Emmy winners report: Who won, who lost, who upset and who made history? [UPDATING LIVE]
The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards are handed out tonight during a live ceremony on ABC hosted by father-and-son Emmy winners Eugene Levy and Dan Levy. You can follow along with the complete winners list here, and scroll down for my minute-by-minute report and analysis of the winners as they’re announced. Who won? Who lost? Who upset? Who made history? And how did the night compare to the predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users?
The first story to watch is how “Shōgun” will perform. The FX historical drama set in feudal Japan led the nominations with 25, and it has actually already won most of them. At last weekend’s Creative Arts Awards, which highlighted crafts and guest performances, the series prevailed 14 times. That set a new record for the most prizes ever won by a program in a single year. The record was previously held by the limited series “John Adams,” which won 13 times in 2008. And before “Shōgun” the most awarded drama series in one season was the epic fantasy “Game of Thrones,” which collected 12 trophies on three different occasions. So any of its six categories that “Shōgun” wins tonight will be icing on the cake. Suffice it to say it’s the overwhelming favorite to take Best Drama Series.
Meanwhile, FX’s restaurant dramedy “The Bear” is looking to repeat with a second straight victory for Best Comedy Series, and it’s also looking to make history. The most awards ever won by a comedy in a single year was 10 (“The Bear” set that record just last year). At the Creative Arts Emmys last weekend, “The Bear” was awarded seven times, so if it wins four of its seven categories tonight it will surpass itself in the record books. There might be a lot of hardware at the FX party when all is said and done.
In longform categories, Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” is considered the front-runner for Best Limited Series, especially after key Creative Arts wins for its casting and picture editing. But with 11 total nominations it’s not the most dominant program in its category (that would be “True Detective: Night Country” with 19 noms), and it wasn’t the biggest winner at Creative Arts (that would be “Ripley” with three). So there’s still some suspense there, as there is in a number of other categories. Read on to find out about all of them as the evening progresses.
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