2024 Emmy Awards live updates: ‘The Bear,’ 'Fargo' and ‘Hacks’ win acting awards

Jimmy Kimmel has hosted the Oscars four times and the Emmys thrice. Billy Crystal has hosted the Oscars nine times. Neither could stay away from the Emmys as ABC took its turn airing the telecast.

Crystal presented the award for talk series and Kimmel paid tribute to Bob Newhart.

James Earl Jones died less than a week ago, but he’s been included in the Emmys memorial montage.

▶ Read his AP obit, as well as a story about his voice acting legacy.

Nearly 2 1/2 hours into the show, food has run out for hungry audience members. The lobby concession stands only have drinks remaining. Emmy statuettes dot the lobby as winners take a break to chat and accept congratulations. The biggest crowds are in the restrooms, with mirrors jammed with those touching up their faces in the show’s final hour.

Jelly Roll has played sold-out shows across the U.S. and now the Emmys in memoriam stage, where he’s playing “I Am Not Okay.” But just recently, he played a different kind of venue: the Oregon State Penitentiary.

▶ Read more about his visit.

John Leguizamo took the stage to introduce the first Latino chair of the Television Academy Cris Abrego. Leguizamo, who has long championed diversity in Hollywood, took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times in June to call for the Television Academy to embrace equity and diversity in all categories at the Emmys.

“And for years, I didn’t complain about the limited roles my people were offered the spicy sexpot, the Latin lover, the maid, the gang banger,” he said. “It turns out not complaining doesn’t change anything.”

This year’s Emmys, Leguizamo said, included the most diverse list of nominees. Abrego thanked Leguizamo for using his voice for change.

“Well, there’s still a long way to go to address the opportunity gap,” Abrego said. “This year tells us what we all want to see, that we all want to see content that is in dialog with a real world.”

Olympians Ilona Maher, Caeleb Dressel and Stephen “Pommel Horse Guy” Nedoroscik take the stage alongside Paralympian Ezra Frech.

The Olympics air on NBC but Maher and Nedoroscik are competing on “Dancing With the Stars,” which premieres this week.

Jon Stewart, fresh off his win for “The Daily Show,” says he can’t leave the show (again) anytime soon in a backstage interview.

“My feeling is, this election will never end, so why would I, how could I leave? I won’t be allowed to leave until the election, until we’re all ground to some sort of calcified nub by the emotion of the moment,” he said.

Jane Lynch and Brendan Hunt are teaming up on stage — well, in a locker room — to present. Lynch, best known for her role of the tracksuit-wearing Sue Sylvester in “Glee,” and Hunt, the beloved Coach Beard on “Ted Lasso” presented the award for directing for a drama series. Lynch has won five Emmys, one for “Glee,” and Hunt has won two Emmys for his producing work on “Ted Lasso.”

In presenting Greg Berlanti with the Governors Award, Matt Bomer says the creator “has always given us big moments, ones that challenge us to be better versions of ourselves.”

“In everything he does, his impact on the LGBTQ community, on our industry and on humanity is immeasurable,” Joshua Jackson added.

As Governors Award recipient Greg Berlanti received a standing ovation, he shared a kiss with husband Robbie Rogers. Rogers was the first openly gay man to compete in a top North American pro sports league when he played soccer for the LA Galaxy in 2013. He’s also a producer on “Fellow Travelers,” a show nominated tonight.

After her win for best supporting actress in a limited series for “Baby Reindeer,” Jessica Gunning reflects on calling co-star Richard Gadd “reindeer” in her speech, using the same nickname her stalker character calls him in the series.”

We’re still extremely close and obviously we’ve come together quite a lot talking about the show since it’s been out,” she said. “He’s an amazing man, and I think some of the writing he did in the series and the story he told, especially in episode four, was some of the bravest piece of television I’ve ever seen or been part of. I’m incredibly proud of him. He’s just, really brave, brilliant writer and actor and person all around.”

Greg Berlanti, a television and film producer and director, receives the Governors Award, the Emmys’ nod for a long-running career in television. Berlanti, 52, is known for work as an executive producer on series including “Dawson’s Creek,” “Riverdale,” “All American,” “The Flight Attendant” and “You.” He has also directed movies like “Fly Me to the Moon” and “Love, Simon,” and is being awarded for “depicting the underrepresented” in his work, per the Television Academy.

He accepted the award from Joshua Jackson and Matt Bomer.

The Governors Award is given to a person or organization that has made a “profound, transformational, and long-lasting contribution to the arts.” Recent recipients include GLAAD, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Debbie Allen and Tyler Perry and The Perry Foundation.

“For the past few years, I’ve been complaining,” John Leguizamo says on the Emmys stage, speaking about the history of poor representation for Latinos in Hollywood.

He spoke of the great diversity among tonight’s Emmys, shouting the Latino and Latina actors and creatives nominated.

While Leguizamo noted strides, reports have consistent found that Latinos are underrepresented in film and television.

“According to the numbers, the dominant narrative our industry puts into the world is that Latinos either don’t exist or they are poor, immigrant criminals,” Emmy winner America Ferrera said late last year at the Academy Women’s Luncheon.

Both accessorized their pink gowns with matching pink feather boas.

Eiza Gonzalez’s strapless plunging neckline was identical to one from Tamara Ralph FW24 Couture. Rita Ora’s was also strapless but the neck was less dramatic and the front was ruched as opposed to sculpted.

The similarities were hard to ignore. No immediate word from the designer.

Richard Gadd, writer, creator and star of “Baby Reindeer” is accepting the award for writing on the series based on his life. Gadd is also nominated for his performance and as a producer, with the show up for best limited series. “This is the stuff of dreams,” he said, contrasting the win with the darkness of earlier years that inspired the show.

Yes, “Happy Days” and “Saturday Night Live” are almost the same age. While the latter celebrates its 50th anniversary next year, its 50th season premieres later this month.

And to celebrate the 50th anniversary this year of “Happy Days,” Ron Howard and Henry Winkler, also known as Richie Cunningham and Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli, are having a happy day as they joined forces on stage in a near-perfect reaction of their hit sitcom’s Arnold’s Drive-In.

Winkler has been nominated for nine Emmys, three of those coming from “Happy Days,” but has only won once for “Barry.” Howard didn’t get any nods for “Happy Days,” but has received 13 other nominations for his work as a producer and director, and has taken home three awards and one honor from the Television Academy.

Lamorne Morris, star of “Fargo,” is taking home his first Emmy award on his first nomination. The “New Girl” star was clearly flustered as he accepted the award, saying he has a poster of fellow nominee Robert Downey Jr. in his house and asked him to sign it.

“My beautiful daughter, Lily. I love you. I told you I would do it. You’ve always doubted me,” he joked.

So said Will Smith — no not he of The Slap, but he of “Slow Horses,” accepting an Emmy for writing for a drama series.

The breakout star from Netflix’s most recent season of “Bridgerton,” Nicola Coughlan added an Artists4Ceasefire red pin to her glittering off-the-shoulder gown. Coughlan has been outspoken in supporting Palestinians and calling for a cease-fire.

Actors across the award season have been wearing the Artists4Ceasefire red pin with a hand holding a heart to demand a cease-fire in Gaza and a release of the Israeli hostages.

Mindy Kaling, Mekhi Phifer and Zach Braff are putting their (fake) medical skills to use, joining forces on stage in a tribute to fictional doctors.

Kaling played an OB-GYN on “The Mindy Project,” Phifer played Gregory Pratt on “ER” and Braff rose to fame for his role on “Scrubs” (he also recently guested as a disgraced doctor on “Bad Monkey”). The group is presenting the award for writing for a drama series.

“It’s an epic honor that this South Bronx, Nuyorican and that others like me can see this and see that it is possible,” Liza Colón-Zayas said backstage, on becoming the first Latina to win best supporting actress in a comedy, for “The Bear.” “Embrace who you are.”

But rather best supporting actor in a limited series, anthology or movie after Nava Mau cleared that up for Nicola Coughlan, who now allegedly needs to dispose of 500 dog treats.

▶ Read more about Jon Stewart’s return to “The Daily Show.”

Well, yes. But he also has 21! The “Saturday Night Live” maestro has been nominated 106 times in total.

Three iconic moms of television are gathering to present the award for writing for a comedy series. Connie Britton of “Friday Night Lights,” Meredith Baxter of “Family Ties” and Susan Kelechi Watson of “This is Us” are presenting the award.

Gael Garcia Bernal promised to push the limits to keep Emmys ratings from slipping. The solution? Diego Luna presented in Spanish.

Accepting the Emmy for writing for a variety special, Alex Edelman spoke of how much he missed Adam Brace, the director of “Just for Us” who died in 2023.

“He passed away a few weeks before we started on Broadway, and over the last year, performing the thing we created together made me feel tethered to him even though he’d gone,” he posted on Instagram in April. “That tether sometimes has been a source of comfort and sometimes a source of real sadness. Most of the time it’s been a mix.”

D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai of “Reservation Dogs” made his way across the carpet with a red hand painted across his face.

Woon-A-Tai was nominated for lead actor in a comedy. Woon-A-Tai wore the paint to draw attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women, his representative said.

More coverage of the movement:
▶ A grandmother seeks justice for Native Americans after thousands of unsolved deaths and disappearances
▶ Wearing red, Indigenous families honor missing relatives
▶ ‘Fancy Dance’ with Lily Gladstone balances heartbreak, humor in story of a missing Indigenous woman

Ahead of the premiere of the 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” on Sept. 28, cast members from the sketch show’s storied history have gathered for an unforgettable reunion. Former members Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Seth Meyers joined current regular Bowen Yang onstage.

The segment leans into the January Emmys’ nostalgia-laden programming, which included Tina Fey and Amy Poehler presenting an award in the style of SNL’s famed “Weekend Update,” along with the casts of “Cheers,” “Martin” and other hit shows reuniting.

John Oliver dedicates his Emmy to his recently deceased dog — and “all dogs,” quarreling with the play-off music in a bleeped exchange.

Reba McEntire and Melissa Peterman starred on “Reba” together and will also be on NBC’s “Happy Place,” a new sitcom premiering next month. They’re presenting the scripted variety series category.

Jessica Gunning, who haunts as stalker Martha on “Baby Reindeer,” accepts the Emmy for her performance from a group of actors who have portrayed iconic villains in a fitting pairing. She got emotional as she thanked Richard Gadd, the star and creator of the series.

“I tried so many times to put into words what working on ‘Baby Reindeer’ meant to me and I fail every time,” she said. “It really means a lot. So, thank you, reindeer.”