And just like that, another hotly contested Emmy awards season race has come to a close. After last year's WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes pushed the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony into January of this year, last night the glitzy statue-doling bash's 76th edition — this year hosted by Schitt's Creek's Eugene and Dan Levy — took place at the Peacock Theater in LA. And on a night of few major surprises, the two most nominated shows of the year — samurai epic Shōgun and kitchen-based "comedy" The Bear — got their hands ("Hands!") on 18 and 11 awards respectively, including historic Outstanding Actor and Actress In A Drama wins for the former's Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, and second Outstanding Actor and Supporting Actor wins for the latter's Jeremy Allen White and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.
During the three-hour telethon, Shōgun — which now boasts the most awarded single season of TV in Emmy history — also bagged other top awards including Outstanding Drama Series and Directing For A Drama Series, whilst arguably the night's one major turn up for the books came in the form of Hacks' win for Outstanding Comedy. The HBO comedy about an ageing comedienne's working relationship with an up-and-coming young writer stormed a category that The Bear (which yes, we know, probably shouldn't be classed as a comedy) had previously been the comfortable favourite in. Nevertheless, its win — supported by an Outstanding Actress In A Comedy Series gong for lead Jean Smart and a Comedy Writing nod, too — shook things up a little as other key races went according to most predictions.
Among the night's other big winners were Netflix stalker thriller Baby Reindeer, which snagged the Limited/Anthology Series' Actor, Supporting Actress, Writing, and overall Series awards, marking three wins for the show's writer-creator-star Richard Gadd and a richly deserved first Emmy for Martha actor Jessica Gunning. Elsewhere, Jodie Foster was recognised as Outstanding Actress In A Limited/Anthology Series for her tremendous turn in True Detective: Night Country, whilst Elizabeth Debicki's Princess Diana in The Crown earned her the Outstanding Actress In A Drama accolade. Rounding out the acting awards, Billy Crudup and Lamorne Morris won Supporting Actor In A Drama and Limited/Anthology Series for The Morning Show and Fargo respectively, whilst Liza Colón-Zayas' work on The Bear was rewarded with a Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series statuette.
Also in amongst the victors on Sunday evening, Apple TV's still criminally underrated and oft-unsung banger Slow Horses finally won its first Emmy, with scribe Will Smith thoroughly deservingly taking home the prize for Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series for "Negotiations With Tigers". Here's hoping Gary Oldman may yet parp his way to victory for his work as flatulent spook Jackson Lamb with the show's next season, eh? Anyway, for now at least, they're the main movers and shakers at this year's Primetime Emmy Awards, and you can find a full rundown of the winners (and indeed not-winners) below.
Outstanding Drama Series
The Crown
Fallout
The Gilded Age
The Morning Show
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Shōgun (WINNER)
Slow Horses
3 Body Problem
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hacks (WINNER)
Only Murders in the Building
Palm Royale
Reservation Dogs
What We Do in the Shadows
Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series
Baby Reindeer (WINNER)
Fargo
Lessons in Chemistry
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston — The Morning Show
Carrie Coon — The Gilded Age
Maya Erskine — Mr. And Mrs. Smith
Anna Sawai — Shōgun (WINNER)
Imelda Staunton — The Crown
Reese Witherspoon — The Morning Show
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Idris Elba — Hijack
Donald Glover — Mr. And Mrs. Smith
Walton Goggins — Fallout
Gary Oldman — Slow Horses
Hiroyuki Sanada — Shōgun (WINNER)
Dominic West — The Crown
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson — Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri — The Bear
Selena Gomez — Only Murders in the Building
Maya Rudolph — Loot
Jean Smart — Hacks (WINNER)
Kristen Wiig — Palm Royale
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Matt Berry — What We Do in the Shadows
Larry David — Curb Your Enthusiasm
Steve Martin — Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short — Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White — The Bear (WINNER)
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai — Reservation Dogs
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Jodie Foster — True Detective: Night Country (WINNER)
Brie Larson — Lessons in Chemistry
Juno Temple — Fargo
Sofia Vergara — Griselda
Naomi Watts — Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Matt Bomer — Fellow Travelers
Richard Gadd — Baby Reindeer (WINNER)
Jon Hamm — Fargo
Tom Hollander — Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Andrew Scott — Ripley
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Lionel Boyce — The Bear
Paul W. Downs — Hacks
Ebon Moss-Bachrach — The Bear (WINNER)
Paul Rudd — Only Murders In The Building
Tyler James Williams — Abbott Elementary
Bowen Yang — Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano — Shōgun
Billy Crudup — The Morning Show (WINNER)
Mark Duplass — The Morning Show
Jon Hamm — The Morning Show
Takehiro Hira — Shōgun
Jack Lowden — Slow Horses
Jonathan Pryce — The Crown
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Jonathan Bailey — Fellow Travelers
Robert Downey Jr. — The Sympathizer
Tom Goodman-Hill — Baby Reindeer
John Hawkes — True Detective: Night Country
Lamorne Morris — Fargo (WINNER)
Lewis Pullman — Lessons In Chemistry
Treat Williams — Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Alo Edebiri — The Bear
Janelle James — Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph — Abbott Elementary
Carol Burnett — Palm Royale
Liza Colón-Zayas — The Bear (WINNER)
Hannah Einbinder — Hacks
Meryl Streep — Only Murders in the Building
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Christine Baranski — The Gilded Age
Nicole Beharie — The Morning Show
Elizabeth Debicki — The Crown (WINNER)
Greta Lee — The Morning Show
Lesley Manville — The Crown
Karen Pittman — The Morning Show
Holland Taylor — The Morning Show
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Lily Gladstone — Under the Bridge
Dakota Fanning — Ripley
Jessica Gunning — Baby Reindeer (WINNER)
Aja Naomi King — Lessons in Chemistry
Diane Lane — Feud: Capote vs The Swans
Nava Mau — Baby Reindeer
Kali Reis — True Detective: Night Country
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson — Abbott Elementary
Meredith Scardino, Sam Means — Girls5eva
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky — Hacks (WINNER)
Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo — The Bear
Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider — The Other Two
Jake Bender, Zach Dunn — What We Do In The Shadows
Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner — "The End", Fallout
Francesca Sloane, Donald Glover — "First Date", Mr. And Mrs. Smith
Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks — "Anjin", Shōgun
Rachel Condo, Caitlin Puente — "Crimson Sky", Shōgun
Will Smith — "Negotiating With Tigers", Slow Horses (WINNER)
Peter Morgan, Meriel Sheibani-Clare — "Ritz", The Crown
Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Richard Gadd — Baby Reindeer (WINNER)
Charlie Brooker — "Joan Is Awful", Black Mirror
Noah Hawley — "The Tragedy Of The Commons", Fargo
Ron Nyswaner — "You're Wonderful", Fellow Travelers
Steven Zaillian — Ripley
Issa López — "Part Six", True Detective: Night Country
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Randall Einhorn — "Party", Abbott Elementary
Lucia Aniello — "Bulletproof", Hacks
Christopher Storer — "Fishes", The Bear (WINNER)
Ramy Youssef — "Honeydew", The Bear
Guy Ritchie — "Refined Aggression", The Gentlemen
Mary Lou Belli — "I'm The Pappy", The Ms. Pat Show
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Hiro Murai — "First Date", Mr. And Mrs. Smith
Frederick E. O. Toye — "Crimson Sky", Shōgun (WINNER)
Saul Metzstein — "Strange Games", Slow Horses
Stephen Daldry — "Sleep, Dearie Sleep", The Crown
Mimi Leder — "The Overview Effect", The Morning Show
Salli Richardson-Whitfield — "Beat L.A", Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty
Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Film
Weronika Tofilska — "Episode Four", Baby Reindeer
Noah Hawley — "The Tragedy Of The Commons", Fargo
Gus Van Sant — "Pilot", Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Millicent Shelton — "Poirot", Lessons In Chemistry
Steven Zaillian — Ripley (WINNER)
Issa López — True Detective: Night Country
For a full list of all winners across all nights of this year's 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, please head here.