Quinta Brunson is known for getting laughs, but she can also tug at the heart strings.

The "Abbott Elementary" star took home one of the first wins of the night at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards Monday when she won the award for best lead actress in a comedy series, which was presented by comedy icon Carol Burnett. The victory proved to be an emotional moment for Brunson, who teared up before she even began her acceptance speech.

"I don't even know why I'm so emotional, I think the Carol Burnett of it all," Brunson joked. "I love making 'Abbott Elementary' so much, and I am so happy to be able to live my dream and act out comedy. I love comedy so much, and I'm so happy to be able to get this."

This year’s Emmy Awards come after TV's biggest night was postponed from Sept. 18, 2023 due to the dual writers and actors strikes, marking the most significant delay of the Emmys since 2001.

“Succession,” HBO’s family dramedy centering the power-hungry Roys, and the network’s post-apocalyptic action-drama “The Last of Us” are the top contenders at the Emmys, with 27 and 24 nominations, respectively. Other blockbuster series facing off for victory are satirical comedy "The White Lotus" and sports dramedy "Ted Lasso."

Check back here for all the winners (in bold):

Best drama series

"Andor" (Disney+)

"Better Call Saul" (AMC)

"House of the Dragon" (HBO)

"The Crown" (Apple TV+)

"The Last of Us" (HBO)

“The White Lotus” (HBO)

"Succession" (HBO)

"Yellowjackets" (Showtime)

Best comedy series

"Abbott Elementary" (ABC)

"Barry" (HBO)

"Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)

"Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)

"The Bear” (FX)

"Jury Duty" (Freevee)

"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon)

"Wednesday" (Netflix)

Best limited/anthology series

"Beef" (Netflix)

"Daisy Jones and the Six" (Amazon Prime)

"Fleishman is in Trouble" (Hulu)

“Dahmer − Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix)

"Obi-Wan Kenobi" (Disney+)

Lead actress, drama series

Bella Ramsey, "The Last of Us" (HBO)

Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)

Sharon Horgan, "Bad Sisters" (Apple TV+)

Melanie Lynskey, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime)

Keri Russell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix)

Sarah Snook, “Succession" (HBO)

Lead actress, comedy series

Christina Applegate, "Dead to Me" (Netflix)

Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday" (Netflix)

Natasha Lyonne, "Poker Face" (Peacock)

WINNER: Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" (ABC)

Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon)

Lead actor, drama series

Jeff Bridges, "The Old Man" (FX)

Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)

Brian Cox, "Succession" (HBO)

Jeremy Strong, "Succession" (HBO)

Kieran Culkin, “Succession” (HBO)

Pedro Pascal, "The Last of Us" (HBO)

Lead actor, comedy series

Bill Hader, "Barry" (HBO)

Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)

WINNER: Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" (FX)

Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)

Jason Segel, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)

Lead actress, limited series/TV movie

Ali Wong, "Beef" (Netflix)

Dominique Fishback, "Swarm" (Amazon Prime)

Jessica Chastain “George & Tammy” (Showtime)

Kathryn Hahn, "Tiny Beautiful Things" (Hulu)

Lizzy Caplan, "Fleishman is in Trouble" (FX)

Riley Keough, “Daisy Jones & the Six” (Amazon Prime)

Lead actor, limited series/TV movie

Michael Shannon, “George & Tammy” (Showtime)

Daniel Radcliffe, "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" (Roku Channel)

Evan Peters, "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" (Netflix)

Kumail Nanjiani, "Welcome to Chippendales" (Hulu)

Steven Yeun, "Beef" (Netflix)

Taron Egerton, “Black Bird” (Apple TV+)

Supporting actress, drama series

Aubrey Plaza, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Elizabeth Debicki, “The Crown” (Netflix)

J. Smith-Cameron, “Succession” (HBO) 

WINNER: Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Meghann Fahy, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

Sabrina Impacciatore, "The White Lotus" (HBO)

Simona Tabasco, "The White Lotus" (HBO)

Rhea Seehorn, “Better Call Saul” (AMC)

Supporting actor, drama series

Alan Ruck, “Succession” (HBO)

Alexander Skarsgård, “Succession” (HBO)

F. Murray Abraham, “The White Lotus” (HBO)

WINNER: Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession” (HBO)

Michael Imperioli, "The White Lotus" (HBO)

Nicholas Braun, “Succession” (HBO)

Theo James, "The White Lotus" (HBO)

Will Sharpe, "The White Lotus" (HBO)

Supporting actress, comedy series

Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon) 

WINNER: Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” (FX)

Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)

Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Jessica Williams, "Shrinking" (Apple TV+)

Juno Temple, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+) 

Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Supporting actor, comedy series

Anthony Carrigan, “Barry” (HBO)

Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)

WINNER: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, "The Bear" (FX)

Henry Winkler, “Barry” (HBO)

James Marsden, "Jury Duty" (Freevee)

Phil Dunster, “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)

Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Supporting actress, limited/anthology series or TV movie

Annaleigh Ashford, "Welcome to Chippendales" (Hulu)

Camila Morrone, "Daisy Jones & The Six" (Amazon Prime)

Claire Danes, “Fleishman is in Trouble” (FX)

Juliette Lewis, "Welcome to Chippendales" (Hulu)

Maria Bello, “Beef” (Netflix)

Merritt Wever, “Tiny Beautiful Things” (Hulu)

WINNER: Niecy Nash-Betts, “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix)

Supporting actor, limited or anthology series or TV movie

Jesse Plemons, “Love & Death” (HBO)

Joseph Lee, "Beef" (Netflix)

Murray Bartlett, "Welcome to Chippendales" (Hulu)

Paul Walter Hauser, “Black Bird” (Apple TV+)

Ray Liotta, “Black Bird” (Apple TV+)

Richard Jenkins, “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix)

Young Mazino, "Beef" (Netflix)

Variety/talk series

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)

“Late Night With Seth Meyers” (NBC)

“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)

“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS)

“The Problem With Jon Stewart” (Apple TV+)

Competition program

“RuPaul's Drag Race” (VH1)

“The Amazing Race” (CBS)

"Survivor" (CBS)

“The Voice” (NBC)

“Top Chef” (Bravo)

Host, reality or competition program

Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, "Baking It" (Peacock)

RuPaul Charles, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1)

Padma Lakshmi, “Top Chef” (Bravo)

Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan Frace, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, “Queer Eye” (Netflix)

Nicole Byer, "Nailed It!" (Netflix)

Scripted variety series

"A Black Lady Sketch Show" (HBO)

WINNER: "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" (HBO)

"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

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Contributing: Anthony Robledo, Erin Jensen and Olivia Munson, USA TODAY