New Delhi:
Just like a chef's signature dish, Bear presented a repeat performance at 76th Primetime Emmy Awardswinning first place in the categories “Best Actor”, “Best Supporting Actor” and “Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy”. Jeremy Allen White won Best Actor in a Comedy for the second year in a row, while Ebon Moss-Bachrach also repeated his win for Best Supporting Actor. The big surprise of the night was Lisa Colon-Zayas winning Best Supporting Actress, beating out some formidable competition.
With tears in her eyes, Lisa Colon-Zayas made history as the first Latina to win in this category. In her acceptance speech, she said, “How could I have ever thought that I would be in the presence of Meryl Streep and Carol Burnett. To all the Latinas watching me, keep believing and keep voting.”
Bear could well repeat its success at January’s strike-delayed Emmys, where it took home six awards, including several top comedy categories. FX’s The Bear is already in its third season, but the trio won awards for its second season, which saw Jeremy Allen White’s chef Carmen “Carmi” Berzatto strive to turn her family’s rundown Chicago sandwich shop into an upscale restaurant, while Moss-Bachrach’s Richard “Cousin Richie” Jerimovich transformed himself from a foul-mouthed troublemaker into a sophisticated maitre d’.
In their monologue, father and son hosts Eugene and Dan Levy humorously poked fun at the dramatic elements Bear is classified as a comedy. “In honor of the Bear, we will not joke,” quipped Eugene Levy.
Meanwhile, Jean Smart won best comedy actress for her role in Hacks, continuing her streak of winning for all three seasons of the show and bringing her total Emmys to six. She beat out competitors including Ayo Edebiri, who, after winning best supporting actress for The Bear in January, is now nominated in the lead actress category.