THR's guide to everything you need to know about the 2023 Emmy Awards, from the historic wins to classic TV reunions.
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00:00 "Thank you. And you know who I want to thank? I want to thank me."
00:03 The bear and succession won big, winners had the crowd on their feet with their emotional speeches,
00:10 and we got some iconic TV reunions. Here's everything that went down at the 75th Primetime
00:15 Emmy Awards. Anthony Anderson served as the night's host and celebrated the greatest shows
00:19 of today while paying tribute to some iconic series throughout the years.
00:23 "Temporary layoffs. Good times. Easy credit ripples. Good times."
00:30 The tribute even featured a special guest on the drums, Travis Barker.
00:33 "I can feel it coming in the air tonight."
00:39 Now let's get to the winners. Early wins of the night included Jennifer Coolidge for
00:43 Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The White Lotus, Matthew McFadden for
00:47 Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Succession, Quinta Brunson for Lead
00:52 Actress in a Comedy Series for Abbott Elementary, making her the first Black Comedy Lead Actress
00:57 winner in more than 40 years. "Thank you so much. I don't even know why I'm so emotional.
01:02 I think like the Carol Burnett of it all." And a sweep for The Bear with Eben Moss-Bachrach,
01:09 Jeremy Allen White and Iowa Debrie all winning in their respective categories.
01:13 "Probably not like a dream to emigrate to this country and have your child be like,
01:17 'I want to do improv,' but um." As for memorable moments of the night,
01:21 Anthony Anderson's mom played people off the stage when they were over their limit.
01:25 "I love you baby, but time." "Okay, guess what? Guess what? One more thing."
01:29 Pedro Pascal roasted Kieran Culkin after the latter called him out at the Golden Globe Awards.
01:34 "So this is a nice moment. Suck it, Pedro. Sorry."
01:37 "Tonight is a perfect time to tell everyone that Kieran Culkin is a f--."
01:46 The cast of several iconic shows, such as Sopranos and Cheers,
01:50 served as some presenters for the night, reuniting on a makeshift set of their series.
01:54 Trevor Noah finally ended John Oliver's Emmy-winning streak by taking home
01:59 Outstanding Variety Talk Series. "We did it! We got rid of John Oliver!"
02:05 Elton John, who was not in attendance, just became an EGOT after earning his Emmy for
02:09 Best Variety Special Live. And there was a special Emmys edition of SNL's Weekend Update
02:15 featuring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. "I'm Tina Fey and we've reached the stage in life where
02:20 we'll only present awards sitting down." Elsewhere, this year's Governor's Award was given to GLAAD,
02:27 and the In Memoriam was performed by The Warren Treaty and Charlie Puth,
02:31 with a special additional musical tribute to Matthew Perry.
02:34 Back to the winners, Stephen Yeun and Ali Wong won for Lead Actor and Actress in a Limited Series
02:45 for Beef. Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook won for Lead Actor and Actress in a Drama Series for
02:50 Succession. And as for the big wins, The Bear won Best Comedy Series and Succession won Best Drama
02:56 Series. For more on everything from the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, head to THR.com. And
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