It wasn’t clear how badly we all needed to see Moira Rose again until Catherine O’Hara took the stage—introduced by her onscreen family of Eugene and Dan Levy and Annie Murphy, of course—to present the Emmy for outstanding comedy series to Hacks. There are, like, four people in Hollywood who could pull off delaying an end-of-night award-show winner announcement for the sake of a bit (“No, really? Must we? Must we just choose one winner?”), and O’Hara is one of them.
Anna Sawai’s tribute to “all the women who expect nothing and continue to be an example for everyone”
LOS ANGELES, CA – September 15, 2024 – Anna Sawai during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater on Sunday, September 15, 2024 (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Robert Gauthier/Getty Images
Sawai, who is the first Japanese actress and first performer of Asian descent to win the coveted Emmy for lead actress in a drama series for her performance on Shōgun, struck a heartfelt and thoughtful note in her acceptance speech on Sunday, thanking costar and fellow Emmy winner Hiroyuki Sanada for “continu[ing] to opens doors for people like me.”
See all the red carpet looks from the 2024 Emmy Awards:
