The celebration, sponsored by Glenfiddich, Heineken and Shake Shack, was held at Stanley II Mansion overlooking Los Angeles.

It welcomed some of this year’s top contenders, including Shogun‘s Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada and Baby Reindeer stars Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning, Nava Mau and Tom Goodman Hill.

Abbott Elementary‘s Tyler James Williams was the first guest on the carpet. Despite being nominated for a third straight year, Williams told THR that the Emmy recognition never gets old: “There’s a lot of really good TV out there, so the fact that we’re nominated and considered and celebrated, it’s always super special. And I think everyone works so hard every year that we never see each other, so it’s a really good time to see your friends and people you worked with before.”

Inside the event, early arrivals including Quinta Brunson, Selma Blair, Nikki Glaser, Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley and Shogun‘s Tadanobu Asano took in the 270-degree sights of the city from the house’s living room, featuring an infinity pool for prime photo-taking. Guests munched on tray-passed appetizers and a large charcuterie spread, as well as handouts of Shake Shack’s Black Truffle Burger and Black Truffle Parmesan Fries. A bar menu featured several options from Heineken and a trio of themed cocktails, appropriately named “City of Stars,” “Red Carpet Cocktail” and “The FYC.”

The party saw a number of cast reunions, with Sawai and Sanada stopping to take photos together while Reservation Dogs co-stars D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai and Devery Jacobs kept close. Woon-A-Tai is nominated for best actor in a comedy, and the FX series is, for the first time, up for best comedy series; he told THR of the recognition for the show’s final season after longtime snubs, “We’ve been working really hard for a long time to do it — this has been something in the works for a such a long time.”

Sanada also weighed in Shogun’s already record-breaking success, having earned 14 Emmys for Creative Arts; more wins are expected at the Primetime Emmys show this Sunday.

“It’s a lot for me,” the star admitted. “We spent a long time to create this show, and we had great teamwork, an East-meets-West great collaboration. Then great reaction from the audience, and now this. It’s a lot.”

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 were also among the stars in attendance.