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The 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were hosted earlier this week, Monday, Sept. 15. The ceremony recognizes any TV show released during primetime, between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m., between June 1, 2023 and May 31, 2024. This year’s Emmys set multiple records in terms of both number of nominations and number of wins for a singular program.

Earlier in the week the 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards had been hosted, a program connected with the main Emmys. The main difference is that it has more of a focus on things done in the background of making a TV show such as lighting design and art direction. These two ceremonies together gave out a total of 124 awards to many different recipients.

The biggest winner of the Creative Arts Emmys was Rachel Kondo and Justin Mark’s historical drama, “Shogun,” which took home 14 awards out of its 18 nominations. Another notable event of the Creative Arts Emmys was the crowning of two new EGOT winners. The EGOT, which occurs when a person has won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony, was received by both Benj Pasek and Justin Paul for their Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for “Only Murders in the Building.” Pasek and Paul became just the 20th and 21st people to receive this honor.

In the main part of the Emmys, “Shogun” continued its winning streak by taking home  another four Emmys including the award for Outstanding Drama Series. Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai became the first Japanese performers to win Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series respectively. This success set the record for most awards received by a single season in a show in Emmy history. 

The dark-comedy series, “The Bear” set the record for most nominations received by a comedy series with a total of 23 even though  it lost Outstanding Comedy Series to HBO’s “Hacks.” However, “Hacks” and “The Bear”  split the lead acting categories in comedy.  Jeremy Allen White, who plays Carmen Berzatto in “The Bear,” won  the award for Outstanding Lead Actor while Jean Smart’s portrayal of Deborah Vance in “Hacks” won her Outstanding Lead Actress.

Overall, “Shogun” received the most nominations and awards of the Emmys with 25 nominations and 18 awards, followed by “The Bear,” with 23 and 11. Netflix’s limited series, “Baby Reindeer” tied “Shogun” and “The Bear” for number of major wins with four apiece. Netflix’s 107 nominations were the most of any network, but FX was able to go home with more awards, having 36 compared to Netflix’s 24.

Even after 76 years, the Emmys are still going strong, continuing to pull in millions of viewers. This year’s ceremony will be remembered for its multiple record setting moments. Next year’s awards will likely see returning recipients such as “Shogun” and “The Bear,” both of which have been renewed for another season as well as many new television shows.