The Bear, Succession and Beef were the big winners of the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards, which finally arrived four months after they were postponed due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. TV's biggest stars congregated at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater, and on the red carpet red was also the color of the gowns, with Katherine Heigl, Suki Waterhouse and Camilla Marrone all rocking the passionate color, while Ayo Edebiri was gorgeous in a leather look, and Selena Gomez wowed in Oscar del Renta.
The Bear was the first big winner of the night, with Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bacrach taking home all three of their acting nominations in the comedy categories,as well as Outstanding comedy series.
In the limited series category it was a sweep by Netflix drama Beef, picking up Outstanding limited or anthology series, and best actor and actress in a limited or anthology series for Steven Yeun and Ali Wong.
© ROBYN BECKBut the big winner of the night was Succession; across all categories, HBO Max's Succession held this year’s top spot with 27 Emmy nominations and although it failed to pick up any at last week's Creative Arts ceremony it picked up three acting awards on Monday, for Matthew MacFadyen, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin, and Outstanding Drama series, as well as two below-the-line awards.
Below are the best moments of the night, and the full winners list...
The Bear's big kiss
Kourtney and Travis' red carpet PDA was well and truly upstaged duringthe live show, when -- as the cast and crew of The Bear walked on the stage to accept the award -- supporting cast member Matty Matheson began by thanking "restaurants everywhere" before Ebon interrupted him with a very long kiss to cheers from the audience.
© Monica SchipperAn emotional Friends tribute
Despite rumors of the Friends cast reuniting to pay a heartbreaking tribute to Matthew Perry at the 2024 Emmy Awards, the show instead gave their own moment to the late comedian, who died in October 2023.
As the In Memorium played, War and Treaty were joined by Charlie Puth to sing 'See You Again,' before transitioning into 'I'll Be There For You,' as the segment ended with a picture of Matthew.
Ayo Edebiri and Quinta Brunson make history
Abbott Elementary's Quinta received the second award for Best Actress in a Comedy, and Ayo won Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy, making them the first Black actresses to win the comedy acting categories in the same year.
Ayo later told press that it was "very special" and humbling "on today of all days," to learn that they had broken history; the 2024 Emmys took place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
It was also the first time in 42 years a Black actress had won Best Actress in a Comedy.
Elton John becomes an EGOT
Elton John has won his first Emmy award – making him the 19th EGOT winner of all time.
EGOT is an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, and is the designation given to people who have won all four of the major American art awards, also known as the Entertainment Grand Slam. The British singer, who was no in attendance as he recently underwent a knee operation, won the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for Elton John: Farewell from Dodger Stadium, a live stream of his final North American show ever.
Niecy Nash-Betts' acceptance speech
Perhaps no-one had a bigger applause for an acceptance speech than Niecy Nash-Betts who, after thanking God, showrunner Ryan Murphy, the voters, her wife Jessica Betts - and herself: "You know who I want to thank? Me. I want to thank me for believing in me and doing what they said I could not do."
She then went on to accept the award on behalf of Black women who "has gone unheard yet overpoliced".
Christina Applegate's standing ovation
Christina came out on stage in as glorious red velvet suit and to a standing ovation, leaving her in tears before she quipped: "You are totally shaming me with disability with standing up," and as the applause continued, she further joked that her body was "not by Ozempic."
RuPaul's emotional speech
© VALERIE MACONRuPaul's Drag Race won for Outstanding reality/competition series and the TV personality, one of TV's most fmaous drag Queens, gave a heartfelt and passionate speech that decried American legislature that has banned drag Queens from performing in public spaces.
"If a drag Queen wants to read you a story in a library, listen to her. Knowledge is power. If someone tries to restrict your access to power, tjey are trying to scare you," he said.
Emmy Winners 2024
Outstanding drama series
Andor
Better Call Saul
House of The Dragon
Succession - WINNER
The Crown
The Last of Us
The White Lotus
Yellowjackets
Outstanding comedy series
Wednesday
The Bear - WINNER
Barry
Jury Duty
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
Abbott Elementary
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Outstanding limited or anthology series
Beef - WINNER
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daisy Jones & The Six
Fleishman is in Trouble
Obi-wan Kenobi
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
Brian Cox – Succession
Kieran Culkin – Succession - WINNER
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Jeremy Strong – Succession
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid's Tale
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Sarah Snook – Succession - WINNER
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series
F. Murray Abraham – The White Lotus
Nicholas Braun – Succession
Michael Imperioli – The White Lotus
Theo James – The White Lotus
Matthew Macfayden – Succession - WINNER
Alan Ruck – Succession
Will Sharpe – The White Lotus
Alexander Skarsgård – Succession
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus - WINNER
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Meghann Fahy – The White Lotus
Sabrina Impacciatore – The White Lotus
Aubrey Plaza – The White Lotus
Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul
J. Smith-Cameron – Succession
Simona Tabasco – The White Lotus
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
Bill Hader – Barry
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Martin Short – Only Murders In The Building
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear - WINNER
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
Christina Applegate – Dead To Me
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary - WINNER
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series
Anthony Carrigan – Barry
Phil Dunster – Ted Lasso
Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso
James Marsden – Jury Duty
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear - WINNER
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler – Barry
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
Alex Borsten – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear - WINNER
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Juno Temple – Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso
Jessica Williams – Shrinking
Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or TV movie
Taron Egerton – Black Bird
Kumail Nanjiani – Welcome to Chippendales
Evan Peters – Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Michael Shannon – George & Tammy
Steven Yeun – Beef - WINNER
Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or TV movie
Lizzy Caplan – Fleishman Is In Trouble
Jessica Chastain – George & Tammy
Dominique Fishback – Swarm
Kathryn Hahn – Tiny, Beautiful Things
Riley Keough – Daisy Jones & The Six
Ali Wong – Beef - WINNER
Outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or TV movie
Murray Bartlett - Welcome To Chippendales
Paul Walter Hauser - Black Bird - WINNER
Richard Jenkins - Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Joseph Lee - BEEF
Ray Liotta - Black Bird
Young Mazino - BEEF
Jesse Plemons - Love & Death
Outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or TV movie
Annaleigh Ashford - Welcome To Chippendales
Maria Bello - BEEF
Claire Danes - Fleishman Is In Trouble
Juliette Lewis - Welcome To Chippendales
Camila Morrone - Daisy Jones & The Six
Niecy Nash-Betts - Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story - WINNER
Merritt Wever - Tiny Beautiful Things
Outstanding reality/competition series
The Amazing Race
RuPaul's Drag Race - WINNER
Survivor
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding Talk series
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah - WINNER
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
The Problem With Jon Stewart
