Disney and FX Dominate Emmys in 2024 While HBO Falls Behind
Even before the Emmys began Sunday, there wasn’t much question about which media conglomerate would end the night with the most awards. Led by 14 Creative Arts wins for Shogun, Disney had essentially an insurmountable lead in terms of awards won.
The only question was how much the Mouse House would run up the score. The answer: Quite a bit.
Led by Shogun and The Bear — which each won four awards at Sunday’s awards and set records for wins by a drama (18) and comedy (11) in a single year — FX-produced programs led all platforms with 36 wins at the 76th Emmy Awards. By itself, FX would have put Disney into first place among media conglomerates, but the company also took home 24 other awards for a record-breaking total of 60.
Netflix finished a distant second with 24 total wins across Sunday’s ceremony and last week’s Creative Arts awards — two more than at the 75th Emmys. HBO/Max took home 14 Emmys — the lowest total for the Warner Bros. Discovery outlets (who submit as one entity for the Emmys) in more than a quarter century (HBO had 14 wins in 1998, well before the streaming era began). Two other companies, Apple and NBCUniversal, also reached double digits.
While Shogun and The Bear did the heavy lifting for Disney, several other programs won multiple awards as well: Disney+’s documentary Jim Henson: Idea Man won five Emmys, the Oscars telecast landed four wins, and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building and FX’s Welcome to Wrexham had three each. Hulu’s comedy How I Met Your Father, which was canceled after its second season, took home two awards, for multicamera cinematography and picture editing.
HBO and Max did have some bright spots Sunday, including three wins for Max’s Hacks (best comedy series, writing for a comedy and lead actress jean Smart). Last Week Tonight With John Oliver won two Emmys, and Alex Edelman: Just for Us took home best writing for a variety special (and featured one of Sunday’s most heartfelt acceptance speeches as Edelman paid tribute to the live stage show’s director, Adam Brace, who died in 2023).
The down year for HBO/Max is likely a result of timing and a depleted post-strikes inventory more than anything else. Succession had its last ride at the Emmys a year ago, and shows like The Last of Us and The White Lotus didn’t air any new episodes during this Emmy year after combining for 13 awards — just one shy of the entire HBO/Max total this year — in 2023. Both of those shows are likely to premiere in time to be considered for the 2025 Emmys, as will House of the Dragon (one Emmy win for its first season).
That’s the future. In the present, the 2024 Emmys belonged to Disney, and FX specifically. A breakdown of wins by outlet, media company and program is below.
Wins by Outlet
FX (including shows produced for Hulu): 36
Netflix: 24
HBO/Max: 14
Apple TV+: 10
ABC: 7
Disney+: 7
Hulu (excluding FX): 7
NBC: 7
CBS: 5
Prime Video: 4
Peacock: 3
Comedy Central: 2
Nat Geo: 2
Wins by Media Company
Disney: 60
Netflix: 24
Warner Bros: Discovery: 14
Apple: 10
NBCUniversal: 10
Paramount: 7
Amazon: 4
Programs With Multiple Wins
Shogun: 18
The Bear: 11
Baby Reindeer: 6
Saturday Night Live: 6
Jim Henson: Idea Man: 5
Blue Eye Samurai: 4
The Oscars: 4
Ripley: 4
Billy Joel: The 100th: 3
The Crown: 3
Hacks: 3
The Morning Show: 3
Only Murders in the Building: 3
Welcome to Wrexham: 3
The Daily Show: 2
Girls State: 2
How I Met Your Father: 2
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: 2
Love on the Spectrum: 2
Mr. & Mrs. Smith: 2
The Traitors: 2