Sunday, October 6, 2024

Emmys Surprise! HBO’s “Hacks” Wins Best Comedy as TV Academy Voters Consider “The Bear” A Drama Despite Campaign

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The 2024 Emmy Awards were a little boring tonight until they got to the final award.

Surprise! HBO’s “Hacks,” an actual comedy, won over “The Bear,” a drama cloaked as a comedy in the wrong category..

“Hacks” also won Best Actress for Jean Smart and best writing for a comedy. Not bad!

“The Bear” still won comedy prizes for Best Actor, Supporting Actress and Actor, and Guest Actor and Actress. My favorite of these was Lisa Colon-Zayas winning Supporting Actress for an absolutely splendid episode about her character.

Much of the night was dull but not offensively so, and some presenters got to get their digs in. The best was Candice Bergen, looking stunning, recalling how stupid former VP Dan Quayle was when he attacked “Murphy Brown” for having a child with no husband. The connection was made to JD Vance. And Bergen ended with “Meow,” a great touch.

“Shogun” was the big winner of the night, breaking records as Best Drama and picking up numerous other awards including Best Actor and Actress in a Drama. They picked up 16 awards all together.

So interesting that HBO managed to convince voters that “The Bear” is not a comedy. “Hacks” certainly should have won. “The Bear” should go into Best Drama next time. This was a cynical ploy, and it was rejected. For HBO, “Hacks” is now a stunning success. I hope we’ll have seven total seasons.

PS Best Tweets of the night came from Laraine Newman, mother of actress Hannah Einbinder, co-star of “Hacks.” Newman was one of the original “SNL” Not for Prime Time Players.

Full list to follow…

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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