Rita Ora and Nicola Coughlan lead British stars at Primetime Emmys

Rita Ora, Nicola Coughlan, Juno Temple and Gillian Anderson led the British and Irish stars walking the red carpet at the 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

Descending upon the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, Rita, 33, looked incredible in a feathered gown while Bridgerton star Nicola, 37, opted for a mirrored dress. 

The singer’s pale pink ensemble featured a corsetted bodice with a dramatic cape, draped loosely over her arms. 

Actress Nicola’s quirky off-the-shoulder number boasted structured shoulders and a peplum hem. 

Meanwhile, Juno, 35, stunned in a coral, satin slip dress with a plunging neckline and matching heels. 

Rita Ora, Nicola Coughlan, Juno Temple and Gillian Anderson led the British stars walking the red carpet at the 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

Descending upon the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, Rita, 33, looked incredible in a feathered gown 

Gillian, 56, looked as glamorous as ever in an elegant silver gown, with a textured finish and structured skirt.  

They were joined by Idris Elba, who walked the red carpet with his glamorous wife Sabrina. 

The Luther star looked as dapper as ever in a longline blazer while his wife looked elegant in a plunging black and white gown. 

Kristen Scott Thomas, 64, opted for a lilac taffeta midi dress, with cape style detailing and sating opera gloves.

The 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards is set to honor the best of television at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, September 15.

The ceremony will be hosted by Eugene Levy and Dan Levy, who are making history as the first father-son duo to emcee the program. 

In 2020, the actors took home their own respective Emmy Awards for their work on their hit series, Schitt’s Creek, which they created and starred in for six seasons. 

‘For two Canadians who won our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the idea of being asked to host this year in an actual theater was incentive enough,’ they said in a statement to Vanity Fair, last month, while confirming their hosting gig. 

Meanwhile Bridgerton star Nicola, 37, opted for a mirrored dress with an off-the-shoulder neckline and structured shoulders

Rita was joined by her husband Taika Waititi who wore a velvet, double breasted blazer and white trousers 

The film director was seen helping his wife arrange her gown 

Juno, 35, stunned in a coral, satin slip dress with a plunging neckline and matching heels

Gillian, 56, looked as glamorous as ever in an elegant silver gown, with a textured finish and structured skirt

The actress accessorised with a pair of silver Black and white diamond deco earrings by Martin Katz

They were joined by Idris Elba, who walked the red carpet with his glamorous wife Sabrina

The Luther star looked as dapper as always in a longline blazer

Meanwhile, Kristen, 64, opted for a lilac taffeta midi dress, with cape style detailing and sating opera gloves

She added a pair of Sauvereign ‘Marlene’ mesh sling back heels – with 24K gold detailing 

Ella Purnell stunned in a plunging sequinned gown 

She styled her hair into voluminous curls and added a slick of dark red lipstick 

Andrew Scott wore ruffled shirt a flared trousers

The pair continued: ‘We’re thrilled to be able to raise a glass to this extraordinary season of television and can’t wait to spend the evening with you all.’

The Bear set a new record for nominations in a single year in the Comedy category with 23 (previously held by 30 Rock with 22 nominations in 2009), and Shōgun lead this year’s Drama category with 25 nominations.

The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez, Jon Hamm and Quinta Brunson are among the nominees that are vying for some the evening’s top prizes.

This marks Gomez’s first nomination in the lead actress category for her role as  Mabel Mora in Only Murders in the Building. 

Following the news, she told her followers that she felt ‘honored and insanely grateful’ for the recognition. 

Kristen Wiig is nominated for best actress in a comedy series for Apple TV+’s Palm Royale and best guest actress for a comedy series for hosting Saturday Night Live. 

‘What the,’ Wiig said in a statement, obtained by E! News. ‘Still in shock over here! I’m so happy for everyone that worked so hard on Palm Royale and SNL! And for all my fellow nominees!! Everyone at Apple, Lorne Michaels and the casts, writers, and crews!!! I can’t believe this.’  

The Crown’s Dominic West and Olivia Williams, who play Charles and Camilla on the hit series, posed for photos together 

Dominic wore a velvet suit with a white shirt 

Gary Oldman wore an all-black suit and shirt

The filmmaker was joined by his wife Gisele Schmidt

Baby Reindeer’s Jessica Gunning and Richard Gadd are up for awards at the ceremony 

IT Crowd’s Matt Berry wore a three piece suit with snake print boots 

Alan Cumming showed off his quirky sense of style

Saoirse Ronan cosied up to dapper actor husband Jack Lowden 

The actress, 30, looked incredible as she showed off her amazing figure in a draping strapless navy crop top which she teamed with a floor length skirt

Nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series went to Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hacks, Only Murders In The Building, Palm Royale, Reservation Dogs, and What We Do In The Shadows.

Baby Reindeer, Fargo, Lessons In Chemistry, Ripley, True Detective were nominated for Outstanding Limited Anthology Series or Movie. 

For Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie the nominations were: Jodie Foster for True Detective, Brie Larson in Lessons in Chemistry, Juno Temple in Fargo, Sofia Vergara for Griselda and Naomi Watts for Feud. 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie went to Matt Bomer for Fellow Travelers, Richard Gadd for Baby Reindeer, Jon Hamm for Fargo, Tom Hollander for Feud, and Andrew Scott for Ripley.

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series went to Jennifer Aniston for The Morning Show, Carrie Coon for The Gilded Age, Maya Erskine for Mr and Mrs Smith, Ana Sawai for Shogun, Imelda Stanton The Crown, and Reese Witherspoon for The Morning Show.

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series went to Quinta Brunson for Abbott Elementary, Ayo Edebiri for The Bear, Selena Gomez for Only Murders In The Building, Maya Rudolph for Loot, Jean Smart for hacks and Kristen Wiig for Palm Royale.

The nominees for Outstanding Reality Competition Program went to Amazing Race, RuPaul Drag Race, Top Chef, The Traitors and The Voice. 

Eugene Levy and Dan Levy are making history as the first father-son duo to co-host the show; seen in 2020

This year’s ceremony will take be held less than a year after the 75th edition of the show 

This year’s ceremony will take be held less than a year after the 75th edition of the show.

It took place this past January after being moved back from its intended September 2023 date due to the writers and actors strikes.

Emmy Award winners Jesse Collins and Dionne Harmon along with Emmy-nominated Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment are set to return as executive producers of the 76th Emmy Awards. 

This marks their second consecutive year as producers of television’s biggest night.

The 2024 Emmys ceremony airs live on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. 

It will also be available to stream the next day on Hulu.

76th Primetime Emmy Awards 2024 WINNERS

 

 Outstanding Drama Series 

The Crown

Fallout

The Gilded Age

The Morning Show

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Shōgun

Slow Horses 

3 Body Problem

 

The Crown was one of the shows nominated in the category Outstanding Drama Series; Imelda Staunton is pictured

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Donald Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Walton Goggins, Fallout

Idris Elba, Hijack

Gary Oldman, Slow Horses

Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun

Dominic West, The Crown

 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show

Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age

Maya Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Anna Sawai, Shо̄gun

Imelda Staunton, The Crown

Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun

Billy Crudup, The Morning Show – WINNER

Mark Duplass, The Morning Show

Jon Hamm, The Morning Show

Takehiro Hira, Shōgun

Jack Lowden, Slow Horses

Jonathan Pryce, The Crown

 

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Christine Baranski, The Gilded Age

Nicole Beharie, The Morning Show

Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown – WINNER

Greta Lee, The Morning Show

Lesley Manville, The Crown

Karen Pittman, The Morning Show

Holland Taylor, The Morning Show

 

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary

Hacks

The Bear

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Reservation Dogs

Only Murders in the Building

Palm Royale

What We Do in the Shadows

 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building

Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building 

Matt Berry, What We Do in the Shadows

Jeremy Allen White, The Bear – WINNER

D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Reservation Dogs

 

From left, Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin in Only Murders in the Building. They were all Emmy nominated

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear

Jean Smart, Hacks – WINNER

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary 

Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building

Kristen Wiig, Palm Royale

Maya Rudolph, Loot

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Carol Burnett, Palm Royale

Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear – WINNER

Hannah Einbinder, Hacks

Janelle James, Abbott Elementary

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

Meryl Streep, Only Murders In The Building

Outstanding Supporting Actor An A Comedy Series

Lionel Boyce, The Bear

Paul W. Downs, Hacks

Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear – WINNER

Paul Rudd, Only Murders In The Building

Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary

Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live

 

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

Baby Reindeer

Fargo

Lessons in Chemistry 

Ripley

True Detective: Night Country

 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series

Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers

Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer

Jon Hamm, Fargo

Tom Hollander, Feud: Capote vs. the Swans

Andrew Scott, Ripley

 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series

Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country

Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry

Juno Temple, Fargo

Sofia Vergara, Griselda

Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. the Swans

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series

Jonathan Bailey, Fellow Travelers

Robert Downey Jr., The Sympathizer

Tom Goodman-Hill, Baby Reindeer

John Hawkes, True Detective: Night Country

Lamorne Morris, Fargo

Lewis Pullman, Lessons in Chemistry

Treat Williams, Feud: Capote vs. the Swans

Sofia Vergara has received an Emmy nomination for Lead Actress In A Limited Series for her role in the Netflix series, Griselda 

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series

Dakota Fanning, Ripley 

Lily Gladstone, Under the Bridge 

Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer – WINNER

Aja Naomi King, Lessons in Chemistry

Diane Lane, Feud: Capote vs. the Swans

Nava Mau, Baby Reindeer

Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country

 

Outstanding Animated Series

Blue Eye Samurai

Bob’s Burger

Scavengers Reign

The Simpsons

X-Men ‘97

Outstanding Television Movie

Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie 

Quiz Lady 

Red, White & Royal Blue

Scoop

Unfrosted

 

Scripted Variety Series

 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – WINNER

Saturday Night Live 

 

Talk Series 

The Daily Show 

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 

Late Night With Seth Meyers 

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

 

Variety Special (live) 

The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Starring Usher

66th Grammy Awards 

The Greatest Roast Of All Time: Tom Brady

The Oscars  

The 76th Annual Tony Awards

 

Variety Special (pre-recorded) 

 Billy Joel: The 100th Live at Madison Square Garden

Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Dick Van Dyke 98 Years Of Magic

Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die

Trevor Noah: Where Was I

Directing For A Drama Series 

 Stephen Daldry – The Crown

Mimi Leder – The Morning Show

Hiro Murai – Mr & Mrs Smith

Frederick EO Toye – Shōgun

Saul Metzstein – Slow Horses

Salli Richardson-Whitfield – Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

 

 Directing For A Comedy Series

 Randall Einhorn – Abbott Elementary

Christopher Storer – The Bear

Ramy Youssef – The Bear

Guy Ritchie – The Gentlemen

Lucia Aniello – Hacks

Mary Lou Belli – The Ms Pat Show

 

Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series 

Weronika Tofilska – Baby Reindeer

Noah Hawley – Fargo 

Gus Van Sant – Feud: Capote vs The Swans 

Millicent Shelton: Lessons in Chemistry 

Steven Zaillian – Ripley 

Issa López – True Detective: Night Country 

 

Jennifer Aniston, pictured, and Reese Witherspoon were nominated in the same category for The Morning Show

Writing For A Drama Series 

Peter Morgan and Meriel Sheibani-Clare – The Crown

Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner – Fallout

Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover – Mr & Mrs Smith

Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks – Shōgun

Rachel Kondo and Caillin Puente – Shōgun

Will Smith – Slow Horses

 

Writing For A Comedy Series 

Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary

Christopher Storer – The Bear

Meredith Scardino and Sam Means – Girls5eva

Lucia Aniello, Paul W Downs and Jen Statsky – Hacks

Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider – The Other Two

Jake Bender and Zach Dunn – What We Do in the Shadows

 

Jon Hamm was nominated for his work on Fargo 

Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series 

Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer

Charlie Brooker – Black Mirror

Noah Hawley – Fargo

Ron Nyswaner – Fellow Travelers

Steven Zaillian – Ripley

Issa López – True Detective: Night Country

 

Writing For A Variety Series 

The Daily Show

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

 Saturday Night Live

 

Outstanding Reality Competition Program 

The Amazing Race

RuPaul’s Drag Race

Top Chef

The Traitors – WINNER

The Voice