And that's a wrap
And with that, a long, awards-filled night – with a few surprises – comes to a close. Eugene and Dan Levy were warm, if mostly off-stage, hosts, buoying a ceremony that once again banked on nostalgic TV reunions – Happy Days, The West Wing – and celebrations of TV history, from TV villains to dads.
It was a big night for FX, which picked up four awards for Shōgun – the first non-English language show to win best drama, and the most awarded single season of all time – as well as five awards for the second season of The Bear. There seemed to be a slight rebuke of the high-octane restaurant show, however; after basically sweeping the comedy awards in January, the show – not really a comedy, as everyone including the Levys pointed out – lost best comedy and writing to Max’s true comedy, Hacks.
The other main victor of the night was Baby Reindeer, Netflix’s surprise hit based on Scottish comedian Richard Gadd’s real-life experience with stalking and sexual assault. Gadd delivered not one but three of the night’s sweet, appreciative and inspiring speeches, calling on the contracting TV industry to keep taking risks. Bob Iger, take note!
That’s it from us – hopefully we’ll all have a full year to recover before the next Emmys. Thanks for joining us for TV’s biggest night!
Updated
And my colleague Benjamin Lee has a full summary of tonight’s events (and many, many awards):
