The 2024 Emmys was full of surprises and snubs alike. While the top contending series such as ‘The Bear’ and ‘Baby Reindeer’ dominated the awards this year, the ceremony was an ode to all things brilliant on the small screens.
The ceremony aired on September 15 on ABC, hosted by the father-son duo Dan and Eugene Levy. There were many predictable winners at the award night including ‘Shōgun‘ winning the best drama series, while Jeremy Allen White’s ‘The Bear’ maintained its position at the top of the list. However, some snubs shook the audience. Here’s a list of the top 10 surprises and snubs at the Emmys 2024.
1. Liza Colón From ‘The Bear’ Wins Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Actress Liza beat Meryl Streep and Carol Burnett for the award of Best Supporting Actress, Comedy Series. It was her first time being nominated for an Emmy Award. She portrayed the role of Tine Marrero in ‘The Bear’ and beat the other potential wins in the category. While Colón-Zayas is certainly deserving of the honor, her win could contribute to the debate about whether ‘The Bear’ should be categorized as a Comedy Series or not.
2. Jean Smart From ‘Hacks’ Gets The Best Actress For Comedy Series
Jean Smart reclaimed her award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series title after winning it in 2022 and 2023, and now again in 2024. She has been able to pull off her character for the constant three seasons of the show. Smart is now 6 times Emmy winner and has received a total of 13 nominations. She has also won awards for Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2000 and 2001 for ‘Fraiser‘ and Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2008 Nurse Jackie.
3. ‘The Traitors’ Wins The Award For Best Reality-Competition Program
‘The Traitors’ took two Emmy awards after being nominated for five categories. The moment was iconic because the award has been given to RuPaul’s drag race for seven straight times from 2016 to 2023. But this time ‘The Traitors‘ won over RuPaul’s drag race.
4. Elizabeth Debicki Wins Best Supporting Actress For Her Role In ‘The Crown’
After being nominated for her role as Princess Diana for ‘The Crown‘ in 2023, Elizabeth Debicki took another award home this year. The award is her first Emmy for portraying the role of Princess Diana in the show. She was up against four separate nominees from ‘The Morning Show‘ but managed to win overall.
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5. ‘Baby Reindeer’s Jessica Gunning Wins Her First Emmy
Jessica Gunning from ‘Baby Reindeer’ made a splash by defeating Lily Gladstone and Dakota Fanning to take home the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series. This was her first nomination. Gunning played the role of Martha in the Netflix limited series ‘Baby Reindeer‘ which garnered heavy attention for its alarming theme and success.
6. Lamorne Morris From ‘New Girl’ Wins Best Supporting Actor Over RDJ
This was one of the most surprising moments at the Emmys 2024. Lamorne Morris won over Doctor Doom himself for best-supporting actor in a limited series. He celebrated the win for his sitcom ‘New Girl’. RDJ starred in the HBO series ‘The Sympathizer,‘ and notably played four different characters in the same series but couldn’t get any awards despite being nominated in competition with Morris.
7. Will Smith’s ‘Shōgun’ Wins The Best Writing, Drama Series
First things first, we’re talking about writer Will Smith here, and not the famous actor Will Smith. Smith’s ‘Slow Horses‘ defeated two separate ‘Shógun‘ episodes and took away the award for best writing in a drama series. Smith, has also won two previous Emmys for his work in HBO’s Veep also beat Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover’s ‘Mr and Mrs Smith‘ which won 2 creative awards but nothing major.
8. Richard Gadd Beats Jon Hamm And Andrew Scott For Best Lead Actor, Limited Series
Towards the end of the Emmy Awards, Richard Gadd had become a familiar face appearing on the stage three separate times to accept the Emmy for Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series, Best Writing in a Limited Series, and Best Limited Series. His series ‘Baby Reindeer’ was one of the most popular and most talked about series on Netflix last year. He had universal success and effectively swept the biggest limited series categories single handedly, defeating the likes of Andrew Scott and John Hamm.
9. ‘Baby Reindeer’ Wins Best Limited Series
The ‘Baby Reindeer’ clan dominated the Emmys this year. ‘Baby Reindeer’ bested Netflix’s ‘Ripley‘ and ‘Fargo‘, the latter of which had previously won a total of six Emmys. While ‘Ripley’ is sharp in its design and execution retelling a timeless tale, ‘Baby Reindeer’ packs a moving and emotional punch that seemed to hit hardest with the members of the television Academy.
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10. ‘Hacks’ Wins The Award For Best Comedy Series
The biggest surprise of the 2024 Emmy by far was ‘Hacks‘ winning the award for best comedy series over ‘The Bear‘. Season 2 of ‘The Bear’ was widely acclaimed and was the best season of the already hit show so far. The domination of ‘The Bear‘ came as no surprise at the 2023 Emmys as it took may awards home. Even though ‘The Bear’ is excellent, ‘Hacks‘ is no less and gives access to modern top-tier comedy. It is a pure comedy gold.
