series coming to a conclusion with the end of Season 4 in May 2023. After multiple previous nominations, Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook finally won their Emmys, after receiving Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards over the past two weeks. Matthew Macfadyen won his second Emmy in a row for his supporting role in the series, and the episode, “Connor’s Wedding,” received Emmys for its writing by Jesse Armstrong and direction by Mark Mylod, the latter’s third career Emmy for the series.
The FX comedy series, The Bear, won six more Emmys for its FIRST season (whereas the Golden Globes were doled out for its second season) with Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Ayo Edebiri all winning in their categories early in the night, as well as Emmys won for writing and directing by Christopher Storer for episodes “System” and “Review.” Adding in the awards it made at the Creative Arts Emmys last weekend, The Bear is the Emmy champ this year with 10 wins.
Also, Lee Sung Jin‘s popular Netflix limited series, Beef, did very well with wins for Ali Wong and Steven Yeun, as well as Emmys for its writing and direction (by Jin), and of course, winning for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. Beef ended up winning eight Emmys total for its single-season run.
Other winners for the night included Jennifer Coolidge (for The White Lotus, now in the Drama category rather than Limited/Anthology Series), Quinta Brunson (for Lead Actress in Abbott Elementary vs. for her writing), while Niecy Nash-Betts and Paul Walter Hauser won for their supporting roles in the limited series, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story for Netflix and Apple TV‘s Black Bird, respectively.
Previous Emmy winners, Apple’s Ted Lasso and Netflix’s The Crown went home empty-handed on Monday night, even though they both won Creative Arts Emmys. AMC‘s Breaking Bad spin-off, Better Call Saul, ended its six-season run with 53 Primetime Emmy nominations but ZERO wins.
Other than Brunson’s win, the Emmys continue to be all about cable and streaming.
You can read the full list of winners below, and you can read the previous winners at the Creative Arts Emmys over at Below the Line.
Drama Series
Succession
Comedy Series
The Bear
Limited Series
Beef
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Sarah Snook, Succession
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Steven Yeun, Beef
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Ali Wong, Beef
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Niecy Nash-Betts, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Variety Special (Live)
Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium, Disney+
Reality Competition Program
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Game Show
Jeopardy!, ABC
Scripted Variety Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, HBO Max
Structured Reality Program
Queer Eye, Netflix
Unstructured Reality Program
Welcome to Wrexham, FX
Host for a Reality or Competition Program
RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Writing for a Drama Series
Succession, “Connor’s Wedding” HBO Max
Jesse Armstrong, Written by
Writing for a Comedy Series
The Bear, “System” FX
Christopher Storer, Written by
Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie
Beef, “The Birds Don’t Sing” Netflix
Lee Sung Jin, Written by
Directing for a Drama Series
Succession, “Connor’s Wedding” HBO Max
Mark Mylod, Directed by
Directing for a Comedy Series
The Bear, “System” FX
Christopher Storer, Directed by
Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie
Beef, “Figures of Light” Netflix
Lee Sung Jin, Directed by
