Succession and The Bear sweep top prizes at the 75th Emmy Awards full list of winners. The three shows dominated Monday's (January 15) ceremony, taking home the Outstanding Series prizes. Sir Elton John received his first Emmy Award, making him the 19th star to scoop the prestigious EGOT winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award but he was not at the event at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater.Anthony Anderson hosted the ceremony, which paid homage to popular TV shows in recent years in honour of its 75th anniversary.
The 75th Emmy Awards were held on Monday night (January 15th) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California. Originally scheduled for September 18th, 2023, and rescheduled due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the ceremony was hosted by Anthony Anderson and aired live on FOX. In lieu of play-off music, the Black-ish actor's mother, Doris Bowman, played the role of "enforcer" and nudged winners to wrap up their acceptance speeches. Falling in line with the Golden Globe Awards and Critics Choice Awards, Succession and The Bear were the big winners of the evening with six awards each—including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Comedy Series respectively. Beef followed close behind with five wins. Quinta Brunson made history as the second Black woman to win the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on Abbott Elementary, becoming emotional during her acceptance speech. Isabel Sanford was the first Black woman to win the award