'Baby Reindeer' has won Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series at the 2024 Emmys.
Richard Gadd accepts the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series award for “Baby Reindeer” onstage during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards“I do believe no slump is ever broken without a willingness to take risks,” Gadd said. “I think ifhas proved anything, it’s there’s no set formula to this. But you don’t need big stars, proven IP, long-running series, catch-all storytelling to have a hit.”.
“The only constant across any success in television is good storytelling, good storytelling that speaks to our times,” Gadd said. “So take risks, push boundaries, explore the uncomfortable.”in the Limited or Anthology Series category tonight: one for lead actor, one for supporting actress, and another for writing. Gadd previously accepted the Writing for a Limited Series award and called the prize “the stuff of dreams.
“Look, 10 years ago, I was down and out; I never ever thought I’d get my life together,” Gadd said about his autobiographical series. “I never ever thought I’d be able to rectify myself with what had happened to me and get myself back on my feet again, and here I am just over a decade later picking up one of the biggest writing awards in television.”
The series, which takes several unexpected twists and turns, follows Gadd, who also created the series, as his character, Donny Dunn. Dunn works through complicated feelings for a stalker, played by Jessica Gunning, and makes sense of sexual abuse he previously suffered. It’s unusual mix of black humor, tense drama, and smart cliffhangers made it a bingeable favorite among viewers.
One person who didn’t like it, though, was a woman named Fiona Harvey, who alleged Gadd based the stalker character on her. She filedagainst Netflix, accusing the platform of “defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, gross negligence, and violations of Harvey’s right of publicity, arising out of the brutal lies Defendants told about her in the television series,Prior to Sunday’s broadcast, the series had already won two Emmys.
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