The Bear Sure Looks Like an Unstoppable Award-Winning Machine

We know it sounds crazy, but the 2024 Emmys, airing on FOX on January 15, are the first opportunity the FX series The Bear had had to win any Emmy Awards. A surprise success when it premiered in June of 2022, the series created by Christopher Storer earned Golden Globe, Critics Choice, and SAG Awards for star Jeremy Allen White in early 2023. But thanks to the quirks of Emmy eligibility, it wasn’t even nominated for TVs highest honor until July of 2023, after it second season had premiered. And when the Emmys were delayed to January during the SAG-AFTRA strike, it meant that nearly a year and a half would transpire between The Bear’s premiere and its Emmy moment. 

But hey, look: we made it! And with The Bear having won four Emmys already — for casting, sound mixing and editing, and picture editing — it’s heading into Monday’s ceremony with incredible momentum behind it. During the Golden Globes last Sunday, White won his second award in a row, while co-star Ayo Edebiri won a matching statuette for best actress in a comedy. It’s extremely likely White will repeat at the Emmys — he’s already won every other major award for his performance — but Edebiri will be competing in best supporting actress in a comedy series, since her season one role was a little smaller than it was in season two. She’s nominated this year against last year’s winner, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and the previous year’s winner, Hannah Waddingham, but we expect she’ll have no trouble joining White in the winners room. 

And unlike at the Golden Globes — where supporting actors across all of television are in the same category, but Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen remained unstoppable — there ought to be a third acting winner from The Bear at the 2024 Emmys, too. Ebon Moss-Bachrach is nominated against his own formidable competition, including the Barry duo of Henry Winkler and Anthony Carrigan and the Ted Lasso duo of Phil Dunster and reigning champ Brett Goldstein. But Cousin Richie is an unforgettable part of the Bear experience, and voters could be forgiven for thinking of Moss-Bachrach’s standout season two episode “Forks” even if they’re technically voting for season one. 

With all those acting wins, a best comedy series win ought to come close behind, and we’re also feeling bullish on the show’s chances in the writing and directing categories, both of which are likely to favor series creator Storer. Yes, that makes for a virtual sweep in the comedy categories, save in best actress, where The Bear is not nominated. But given how many people have spent the last year saying “Yes, Chef!” and learning to make their own giardiniera, it ought to be a well-earned series of victories. 

Listen to Vanity Fair’s Little Gold Men podcast now.

Emmys 2024: Our Final Predictions for Every Winner

Why Fox News Can’t Quit Trump, the “Monster We Created”

The Real-Life Story That Inspired Netflix’s Dark Oscar Contender

Beyond a “Biohacker” Tech Bro’s Quest to Cheat Death