Most of the major awards went to shows that walk the line between comedy and drama.
After delays due to the writers and actors’ strikes, the 2023 Emmys took to the stage in 2024. The ceremony took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on January 15 and was hosted by Anthony Anderson. It was a big night for prestige dramedies as many big winners unsurprisingly included front runners like Succession, The Bear, Beef, and Last Week Tonight With John Oliver.
Notably, most of the major awards went to shows that walk the line between comedy and drama. The Bear, a high-stress drama-comedy about a chef taking over his family’s struggling restaurant, swept the Outstanding Comedy Series Awards. The show won for Outstanding Comedy Series. The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White also took home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series while costar Ebon Moss-Bachrach won Outstanding Supporting Actor. Ayo Edebiri also took home the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on The Bear.
The Bear’s sweep wasn’t confined to acting. Creator Christopher Storer also won Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series with the episode “Review” and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series with another episode of the show, “System.”
Just as The Bear mixes comedy and drama, the same thing could be said about Succession. Succession dominated the best drama categories. The satirical comedy-drama about a family’s fight over a business inheritance took home Outstanding Drama Series.
