“Succession” and “The Bear” triumph at the Emmy Awards, postponed by the Hollywood strike

The cast of the series “Succession” notably won most of the drama acting awards, with awards for Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook and Matthew Macfadyen.

After four months of postponement caused by strikes in Hollywood, the Emmy Awards this time scrupulously followed the script. The series Succession And The Bear, the big favorites, both triumphed unchallenged. Without any suspense, the final season of Succession won the award for best drama series for the third time, after its coronations in 2020 and 2022. It won six awards during the evening.

Dark and grating, this HBO production follows the internal feuds of the Roys, a wealthy family at the helm of a vast media empire. Which is reminiscent of the power of influence of a certain Rupert Murdoch in the United States. “In our series, it’s true, certain things are quite close to American life and politics”recognized the screenwriter by citing the name of the Australian tycoon, notably owner of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.

The cast of the series won most of the dramatic performance awards: best actor for the cheeky family member, Kieran Culkin, best actress for Sarah Snook, the Roy’s only female heir, and best supporting actor for her on-screen husband, Matthew Macfadyen. Besides the swan song of Successionthe drama categories honored Jennifer Coolidge, best supporting actress in The White Lotusa chic and scathing satire on the hypocrisy of the rich.

Awards harvest for “The Bear”

On the comedy side, The Bear: eat in or take away confirmed its status as a revelation in the American cathode landscape, with six awards Monday evening. Its first season, which delves into the turbulent behind-the-scenes of a Chicago restaurant, won the award for best comedy, as well as those for best direction and writing. Its stars, Jeremy Allen White (best actor), Ayo Edebiri (best supporting actress) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (best supporting actor), also won most of the acting awards in the comedy category.

Faced with this steamroller, alone Abbott Elementary, a mockumentary parody about the lack of resources of a predominantly African-American elementary school in Philadelphia, managed to exist. Its heroine, Quinta Brunson, received the award for best actress.

A prize for the mini-series “Acharnés”

In the hotly contested category of mini-series, limited to one season, the Netflix production Relentless dominated the debates. This series, which follows the massacre game played by two rather angry motorists after a collision in a Los Angeles parking lot, was voted best mini-series and allowed its two stars, Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, to win the interpretation prize.

The Emmy Awards, the equivalent of the Oscars for American television, usually take place in September, but strikes by Hollywood actors and screenwriters have completely disrupted their calendar. The industry was paralyzed for six months, with actors banned from promoting during the strike, forcing the ceremony to postpone its January event.