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Emmys 2024: The award show’s most talked-about social media moments

Ayo Edebiri accepts the award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for “The Bear” during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Ayo Edebiri accepts the award for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for “The Bear” during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards aired Monday night on Fox. The big anniversary broadcast, which had been delayed by last year’s strikes, reunited the casts of various beloved television shows such as “Cheers,” “Ally McBeal” and “Martin” to offer some fun moments before presenting awards. It also featured major wins for “The Bear,” “Succession” and “Beef,” a similar pattern that took place at the Golden Globes last week.

The show was hosted by “Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson. He was joined by a choir for his opening monologue as he played piano and while paying tribute to television history.

To the delight of the audience, Christina Applegate took the stage and instantly received a standing ovation. Applegate was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021 and last summer she shared she was likely stepping away from acting.

Applegate presented the award for best supporting actress in a comedy to “The Bear” star Ayo Edebiri, joking that Edebiri needed to get up here (in slightly saltier language), which viewers couldn’t get enough of.

Edebiri became the third Black woman to win supporting actress in a comedy series at the Emmys, taking home the award for “The Bear.” The other two were Jackée Harry in 1987 and Sheryl Lee Ralph won during the last Emmys in 2022.

One of the major memes this award season has been that Ayo is from Ireland after this clip of her at SXSW went viral last year. Since then, both her and the internet have leaned into the bit during the award season.

@letterboxd

No thoughts… just Ayo Edebiri as Jenny the Donkey #fyp #foryou #letterboxd #sxsw #ayoedebiri #movie #film #filmtok #bansheesofinisherin #irish

♬ original sound – Letterboxd

Quinta Brunson became the first Black actress to win the Comedy Lead Actress category in more than 40 years for “Abbott Elementary.”

Edebiri and Brunson’s friendship has been a favorite for many this award season so people were very thrilled to see both actresses win their respective categories.

Jennifer Coolidge delivered with her acceptance speech after she won best supporting actress in a drama series for “White Lotus,” though she was told to wrap it up by host Anthony Anderson’s mom.

When Pedro Pascal took the stage to present, he saw his moment to show of his comedic chops. This award season, Pascal has worn a sling as part of his red carpet looks. While clarifying it was his shoulder that was injured, not his arm, he also used the moment to jokingly respond to “Succession” star Kieran Culkin. However, Pascal’s comment was silenced for those watching at home, leaving viewers unclear of what the punchline was.

It was later discovered that Pascal said “A lot of people have been asking about my arm. Kieran Culkin beat [the heck] out of me.”

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8b7au33/

Culkin and Pascal have engaged in a back and forth is award season, most recently Culkin goodnaturedly teased Pascal at the Golden Globes.

“The Bear” continued to sweep the awards. In addition to Edebiri winning best supporting actress, Ebon Moss-Bachrach won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and Jeremy Allen White won the award for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

@awildflowerspirit

Lfg jeremy allen white, cousin richie won too 🥹 #emmys2024

♬ original sound – cristina | gluten free cook ☁️

One of the ongoing bits of the night was Anderson’s mom, Doris Hancox, holding up a sign and telling award winners to wrap up their speeches when they went over on time.

@matcrackz

Anthony Anderson and His Mom Start off the 2024 Emmys 😂 #reaction #emmys2024 #emmys

♬ original sound – matcrackz

John Oliver won Outstanding Scripted Variety Series for “Last Week Tonight” and shared he would not leave the stage until he got “played off by Anthony Anderson’s mom.” So to keep his speech going, he started listing off the players of the Liverpool Football Club.

Niecy Nash-Betts acceptance speech after winning Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” had many cheering her on from the moment she said, “I want to thank me for believing in me.”

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” won for Outstanding Reality Competition Program.

It was also the first time viewers at home who hadn’t tuned into the red carpet preshow saw Princess Poppy’s Emmy look.

Trevor Noah won an Emmy for “The Daily Show,” becoming the first Black person to win an Emmy for outstanding talk series. As he was giving his acceptance speech, viewers at home noticed former “Daily Show” correspondent Roy Wood Jr. asking for the show to hire a host.

Elton John couldn’t make it to the Emmys, but that didn’t stop everyone from cheering him on as he won his first Emmy, officially giving him EGOT status (a recipient of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award).

Another historic moment took place when Ali Wong won for outstanding actress in a limited or anthology series or movie for her performance in “Beef,” making her the first Asian American woman in a lead role to win the award.

Ke Huy Quan presented with Tom Hiddleston and reminded viewers at home how much they love his energy and selfies.

A few costars shared kisses to celebrate their wins, including Kieran Culkin and Brian Cox from “Succession” as well as Matty Matheson and Ebon Moss-Bachrach from “the Bear.”

Before Monday’s televised event, it was announced that this year’s show would feature reunions of quite of few memorable television casts. “Martin,” “Cheers,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Ally McBeal,” and each got their own special moment before the cast joined to present awards together.

There was also a brief reunion between Joel McHale and Ken Jeong who starred together in “Community,” which will soon be fulfilling its “6 seasons and a movie” promise. Additionally, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler joined forces again to do a Weekend Update from “Saturday Night Live” on the Emmys stage.

The reunions left some curious about which casts they might see brought back together at future Emmy Award shows.

Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers of the “All in the Family” cast also reunited before the memorial segment to pay tribute to Norman Lear.

For this year’s in memorial segment, Charlie Puth took the stage to perform a mashup of “See You Again” and the “Friends” theme song, “I’ll Be There For You.”

@stellafazil26

the song hit different. 😭 #matthewperry #emmys #emmys2024 #2024emmys #matthewperryedit #friends #illbethereforyou #matthewperrytribute

♬ original sound – Stella Fazil

Puth had previously performed the songs together after Matthew Perry’s passing in October.

@raffyroad

See you again, Chandler Bing. 😢 Rest in peace, Matthew Perry. #charlieputh #friends #chandlerbing #matthewperry

♬ original sound – Raf in Melb

Overall, people on social media liked this year’s Emmys in stark contrast to last week’s Golden Globes.

https://twitter.com/raesanni/status/1747070273210175757?s=20

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