The Hollywood Reporter and SAG-AFTRA kicked off Emmys weekend in star-studded fashion on Friday night time, toasting prime TV expertise at their Emmy Nominees Night time occasion.

The celebration, sponsored by Glenfiddich, Heineken and Shake Shack, was held on the Stanley II mansion overlooking Los Angeles and welcomed a few of this 12 months’s prime contenders, together with Shogun‘s Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada and Child Reindeer stars Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning, Nava Mau and Tom Goodman Hill. (See images of the occasion.)

The night time began proper after sundown, with Abbott Elementary‘s Tyler James Williams as the primary visitor on the carpet. Regardless of being nominated for a 3rd straight 12 months, Williams instructed THR that the Emmy recognition by no means will get outdated: “There’s plenty of actually good TV on the market, so the truth that we’re nominated and regarded and celebrated, it’s at all times tremendous particular. And I believe everybody works so arduous yearly that we by no means see one another, so it’s a very good time to see your mates and folks you labored with earlier than.”

Contained in the occasion, early arrivals together with Quinta Brunson, Selma Blair, Nikki Glaser, Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley and Shogun‘s Tadanobu Asano took within the 270-degree sights of town from the home’s lounge, that includes an infinity pool for prime photo-taking. Company munched on tray-passed appetizers and a big charcuterie unfold, in addition to handouts of Shake Shack’s Black Truffle Burger and Black Truffle Parmesan Fries. A bar menu featured a number of choices from Heineken and a trio of themed cocktails, appropriately named “Metropolis of Stars,” “Pink Carpet Cocktail” and “The FYC.”

The celebration noticed plenty of solid reunions, with Sawai and Sanada stopping to take images collectively whereas Reservation Canine co-stars D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai and Devery Jacobs saved shut. Woon-A-Tai is nominated for greatest actor in a comedy, and the FX sequence is, for the primary time, up for greatest comedy sequence; he instructed THR of the popularity for the present’s remaining season after longtime snubs, “We’ve been working actually arduous for a very long time to do it — this has been one thing within the works for a such a very long time.”

Sanada additionally weighed in Shogun’s already record-breaking success, having taken dwelling 14 Emmy wins on the Artistic Arts ceremonies earlier than much more anticipated wins on the Primetime Emmys present this Sunday. “It’s rather a lot for me,” the star admitted. “We spent a very long time to create this present, and we had nice teamwork, an East-meets-West nice collaboration. Then nice response from the viewers, and now this. It’s rather a lot.”

Gadd, Gunning and Mau proved to be common attendees, with Gadd stopping for selfies; Gadd instructed THR that the final 5 months for the reason that present’s launch “have been fairly overwhelming. A lot has occurred, I virtually can’t consider it; it’s been such a whirlwind. I’m nonetheless catching my breath.” Additionally collaborating within the celebration had been Hacks creators Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky, whereas The Morning Present nominee Mark Duplass mingled with comic Alex Edelman and True Detective: Night time Nation‘s Kali Reis and Zachary Quinto made the rounds.

Midway by way of the occasion, THR president Joe Shields led a toast, opening up the decrease degree of the home for company to take a look at the hidden disco and screening room, positioned behind a secret bookcase door. DJ Kiss spun tunes all through the night time and saved the celebration going till the late night.

Lisa Ann Walter, Alex Borstein, Harvey Guillén, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Liza Colón-Zayas, John Bradley, Lisa Rinna, Lilly Singh, Aja Naomi King, Malin Akerman, Sherry Cola and Heidi Klum had been additionally among the many stars in attendance.