From show-stopping speeches to cringe-worthy comedy bits, here are the highs and lows.
Awards shows, we love them!
Here’s how the 74th annualEmmy Awardsgave us all the feels goodandbad.
Sheryl Lee Ralph accepts her first Emmy at the 2022 awards show.Kevin Winter/Getty Images
After belting out a few verses of Dianne Reeves' “Endangered Species” those pipes, baby!
WORST: Stop trying to make Club Emmys happen
It’s never going to happen!
Look, nothing againstDJ Zedd, who seems like a nice young man.
DJ Zedd at the Emmys.Kevin Mazur/WireImage
But the now-standard practice of having an in-house DJ playing hype tracks like “Whoomp!
(Why stop with a host when you’re free to have an announceranda DJ, too?)
Emmy producers, remember: There’s an orchestra on site!
‘The White Lotus’ star Jennifer Coolidge accepts the Emmy for Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images
Let them do the transition tunes.
This leads us to our next moment…
WORST: Let the winners speak, dang it!
“Fat like me, Black like me, beautiful like me.”
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It’s about damn time.
Worst: Meet the new winners, same as the old winners
Look, we loveJason Sudeikis.
But did voters missBill Haderbaring his soul and calling customer support for a bomb-detonation app onBarry?
Lizzo wins at the 2022 Emmys.Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Did they skip the episode ofYellowjacketswhereMelanie Lynskey’s Shauna absolutely dismantles her snotty teen daughter with a devastating monologue?
Did they see any Kim Wexler scene in any episode ofBetter Call Saulthis season?
(Both were shut out.)
Jason Sudeikis at the 2022 Emmys.Chris Haston/NBC via Getty Images
Yes, we’re contradicting ourselves!)
P.S.Rhea Seehornwill be eligible again next year, voters so you still have time to make this right.
Though the moment was fleeting, Thompson’s boisterous “OH MY GOD!”
Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell at the 2022 Emmys.Christopher Polk/NBC via Getty Images
and his hint at aGood Burgersequel will have us smiling for days to come.
First, co-presenterWill ArnettdraggedJimmy Kimmelon stage to present Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.
Okay, solid enough gag.
Quinta Brunson and Jimmy Kimmel at the 2022 Emmys.Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Sorry Jimmy, but being on stage when someone gets an Emmy doesn’t count as a win foryou.
TheNetflixphenomenon took home six Emmys overall, including Outstanding Directing for Hwang Dong-hyuk.
SurvivingSquid Game: 45.6 billion Won.
Lee Jung-jae at the 2022 Emmys.Chris Haston/NBC via Getty Images
Making Emmys history: Priceless.
WORST: NoSNLbits?
What’s up with that?
Kenan Thompson at the 2022 Emmys.Chris Haston/NBC via Getty Images
