Emmy Awards

The 2024 Emmys ended with a bang as the HBO series Hacks shocked the TV world, taking home the award for best comedy series. While The Bear was expected to be this years front-runner, Hacks took home the award, its third of the night, also winning for best writing and best actress, which went to Jean…

Its place in the Emmy record books already secured after the Creative Arts, Disney/FX’s Shōgun went for a historic sweep, adding four more wins tonight for a staggering total of 18 Emmys in one season, a bench mark that may never be reached again. That included the Outstanding Drama Series trophy…

Everything’s coming up Baby Reindeer. The critically acclaimed black comedy-drama that broke Netflix's Global Top 10 streaming records since its debut in April was awarded an Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series or Anthology Sunday Night.  The series centers around fledgling comedian Donny Dunn's…

2016 was a pretty good year for FX as five wins at the Primetime Emmys for The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story helped it to a total 18 trophies at the 68th Emmy Awards. Eight years on, with new owners in the shape of The Walt Disney Company, it was an even better night for John…

TV dramas have come a long way since the days of Playhouse 90, Hallmark Hall of Fame and NET Playhouse – all of which won Emmys for best drama in the 1960s. Even the category's name has evolved since then, from Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama to Outstanding Dramatic Series or Outstanding…

First-time Emmy nominee Anna Sawai has become the first actress of Asian descent to win in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category at the Emmys. As Toda Mariko in the FX series Shōgun, Sawai, who is of Japanese descent, has made history. An emotional Sawai said in her speech, “Thank…

The kitchen is still running hot for FX’s The Bear as the series took home the award for directing a comedy series. Series co-creator Christopher Storer started his directing speech by thanking FX for investing in something they shouldn’t: “a restaurant.” During his speech for best director, Storer…

From The Red Skelton Show and I Love Lucy to Get Smart and All in the Family through Taxi, Cheers and Murphy Brown to Frasier, Seinfeld and 30 Rock to Modern Family, Veep and Ted Lasso, the Emmy Awards have been laughing at TV best comedies for more than 70 years. Here is a gallery of all the shows to win the golden…

The In Memoriam segment on Sunday night’s Emmy telecast paid respects to Shannen Doherty, Chance Perdomo, Martin Mull, Richard Lewis and many more TV luminaries lost in the past eight months. Shelley Duvall and SCTV cast member Joe Flaherty, however, were two notable omissions from the revamped…

The West Wing's President Bartlet and his staff reunited at the Emmys. The not-so-secret reunion saw Martin Sheen, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney and Richard Schiff appear in a replica of the Oval Office before presenting best drama series. Sheen opened by saying, "From 1999 to 2006 I…

A night of nostalgia, a Baby Reindeer sweep and an incredible launching pad for the upcoming seasons of The Bear and Shōgun made up the 76th annual Primetime Emmys on Sunday. While the Family Levy didn’t exactly rock the L.A.’s Peacock Theater as the first father-and-son hosts, breakout moments came…

Hacks was the surprise winner for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards tonight, its third triumph of the night. The HBO/Max show’s stunning triumph followed prizes for its Lead Actress Jean Smart and its writing team. But it was a record-breaking Bear market for comedy…