Television’s biggest night returned with the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, celebrating the best in television from standout stories, performances and creators of the year.

Comedian Nate Bargatze hosted the ceremony for the very first time and he was also nominated for his variety special, Your Friend, Nate Bargatze.

Ahead of the ceremony, Severance dominated the field with 27 Emmy nominations, while The Studio led comedy nominees with a record-breaking 23 nominations — the most-ever for a comedy series in its first season.

Canadian actor Seth Rogen, who co-created the series with longtime collaborator Evan Goldberg, was a triple threat on Emmys night, taking home awards for acting, writing and directing

Rogen took home the first award of the night for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in The Studio.

“I’ve never won anything in my life. When I was a kid I bought a used bowling trophy at an estate sale,” he said during his acceptance speech for his first-ever Emmy win.

Rogen won his second Emmy of the night alongside The Studio co-creator Evan Goldberg for Directing for a Comedy Series.

Viewers also got a Gilmore Girls reunion as Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham took the stage to announce the award for Best Writing for a Comedy Series, which was awarded to Rogen, Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez for The Studio.

The Studio continued to dominate as it was awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series.

“I’m legitimately embarrassed by how happy this makes me,” said Rogen.

Rogen’s four wins, along with nine claimed at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys, broke a record set last year by The Bear with 11 for the most wins by a comedy series in a single season.

Tramell Tillman became the first Black man to win Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role in Severance. Backstage, Tillman applauded the scores of Black actors that came before him, including the late Andre Braugher and Michael K. Williams.

“I’ve been taken by their work for years and I’ve borrowed from them, so I’m just honoured to be in the class,” said Tillman.

The six wins for Netflix’s acclaimed Adolescence, the story of a 13-year-old in Britain accused of a killing, included Best Actor for co-creator Stephen Graham, and Best Supporting Actor for 15-year-old Owen Cooper.

Cooper became the youngest Supporting Actor in a Limited Series winner in over 40 years. Roxana Zal was the youngest ever at age 14 when she won Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special for the TV movie Something About Amelia in 1984.

“I was nothing about three years ago, and now here I am,” Cooper told the crowd. “Step out of your comfort zone a little, who cares if you get embarrassed.”

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (airing on Global on weeknights at 11:30 p.m. ET) took home the Emmy award for Best Variety Talk Series.

Colbert thanked CBS for “giving us the privilege to be part of the late-night tradition, which I hope continues long after we’re no longer doing this show.”

His comments come after it was announced that The Late Show would be ending after a 33-year run next May.

“Stay strong. Be brave. And if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor,” said the 61-year-old comic.

Colbert received a standing ovation for his talk series win and when he was done talking, the crowd got back on its feet.

Find a list of the nominees and winners in the major categories, bolded below.

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Best Drama Series

Andor
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
Paradise
**WINNER: The Pitt
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus

Best Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
**WINNER: The Studio
What We Do in the Shadows

Lead Actor, Drama

Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
Adam Scott, Severance
**WINNER: Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses

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Lead Actress, Drama

Kathy Bates, Matlock
Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
**WINNER: Britt Lower, Severance
Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Lead Actor, Comedy

Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
**WINNER: Seth Rogen, The Studio
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

Lead Actress, Comedy

Uzo Aduba, The Residence
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Ederibi, The Bear
**WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks

Supporting Actor, Drama

Zach Cherry, Severance
Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus
James Marsden, Paradise
Sam Rockwell, The White Lotus
John Turturro, Severance
**WINNER: Tramell Tillman, Severance

Supporting Actress, Drama

Patricia Arquette, Severance
Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
**WINNER: Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
Julianne Nicholson, Paradise
Parker Posey, The White Lotus
Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus
Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus

Supporting Actor, Comedy

Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
**WINNER: Jeff Hiller, Somebody Somewhere
Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Michael Urie, Shrinking
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live

Supporting Actress, Comedy

Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
**WINNER: Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Kathryn Hahn, The Studio
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Catherine O’Hara, The Studio
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

Guest Actor, Drama

Giancarlo Esposito, The Boys
Scott Glenn, The White Lotus
**WINNER: Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt
Joe Pantoliano, The Last of Us
Forest Whitaker, Andor
Jeffrey Wright, The Last of Us

Guest Actress, Drama

Jane Alexander, Severance
**WINNER: Merritt Weaver, Severance
Gwendoline Christie, Severance
Kaitlyn Dever, The Last of Us
Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale
Catherine O’Hara, The Last of Us

Guest Actor, Comedy

Jon Bernthal, The Bear
**WINNER: Bryan Cranston, The Studio
Dave Franco, The Studio
Ron Howard, The Studio
Martin Scorsese, The Studio
Anthony Mackie, The Studio
Dave Chappelle, Saturday Night Live

Guest Actress, Comedy

Olivia Colman, The Bear
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear
Cynthia Erivo, Poker Face
Robby Hoffman, Hacks
Zoe Kravitz, The Studio
**WINNER: Julianne Nicholson, Hacks

Best Reality Competition Series

The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
**WINNER: The Traitors

Best Limited or Anthology Series

**WINNER:  Adolescence
Black Mirror
Dying for Sex
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin

Best Television Movie

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
The Gorge
Mountainhead
Nonnas
**WINNER: Rebel Ridge

Lead Actor, Limited Series or Movie

Colin Farrell, The Penguin
**WINNER: Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent
Brian Tyree Henry, Dope Thief
Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Lead Actress, Limited Series or Movie

Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Meghann Fahy, Sirens
Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
**WINNER: Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex

Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie

Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Bill Camp, Presumed Innocent
**WINNER: Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Rob Delaney, Dying for Sex
Peter Sarsgaard, Presumed Innocent
Ashley Walters, Adolescence

Supporting Actress, Limited Series or Movie

**WINNER: Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Ruth Negga, Presumed Innocent
Deirdre O’Connell, The Penguin
Chloë Sevigny, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex
Christine Tremarco, Adolescence

Best Animated Program

**WINNER: Arcane: League of Legends
Bob’s Burgers
Common Side Effects
Love, Death + Robots
The Simpsons

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— For a complete list of winners, please visit the official Emmys site.

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— with files from The Associated Press

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