Emmy Awards 2024 recap: Biggest moments from the 76th annual awards show

"The Daily Show" won the Emmy for outstanding talk series.

Billy Crystal presented the award to Jon Stewart, who accepted the Emmy on behalf of the show.

"You have made an old man very happy," Stewart said in his acceptance speech. "This is remarkable, to have an opportunity to work with this incredibly talented group once a week has just been -- it's really made my Mondays."

Other nominees in the category included "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" "Late Night With Seth Meyers" and "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert."

Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky won the Emmy for outstanding writing for a comedy series for "Hacks."

"It made one lonely weirdo and two semi-popular girls feel connected to other people," Downs joked in his acceptance speech.

The team also thanked cast members Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart.

Other nominees in the category included Quinta Brunson for "Abbott Elementary," Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo for "The Bear," Meredith Scardino and Sam Means for "Girls5eva," Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider for "The Other Two," and Jake Bender and Zach Dunn for "What We Do In The Shadows."

Steven Zaillian won the Emmy for outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie for "Ripley."

Zaillian thanked the cast of "Ripley," including Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning, in his acceptance speech.

Other nominees in the category included Weronika Tofilska for "Baby Reindeer," Noah Hawley for "Fargo," Gus Van Sant for "Feud: Capote vs. The Swans," Millicent Shelton for "Lessons In Chemistry" and Issa López for "True Detective: Night Country."

"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" won the Emmy for outstanding scripted variety series.

"Saturday Night Live" was also nominated.