From 'Shogun' and 'Baby Reindeer' to 'The Bear' and 'Hacks': Here's What Just Picked Up Awards at the 2024 Emmys

Plenty happens at an awards ceremony. For 2024's second round of Emmys — the first took place in January, after the 2023 event was postponed from its usual September timing during Hollywood's writers' and actors' strikes — history was made before the glitzy televised ceremony even happened. At the Creative Arts Emmys, Shōgun picked up 14 awards, making it the most-decorated show in a single season ever. The love for the series continued on Monday, September 16, 2024, and rightly so, with the historical Japanese drama also nabbing four more gongs: for outstanding drama series, directing, lead actor and lead actress.

The Bear also won big again in the comedy categories — after hosts and Schitt's Creek favourites Eugene and Dan Levy joked in their opening monologue that, in the true spirit of the dramedy, they wouldn't be making any jokes in their gig. The pair's opening remarks spanned everything from calling out the number of movie stars now popping up on streaming series to noting how often Nicole Kidman (The Perfect Couple) graces the small screen these day. Baby Reindeer "sent from my iphonn" gags and recognising that it took three seasons for the Emmys to even nominate the sublime Reservation Dogs also helped get the ceremony started.

A Schitt's Creek reunion, Jeremy Allen White advising that The Bear changed his life, Murphy Brown great Candice Bergen meowing, a tribute to Saturday Night Live's 50th year, a Happy Days ode with Henry Winkler punching a jukebox, John Leguizamo celebrating diversity: they all happened once the night started flowing. So did Fargo's Lamorne Morris telling The Sympathizer's Robert Downey Jr he has a poster of him in his house, Slow Horses' Will Smith riffing on the fact that he's not that other Will Smith, Brendan Hunt going all Coach Beard, Joshua Jackson's reaction to 'I Don't Want to Wait' from Dawson's Creek playing him on and familiar faces from The West Wing all together.

At the first post-Succession Emmys, the list of winners is similarly hefty. While a few shows went home with multiple statuettes — including Shōgun, The Bear, Baby Reindeer and Hacks — the list of recipients also spans Slow Horses, True Detective: Night Country, Ripley and Fargo. And, thanks to The Crown, Australia was represented among the accolades with Elizabeth Debicki emerging victorious for playing Princess Diana.

As always, if a nominated series didn't end up with its stars or creators on the Emmys stage, that doesn't mean it wasn't ace. Cases in point: Only Murders in the Building, Reservation Dogs, Mr & Mrs Smith, Abbott Elementary, Lessons in Chemistry, Loot, Palm Royale, Fallout and more.

What did nab a trophy? Who else was in contention? We've got that covered. Here's a rundown of the awards handed out at the main ceremony, plus the nominees competing for them — and you can check out nine winning shows that you should watch ASAP, too.

Emmy Nominees and Winners 2024:

Outstanding Drama Series

The Crown
Fallout
The Gilded Age
The Morning Show
Mr & 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

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Idris Elba, Hijack
Donald Glover, Mr & Mrs Smith
Walton Goggins, Fallout
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun — WINNER
Dominic West, The Crown

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
Maya Erskine, Mr & Mrs Smith
Anna Sawai, Shōgun — WINNER
Imelda Staunton, The Crown
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

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

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

Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
Jon Hamm, Fargo
Tom Hollander, Feud: Capote vs The Swans
Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer — WINNER
Andrew Scott, Ripley

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
Sophia Vergara, Griselda
Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs The Swans

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun
Jon Hamm, The Morning Show
Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show — WINNER
Takehiro Hira, Shōgun
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Jonathan Pryce, The Crown

Supporting Actress in a Actor 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

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

Supporting Actress in a Actor in a Comedy Series

Carol Burnett, Palm Royale
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear — WINNER
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building

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

Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Lily Gladstone, Under the Bridge
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

Directing for a Drama Series

Stephen Daldry, The Crown
Mimi Leder, The Morning Show
Hiro Murai, Mr & Mrs Smith
Frederick EO Toye, Shōgun — WINNER
Saul Metzstein, Slow Horses
Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

Directing for a Comedy Series

Randall Einhorn, Abbott Elementary
Christopher Storer, The Bear — WINNER
Guy Ritchie, The Gentlemen
Lucia Aniello, Hacks
Mary Lou Belli, The Ms Pat Show

Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Weronika Tofilska, Baby Reindeer
Noah Hawley, Fargo
Gus Van Sant, Feud: Capote vs The Swans
Millicent Shelton, Lessons in Chemistry
Steven Zaillian, Ripley — WINNER
Issa Lopez, True Detective: Night Country

Writing for a Drama Series

Peter Morgan and Meriel Sheibani-Clare, The Crown
Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner, Fallout
Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover, Mr & Mrs Smith
Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, Shōgun
Rachel Kondo and Caillin Puente, Shōgun
Will Smith, Slow Horses — WINNER

Writing for a Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo, The Bear
Meredith Scardino and Sam Means, Girls5eva
Lucia Aniello, Paul W Downs and Jen Statsky, Hacks — WINNER
Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, The Other Two
Jake Bender and Zach Dunn, What We Do in the Shadows

Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer — WINNER
Charlie Brooker, Black Mirror
Noah Hawley, Fargo
Ron Nyswaner, Fellow Travelers
Steven Zaillian, Ripley
Issa Lopez, True Detective: Night Country

Writing for a Variety Special

Alex Edelman: Just for Us — WINNER
Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees
John Early: Now More Than Ever
Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool
The Oscars

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

RuPaul's Drag Race
The Amazing Race
The Traitors — WINNER
The Voice
Top Chef

Outstanding Scripted Variety Series

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — WINNER
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Talk Series

The Daily Show — WINNER
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The 2024 Emmy Awards took place on Monday, September 16, Australian time. For further details, head to the Emmys' website.