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LOS ANGELES—The 74th annual Primetime Emmys awarded its top trophies to shows that have won them before—including Succession for Outstanding Drama and Ted Lasso for Outstanding Comedy—but the ceremony, which was co-produced by Done+Dusted and Hudlin Entertainment, still had plenty of welcome surprises (Sheryl Lee Ralph sang "Endangered Species" and Jennifer Coolidge danced!).
Saturday Night Live's Kenan Thompson hosted the awards ceremony, which aired on NBC Sept. 12 live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Record-setting wins included Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae becoming the first actor of Asian descent to win Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series; Euphoria star Zendaya becoming the youngest person ever, at 26, to win in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category two times; and the aforementioned Ralph becoming only the second Black woman in history to win Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
And with all the glitz and glamour of the Emmys' on-air red carpet and programming comes, of course, the off-air pre- and after-parties. Take the Governors Gala, for example, which returned in full force this year, hosting its soiree completely outdoors for the first time ever—fitting for its "Light Up the Night" theme. Cheryl Cecchetto, founder and CEO of Sequoia Productions—the event production company that has hosted this event for 24 years—said of the theme: "We've done just that."
We "took the plaza, added that elegance, and lit up the night with an environment that has been sculpted by suspended ceilings of Edison lights, by LED draped bars, and by a stage that's framed with an incredible light decor installation," Cecchetto explained.
BizBash spotted no shortage of incredible lighting installations this year—both complemented by stunning florals—at Netflix's monochromatic dream of an after-party held at Milk Studios and at Disney's modern botanical garden-inspired soiree at Otium and The Broad.
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