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!.