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'Evan Peters was robbed': Internet slams BEEF's win over 'Dahmer' as Steven Yeun takes Best Supporting Actor at Emmys 2024

'Beef' star Steven Yeun won the awards for the Best Supporting Actor at the Emmys 2024

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Recently, Steven Yeun won the Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie for his outstanding performance in the Netflix series 'Beef'.

Other nominees in the category included Taron Egerton from 'Black Bird', Kumail Nanjiani from 'Welcome to Chippendales', Evan Peters from 'Monster: ​​The Jeffrey Dahmer Story', Daniel Radcliffe from 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story', and Michael Shannon from 'George and Tammy'.

Fans, however, expressed dissatisfaction with Yeun's win, hoping for Evan Peters to receive the award. They shared their sentiments on social media.

An X user said, "Evan Peters not winning the Emmy for Dahmer is a travesty. #BEEF sucked."

Another user added, "I adored Beef but Evan Peters was completely robbed for his role in Dahmer like are you kiddinggggggg."

A user went on to say, "You see the performance of evan peters in Dahmer and you award that beef actor? Beef is not not good show, but that doesn’t mean lead actor has to win over the other nominees because his show was the best and not because of his performance."

One user wrote, "Beef should NOT have beat Dahmer!! They must be crazy!!!"

A user exclaimed, "BEEF IS NOT BETTER THAN THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY."

Another user quipped, "In no world was Steven Yeun’s performance in Beef better than Evan Peters performance in Dahmer."

How many Emmy Awards did 'Beef' win?

Netflix's limited/anthology series 'Beef' emerged as a big winner at the Emmys 2024. Not only did it win the series award, but its lead actors Steven Yeun and Ali Wong also took home the Best Actor and Actress trophies, adding to their previous wins at the Globes and Critics Choice.

'Beef' secured significant victories at the Emmys 2024, winning the series award along with lead actors Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, who also received Best Actor and Actress trophies.

Ali Wong's win marked a historic moment as the first Asian performer to win in her category and the first Asian woman to win an Emmy for a lead role.

Ali Wong's win was particularly significant as she became the first Asian performer to win in her category and the first Asian woman to win an Emmy for a lead role.

Additionally, the series creator Lee Sung Jin won two Emmys for best directing and writing in the limited/anthology series category.

What is 'Beef' all about?

 'Beef' is a comedy-drama mini-series created by Korean director Lee Sung Jin for Netflix. 

It features Steven Yeun and Ali Wong as Danny Cho and Amy Lau, two strangers whose road rage incident sparks a long-lasting feud.

It also stars Joseph Lee, Young Mazino, David Choe, and Patti Yasutake in supporting roles.

Did 'Dahmer' pick any top honors at the Emmys 2024?

As for 'Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,' Niecy Nash-Betts won the Best Supporting Actress award in the limited/anthology series category. 

In her award-winning speech, Nash-Betts said, “I want to thank me for believing in me and doing what they said I could not. And I want to say to myself, in front all you beautiful people, ‘Go on, girl, with your bad self!’”