DTF St. Louis had a major night at the 78th Emmy Awards, collecting six wins during Sunday’s Creative Arts ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
The HBO limited series scored victories for Linda Cardellini and David Harbour in the supporting acting categories, while creator Steve Conrad won for both writing and directing.
For Reel Chicago readers, Cardellini’s win carries an extra hometown connection. The actress was born in Redwood City, California, but has deep Chicago ties through her screen work and Midwestern career footprint, making her Emmy victory one of the night’s most notable regional hooks.
Cardellini won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, while Harbour took the corresponding supporting actor award.
The series also won for picture editing and cinematography, giving DTF St. Louis six Emmys in total.
Only one show did better.
Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay led Night Two with eight wins, including guest actress honors for Betty Gilpin along with awards for casting, production design, sound editing, sound mixing, cinematography, music supervision and music composition.
Several other series had strong nights as well.
Spider-Noir won five Emmys, including cinematography, stunt coordination, title design, visual effects and sound editing.
The Pitt and Pluribus each earned four, while Beef, Margo’s Got Money Troubles and Palm Royale collected three apiece. Bridgerton and Fallout each won two.
Sunday’s ceremony also featured a larger slate of acting categories than in previous years.
Shailene Woodley won for her guest performance in Paradise, while Ernest Harden Jr. took Guest Actor in a Drama Series for The Pitt.
In comedy, Gilpin won for Widow’s Bay.
And in one of the night’s most emotional moments, the late Rob Reiner was honored posthumously for his guest performance in The Bear.
Reiner’s win drew particular attention because it came months after his death and added one final Emmy to a career that spanned television, film, acting and directing.
The ceremony also introduced a new honor: The Legacy Award.
Its inaugural recipient was I Love Lucy, recognized for its lasting and generational impact on television as the landmark sitcom approaches its 75th anniversary.
A partial list of additional winners included:
- Outstanding Television Movie — Remarkably Bright Creatures
- Outstanding Animated Program — South Park
- Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie — Sean Callery and Sara Barone, The Beast in Me
- Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming — John Koyama, The Boys
- Stunt Performance — Zach Roberts, Gyula Tóth, Chris Cox and Jake Cox, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Night Two followed Saturday’s first Creative Arts ceremony, where The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny, The Traitors, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, The Muppet Show, Love on the Spectrum and My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay all earned multiple awards.
The two Creative Arts ceremonies will be edited into a single broadcast airing Saturday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FXX, with streaming available on Hulu the following day.
The 78th Emmy Awards continue Monday, September 14, live on NBC and Peacock.
For Night Two, though, Widow’s Bay led the scoreboard – while DTF St. Louis turned in one of the weekend’s strongest all-around performances.
