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Adam Randall wins the award for directing drama series Slow Horses.

It's his first Emmy win and the first tonight for Slow Horses.

Nardine Saad
Reporting from the Emmy Awards

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We've just heard from Katherine LaNasa, who was speaking here backstage after winning the award for supporting actress.

She thanks nurses who inspired Dana Evans - her character in the medical drama The Pitt.

"Playing the role - and even just the imaginary process of being present for someone else's serious trauma - has only opened me up to, first of all, what healthcare workers are bearing for us all day, every day," she says.

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British director Philip Barantini wins the Emmy for director of an anthology series for Adolescence.

It's his first win.

He thanks the writers for creating something "so raw, so urgent and absolutely necessary".

Seth Rogen wins the award for director of a comedy series for his work on The Studio.

This is his second win of the night. Earlier he won lead actor in a comedy series for the same show.

White Lotus season three stars Walton Goggins and Parker Posey presented the award.

And the challenge to keep winner speeches under time is working, Rogen was very happy to finish his speech under the time limit.

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Jeff Hiller wins supporting actor in a comedy series for Somebody Somewhere.

It's his first Emmy win and nomination.

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The Traitors wins the Emmy for reality competition series.

Presenter Alan Cumming accepts the award.

Host Bargatze says charity donations are now down from $100,000 to $80,000 as winners' speeches have been going over 45 seconds.

He says he's going to hold Hannah Einbinder to her promise to pay the difference in the money for her speech going over.

"I'm gonna find her later," he said.

He also notes she swore, which was bleeped out in the telecast. He says he may start a swear jar.

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Hannah Einbinder wins for supporting actress in a comedy series for her portrayal of Ava Daniels in Hacks.

"This is all so punk rock," she says in a tearful speech.

As her speech was running over time, a graphic showed money coming off the charity metre (part of Nate Bargatze's hosting duties is the threat that long speeches will mean less money for charity).

Einbinder says "I'll pay the difference" as the money winds down, then adds: "Free Palestine" before leaving the stage.

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And that's another big win for Severance.

Britt Lower is taking home the award for lead actress in a drama series, for her portrayal of Helly R.

"Thank you Helly R, for choosing me," she says.

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Tramell Tillman from Severance wins the award for supporting actor in a drama series.

This is his first win and nomination.

Bargatze introduces the audience to two children from the Boys and Girls Club of America who are sitting in the audience.

Because of speech lengths, the number being donated has gone down to $98,000 he says. The audience nervously laughs.

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Katherine LaNasa has won the Emmy for supporting actress in a comedy series for her role in medical drama The Pitt.

Catherine Zeta Jones and Jenna Ortega presented the award.

With wars going on around the world, there's little surprise some of the stars carry with them a political message.

Megan Stalter from Hacks carried a bag with the phrase "cease fire!"

And speaking with Variety on the red carpet, Javier Bardem said: "Here I am today denouncing the genocide in Gaza".

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Jean Smart wins the award for lead actress in a comedy series for Hacks.

Jennifer Coolidge, who won in the category previously, presented the award.

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Now host Nate Bargatze is addressing the audience directly.

He says to begin, he's donating $100,000 to the boys and girls club of America. If anyone speech goes longer than 45 seconds, he will deduct $1000 away from the total amount being donated.

"I know, it's brutal," he said. "This is a game I've made up and these are rules."

He says if anyone goes under the 45 second time limit, he'll add more money to the total. Since the first winner Seth Rogen, went under that total, money was added.

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Seth Rogen wins the award for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for his role in The Studio.

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Stephen Colbert kicks us off, joking to the audience about his late show, which was recently canceled.

"Is anyone hiring?" he said.

Host Nate Bargatze is opening the show by spoofing his viral George Washington skit from Saturday Night Live, where he plays the first US president explaining incomprehensible American concepts.

In this skit, he plays a scientist introducing the concepts of television and the Emmys to the audience. He's poking fun at Severance, Hacks and even the network CBS itself.

He's joined by SNL cast members Bowen Yang and Mikey Day.

Celebrities are wrapping up their red carpet walks and preparing for the show to start.

Tonight's host Nate Bargatze should be kicking off the ceremony now. Stick with us.