“Baby Reindeer” got three other nods at the Primetime Emmys: Nava Mau was nominated for supporting actress alongside Gunning, while Tom Goodman-Hill was nominated for supporting actor and Weronika Tofilska was nominated for directing. All, including Gadd and Gunning, were first-time nominees.

A defamation suit may be looming and there are still lingering questions over what should or shouldn’t constitute a “true story” for TV, but a jubilant Richard Gadd preferred to focus on the good that his semi-autobiographical show Baby Reindeer has brought to the world.

Television's biggest night felt smaller heading into Sunday night's 76th annual Emmy Awards. Since the 2023 Emmys were unceremoniously booted to 2024 after last year’s writers' and actors' strikes, this year's ceremony was the second in nine months.