2024 Emmy voters finally decide ‘The Bear’ is not a comedy
During the opening While hosts Eugene and Dan Levy made a few jokes at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night, the Levys acknowledged that many viewers would expect them to make a joke about how The bear is…
Insights into the show, the parties and the “Hacks” trick
For me, the big story of the evening was the completely unexpected victory of Hacking for the best comedy series about The bear which had scored a record 10 Emmy wins for its first season in January, led the pack…
“Hacks” has the last laugh, beating “The Bear” in the vote for best comedy at the 2024 Emmys
Deborah Vance should not be underestimated. In a surprising surprise, the original comedy by Max Hacking beat the clear favorite and reigning champion The bear to win the trophy for Outstanding Comedy at the 2024 Emmys. “I have no thoughts…
Only murders, hacks, Lamorne Morris
Hulu’s Only murders in the building went into Sunday night’s 2024 Emmys with 21 nominations, the third-most of any series this year, with star Selena Gomez earning her first acting nomination for her role in the series and Meryl Streep…
Critics’ analysis of the 2024 Emmys: The alternative TV series surprise and tire
I have no idea if the phrase “run it back” originated in sports, but I most often hear it in the context of the end of a successful season, when a player, coach or owner expresses a desire to keep…
How hacks defeated the bear and Shogun changed the game
At the 75th Emmy Awards, which honored television work from 2022 to 2023 but was postponed to January 2024 due to strikes in the industry, the members of the TV Academy lined up almost exclusively behind a single drama (HBO’s…
How “The Bear” lost the Emmy for best comedy to “Hacks”
Stay up to date on Hollywood’s eternal awards race. Sign up for the newsletter here. To Hacks. Photo: Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty With Catherine O’Hara on stage, perhaps it was only fitting that the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards ended on a whimsical…
“Hacks” defeats “The Bear”
Hacking caused a big surprise in the final category of the 2024 Emmys. The series Max won the Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series for its third season, making it the third time it has won this award at this…
“Hacks” surprises with Emmy win for best comedy series
The 2024 Emmys ended with a bang when the HBO series Hacking shocked the television world and won the award for best comedy series. The bear was expected to be the frontrunner this year, Hacking took home the award, the…
Hacks, The Bear, Lamorne Morris, The Traitors
There have been years when the Primetime Emmys telecast has been full of surprise winners, but until the very last minute, this ceremony was not one of them. As the pundits predicted, “Shōgun” was pretty much number one, and both…
