That's a wrap!
And with that, this very awards-heavy night comes to a close. Besides a chuckle-worthy opening skit poking fun at the quirks of the television business, host Nate Bargatze mostly stuck to chiding winners for talking too long, threatening to deduct money for the Boys & Girls Club with a ticker and actual children on stage. The bit didn’t really work, but it ultimately didn’t matter – Bargatze, as expected, donated his own money to bring the tally to $350,000 at the end of the show.
The ticker did keep the speeches mostly under 45 seconds, and thus mostly underwhelming. But there were still emotional highlights – Cristin Milioti’s exuberant win for lead actress in a limited series, 15-year-old Owen Cooper becoming the youngest supporting actor winner ever, Stephen Colbert’s jubilance in the Late Show’s Emmy swan song and the shock win for Jeff Hiller, from the little-show-that-could Somebody Somewhere.
Most heartwarming of all was the triumph of Noah Wyle and The Pitt over much more expensive, much more prestige-y shows than the HBO max medical drama. Less surprising was the dominance of The Studio, now the most awarded comedy for a single season (when counting the Creative Arts Emmys), and the sweep by Netflix hit Adolescence. Creator Stephen Graham provided one of the night’s most moving speeches, calling for equality and respect on television sets.
Well, that’s it from us. Thanks for sticking with us, and we’ll see you next year!
My colleague Benjamin Lee wrote a full rundown of tonight’s awards, reunions and speeches:
