HBO's 'Succession,' about the wealthy but miserable Roy family, earned the prestigious best drama trophy at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning (IST). The satirical-comedy drama beat the likes of 'Andor', 'Better Call Saul', 'The Crown', 'House of the Dragon', 'The Last of Us', 'Succession', 'The White Lotus' and 'Yellowjackets' to win the award at the ceremony. The show took home a total of six awards for its fourth and final season. While Kieran Culkin won the Emmy for Best Actor, Sarah Snook and Matthew Macfadyen won Best Actress and Outstanding Supporting Actor, respectively, for their roles in the same show.
'Succession' showrunner Jesse Armstrong bagged his first Emmy of the day for 'Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series' for his work in the episode 'Connor's Wedding' and the fourth in his career so far.
This win earned Jesse the distinction of being the only writer to have won an Emmy for each of the four seasons of a drama series. 'Succession' director Mark Mylod won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. "It was a great sadness to end the show, but it was a great pleasure to do it," Jesse Armstrong said.
'The Bear', featuring a haute cuisine chef trying to turn around his family's Chicago sandwich shop, won the award for the Outstanding Comedy Series at this year's ceremony. Though two-time series winner 'Ted Lasso' received 21 nominations, including for Outstanding Comedy Series,' the series lost out to 'The Bear', which had also won at the Golden Globes in the same category.
Netflix series 'The Beef' bagged the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series award at the Emmys, while its lead actors Steven Yeun and Ali Wong followed up their Golden Globe win and earned the Outstanding Lead Actor and Lead Actress awards respectively in the Limited or Anthology Series categories.
Quinta Brunson of 'Abbot Elementary' took home the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Janine Teagues in the series, beating fellow nominees Christina Applegate, Rachel Brosnahan, Natasha Lyonne and Jenna Ortega.
Jeremy Allen White won his first-ever Emmy nomination and win for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy series for 'The Bear'. The actor who played chef Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto in the popular comedy series is also a recipient of the Golden Globes. "I am so proud, so full of gratitude, to be standing in front of you all. I love the show so much,” said White during his acceptance speech.
'The Daily Show', a popular satirical news programme and talk show hosted by Trevor Noah beat the likes of 'Last Week Tonight' with John Oliver. 'Late Night' with Seth Meyers, 'The Late Show' with Stephen Colbert and Saturday Night Live to win the Outstanding Talk Series award at the Emmys.
Ayo Edebiri, American actor and writer, meanwhile, won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Sydney Adamu in the comedy series 'The Bear'. Jennifer Coolidge, who was in the race for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as a rich, self-absorbed heiress in the dark comedy drama 'The White Lotus' bagged the award.
The top TV honors were broadcast live on the Fox broadcast network. The show was postponed from September because of Hollywood labor disputes last year. Several Black actors won awards at the ceremony, which coincided with the U.S. holiday commemorating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. "Everyone having fun at the chocolate Emmys tonight? We are killing it tonight!" said host and former "Black-ish" star Anthony Anderson.