The 77th edition of the Primetime Emmy Awards took place in Los Angeles on Saturday night, celebrating the best in American primetime television programming. This year, the big winners were The Studio and Adolescence.
The satirical series produced by Apple TV+ took home an impressive 13 awards—counting the 9 trophies won at the previous week’s Creative Arts Emmys—making it the most awarded series ever in a single edition of the Emmys.
The award for Best Comedy Series saw Seth Rogen take the stage, winning both Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Best Directing, alongside longtime collaborator Evan Goldberg. The show also received the award for Best Comedy Writing, honoring writers Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez, along with Rogen and Goldberg.
The British miniseries Adolescence won an impressive 8 awards, including Best Limited Series. Stephen Graham took home Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series and, together with Jack Thorne, won Best Writing for a Limited Series. Fifteen-year-old Owen Cooper was awarded Best Supporting Actor, becoming the youngest male actor ever to win an Emmy. Also recognized were Erin Doherty as Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series and Philip Barantini for Best Directing in a Limited Series.
The medical drama The Pitt triumphed in the Best Drama Series category, also bringing wins for Noah Wyle as Best Lead Actor and Katherine LaNasa as Best Supporting Actress.
Severance, which entered the race with twenty-seven nominations, saw wins for Britt Lower as Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Tramell Tillman as Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Also victorious were the two co-stars of Hacks: Jean Smart, who won Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, and Hannah Einbinder, awarded Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
The award for Best Writing in a Drama Series went to Dan Gilroy for Andor, while Adam Randall won Best Directing for Slow Horses.
Cristin Milioti received the award for Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series for The Penguin, while Jeff Hiller was named Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Somebody Somewhere.
Finally, a memorable moment came with The Late Show with Stephen Colbert winning Best Talk Show—an Emmy long in the making after years of nominations.
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