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Emmy Awards recap: Biggest moments from the 75th annual awards show

PHOTO: British screenwriter Jesse Armstrong speaks as the cast and crew of "Succession" accept the award for Outstanding Drama Series onstage during the 75th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Jan. 15, 2024.
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By Hayley FitzPatrick, Carson Blackwelder, Angeline Jane Bernabe, Shafiq Najib
Last Updated: January 16, 2024, 2:37 AM

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in television Monday night.

"Succession," "The Bear" and "Beef" took home the top awards, winning for outstanding drama series, outstanding comedy series and outstanding limited or anthology series, respectively.

MORE: Emmy Awards: Complete winners list

The three-hour telecast, hosted by Anthony Anderson, saw numerous cast reunions -- bringing together stars from iconic shows like "Martin," "Cheers" and "Grey's Anatomy" -- and paid tribute to those we've lost since the previous Emmy Awards, which aired in September 2022.

MORE: Emmy Awards: Red carpet fashion from television's biggest night

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards were originally scheduled to air on Sept. 18, 2023, but were rescheduled due to the Hollywood strikes.

Check out a recap of how the night unfolded.

Key moments:

  • 'Succession' wins outstanding drama series
  • 'The Bear' wins outstanding comedy series
  • 'Beef' wins outstanding limited or anthology series
  • 'RuPaul's Drag Race' wins outstanding reality competition program
Here's how the awards show unfolded. All times Eastern.

Jan 16, 2024 2:37 AM

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ cast reunites, Paul Walter Hauser wins for outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie

The cast of “Grey’s Anatomy” reunited at the 75th Emmy Awards on Monday night.

PHOTO: (L-R) Chandra Wilson, Justin Chambers, Ellen Pompeo, Katherine Heigl and James Pickens speak onstage during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater, Jan.15, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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(L-R) Chandra Wilson, Justin Chambers, Ellen Pompeo, Katherine Heigl and James Pickens speak onstage during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater, Jan.15, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Katherine Heigl, James Pickens Jr., Chandra Wilson, Ellen Pompeo and Justin Chambers presented Paul Walter Hauser with the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for “Black Bird.”

PHOTO: Paul Walter Hauser accepts the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie award for "Black Bird" onstage during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater, Jan. 15, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Paul Walter Hauser accepts the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie award for "Black Bird" onstage during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater, Jan. 15, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Other nominees in the category included Murray Bartlett for “Welcome to Chippendales,” Richard Jenkins for “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” Joseph Lee for “Beef,” Young Mazino for “Beef” and Jesse Plemons for “Love & Death.”

“Grey’s Anatomy” gears up for its 20th season premiere in March.


Jan 16, 2024 2:12 AM

'RuPaul's Drag Race' wins outstanding reality competition program

The Emmy for outstanding reality competition program went to "RuPaul's Drag Race."

"We have released into the wild hundreds of drag queens, and they're beautiful," host RuPaul said in his acceptance speech. "On behalf of all of them, we thank you."

"And if a drag queen wants to read you a story at a library, listen to her, because knowledge is power," he continued. "And if someone tries to restrict your access to power, they are trying to scare you. So, listen to a drag queen."

PHOTO: RuPaul accepts the Outstanding Reality Competition Program award for "RuPaul's Drag Race" at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, Jan. 15, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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RuPaul accepts the Outstanding Reality Competition Program award for "RuPaul's Drag Race" at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, Jan. 15, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Other nominees in the category included "The Amazing Race," "Survivor," "Top Chef" and "The Voice."


Jan 16, 2024 2:08 AM

'Cheers' cast reunites at the Emmys

The cast of "Cheers" reunited at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday night.

PHOTO: (L-R) Actors and cast of "Cheers" Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, Kelsey Grammer, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt speak onstage during the 75th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre, Jan. 15, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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(L-R) Actors and cast of "Cheers" Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, Kelsey Grammer, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt speak onstage during the 75th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre, Jan. 15, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, Kelsey Grammer, John Ratzenberger and George Wendt took to the stage to present the Emmy for outstanding directing for a comedy series and outstanding writing for a comedy series, which both went to Christopher Storer for "The Bear."

"Cheers" ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993.



Jan 16, 2024 2:06 AM

Niecy Nash-Betts wins outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie

Niecy Nash-Betts won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie for "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story."

"I'm a winner baby!" Nash-Betts said in her acceptance speech. "Thank you to the most high for this divine moment. Thank you, Ryan Murphy, for seeing me. Evan Peters, I love you. Netflix, every single person who voted for me, thank you."

PHOTO: Niecy Nash-Betts accepts the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie award for "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater, Jan. 15, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Niecy Nash-Betts accepts the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie award for "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" onstage during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater, Jan. 15, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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"And my better half, who picked me up when I was gutted from this work, thank you," she continued. "And you know who I wanna thank? I want to thank me for believing in me and doing what they said I could not do. And I wanna say to myself and all you beautiful people, 'Go on girl with your bad self. You did that!'"

She added, "Finally, I accept this award on behalf of every Black and brown woman who has gone unheard, yet overpoliced. Like Glenda Cleveland, like Sandra Bland, like Breonna Taylor. As an artist, my job is to speak truth to power and do it till the day I die. Mama, I won!"

Presenting the award to Nash-Betts were Marla Gibbs and Quinta Brunson.

Other nominees in the category included Annaleigh Ashford for "Welcome to Chippendales," Maria Bello for "Beef," Claire Danes for "Fleishman Is in Trouble," Juliette Lewis for "Welcome to Chippendales," Camila Morrone for "Daisy Jones & the Six" and Merritt Wever for "Tiny Beautiful Things."


Jan 15, 2024 10:49 PM

What to watch for during tonight's show

"Succession" leads the pack this year with 27 total nominations. Other top-nominated shows include "The Last of Us" with 24, "The White Lotus" with 23 and "Ted Lasso" with 21.

PHOTO: Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, and Kieran Culkin are shown in a scene from "Succession."
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Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, and Kieran Culkin are shown in a scene from "Succession."
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The 2023 Emmy Awards has 38 first-time performer nominees across all performer categories, including Riley Keough ("Daisy Jones & The Six"), James Marsden ("Jury Duty"), Jenna Ortega ("Wednesday"), Bella Ramsey ("The Last of Us"), Steven Yeun ("Beef") and more.

Pedro Pascal, another first-time nominee, received three nominations this year.

See the full list of nominations here.


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