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Here’s one of those cast reunion bits that have gone down so well this evening – the cast of Martin, which ran from 1992 until 1997.

WINNER: Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium — live variety specialElton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium Photograph: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Ben Winston, producer of the Late Late Show with James Corden and the Grammys (and close friend of Harry Styles) accepts the award for Elton John, who is not present owing to knee surgery, apparently. The Emmy gets John into the elite EGOT club, but arguably the real prize is getting presented to by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey in a SNL Weekend Update reunion, the best presenting bit of the night so far.

WINNER: Mark Mylod (Succession) — directing for a drama seriesMark Mylod. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

A third win for Succession tonight, by director (and producer) Mark Mylod for that pivotal episode. He brought his fellow Succession nominees in the category, Lorene Scafaria and Andrij Parekh, onstage to accept the award with him.

Updated at  21.50 EST

Quinta Brunson and Ayo Edebiri made history with the first two awards of the night, which Anthony Anderson just referred to as the “chocolate Emmys”.

Updated at  21.46 EST

WINNER: Lee Sung Jin (Beef) — writing for a limited series or TV movieBeef’s Lee Sung Jin Photograph: Valérie Macon/AFP/Getty Images

Another win for Beef, which is far and away the favorite for all the limited series awards. Writer and creator Lee Sung Jin has “gotta do the thanking-my-reps thing” and he does. “This is crazy,” he concludes.

Updated at  21.41 EST

WINNER: Jesse Armstrong (Succession) — writing for a drama seriesJesse Armstrong Photograph: Monica Schipper/WireImage

Jon Hamm (Mad Men, I miss you) presents the drama writing award to – no surprise – Jesse Armstrong, Succession’s creator and writer of that final season episode. You know the one, that I won’t spoil if you’re one of the few Emmys viewers who hasn’t seen it.

Armstrong thanks “the wider sort of creative community in the US.” Coming from the UK, “we’ve always been met with generosity and good faith and that’s a part of America’s tradition of being welcoming to outsiders.”

And here’s Niecy Nash-Betts’s full speech for her first Emmys win (on her fifth nomination) – it rightfully drew a standing ovation:

Updated at  21.32 EST

Fox sadly bleeped out Pedro Pascal’s joke about Kieran Culkin breaking his arm, a rejoinder to Culkin’s Golden Globes speech last weekend, so here ya go:

WINNER: Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird) — supporting actor in a limited series or TV moviePaul Walter Hauser. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Presented by some of the original cast of Grey’s Anatomy (including Katherine Heigl!) in a mock emergency room, the award for supporting actor in a limited series goes to Paul Walter Hauser for his performance as a real-life serial killer on the Apple TV+ series.

“That’s a talent pool if I ever saw one,” he says of his fellow nominees while loudly smacking gum (?) before reading out his rhyming speech from his phone, which includes the line “to the Rolex Ray Liotta, we’re down here wearing fossils”. He also shouts out Jesus.

Updated at  21.30 EST

WINNER: Lee Sung Jin (Beef) — directing for a limited series or TV movieLee Sung Jin and Caitlin Lee. Photograph: Ashley Landis/AP

The first win of the night for Netflix’s breakout limited series Beef, based on a real-life road rage incident for creator and now best director Lee Sung Jin.

He sweetly recalls a time when he first arrived in LA and deposited $1 into his back account to avoid overdraft fees. Oh how things have significantly improved since then.

Updated at  21.24 EST

WINNER: The Daily Show With Trevor Noah — best talk seriesThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

It’s the first time in eight year that the late-night shows have competed without Last Week Tonight, and winner Trevor Noah knows what good luck that is. “I told you we would beat John Oliver if he wasn’t in our category!” he exclaims before thanking the team of the show he departed at the end of 2022 (I know, time is a construct with this year’s Emmys).

“It’s been so long, it’s been so crazy, it’s been so wonderful,” he says, as well as a note to Daily Show predecessor Jon Stewart – “Thank you for calling me up.”

Updated at  21.22 EST

WINNER: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – writing for a variety seriesLast Week Tonight With John Oliver. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

Last Week Tonight almost never loses an Emmy – the show has 28 wins – and picks up another one for best writing, with its head writer shouting out all the support they received during the writers’ strike – “The strike felt long, it did not feel lonely,” she said.

Updated at  21.13 EST

WINNER: RuPaul’s Drag Race — reality competition programRuPaul’s Drag Race. Photograph: Monica Schipper/WireImage

RuPaul, the most awarded host in Emmys history, accepts Drag Race’s fifth win for reality competition series (and elicits and very enthusiastic cheer from Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham).

Joined by a legion of the show’s drag queens on stage, RuPaul alludes to the wave of anti-LGBTQ+ laws sweeping the country: “If a drag queen wants to read you a story at a library, listen to her, because knowledge is power, and if someone tries to restrict your access to power, they’re trying to scare you.”

Updated at  21.09 EST

WINNER: Christopher Storer (The Bear) — writing for a comedy series

The Bear is basically sweeping the comedy awards at this point. Just a reminder that this is just for the first season; the (superior) second season, which aired last summer, is eligible only for the 2024 Emmy awards that will air … in a matter of months.

Updated at  21.05 EST

WINNER: Christopher Storer (The Bear) — directing for a comedy seriesEbon Moss-Bachrach in The Bear. Photograph: Chuck Hodes/Copyright 2023, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

It’s really shaping up to be The Bear’s night – a fourth award for the series, this time to director and creator Christopher Storer, who is not in attendance (the cast of Cheers accepted on his behalf).

Updated at  21.07 EST

I agree with this take from Variety’s TV critic Alison Herman – the vintage sets constructed for some of these presenting bits (The Sopranos, Martin, Cheers) are giving much more than just cast reunions.

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WINNER: Niecy Nash-Betts (Dahmer) — supporting actress in a limited series or TV movieNiecy Nash-Betts Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

This is a bit of a surprise! Niecy Nash-Betts takes home the first limited series award for her role as a grieving, relentless mother on Netflix’s serial killer series I can’t watch. “I’m a winner, baby!” she exclaims in tears.

It’s an emotional, defiant speech: “I wanna thank me, for believing in me, and doing what they said I could not do,” she adds, accepting the award on behalf of “every Black and brown woman who has gone unheard and over-policed.”