"The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards"

WHY IN NEWS

Recently, 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held on September 7 and 8, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California. However, the main ceremony was held on September 15, 2024, and broadcast in the U.S. on ABC channel.

76th PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS

• This was the second Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony held in 2024.
• The 75th ceremony, originally planned for September 2023, was delayed to January 15, 2024, due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.

WINNERS OF PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD 2024

• Jeremy Allen White won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for The Bear.
• Jean Smart won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Hacks.
• Hiroyuki Sanada won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Shōgun.
• Anna Sawai won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Shōgun.
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for The Bear.
• Billy Crudup won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for The Morning Show.
• Elizabeth Debicki won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The Crown.

NOMINATIONS FOR 76th PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD

• Nominations for the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on July 17, 2024.
• Shōgun led with 25 nominations, followed by The Bear with 23 nominations, setting a new record for the most nominations ever for a comedy series.
• Netflix led all networks with 107 nominations.

ABOUT EMMY AWARD

• The Emmy Awards honor artistic and technical excellence in the worldwide television industry
• Multiple Emmy Award ceremonies are held annually, each with different rules and categories for example : Primetime Emmy Awards, Daytime Emmy Awardse etc.
• The first Emmy Awards were held on January 25, 1949, in Los Angeles, honoring local TV programs.
• Shirley Dinsdale won the first Emmy for Most Outstanding Television Personality.
• The International Emmy Awards were established in the 1970s for non-U.S. TV shows. They have been presented annually by the IATAS since 1973

INDIAN INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARDS WINNERS

• Delhi Crime (Netflix Series) - This Indian series won the Best Drama Series award in International Emmy Award in 2020
• Shefali Shah Won, Best Performance by an Actress, for her role in the second season of Delhi Crime, In International Emmy Award in 2022

INDIAN NOMINATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARDS

• Nawazuddin Siddiqui - Nominated for Best Actor for his role in Serious Men (2021)
• Vir Das - Nominated for Best Comedy for his special Vir Das: For India (2021)
• Sushmita Sen's show "Aarya" - Nominated in Best Drama Series (2021)

OTHER MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AWARD

oscars

• The Oscars, also known as the Academy Awards.
• They are the most prestigious awards in the film industry.
• Oscar Awards are Organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
• The first Oscars ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, in Los Angeles, California.
• Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win an Oscar for her work in Gandhi in 1983

Grammy Awards

• The Grammy Awards are the most prestigious honors in the music industry.
• The Grammy Awards are Presented by the Recording Academy.
• The first Grammy Awards ceremony took place on May 4, 1959.
• The first Indian to win a Grammy Award was Pandit Ravi Shankar in 1967