
#Emmys
· The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards aired live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze.
· Big winners: The Studio (Outstanding Comedy Series), The Pitt (Outstanding Drama Series), and Adolescence(Outstanding Limited Series).
· At just 15, Adolescence star Owen Cooper made history as the youngest male actor to ever win an Emmy.
· The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won Outstanding Variety Talk Series, just months after CBS canceled it, while Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won for Outstanding Variety Scripted Series. SNL 50: The Anniversary Special took home Best Live Variety Special.
· Reality categories saw The Traitors beat out Survivor, Top Chef, and RuPaul’s Drag Race.
· Nate Bargatze’s charity stunt, designed to shorten acceptance speeches, ended with a negative total.
· Still, CBS donated $100,000 and Bargatze personally added $250,000.
· The gimmick got mixed reviews, with some calling it entertaining and others saying it distracted from the awards themselves.