The 76th Primetime Emmys may not take place until this Sunday, but that hasn't stopped the first batch of shiny gold statues from being dutifully doled out already. During a star-studded ceremony at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards — often referred to as the Tech Emmys — were announced. And, perhaps unsurprisingly given the staggering number of nominations achieved between them, feudal Japanese epic Shōgun and frenetic kitchen drama The Bear emerged as the two-night event's biggest winners. The former won an unprecedented 14 gongs, usurping Game Of Thrones' previous single drama series record of 12, whilst the latter snagged a not-too-shabby seven statues — including Guest Actor and Guest Actress awards for Jon Bernthal and Jamie Lee Curtis' Donna and Michael Berzatto.
Elsewhere, Netflix's monochromatic psychological thriller Ripley and Disney+'s recently renewed comedy murder mystery series Only Murders In The Building both enjoyed three wins apiece, including — most notably — an Original Song victory for Benj Patel and Justin Paul's Only Murders number "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?" With that particular win, the Greatest Showman songwriting duo achieved EGOT status, having previously won both Tony and Grammy awards for their work on Dear Evan Hansen, and an Oscar for their La La Land song 'City Of Stars'.
Among the rest of the two nights' many, many winners, Ron Howard's inspirational and indeed muppetational Jim Henson: Idea Man scored a well-earned win for Outstanding Documentary, and another samurai epic — Netflix's anime-infused adult animation Blue Eye Samurai — landed the coveted award for Outstanding Animated Program ahead of its second season. Richard Gadd's stalker drama Baby Reindeer, royals romp The Crown, and sit-com spin-off How I Met Your Father meanwhile all bagged two awards each, including an astute Best Casting shout for the brilliant ensemble assembled for Baby Reindeer. And, at long last, Angela Bassett did the thing, winning a long overdue first Emmy for her narration of nature documentary Queens which, we are told, somehow isn't about Bassett herself. Scandalous!
For a comprehensive list of all the winners across the weekend of the Creative Arts Emmys, please head this way. And for a rundown of of the big wins, bigger upsets, and dark horses who emerge victorious at the 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which takes place on 15 September at the Peacock Theater, LA, you'll find that — alongside a big ol' list of all the key categories' results (we do love a list!) — right here on Monday morning. Winner, winner, Emmy dinner!