Emmys 2024 live: Richard Gadd sends inspiring message to abuse survivors after Baby Reindeer win

Richard Gadd has won Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series for Baby Reindeer.

“No matter how bad it gets, it always gets better,” Gadd said in a powerful acceptance speech. “Keep going and I promise you things will be okay.”

As soon as Will Smith’s name was called for Best Writing for a Drama Series, everyone had to wonder if he’d make a joke about the other Will Smith. Smith didn’t disappoint: “Despite my name, I come in peace,” he told the Los Angeles audience.

Smith was of course referring to the Independence Day actor’s infamous slapping incident at the 2022 Oscars. Happily, the 2024 Emmys have remained a non-violent event thus far.

The Reservation Dogs actor walked the red carpet at the Emmys with a red handprint over his mouth – a symbol of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) movement.

According to Native Hope, the red handprint “stands for all the missing sisters whose voices are not heard. It stands for the silence of the media and law enforcement in the midst of this crisis.” The site added that it symbolizes “the oppression and subjugation of Native women who are now rising up to say #NoMoreStolenSisters.”

Jessica Gunning wins Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series for Baby Reindeer.

Gunning plays Richard Gadd’s stalker, Martha, in Netflix’s controversial hit drama.

“Thank you for trusting me to be your Martha, I will never ever forget her or you, or this. It really means a lot so thank you reindeer,” Gunning told Gadd from the stage, referencing her character’s pet name for him.

Mocking the nature of Martha’s texts in the show, Dan joked that he’d received eerily similar messages from his father.

“Let’s host Emmys Colin Farrell will be there u still have crush?” Read one text projected onto the stage behind the presenters.

“Walter O’Keefe joke too mean? sent from my iphon,” was another while a third read: “Best ramen near me.”

“I think you were just trying to Google that,” Dan joked. “There’s 59,000 more where those came from,” he added, referencing the number of texts the real Martha allegedly sent Richard Gadd.

Well, this is looking like a theme of the night. After Selena Gomez, Candice Bergen is the next to mock Republican Vice President nominee JD Vance’s “childless cat ladies” comment.

Speaking about her classic sitcom Murphy Brown, Bergen said: “In one classic moment, my character was attacked by VP Dan Quayle when Murphy was pregnant and he decided to attack my character for being a single mother. Today a candidate would never attack a single mother so as they say, my work here is done. Meow.”

Jeremy Allen White wins his second Emmy of the year for his lead role in The Bear. Then, his co-star, Liza Colón-Zayas, beats out competition from Meryl Streep and Carol Burnett to win Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

The FX show is off to a hot start.

Ebon Moss-Bachrach wins Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for The Bear and Billy Crudup wins Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for The Morning Show.

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The Levy boys are off to a great start, earning a warm reception at the Peacock Theater.

Their joke about The Bear’s nomination in the Best Comedy category earns the biggest laugh of the monologue.

Eugene said: “You might be expecting us to make a joke about whether The Bear is a comedy or not. But in the true spirit of The Bear, we won’t be making any jokes.”

The Only Murders in the Building star turned heads when she arrived at the Emmys red carpet. Gomez wore a black velvet dress with a bedazzled criss-cross neckline, as well as a mermaid skirt and long train. She accessorized the look with matching silver jewelry, including dangly earrings, bracelets, and rings.