The 2020 Emmys Have Been Weird—The Social Media Reactions Have Been Hilarious
Early on at this year's bizarre 2020 Emmys ceremony, it seemed that the three-ish hour telecast might just be a series of Schitt's Creek mini speeches, occasionally interrupted by Jimmy Kimmel-fronted bits that go on a little too long. In his defense, this year's strange ceremony is one big televised experiment that he's conducting with no live audience. Yeah, that audience in the beginning? Spliced in.
Over a hundred celebrities are on standby for this year's awards, which are being done virtually. The trophies are on site with the nominees, and if they win, then they do their whole acceptance speech from afar. Is that the most natural thing in the world? No. But that's 2020, my friends. The pandemic keeps us at home, but it doesn't mean the show stops. Neither do the corny jokes or the sometimes bloated bits about setting an envelope on fire to kill all the germs.
Of course, with all of us at home, social media is full of opinions on how the show is going, which jokes landed, and whether the winners are deserved. So far, it's a big night for late blooming comedy series and Jason Bateman love. Here's the best social media reactions of the night.
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Jennifer Aniston putting out a fire that won’t knock down on live TV is the best thing I’ve seen this year. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/JhuYZ9dFMj
— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) September 21, 2020
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This is weird as hell. I love it? #Emmys
— Randy Rainbow (@RandyRainbow) September 21, 2020
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Jimmy Kimmel interacting with a former, pre-recorded Emmy audience is a choice #Emmy #Emmys
— Erik Anderson (@awards_watch) September 21, 2020
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Jimmy Kimmel: “Of course we don’t have an audience, this isn’t a MAGA rally, it’s the #Emmys.
— Ahmed Baba (@AhmedBaba_) September 21, 2020
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of course jason bateman was the one willing to risk death for a bit
— Alison Herman (@aherman2006) September 21, 2020
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The big sweep for Schitt's Creek at the start of the night had people in their feelings about the think-I-can series that ended its critically lauded run this year. The first five awards of the night went to Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, and Eugene Levy for acting along with a writing and directing award for the series. And people clocked how much the cast seems to love one another.
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find someone who loves and supports you as much as Dan Levy loves and supports Catharine O'Hara #Emmys pic.twitter.com/hchIuo3Hj6
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) September 21, 2020
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Dan's face 😥 #Emmys pic.twitter.com/KTWDYBTtWz
— Dave Quinn (@NineDaves) September 21, 2020
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Watching @danjlevy and Eugene hug made my night 😭 😭#emmys pic.twitter.com/OcW9m2M6GZ
— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) September 21, 2020
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(Annie Murphy's Alexis has long been the best and most underrated performance on Schitt's Creek, pass it on)
— Caroline Darya Framke (@carolineframke) September 21, 2020
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In the limited series and TV movie categories, Watchmen took a predictably commanding lead, locking in awards for Regina King, Damon Lindelof, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. The winners took time in their speeches to highlight the social injustices that plague the complicated times we are living through, be it King's shirt featuring a portrait of Breonna Taylor or Mark Ruffalo's call for equality and justice.
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exactly regina king holding her fourth emmy while wearing a t-shirt with breonna taylor's face pic.twitter.com/EwC1cNSvXk
— jubileu (@rosamundpirke) September 21, 2020
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#Emmys ready! pic.twitter.com/k6xkN5eWXP
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) September 21, 2020
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MARK RUFFALO’S REACTION IS EVERYTHING CONGRATS KING #EMMYS pic.twitter.com/aEsApPx2oT
— nisa (@SAMR0CKWELL) September 21, 2020
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UZO ADUBA OH MY GOD
— ray (@queenmortuana) September 21, 2020
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Succession took home the night's big win for Best Drama Series, along with other major awards in the drama field. That wasn't a total lock though. In particular, Zendaya's massive win for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series wasn't just an upset; it was a record-shattering victory. At 24-years-old, Zendaya's win for Euphoria makes her the youngest actress to ever win the category.
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Drama categories next pic.twitter.com/Z2OGjNRCV4
— no context succession (@nocontextroyco) September 21, 2020
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LoVE tHaT the Succession episode in which Cousin Greg announces that he has a foot fungus won an Emmy for writing
— Carrie Wittmer 👻 (@carriesnotscary) September 21, 2020
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Zendaya. That’s the tweet. This is the dance. Yesssssssss pic.twitter.com/rQJqBjEA2W
— jurnee smollett (@jurneesmollett) September 21, 2020
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I actually think its pretty fucking wild that in 2020 you can list all the Black women who have ever won an #Emmy for Best Lead Actress in a Drama in the history of the Emmys in 3 words "Viola Davis Zendaya."
— Dewayne Perkins (@DewaynePerkins) September 21, 2020
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Jesse Armstrong gets a room service call in the middle of his "Succession" speech where he handed out "unthank yous" to:
-the virus
-Donald Trump
- Boris Johnson
-nationalist governments
-media moguls#emmys pic.twitter.com/s1V7Tm8sd2— David Friend (@dfriend) September 21, 2020
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