By Andrew Dalton, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --“Shogun” had historic wins in an epic 18-Emmy first season, “Hacks” scored an upset for best comedy on what was still a four-trophy night for “The Bear,” and “Baby Reindeer” had a holiday at an Emmy Awards that had some surprising swerves.
“Shogun,” the FX series about power struggles in feudal Japan, won best drama series for its first, while Hiroyuki Sanada became the first Japanese performer to win an Emmy when he won best actor in a drama and co-star Anna Sawai became the second moments later when she won best actress.
“’Shogun’ taught me when we work together, we can make miracles,” Sanada said in his acceptance speech.
Along with 14 Emmys it claimed at the precursor Creative Arts Emmys and a directing win Sunday night, it had an unmatched performance with 18 overall for one season.
“Hacks” was the surprise winner of the best comedy series award for the first time, topping “The Bear,” which most had expected after four big wins earlier in the evening.
Jean Smart won her third best actress in a comedy award for the third season of “Hacks,” in which her stand-up comic character Deborah Vance tries to make it in late-night TV. Smart has six Emmys overall.
Despite losing out on the night’s biggest prize after winning it for its first season at January’s strike-delayed ceremony, FX’s “The Bear” came back for seconds with major acting wins.
Star Jeremy Allen White won best actor in a comedy for the second straight year, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach repeated as best supporting actor.
A surprise came when Liza Colón-Zayas won best supporting actor over major competition.
“How could I have thought it would be possible to be in the presence of Meryl Streep and Carol Burnett,” Colón-Zayas said as tears welled in her eyes as she accepted the award on the stage of the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
She is the first Latina to win in the category.
“To all the Latinas who are looking at me,” she said, “keep believing and vote.”
Netflix’s darkly quirky “Baby Reindeer” won best limited series. Creator and star Richard Gadd won for his lead acting and his writing and Jessica Gunning, who plays his tormentor, won best supporting actress.
Accepting the best limited series award, Gadd urged the makers of television to take chances.
“The only constant across any success in television is good storytelling,” he said. “Good storytelling that speaks to our times. So take risks, push boundaries. Explore the uncomfortable. Dare to fail in order to achieve.”
“Baby Reindeer” is based on a one man-stage show in which Gadd describes being sexually abused along with other emotional struggles.
Accepting that award, he said, “no matter how bad it gets, it always gets better.”
The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they come forward publicly as Gadd has.
Jodie Foster won her first Emmy to go with her two Oscars when she took best actress in a limited series for “True Detective: Night Country.”
The creator of “The Bear” was also a repeat winner. Christopher Storer took his second straight Emmy for directing, an award handed out by reunited “Happy Days” co-stars Ron Howard and Henry Winkler.
White said backstage that he was watching in the wings as Colón-Zayas won and “that was just the greatest.”
He also shouted out two acting wins the show had already scored at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards, when Jamie Lee Curtis won best guest actress in a comedy for playing his mother, and Jon Bernthal won best guest actor for playing his big brother.
“The Bear” won seven times at that ceremony, totaling 11 overall for its second season.
The father-son hosting duo of Eugene and Dan Levy in their monologue at the top of the show mocked the very dramatic “The Bear” being in the comedy category.
“In honor of ‘The Bear’ we will be making no jokes,” Eugene Levy said, to laughs.
The evening managed to meet many expectations but included several swerves like the win for “Hacks” and a quiet start to the night for “Shogun,” which didn’t win its first trophy until past the halfway point.
Elizabeth Debicki took best supporting actress in a drama for playing Princess Diana at the end of her life in the sixth and final season of “The Crown.”
“Playing this part, based on this unparalleled, incredible human being, has been my great privilege,” Debicki said. “It’s been a gift.”
Billy Crudup won best actor in a drama for “The Morning Show.”
Streep wasn’t the only Oscar winner trumped by a lesser-known name. Robert Downey Jr., the reigning best supporting actor winner for “Oppenheimer,” was considered the favorite to win best supporting actor in a limited series for “The Sympathizer,” but that award went to Lamorne Morris for “Fargo.”
“Robert Downey Jr. I have a poster of you in my house!” Morris said from the stage as he accepted his first Emmy.
Several awards were presented by themed teams from TV history, including sitcom dads George Lopez, Damon Wayans and Jesse Tyler Ferguson and TV moms Meredith Baxter, Connie Britton, and Susan Kelechi Watson.
TELEVISION ACADEMY
76TH EMMY AWARDS
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
EBON MOSS-BACHRACH as Richard “Richie” Jerimovich
FX
The Bear
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
BILLY CRUDUP As Cory Ellison
APPLE TV+
The Morning Show
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE as Carmy
FX
The Bear
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS as Tina
FX
The Bear
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
ELIZABETH DEBICKI as Princess Diana
NETFLIX
The Crown
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
JEAN SMART as Deborah Vance
HBO | MAX
Hacks
OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
THE TRAITORS
PEACOCK
Mike Cotton, Executive Producer
Toni Ireland, Executive Producer
Sam Rees-Jones, Executive Producer
Stephen Lambert, Executive Producer
Jack Burgess, Executive Producer
Tim Harcourt, Executive Producer
Ben Cook, Co-Executive Producer
Joe Evans, Co-Executive Producer
Laura Gallen, Co-Executive Producer
Chris Mannion, Co-Executive Producer
Emma Carroll, Co-Executive Producer
Deena Katz, Co-Executive Producer
Zoe Duerden, Supervising Producer
Alan Cumming, Producer
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
JESSICA GUNNING as Martha
NETFLIX
Baby Reindeer
OUTSTANDING SCRIPTED VARIETY SERIES
LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER
HBO | MAX
John Oliver, Executive Producer/Host
Tim Carvell, Executive Producer
Liz Stanton, Executive Producer
Jeremy Tchaban, Co-Executive Producer
Catherine Owens, Supervising Producer
Whit Conway, Producer
Kaye Foley, Producer
Laura L. Griffin, Producer
Christopher McDaniel, Producer
Kate Mullaney, Producer
Matt Passet, Producer
Megan Peck Shub, Producer
Wynn Van Dusen, Producer
Marian Wang, Producer
Charles Wilson, Producer
Rebecca Etchberger, Producer
Nicole Franza, Line Producer
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
ALEX EDELMAN, Written by
HBO | MAX
Alex Edelman: Just For Us
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
STEVEN ZAILLIAN, Directed by
NETFLIX
Ripley
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
LUCIA ANIELLO, Written by
PAUL W. DOWNS, Written by
JEN STATSKY, Written by
HBO | Max
Hacks
Bulletproof
OUTSTANDING TALK SERIES
THE DAILY SHOW
COMEDY CENTRAL
Jon Stewart, Executive Producer/Host
Jennifer Flanz, Executive Producer
James “Baby Doll” Dixon, Executive Producer
Ramin Hedayati, Co-Executive Producer
Justin Melkmann, Co-Executive Producer
Zhubin Parang, Co-Executive Producer
Ian Berger, Supervising Producer
Max Browning, Supervising Producer
Pamela DePace, Supervising Producer
David Kibuuka, Supervising Producer
David Paul Meyer, Supervising Producer
Elise Terrell, Supervising Producer
Sushil Dayal, Supervising Producer
Dan Amira, Producer
Jocelyn Conn, Producer
Jeff Gussow, Producer
Brittany Radocha, Producer
Shawna Shepherd, Producer
Beth Shorr, Producer
Ronny Chieng, Host
Jordan Klepper, Host
Michael Kosta, Host
Desi Lydic, Host
Dulcé Sloan, Host
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
LAMORNE MORRIS as North Dakota Deputy Witt Farr
FX
Fargo
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
WILL SMITH, Written by
APPLE TV+
Slow Horses
Negotiating With Tigers
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
RICHARD GADD, Written by
NETFLIX
Baby Reindeer
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
CHRISTOPHER STORER, Directed by
FX
The Bear
Fishes
GOVERNORS AWARD
GREG BERLANTI
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
FREDERICK E.O. TOYE, Directed by
FX
Shogun
Crimson Sky
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
RICHARD GADD as Donny
NETFLIX
Baby Reindeer
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
JODIE FOSTER as Detective Elizabeth Danvers
HBO | MAX
True Detective: Night Country
OUTSTANDING LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
BABY REINDEER
NETFLIX
Richard Gadd, Executive Producer
Wim De Greef, Executive Producer
Petra Fried, Executive Producer
Matt Jarvis, Executive Producer
Ed Macdonald, Executive Producer
Matthew Mulot, Producer
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
HIROYUKI SANADA as Yoshii Toranaga
FX
Shogun
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
ANNA SAWAI as Toda Mariko
FX
Shogun
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
SHOGUN
FX
Justin Marks, Executive Producer
Michaela Clavell, Executive Producer
Edward L. McDonnell, Executive Producer
Michael De Luca, Executive Producer
Rachel Kondo, Executive Producer
Shannon Goss, Co-Executive Producer
Jamie Vega Wheeler, Co-Executive Producer
Hiroyuki Sanada, Producer
Eriko Miyagawa, Producer
Erin Smith, Produced by
Matt Lambert, Consulting Producer
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
HACKS
HBO | MAX
Jen Statsky, Executive Producer
Paul W. Downs, Executive Producer
Lucia Aniello, Executive Producer
Michael Schur, Executive Producer
David Miner, Executive Producer
Morgan Sackett, Executive Producer
Guy Branum, Co-Executive Producer
Andrew Law, Co-Executive Producer
Carol Leifer, Co-Executive Producer
Joe Mande, Co-Executive Producer
Aisha Muharrar, Co-Executive Producer
Samantha Riley, Supervising Producer
Ashley Glazier, Producer
Nate Young, Produced
Damien Chazelle, Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons On The Return Of “Whiplash” To Theaters After 10 Years
Ten years after " Whiplash " took the film world by storm, Damien Chazelle's breakthrough feature is returning to theaters nationwide Friday.
In 2014, "Whiplash" was the ultimate indie movie Cinderella story — a Sundance discovery made by a 20-something that that would go on to become both a box office hit and an awards darling: It won three Oscars, including for J.K. Simmons ' portrayal of a semi-sadistic and ever quotable jazz ensemble instructor; launched Chazelle's directing career into the A-list stratosphere; and established Miles Teller as a next generation movie star. Now, audiences will get another chance to experience it on the big screen.
Chazelle, Teller and Simmons spoke recently about the re-release, their memories of the 20-day shoot (including when Teller accidentally broke his co-star's rib) and making something with staying power. Remarks have been edited for clarity and brevity.
Q: What has it been like watching "Whiplash" settle into the culture in the past decade?
CHAZELLE: It's very cool, a little surreal. It doesn't feel like 10 years. It's fun to have a moment like this to relive it a little bit.
SIMMONS: It's sobering to know that I'm 10 years older. It's kind of shocking and kind of awesome that the movie actually holds up. I just saw it a few days ago in Toronto: That's a good piece of cinema.
TELLER: This is the first time I've ever had a movie re-released. I'm still fairly young into my career, but it's an incredible movie. The one thing that's frustrating for me is that people just yell out at me all the time, " not my tempo." So that's stuck around well.
SIMMONS: Maybe if you get the tempo... Read More