The Emmys: The winner takes it all

The Emmy Awards were recently hosted in Los Angeles this year, with shows such as Adolescence, The Pitt, and The Studio dominating the awards. As always, in the aftermath of the awards ceremony, fans online had strong words about which of the nominees should have won instead.

Fans of Severance felt as if the show was snubbed in certain areas, with a few feeling that The Pitt did not deserve to win over it in categories such as Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Even with some Severance fans, namely X user ‘@eaganhelly’ who said the show was “being punished for not being an easily digestible derivative piece of media [like The Pitt]”, claiming Severance was snubbed this year. However, the show still won eight Emmys, which most would say is a very good number of awards to go home with.

This year’s Emmys was a night of firsts

Whilst some fans were annoyed their show didn’t win every award it was nominated for, others were annoyed certain shows did not even make the nominee list this year. Namely, AMC’s Interview with the Vampire, which, with its incredible cast and amazing writing should have been nominated this year in categories such as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Collider called it “one of the Emmys most snubbed fantasy dramas”.

On a lighter note, Adolescence also took home eight awards this year, with Owen Cooper winning the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series. In doing this he has, at the age of 15, become the youngest male actor to win an award at the Emmys, in any category. Adolescence also produced another first-time Emmy winner, Erin Doherty, who played the forensic psychologist Briony Ariston in the series, and it was a well-deserved award, as her acting alongside Owen’s created a truly chilling and intense drama.

It balances genuinely interesting and loveable characters

This year’s Emmys was a night of firsts, making it a very happy and emotional event, with Tramell Tillman also making history by becoming the first Black man to ever win Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in Severance, and Kathy Bates, at the age of 77, receiving a nomination for Best Drama Actress for her role in Matlock, making her the oldest person to be nominated in this category. The Studio also broke a record by winning the most awards for a comedy with only a single season, winning 13 trophies, including the ones it was awarded at the Creative Arts Emmys.

The Studio won Outstanding Comedy Series, in which the show was up against many great comedies, including Abbott Elementary and What We Do in the Shadows. Personally, I think Abbott Elementary should have won this award, as it’s immensely funny and an immensely wholesome watch. It balances genuinely interesting and loveable characters, and shows a funny, yet realistic side to being a teacher in a public school.

This year’s Emmys showed outstanding young talent 

The Star Wars drama Andor was also rightfully awarded this year, going home with five Emmys – a notable one being Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, won by Dan Gilroy. Star Wars fans everywhere have praised Andor for its amazing writing and how it shows a more human side to the Resistance that appears in the original trilogy of films, with fewer lightsaber battles, and more politics. It truly connects the audience with characters who don’t have these supernatural abilities, like the Jedi, and who are more relatable to us, the viewers, because of that.

The shows awarded at the Emmys each year are amazingly written and have fantastic casts, despite what fan wars on the internet will have you believe. This year’s Emmys showed outstanding young talent from Owen Cooper, and it was definitely an incredible year, with all the awards being won deservedly.