2024 Emmys: Live updates, winners, highlights, red carpet fashion

Well, yes. But he also has 21! The “Saturday Night Live” maestro has been nominated 106 times in total.

Three iconic moms of television are gathering to present the award for writing for a comedy series. Connie Britton of “Friday Night Lights,” Meredith Baxter of “Family Ties” and Susan Kelechi Watson of “This is Us” are presenting the award.

Gael Garcia Bernal promised to push the limits to keep Emmys ratings from slipping. The solution? Diego Luna presented in Spanish.

Accepting the Emmy for writing for a variety special, Alex Edelman spoke of how much he missed Adam Brace, the director of “Just for Us” who died in 2023.

“He passed away a few weeks before we started on Broadway, and over the last year, performing the thing we created together made me feel tethered to him even though he’d gone,” he posted on Instagram in April. “That tether sometimes has been a source of comfort and sometimes a source of real sadness. Most of the time it’s been a mix.”

D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai of “Reservation Dogs” made his way across the carpet with a red hand painted across his face.

Woon-A-Tai was nominated for lead actor in a comedy. Woon-A-Tai wore the paint to draw attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women, his representative said.

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Ahead of the premiere of the 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” on Sept. 28, cast members from the sketch show’s storied history have gathered for an unforgettable reunion. Former members Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Seth Meyers joined current regular Bowen Yang onstage.

The segment leans into the January Emmys’ nostalgia-laden programming, which included Tina Fey and Amy Poehler presenting an award in the style of SNL’s famed “Weekend Update,” along with the casts of “Cheers,” “Martin” and other hit shows reuniting.

John Oliver dedicates his Emmy to his recently deceased dog — and “all dogs,” quarreling with the play-off music in a bleeped exchange.

Reba McEntire and Melissa Peterman starred on “Reba” together and will also be on NBC’s “Happy Place,” a new sitcom premiering next month. They’re presenting the scripted variety series category.

Jessica Gunning, who haunts as stalker Martha on “Baby Reindeer,” accepts the Emmy for her performance from a group of actors who have portrayed iconic villains in a fitting pairing. She got emotional as she thanked Richard Gadd, the star and creator of the series.

“I tried so many times to put into words what working on ‘Baby Reindeer’ meant to me and I fail every time,” she said. “It really means a lot. So, thank you, reindeer.”

Best supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie was crowded with first-time nominees.

Jessica Gunning, the front-runner and eventual winner for her performance in “Baby Reindeer” led the group of first-timers, which also included Dakota Fanning for “Ripley,” Aja Naomi King for “Lessons in Chemistry” and Nava Mau, also for “Baby Reindeer.” Lily Gladstone and Kali Reis were the first female Indigenous actors to be nominated for an Emmy. Mau was the first trans Latina to be nominated in the category. Diane Lane, the final nominee in the category nominated for “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans,” received her third nomination for her performance, but has never taken home a trophy.

Unlikely duo Sam Richardson and Padma Lakshmi presented the award for outstanding reality competition series to “The Traitors.” The series won its first award in this category, and host Alan Cumming accepted the award for best host at the Creative Arts Emmys last week, breaking RuPaul’s 8-year streak.

Has the Billie Eilish song ever been used so on the nose?

Stars who have played some of the most evil characters on the small screen are joining forces to present the award for best supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie.

Antony Starr, known for playing Homelander on “The Boys,” Giancarlo Esposito, who has played villains in “The Boys,” “Breaking Bad” and several other series, and Kathy Bates, known for her thrilling turn in “Misery” and her performances on multiple seasons of “American Horror Story” are presenting the award.

Esposito is also set to play antagonist Seth Voelker in Marvel’s upcoming “Captain America” movie.

“Today, a Republican vice president would never attack a woman for having kids. So, as they say, my work here is done,” Candice Bergen wryly said before presenting the lead actress in a comedy series award. She was referring to her Murphy Brown character being attacked by Dan Quayle for being a single mpom.

Her subsequent “meow” got a big laugh and applause from the audience, including Jon Stewart.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph took home an Oscar this year and was nominated as a guest actress at this year’s Emmys (though she lost last weekend to Jamie Lee Curtis). She’s presenting supporting actress in a drama series.

Commercial breaks mean the race for the bathrooms and lobby is on. Audience members head out for one reason or another. As the show drags on, it’s usually to satiate thirst or hunger. Timing is everything though. Those who don’t return in time are held at the back of the theater until the next break.

“Vote for your rights,” Liza Colón-Zayas said, accepting her Emmy.

Billy Crudup shouted out wife Naomi Watts, noting she was an immigrant.

Four awards into an Emmy telecast in an election year, and the speeches have begun touching on politics, albeit briefly (host Eugene Levy begged for brevity if winners went there).

So Kaitlin Olson teased her husband when comparing the work of a supporting actor to the crucial garment.

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Not only do Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney co-star on its “Always Sunny in Philadelphia” but the duo are also married to each other — and now presenting the supporting actress in a comedy series award.

While viewers see the nominees’ clips being played, one of two trophy presenters carry out the Emmy. Steve Martin jokingly tried to take the golden statuette when the lights were down, but the presenter didn’t budge and waited until the appropriate moment to hand it over.

George Lopez, Damon Wayans and Jesse Tyler Ferguson together presented the lead actor in a comedy series award — and paid tribute to Dads.

Lopez has played multiple TV dads on self-titled shows: the ongoing “Lopez vs. Lopez” and “George Lopez” in the aughts. That was Wayans’ (fictional) family referenced in the title of “My Wife and Kids,” in which he played Michael Kyle Sr. And Ferguson played Mitchell Pritchett in the long-running “Modern Family.”

Between laugh lines — often at each other’s or the industry’s expense — Selena Gomez slips in a nod to three-year-old comments made by JD Vance: “What an honor it is to work with two guys who are this far away from being childless cat ladies.” The term has been reclaimed by many women who oppose Vance, including Gomez’s pal Taylor Swift.

Per the hosts’ opening monologue, Dan Levy used to have a crush on presenter Colin Farrell.

A Spidercam — often used at outdoor sporting events — is suspended above the audience, allowing vertical and horizontal views of the stars and the stage.

Everyone’s favorite trio — Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez — has arrived on the stage to present the supporting actor on a comedy series award. The first two from “The Golden Bachelor,” host Eugene Levy quipped.

All three are nominated for their own performances in “Only Murders in the Building” and as executive producers for the show’s best comedy nod.

With her nominations this year, Gomez became the most nominated Latina producer in the comedy category.

Father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, the evening’s hosts, are launching the show with their signature comedic style.

“Without question, my most rewarding dad role ever has been being your dad — in ‘Schitt’s Creek!’” the elder Levy said.

As the first Indigenous woman nominated for an Emmy, for “True Detective: Night Country,” Kali Reis said she wanted to honor her roots in the northeast woodland tribe of the Seaconke Wampanoag people. Her deep purple velvet tuxedo look also symbolized wampum.

“So purple is the color of wampum and wampum is a quahog shell, which we make jewelry out of, and the more purple it is the more valuable,” she said. “It means a lot. And I just really wanted to represent where I come from.”

Her feathers from an elder back home were in her hair, done in a long braid down her back.