"Shogun" wins Best Drama at the 2024 Emmys; "Hacks" surprises.

At the 2024 Emmys, "Shogun" won Best Drama with 19 awards. "Hacks" surprised with Best Comedy, while "The Bear" set a record with 11 comedy awards.

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At the 2024 Emmy Awards, the amazing show "Shogun" won the Best Drama award. This show, set in old Japan, also got 19 awards in total. That’s a new record for one drama season. The stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai made history as the first Japanese actors to win in their categories.

Even though "Shogun" had most of its dialogue in Japanese with English subtitles, it became a huge hit worldwide. Justin Marks, who helped make the show, thanked FX for believing in such an unusual show. "You guys greenlit a very expensive, subtitled Japanese period piece whose central climax is a poetry competition," Marks said. "I have no idea why you did that."

[Image: (L-R) Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs, and Lucia Aniello, winners of the Outstanding Comedy Series award for "Hacks," pose in the press room at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 15, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. AFP]

Sanada called "Shogun" a special project that brings together East and West. He said, "Shogun taught me that when people work together, we can make miracles." Anna Sawai was very emotional when she got her Best Actress award. She said, "I was crying before my name was announced. I'm a mess today," while holding her gold Emmy.

The success of "Shogun" also helped FX and its parent company, Walt Disney, celebrate a record-breaking 60 Emmys this year.

The biggest surprise of the night was when HBO’s "Hacks" won Best Comedy, beating "The Bear," which had won last year. "Hacks" is about a funny old comedian and a young writer. Lucia Aniello, who helped create "Hacks," said comedy is important because it connects people. "When you laugh with someone, you have something in common with them. So please support comedy and speak truth to power."

[Image: The cast and crew of "Hacks" accept the Best Comedy Series award at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, on September 15, 2024. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni]

Jean Smart won her third Emmy for playing Deborah Vance in "Hacks." She joked, "I appreciate this because I just don't get enough attention."

"The Bear," which is also on FX, set a new record with 11 comedy Emmys. Jeremy Allen White and Ebon Moss-Bachrach won their second Emmys for their roles in the show. White plays Carmy, who wants to turn his family’s sandwich shop into a fancy restaurant. Moss-Bachrach won for playing Cousin Richie, a restaurant manager and father.

Liza Colón-Zayas surprised everyone by winning her third Emmy for Best Supporting Comedy Actress for her role as Tina Marrero in "The Bear." She told her fans to keep believing and to vote for their rights, linking her win to the upcoming U.S. elections.

Candice Bergen, who was presenting, talked about how times have changed. She remembered when her character from "Murphy Brown" was criticized for having a child. She said today’s leaders wouldn’t attack a woman for having kids.

Richard Gadd, who made and starred in Netflix’s "Baby Reindeer," won awards for acting and writing. He based the show on his own life. "Ten years ago, I was down and out. I never thought I'd be able to get my life together," Gadd shared. "Here I am, just over a decade later, picking up one of the greatest writing awards in television."

[Image: Scottish actor Richard Gadd, winner of Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series for "Baby Reindeer," poses in the press room at the 76th Emmy Awards, September 15, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. AFP]

The Emmys, shown live on Disney's ABC, were hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy from "Schitt’s Creek." Dan joked that the Emmys are known as "broadcast TV's biggest night for honoring movie stars on streaming services."

In the end, the 2024 Emmy Awards celebrated amazing shows and surprising wins, honoring both new and familiar faces in TV.