Baby Reindeer scoops four gongs at Emmy Awards

Netflix's "Baby Reindeer," the chilling story of a bartender stalked by a customer, took home four awards at this year's Emmy Awards.

The show's star and creator Richard Gadd, who based the series on his real-life story, won three awards for acting, writing and executive producing the hit show while Gadd's co-star Jessica Gunning was named best supporting actress.

Gadd accepted awards for the best 'Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie', 'Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie', and 'Limited or Anthology Series'.

"Ten years ago, I was down and out. I never thought I'd be able to get my life together," Gadd said on stage as he won his writing award. "Here I am, just over a decade later, picking up one of the greatest writing awards in television."

Other big winners included Shogun, a sweeping, historical epic set in imperial Japan, which claimed the prestigious best drama trophy at Sunday's Emmy Awards, and Hacks upset defending comedy champion The Bear at television's highest honours.

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A tale of political machinations, Shogun also won acting awards for Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, the first Japanese actors to win their categories. The series earned 19 total awards, a record for a single season of a drama.

With most of its dialogue in Japanese with English subtitles, "Shogun" was an unlikely global hit. Executive producer Justin Marks thanked the team at the FX cable network for taking a gamble on the show. 

"You guys greenlit a very expensive, subtitled Japanese period piece whose central climax is a poetry competition," Marks said on stage. "I have no idea why you did that."