Emmy Award Winners 2023

‘Succession’ and ‘The Bear’ lead at the awards with six wins each, with ‘Beef’ and ‘The White Lotus’ among other winners.

The winners of the 75th Emmy Awards have now been announced at a ceremony at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. The awards, which were postponed to January 2024 due to the SAG-AFTRA Actors’ strike, saw the drama and comedy categories dominated by Succession and The Bear, with both hit series picking up six awards each.

HBO’s Succession won the ‘Best Drama’ award for the third time, with Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook taking home best actor and actress in a drama series for their respective roles. FX’s The Bear saw similar results with a win for ‘Best Comedy Series’ and ‘Best Actor in a Comedy Series’ for lead Jeremy Allen White. Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Ayo Edebiri also won awards for best supporting actor and actress. 

Other notable wins included Spotlight member Matthew Macfadyen taking home ‘Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series’ for the role of ‘Tom’ in Succession, and Sir Elton John finally earning EGOT status (having won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award) thanks to Elton John: Farewell From Dodger Stadium picking up the ‘Best Variety Special (Live)’ award.

Take a look at the full list of Primetime Emmy Award winners 2023 below:

Best Drama Series

• Succession (HBO/Max) (WINNER)
• Andor (Disney+)
• Better Call Saul (AMC)
• The Crown (Netflix)
• House of the Dragon (HBO/Max)
• The Last of Us (HBO/Max)
• The White Lotus (HBO/Max)
• Yellowjackets (Showtime)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

• Kieran Culkin (Succession) (WINNER)
• Jeff Bridges (The Old Man)
• Brian Cox (Succession) 
• Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
• Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us)
• Jeremy Strong (Succession)

Best Actress in a Drama Series

• Sarah Snook (Succession) (WINNER)
• Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters)
• Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets)
• Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
• Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us)
• Keri Russell (The Diplomat)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) (WINNER)
• F. Murray Abraham (The White Lotus)
• Nicholas Braun (Succession)
• Michael Imperioli (The White Lotus)
• Theo James (The White Lotus)
• Alan Ruck (Succession)
• Will Sharpe (The White Lotus)
• Alexander Skarsgard (Succession)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus) (WINNER)
• Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown)
• Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus)
• Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus)
• Aubrey Plaza (The White Lotus)
• Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul)
• J. Smith-Cameron (Succession)
• Simona Tabasco (The White Lotus)

Best Comedy Series

• The Bear (FX) (WINNER)
• Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Barry (HBO/Max)
• Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
• Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
• Wednesday (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

• Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) (WINNER)
• Christina Applegate (Dead to Me)
• Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
• Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face)
• Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

• Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) (WINNER)
• Bill Hader (Barry)
• Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
• Jason Segel (Shrinking)
• Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear) (WINNER)
• Anthony Carrigan (Barry)
• Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso)
• Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso)
• James Marsden (Jury Duty)
• Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary)
• Henry Winkler (Barry)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) (WINNER)
• Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
• Janelle James (Abbott Elementary)
• Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)
• Juno Temple (Ted Lasso)
• Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso)
• Jessica Williams (Shrinking)

Best Limited or Anthology Series

• Beef (Netflix) (WINNER)
• Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
• Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)
• Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+)

Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie

• Ali Wong (Beef) (WINNER)
• Lizzy Caplan (Fleishman Is in Trouble)
• Jessica Chastain (George & Tammy)
• Dominique Fishback (Swarm)
• Kathryn Hahn (Tiny Beautiful Things)
• Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & the Six)

Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie

• Steven Yeun (Beef) (WINNER)
• Taron Egerton (Black Bird)
• Kumail Nanjiani (Welcome to Chippendales)
• Evan Peters (Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
• Daniel Radcliffe (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story)
• Michael Shannon (George & Tammy)

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie

• Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird) (WINNER)
• Murray Bartlett (Welcome to Chippendales)
• Richard Jenkins (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
• Joseph Lee (Beef)
• Ray Liotta (Black Bird)
• Young Mazino (Beef)
• Jesse Plemons (Love & Death)

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie

• Niecy Nash-Betts (Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story) (WINNER)
• Annaleigh Ashford (Welcome to Chippendales)
• Maria Bello (Beef)
• Claire Danes (Fleishman Is In Trouble)
• Juliette Lewis (Welcome to Chippendales)
• Camila Morrone (Daisy Jones & the Six)
• Merritt Wever (Tiny Beautiful Things)

Best Writing for a Comedy Series

• The Bear (FX), written by Christopher Storer (WINNER)
• Barry (HBO/Max), written by Bill Hader
• Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee), written by Mekki Leeper
• Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), written by John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese, and Rob Turbovsky
• The Other Two (HBO/Max), written by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider
• Ted Lasso (Apple TV+), written by Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly and Jason Sudeikis

Best Writing for a Drama Series

• Succession (HBO/Max), written by Jesse Armstrong (WINNER)
• Andor (Disney+), written by Beau Willimon
• Bad Sisters (Apple TV+), teleplay by Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel and Brett Baer
• Better Call Saul (AMC), written by Gordon Smith
• Better Call Saul (AMC), written by Peter Gould
• The Last of Us (HBO/Max), written for television by Craig Mazin
• The White Lotus (HBO/Max), written by Mike White

Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie

• Beef (Netflix), written by Lee Sung Jin (WINNER)
• Fire Island (Hulu), written by Joel Kim Booster
• Fleishman Is In Trouble (FX), written for television by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
• Prey (Hulu), written by and story by Patrick Aison, and story by Dan Trachtenberg
• Swarm (Prime Video), teleplay by and story by Janine Nabers, and story by Donald Glover
• Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel), written by Al Yankovic and Eric Appel

Best Writing for a Variety Series

• Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO) (WINNER)
  Daniel O’Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Seena Vali (Senior Writers)
  Johnathan Appel, Ali Barthwell, Tim Carvell, Liz Hynes, Ryan Ken, Mark Kramer, Sofia Manfredi, John Oliver, Taylor Kay Phillips, Chrissy Shackelford (Writers)
• The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
  Dan Amira (Head Writer)
  Lauren Sarver Means and Daniel Radosh (Senior Writers)
  David Angelo, Devin Delliquanti, Zach DiLanzo, Jennifer Flanz, Jason Gilbert, Josh Johnson, David Kibuuka, Matt Koff, Trevor Noah, Joseph Opio, Randall Otis, Zhubin Parang, Kat Radley, Scott Sherman, Ashton Womack (Writers)
• Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC)
  Alex Baze (Head Writer)
  Seth Reiss, Mike Scollins (Writing Supervisors)
  Sal Gentile (Closer Look Writing Supervisor and Writer)
  Jermaine Affonso, Karen Chee, Bryan Donaldson, Matt Goldich, Dina Gusovsky, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Amber Ruffin, Mike Shoemaker, Ben Warheit, Jeff Wright (Writers)
• The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)
  Ariel Dumas, Jay Katsir (Head Writers)
  Delmonte Bent, Michael Brumm, Aaron Cohen, Stephen T. Colbert, Paul Dinello, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Michael Cruz Kayne, Eliana Kwartler, Matt Lappin, Caroline Lazar, Pratima Mani, Felipe Torres Medina, Opus Moreschi, Carley Moseley, Asher Perlman, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux, Steve Waltien (Writers)
• Saturday Night Live (NBC)
  Alison Gates, Streeter Seidell, Kent Sublette (Head Writers)
  Gary Richardson, Will Stephen, Celeste Yim (Writing Supervisors)
  Bryan Tucker (Senior Writer)
  Rosebud Baker, Dan Bulla, Michael Che, Mike DiCenzo, Alex English, Jimmy Fowlie, Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Steve Higgins, Vannessa Jackson, Colin Jost, Written by
  Erik Kenward, Ben Marshall, Lorne Michaels, Jake Nordwind, Ceara O’Sullivan, Clare O’Kane, Ben Silva, Asha Ward, Auguste White (Writers)
  Pete Schultz (Weekend Update Head Writer)
  Megan Callahan-Shah, Dennis McNicholas, Josh Patten, KC Shornima (Weekend Update Writers)

Best Directing for a Drama Series

• Succession (HBO/Max), directed by Mark Mylod (WINNER)
• Andor (Disney+), directed by Benjamin Caron
• Bad Sisters (Apple TV+), directed by Dearbhla Walsh
• The Last of Us (HBO/Max), directed by Peter Hoar
• Succession (HBO/Max), directed by Andrij Parekh
• Succession (HBO/Max), directed by Lorene Scafaria
• The White Lotus (HBO/Max), directed by Mike White

Best Directing for a Comedy Series

• The Bear (FX), directed by Christopher Storer (WINNER)
• Barry (HBO/Max), directed by Bill Hader
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video), directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino
• The Ms. Pat Show (BET+), directed by Mary Lou Belli
• Ted Lasso (Apple TV+), directed by Declan Lowney
• Wednesday (Netflix), directed by Tim Burton

Best Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie

• Beef (Netflix), directed by Lee Sung Jin (WINNER)
• Beef (Netflix), directed by Jake Schreier
• Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix), directed by Carl Franklin
• Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix), directed by Paris Barclay
• Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX), directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton
• Prey (Hulu), directed by Dan Trachtenberg

Best Talk Series

• The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) (WINNER)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
• Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC)
• The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)
• The Problem With Jon Stewart (Apple TV+)

Best Reality Competition Program

• RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV) (WINNER)
• The Amazing Race (CBS)
• Survivor (CBS)
• Top Chef (Bravo)
• The Voice (NBC)

Best Scripted Variety Series

• Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO/Max) (WINNER)
• A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO/Max)
• Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Best Variety Special (Live)

• Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium (Disney+) (WINNER)
• The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna (Fox)
• Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix)
• The Oscars (ABC)
• 75th annual Tony Awards (CBS)

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