'Shogun,' 'Baby Reindeer,' 'The Bear,' 'Hacks' win big at the Emmys

Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Former Schitt's Creek co-stars and real-life father and son Eugene and Dan Levy kicked off the Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles Sunday night, flawlessly finishing each other's sentences and setting each other up for hilarious punchlines.

They joked about how they are not comedians, but rather actors playing hosts, pleaded with nominees to keep their speeches short because -- as Canadians -- they were loathe to interrupt.

The Levys also mentioned this is the first time they are working together since Schitt's Creek went off the air in 2020, quipping that efforts to get writer-producer Ryan Murphy to cast them as the Menendez brothers in a Netflix drama didn't ultimately pan out.

Winners included The Bear co-stars Jeremy Allen White, Liza Colon-Zayas and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who earned the honors for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy.

The show also earned the accolade for Best Direction of a Comedy.

Jean Smart scored the Best Actress in a Comedy for Hacks, which also won the Emmy for Best Writing for a Comedy.

Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai won the Best Actor and Actress Emmys for Shogun, which was also deemed Best Drama. The series earned a total of 18 Emmy Awards, including prizes presented at last week's Creative Emmy Awards.

Billy Crudup scored the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama trophy for his work in The Morning Show and Elizabeth Debicki won the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama prize for The Crown.

The Traitors -- hosted by Alan Cumming -- was named Best Reality Competition Show, while the Best Scripted Variety Series award went to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

The Daily Show won the award for Best Talk Show.

Jodie Foster picked up the award for Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series, or TV Movie for True Detective: Night Country.

Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning from Baby Reindeer won the statuettes for Best Actor and Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie. The drama also won for Best Limited or Anthology Series, and Best Writing in a Limited or Anthology Series, or TV Movie.

Lamorne Morris was selected Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series, or TV Movie for Fargo.

The Emmy Awards celebrate excellence in television. The gala was broadcast on ABC and will be available on Hulu Monday.