Latino moments at the Emmys

On Sunday, Frida Perez became the first Latina to win an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series for her work on “The Studio.” 

The show, created by Seth Rogen about a fictional Hollywood studio head, won four awards. Combined with the nine it had already won in last weekend's Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies, it gave the show a total of 13 wins, the most ever for a comedy series in a single year. The previous record of 11 was set last year by FX's "The Bear."

Perez, who is Dominican-American, also won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series, alongside Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck.

"I'm legitimately embarrassed by how happy this makes me," Rogen said as he accepted the outstanding comedy series honor.

Perez started as Rogen’s assistant. “I was on set with him all the time, and we got to know each other, and he began to trust me,” she told Variety.

Television Academy Chairman Cris Abrego presented the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award and spoke about the government cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 

“In moments like this, neutrality is not enough. We must be voices for connection, inclusion, empathy,” Abrego said. “Culture doesn’t come from the top down. It rises from the bottom up. Culture belongs to the people. So if our industry is to thrive, we need to make room for more voices, not fewer.”

Dan Gilroy won his first career Emmy for drama series writing for Disney+'s "Andor." He thanked the legions of "Star Wars" fans for supporting the program.

"I want to thank the fans who did more than watch the show," he said. "They listened, they cared and they made a story about ordinary people fighting extraordinary odds possible."

“Andor” was also nominated for best drama, but the show’s star, Diego Luna, was not nominated for an Emmy. 

For the rest of the 77th Emmy Awards, here are some non-Latino moments from the top winners. 

HBO's medical drama "The Pitt" won the best drama series prize, while Apple TV+'s "The Studio" had a record-setting night as it won for best comedy series.

Netflix's "Adolescence," meanwhile, swept nearly all of the prizes in the limited series categories during Sunday night's ceremony.

Apple TV+'s "Severance" went into Emmy season as the top overall nominee, with 27 total nominations, including its nod for outstanding drama series. It was considered a strong favorite to win the drama series prize, but "The Pitt" walked away with the honor, along with a prize for outstanding lead actor for Noah Wyle.

"What a dream this has been, oh my goodness," Wyle said as he accepted the acting honor on stage at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. It was Wyle's first career Emmy Award. As he wrapped up his acceptance speech, he gave a shout-out to medical professionals.

"To anybody who's going on shift tonight or coming off shift tonight, thank you for being in that job. This is for you," he said.

"The Pitt" also earned a prize for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for Katherine LaNasa.

"Severance" did earn prizes Sunday for Britt Lower, who won for outstanding lead actress in a drama series -- her first win on her first nomination -- and for Tramell Tillman, was was named best supporting actor in a drama series.

"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" was named outstanding scripted variety series and also won the prize for writing for a variety series.

One of the more interesting twists on Emmy night came in the outstanding talk series category. The prize went to CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," which will be officially canceled next May. The network called the decision purely financial, but many saw it as a capitulation to President Donald Trump -- who is often the target of Colbert's jokes -- to resolve a federal lawsuit and secure federal approval of the merger of CBS parent company Paramount Global with Skydance Media.

The Emmy win allowed Colbert to take the stage to accept the Emmy -- during a ceremony televised on CBS. He received a standing ovation from the audience.

"Thank you for this honor," Colbert said. "I want to thank CBS for giving us the privilege to be part of the late night tradition, which I hope continues long after we're no longer doing this show."

He later added, "I have never loved my country more desperately. God bless America. Stay strong. Be brave. And if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor."

Additional reporting by City News Service.