Who won the title of 'Best Drama Series' at the 75th Emmy Awards?

Today General Knowledge(GK)

The Bear

Jury duty

Succession

The White Lotus

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Succession

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on January 16, 2024, in Los Angeles. The awards ceremony was delayed nearly four months due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. The awards ceremony was telecast from the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California. 'The Bear' and 'Succession' have won the most awards at the 75th Emmy Awards.

* Emmy Awards are awarded in 16 categories by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

* The 75th edition of the Emmys, organized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Comedian and actor Anthony Anderson hosted the show.

'The Bear' won six awards :

* The comedy series 'The Bear' dominated the award show. For this, Ayo Edebiri won his first Emmy Award. Ayo was awarded the title of Best Supporting Actress.

* "The Bear" won Emmy Awards for Best Comedy as well as Best Actor, Best Director, Best Writer and Supporting Actor and Actress categories.

* Quinta Brunson won an Emmy for lead actress for 'Abbott Elementary'.

* Matthew McConaughey won the Emmy Award for the drama series 'Succession', the actor's second Emmy Award.

* "Succession" has won the Emmy Award 2024 for Best Drama and has won six awards in total.

List of 75th Emmy Awards winners :

* Lead Actor Comedy Series: Jeremy Allen (The Bear)

* Quinta Brunson of "Abbott Elementary" won the Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.

* Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series: Steven Yeun (Beef)

* Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series: Ali Wong (Beef)

* Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series: Paul Walter (Black Bird)

* Supporting Actor (Drama Series): Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)

* Supporting Actress (Drama Series): Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)

* Best Supporting Actress (Comedy Series): Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)

* Supporting Actor Comedy Series: Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)

* Emmy 2024: Christopher Storer (The Bear) wins Comedy Series Directing.

* Outstanding Supporting Actress Anthology Series or Movie: Niecy Nash Betts

* Best Limited or Anthology Series: Beef

* Best Writing for Comedy Series: The Bear

* Best Writing Drama Series: Succession

* Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series: Beef

* Best Directing (Limited Series): Lee Sung Jin (Beef)

* Best Talk Series: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central).

* Lee Sung Jin received the Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series for "Beef."

Published On : January 17, 2024

Category : Awards

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Shillong

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Bengaluru

Kolkata

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Who was recently awarded the title of Grandmaster by the International Chess Federation?

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Source : AIR

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HAL

ISRO

DRDO

None of these

Correct Answer : DRDO

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