Before the Michael J. Fox presentation, Hiro Murai won the award for best directing for a comedy series for Widow's Bay.

The nominations included:

• Randall Einhorn – Abbott Elementary ("Ballgame")
• Christopher Storer – The Bear ("Bears")
• Andrew DeYoung – The Chair Company ("Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does")
• Lucia Aniello – Hacks (Finale)
• Mary Lou Belli – The Ms. Pat Show ("Give It Arrest")
• Hiro Murai – Widow's Bay ("Welcome To Widow's Bay!") - winner

"My job isn't to make the show; it's just to let the right people in the room," Murai said in his acceptance speech. "And we just had the most beautiful, kindest, most gifted people in our room on the show."

SNL's Marcello Hernández presented the award.

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Actor Michael J Fox is getting the Bob Hope humanitarian award tonight. He was also nominated for a guest role in the Apple TV comedy Shrinking where he plays a Parkinson's patient, the condition he battles in real life.

That award was handed out at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony earlier this month and was posthumously presented to late actor and director Rob Reiner for his guest role in The Bear.

Fox, 65, is already a five-time Emmy Award winner, earning the prize for his work on the sitcoms Family Ties, Spin City and Rescue Me.

He's getting tonight's special award for his humanitarian efforts that "have brought credit to the industry and whose deeds and actions have had a lasting impact on society".

Right now, the awards attendees are watching a video explaining his work on Parkinson's research.

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won for outstanding variety series.

The nominees included:

• The Daily Show
• Jimmy Kimmel Live
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
• Saturday Night Live

"Thank you so much for watching," Stephen Colbert said to viewers of his show, which ended earlier this year, during his acceptance speech. "We hope you enjoyed the show. We had a great time doing it for you," he said standing alongside writers from his show.

We wrote earlier of the significance of a possible win for the show here.

Saul Metzstein wins the award best director of a drama series for Apple TV's Slow Horses.

The nominations included:

• Salli Richardson-Whitfield – The Gilded Age "My Mind Is Made Up" (HBO)
• Hanelle M. Culpepper – Paradise "Exodus" (Hulu)
• Noah Wyle – The Pitt "12:00 P.M." (HBO)
• Vince Gilligan – Pluribus "We Is Us" (Apple TV)
• Saul Metzstein – Slow Horses "Scars" (Apple TV) - winner
• Salli Richardson-Whitfield – Task "Out Beyond Ideas Of Wrongdoing And Rightdoing, There Is A River" (HBO)

"Everyone gets up here and says that they had the best crew ever," Metzstein says in his acceptance speech. "Simply not true because we had the best crew ever."

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In a brief, humorous musical interlude, host Mariska Hargitay celebrated the legacy of the TV shows that are ending this year, accompanied by Andrew Rannells.

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While we wait for the next award, we share with you some of the pre-show fashion, with two actresses showing up in the same shade of purple.

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Katie Dippold wins outstanding writing for a comedy series for Widow's Bay.

The nominations included:

• Abbott Elementary - Quinta Brunson
• The Chair Company - Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin
• The Comeback - Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow
• Hacks - Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky
• Jury Duty - Anthony King
• Widow's Bay - Katie Dippold - winner

"I promise all of you that no one will ever step foot in my home without seeing this thing," Dippold jokes about her award in her acceptance speech.

LL Cool J and Scott Caan presented the award.

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Welsh actor Matthew Rhys wins the award for best lead actor in a comedy series for Widow's Bay, making him the first actor in Emmy history to win two lead actor categories in the same year.

The nominations included:

• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II - Wonder Man (Disney+)
• Steve Carell - Rooster (HBO Max)
• Matthew Rhys - Widow's Bay (Apple TV) - winner
• Jason Segel - Shrinking (Apple TV)
• Martin Short - Only Murders In The Building (Hulu)

"To the great and good people of Wales," Rhys says in his acceptance speech, "We are a small but mighty nation."

He concluded by saying "Diolch yn fawr iawn" - "thank you very much" in Welsh.

Jon Hamm and Amanda Peet presented the award.

Sally Field wins for outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie for Remarkably Bright Creatures.

The nominations included:

• Claire Danes -The Beast in Me (Netflix)
• Sally Field - Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix) - winner
• Carey Mulligan - Beef (Netflix)
• Sarah Pidgeon - Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette (Hulu)
• Sarah Snook - All Her Fault (Peacock)

"I have been so grateful and so proud to be a part of this community, the arts, for 62 years," she says in her acceptance speech. "We're the arts. We matter. Our voices matter. Our diversity, our unique storytelling matters. We can't let those voices be silenced or compromised or merged."

She also pays special tribute to Canada.

Emilia Clarke and Emma D'Arcy presented the award.

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As part of a prerecorded skit, host Mariska Hargitay and her costars from Law & Order SVU tried to solve the mystery of whether Taylor Swift would appear at the Emmys.

Swift then appeared, joining in as a character trying to solve the case, which took us on a tour of the nominees and Swift's album and personal life.

One of Swift's cats is named Olivia Benson after Hargitay's character on the Law & Order series.

Nardine Saad
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Before she addressed media backstage, Emmy winner Alison Janney made organisers cut back to the ceremony so she could see who would win the next award. It was Noah Wyle, for his performance in The Pitt.

Janney, who made an instantly meme-able facial expression when she was announced as the best supporting actress in a drama, says she was "genuinely shocked" by her win because of how big of a deal The Pitt has become

"We really didn't think it was going to go my way. So I felt just excited and relaxed," she says.

She was, she says, "100% sure I wasn't gonna win".

Janney adds: "I didn't have to go through that at all today. It was lovely getting ready for this event and this is a great surprise."

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Tom Pelphrey wins the award for best supporting actor in a drama series for his role in HBO's Task.

The nominations included:

• Patrick Ball - The Pitt (HBO Max)
• Billy Crudup - The Morning Show (Apple TV)
• Shawn Hatosy - The Pitt (HBO Max)
• Gerran Howell - The Pitt (HBO Max)
• Jack Lowden - Slow Horses (Apple TV)
• Tom Pelphrey - Task (HBO Max) - winner
• Carlos-Manuel Vesga - Pluribus (Apple TV)

"To my favorite actor in this room, my love, my best friend, my partner, the very pregnant Kaley Cuoco. I love you more than anything, and our family is the crown jewel of my life," Pelphrey says in his acceptance speech, as Cuoco, who was nominated in 2021 and 2022 for her work in The Attendant, tears up.

Actresses Rachel Sennott and Odessa A'Zion presented the award.

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Noah Wyle wins outstanding lead actor in a drama series for The Pitt.

The nominations included:

• Sterling K. Brown - Paradise (Hulu)
• Gary Oldman - Slow Horses (Apple TV)
• Mark Ruffalo - Task (HBO Max)
• Rufus Sewell - The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Noah Wyle - The Pitt (HBO Max) - winner

"This is overwhelming," Wyle says in his acceptance speech. "I have to acknowledge the work of my fellow nominees. Your work is inspirational. I watch you. I learn from you."

Comedian and actor John Mulaney presented the award.

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The Traitors wins the Emmy for best reality competition programme, for the third year in a row.

The nominations included:

• Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
• RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV)
• Survivor (CBS)
• Top Chef (Bravo)
• The Traitors (Peacock) - winner

"We want to thank all our loved ones who support us and let us go off into the Scottish Highlands and play with weird things," British Alan Cumming, the host, says as he accepts the award alongside others who worked on the show.

He also urges Americans to register to vote.

The award was presented by the cast of the rebooted Baywatch.

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Widow's Bay star and Emmy winner Kate O'Flynn says backstage that she's "completly gobsmacked" and "on top of the world" by her win in the spooky comedy.

O'Flynn says that Patricia's "awkwardness and her bravery and humour" resonated with audiences.

"I think everyone just has felt like Patricia in that way," she says.

She's also been pleasantly surprised by "an army" of people turned up dressed as Patricia at this year's DragonCon, saying it was "insane".

"So I'm excited to see Halloween and all the antlers come out and take over the world," she joked.

Speaking to the BBC, the British actress had a message for everyone back home: "Just to our family and friends, we did it. It's great. I don't know what to say. I don't know."

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Stephen Root wins outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for Widow's Bay.

The nominations included:

• Colman Domingo - The Four Seasons (Netflix)
• Paul W. Downs - Hacks (HBO Max)
• Harrison Ford - Shrinking (Apple TV)
• Nick Offerman - Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
• Stephen Root - Widow's Bay (Apple TV) - winner
• Michael Urie - Shrinking (Apple TV)
• Tyler James Williams - Abbott Elementary (ABC)

In his acceptance speech, he says: "I was so happy to be included in this incredible journey that we had today."

Sofia Vergara presented the award.

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Rhea Seehorn wins for lead actress in a drama series for her role in Apple TV's Pluribus.

The nominations included:

• Carrie Coon - The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
• Chase Infiniti - The Testaments (Hulu)
• Keri Russell - The Diplomat (Netflix)
• Rhea Seehorn - Pluribus (Apple TV) - winner
• Zendaya - Euphoria (HBO Max)

In her acceptance speech, Seehorn thanks her fellow nominees for their brilliant performances, adding that Keri Russell sent her a card "quoting Gloria Steinem, saying, 'We are linked, not ranked,' and I feel that way about all you women."

She was presented the award by Florence Pugh and Julia Garner.

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Allison Janney wins for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for The Diplomat.

The nominations included:

• Taylor Dearden as Dr Mel King (The Pitt)
• Fiona Dourif as Dr Cassie McKay (The Pitt)
• Allison Janney as President Grace Penn (The Diplomat) - winner
• Katherine LaNasa as Charge Nurse Dana Evans (The Pitt)
• Sepideh Moafi as Dr Baran Al-Hashimi (The Pitt)
• Julianne Nicholson as Sinatra (Paradise)
• Karolina Wydra as Zosia (Pluribus)

"The seven women who were nominated for this award were fantastic and spectacular," she says, having looked visibly shocked and surprised when her name was read out.

She was presented the award by Alan Cumming and Emmy Rossum.

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Welsh actor Matthew Rhys wins best lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for his role in Netflix's The Beast in Me.

The nominations included:

• Riz Ahmed - Bait (Prime Video)
• Jason Bateman - Black Rabbit (Netflix)
• Charlie Hunnam - Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix)
• Oscar Isaac - Beef (Netflix)
• Matthew Rhys - The Beast In Me (Netflix) - winner

"This is a real shock because, not least because the calibre and company of the actors in this category," Rhys says in his acceptance speech.

He was presented the award by Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanz of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame.

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Jean Smart wins best lead actress in a comedy series for her role portraying Deborah Vance in HBO's Hacks.

She was presented the award by Zendaya.

The nominations included:

• Quinta Brunson - Abbott Elementary (ABC)
• Ayo Edebiri - The Bear (FX/Hulu)
• Elle Fanning - Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
• Lisa Kudrow - The Comeback (HBO Max)
• Jean Smart - Hacks (HBO Max) - winner