Child Reindeer, the massively common however extremely contentious British TV hit, has taken the Emmy Awards by storm, successful 4 trophies on the ceremony in Los Angeles.

The present’s creator and star, Scottish comic Richard Gadd, gained three of these – for performing in, writing and government producing the present.

His co-star Jessica Gunning, who performed stalker Martha, was named finest supporting actress in a restricted collection.

“Oh my goodness me, blinking heckers,” she mentioned on accepting the award.

“Thanks a lot. I actually really feel like I’m going to get up any minute now and this complete factor has been a dream.”

Gadd’s account of being stalked by a girl for a number of years and being sexually abused by a male TV business determine, has been essentially the most talked about present of the 12 months.

Nevertheless, its declare to be “a real story” has made it controversial, and the real-life girl who allegedly impressed Gunning’s character is presently suing Netflix for defamation, negligence and privateness violations.

Accepting his award for finest writing for a restricted collection, Gadd advised the viewers: “Ten years in the past, I used to be down and out.

“I by no means ever thought I would get my life collectively. I by no means ever thought I would be capable to rectify myself for what occurred to me and get myself again on my ft once more.

“After which right here I’m, simply over a decade later, selecting up one of many greatest writing awards in tv.

“I do not imply that to sound smug. I imply it as encouragement for anybody who’s going via a troublesome time proper now to persevere.”

Talking earlier than the ceremony, he advised the BBC’s Emma Vardy the UK media had centered an excessive amount of on the fallout from the present.

Requested whether or not he would have completed something in a different way in hindsight, he replied: “I am unable to actually reply that proper now, as a result of you possibly can’t change the previous.

“The previous has occurred, and the present has had an outstanding affect on folks. I feel there’s plenty of, particularly within the UK press, this unbelievable deal with the detrimental.

“However you possibly can’t ignore the constructive affect that Child Reindeer has had. It has been primary in international locations like Lebanon and Qatar and locations the place you by no means, ever thought it might break via. It is had a cross-cultural affect that only a few reveals have.”

Within the comedy classes, The Bear gained three performing awards together with finest comedy actor for Jeremy Allen White, who performs Carmy, for the second 12 months in a row.

Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Richie) and Liza Colon-Zayas (Tina) took the supporting awards, the latter showing overwhelmed to have overwhelmed legends like Meryl Streep and Carol Burnett.

“To all of the Latinas who’re taking a look at me, maintain believing, and vote – vote to your rights,” she mentioned in her acceptance speech.

The present, set in a extremely pressured restaurant kitchen, as soon as once more raised eyebrows for being nominated within the comedy part as an alternative of drama.

Maybe that, mixed with a lukewarm reception for its newest season, explains why The Bear misplaced the award for finest comedy collection – the night time’s last class and the most important shock.

As an alternative, that prize went to Hacks, which follows the love-hate relationship between a veteran comic and her youthful author.

And Hacks star Jean Sensible gained finest comedy actress – her third Emmy win for taking part in Deborah within the present and her sixth profession Emmy total – forward of The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri (Sydney), who took the prize final 12 months.

Within the drama classes, Australia’s Elizabeth Debicki gained her first Emmy, finest drama actress for taking part in Princess Diana within the last season of Netflix’s The Crown.

“Taking part in this half based mostly on this unparallelled, unbelievable human being has been my nice privilege and it has been a present,” she mentioned.

Nevertheless, hers was the one victory for The Crown’s swansong.

The opposite drama classes had been dominated by Japanese historic epic Shogun.

The present had already damaged the report for essentially the most Emmy wins in a single 12 months after selecting up 14 prizes eventually weekend’s Inventive Arts Emmys, primarily for achievements behind the scenes.

It added one other 4 trophies on the most important occasion, together with finest drama collection – the primary non-English language present to take that prestigious prize.

There have been additionally lead drama performing awards for Japanese forged members Hiroyuki Sanada (Yoshii Toranaga) and Anna Sawai (Toda Mariko).

Government producer Justin Marks thanked the present’s backers together with Disney, Hulu and FX. “You guys greenlit a really costly subtitled Japanese interval piece whose central climax revolves round a poetry competitors,” he mentioned.

“I don’t know why you probably did that, however thanks to your religion on this unbelievable group.”

Sanada, who was additionally a producer, delivered a part of his speech in Japanese. “We wish to specific our deepest gratitude to all of the crew, administrators and masters who’ve inherited and supported our samurai interval dramas up till now,” he mentioned.

“The eagerness and goals that we’ve inherited from you will have crossed oceans and borders. Thanks a lot!”

Elsewhere, Billy Crudup gained finest supporting drama actor for The Morning Present, whereas Jodie Foster gained finest actress in a restricted collection for True Detective: Night time Nation.

Profitable British expertise included TV host John Oliver, who gained finest scripted selection collection, and Will Smith, who gained finest drama writing for Sluggish Horses.

The Traitors host Alan Cumming picked up the programme’s trophy for finest actuality competitors present, beating RuPaul’s Drag Race, which had gained that class in 5 of the previous six years.

Cumming was additionally named finest actuality competitors host eventually weekend’s Inventive Arts Emmys.

Sunday’s ceremony capped a busy week for the TV host and actor, who has additionally simply been introduced as the brand new inventive director of the Pitlochry Pageant Theatre in Scotland.