The final season of "Succession” dominated the Emmy Awards on Monday, scooping six prizes including best drama, at a nostalgic gala honoring television’s past and present that was delayed by four months due to Hollywood strikes. The HBO show about the back-stabbing dynastic battles of a powerful media family won awards for stars Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook and Matthew Macfadyen, while "The Bear” topped the comedy awards and "Beef” led in the limited series section.
"This is a show about family, but it’s also about when... partisan news coverage gets intertwined with divisive right-wing politics,” said "Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong. "After four seasons of satire, as I understand it, that’s a problem we have now fixed,” he joked, on the night that Donald Trump won the Iowa Republican caucuses.
US actress Ali Wong, winner of Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie and Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series for "Beef.”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Matthew Macfadyen, "Succession”.
South Korean director Lee Sung Jin poses in the press room with the Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie and Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series awards for "Beef".
US actor Paul Walter Hauser poses in the press room with the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie award for "Black Bird".
South African comedian Trevor Noah poses in the press room with the Outstanding Talk Series award for "The Daily Show With Trevor Noah".
Cast members of "The Bear", (from left) US actress Abby Elliott, US actor Oliver Platt, US actor Edwin Lee Gibson, US actress Liza Colon-Zayas, US actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach, US actress Ayo Edebiri, US actor Jeremy Allen White, US actor Lionel Boyce and Canadian chef and actor Matty Matheson, pose in the press room with the award for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Jennifer Coolidge, "The White Lotus”.
US actor Kieran Culkin poses in the press room with the award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series for "Succession".
Accepting their best actress and actor prizes, both Snook—who was pregnant during the show’s final season—and Culkin paid tribute to their babies, with Culkin joking to his wife, "I want more... you said maybe, if I win!” "Succession,” which had already won best drama series twice previously, had entered the night with a whopping 27 nominations, including a record three of the six nominees for best actor. It also won for best writing and directing.
Jennifer Coolidge, the sole returning star for the Sicily-set second season of satire "The White Lotus,” won for best supporting actress. Coolidge thanked "all the evil gays,” in a nod to her character’s memorable storyline in which she befriended a flamboyant, yacht-owning group of men with sinister intentions.
(From left) Mark Mylod, Lorene Scafaria and Andrij Parekh accept the Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series award for "Succession" onstage.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Ebon Moss-Bachrach (right) and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Jeremy Allen White for "The Bear".
Outstanding Reality TV Competition Program winner RuPaul for "RuPaul's Drag Race" .
(From left) Cast and crew of "Beef," winners of Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series, pose in the press room.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear”, speaks onstage.
US actor Steven Yeun, winner of Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie and Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series for "Beef.”
Winners of Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series for "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" pose in the press room.
The Emmys, which are the small screen’s equivalent of the Oscars, typically take place in September. But organizers opted for an unusual January slot this time around, correctly gambling that the entertainment industry strikes would be over, and that actors would be free to attend. Stars and guests from Harrison Ford to Joan Collins walked the red carpet into the Peacock Theatre at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles for the ceremony.