How Baby Reindeer's Richard Gadd Became the Star of the 2024 Emmys
Richard Gadd is going home a major winner.
At the 2024 Emmys, the 35-year-old took home awards in three categories—Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series and Outstanding Writing for an Anthology Series or Movie—for his writing, directing and acting in Netflix's Baby Reindeer. (Check out all the stars who came out winners at the Emmys here.)
And that wasn't the only way Richard owned the spotlight during the ceremony hosted by Dan Levy and Eugene Levy at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater. In fact, he earned a massive applause during his acceptance speech for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.
"I know the industry is in a slump right now and that might force or put pressure on networks and stuff to tighten the purse strings and broaden the slate," Richard told the crowd during his third speech of the evening, "but I do believe a slump was never broken without a willingness to take risks."
And the comedian sees his black comedy series—which took home a total of six golden statues at the Sept. 15 Emmys—as a prime example of that sentiment. As he put it, "If Baby Reindeer has proved anything, it's that there's no set formula to this."
"Really, the only constant across any success is good storytelling," Richard continued. "Good storytelling that speaks to our times. So, take risks, push boundaries, explore the uncomfortable, dare to fail in order to achieve."
Baby Reindeer beat out Fargo, Lessons in Chemistry, Ripley and True Detective: Night Country in the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series category. Meanwhile, Richard won big over Fellow Travelers' Matt Bomer, Fargo's Jon Hamm, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans' Tom Hollander and Ripley's Andrew Scott for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
For Richard, all his success is going to take some getting used to. After all, it was only recently that he realized he no longer pop into a random pub and not be recognized.
“It was bedlam, it was chaos,” Richard recalled of a recent night out in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published May 13. “I thought, ‘Oh, I can’t really go into pubs anymore and expect to sit quietly in a corner and have some food.”
Noting that it's all been "quite surreal," he added, “I still don’t think of myself as famous.”
Keep reading for all the stars who took home golden statues at the 2024 Emmys.
Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
WINNER: Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer
Jon Hamm, Fargo
Tom Hollander, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Andrew Scott, Ripley
WINNER: Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country
Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry
Juno Temple, Fargo
Sofía Vergara, Griselda
Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Lily Gladstone, Under The Bridge
WINNER: Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
Aja Naomi King, Lessons in Chemistry
Diane Lane, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Nava Mau, Baby Reindeer
Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country
Jonathan Bailey, Fellow Travelers
John Hawkes, True Detective: Night Country
Robert Downey Jr., The Sympathizer
WINNER: Lamorne Morris, Fargo
Tom Goodman-Hill, Baby Reindeer
Treat Williams, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
WINNER: Baby Reindeer
Fargo
Lessons in Chemistry
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
WINNER: The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
The Amazing Race
Top Chef
RuPaul’s Drag Race
WINNER: The Traitors
The Voice
The Crown
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Fallout
WINNER: Shogun
The Gilded Age
Slow Horses
The Morning Show
3 Body Problem
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Curb Your Enthusiasm
WINNER: Hacks
Only Murders In The Building
Palm Royale
Reservation Dogs
What We Do In The Shadows
Christine Baranski, The Gilded Age
Greta Lee, The Morning Show
Nicole Beharie, The Morning Show
Lesley Manville, The Crown
WINNER: Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Karen Pittman, The Morning Show
Holland Taylor, The Morning Show
Tadanobu Asano, Shogun
WINNER: Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
Jon Hamm, The Morning Show
Takehiro Hira, Shogun
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Jonathan Pryce, The Crown
Carol Burnett, Palm Royale
WINNER: Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building
Lionel Boyce, The Bear
Paul Rudd, Only Murders in the Building
Paul W. Downs, Hacks
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
WINNER: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Idris Elba, Hijack
WINNER: Hiroyuki Sanada, Shogun
Walton Goggins, Fallout
Dominic West, The Crown
Donald Glover, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
WINNER: Anna Sawai, Shogun
Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
Imelda Staunton, The Crown
Maya Erskine, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Maya Rudolph, Loot
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Kristen Wiig, Palm Royale
Matt Berry, What We Do In The Shadows
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Steve Martin, Only Murders In The Building
Martin Short, Only Murders In The Building
WINNER: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tie, Reservation Dogs
Watch the 2024 Emmys ceremony tonight, Sept. 15, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC. And don't miss the Live From E!: Emmys red carpet pre-show starting at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT, only on E!.
