Director Mark Mylod won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for Drama Series for his popular show Succession. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the Television Academy shared a post and wrote, ” Mark Mylod wins the #Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for @Succession (@HBO/ @streamonmax )! #Emmys #75thEmmys.” The award ceremony is currently being held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The 75th Emmys were originally scheduled for September 2023 but were pushed back due to the Hollywood strikes. Earlier today, Succession won the Emmys for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. 75th Emmys: Succession Screenwriter Jesse Armstrong Bags Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Award!.
Succession, The Last of Us, and The White Lotus represent the three most-nominated shows of the year. Succession leads this year’s Emmy nominations, with 27 — including best drama, lead actress (Sarah Snook) and a record three lead actor noms (Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong). The Last of Us — the first video game adaptation to receive major Emmy attention — followed with 24 noms, then Season 2 of The White Lotus (now a drama series, last year a limited series) with 23. 75th Emmys: RuPaul Secures Fifth Emmy Win for Outstanding Reality Competition Defeating The Amazing Race, Survivor, Top Chef and The Voice.
75th Emmys: Succession Wins Outstanding Directing for Drama Series Award
Mark Mylod wins the award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series for #Succession at the #Emmys pic.twitter.com/wBBhVZjucZ
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 16, 2024
The final season of Succession bagged 27 total nominations, including a record-setting three nominations in the best actor in a drama category. Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Matthew Macfadyen, Nicholas Braun, and J. Smith-Cameron are among the cast members of Succession, which debuted in 2018. Executive producers include Adam McKay, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Jane Tranter, Mark Mylod, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson, Jon Brown, Lucy Prebble, Will Tracy, and Will Ferrell in addition to Armstrong, who also serves as the show’s creator.