But those feel-good moments couldn\u2019t be celebrated without an awards ceremony equally full of mishaps and general mayhem. Here are the best, worst, weirdest, and wildest moments from the ceremony.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
\tBest: Calling in the Pros for a Cold Open<\/p>\n
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\n\tSometimes the best new bit is an old bit. That\u2019s a lesson comedian Nate Bargatze took to heart for his first time hosting a major awards show. With the help of SNL stars Bowen Yang, James Austin Johnson, and Mikey Day, Bargatze opened the 77th Emmy Awards by recreating his viral sketch<\/a> about George Washington dreaming about the future of America, this time from the perspective of Philo T. Farnsworth \u2014 the inventor of television.\u00a0Instead of a tri-corner hat, Bargatze donned a white lab coat, but Farnsworth\u2019s dreams were equally baffling as Washington\u2019s, including a channel for history that\u2019s all about aliens, shows for wives that only focus on real-life murderers, and a new kind of television, \u201cstreaming,\u201d that only exists for \u201ccompanies to lose money.\u201d The skit had plenty of nods to nominees like Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, The Bear, and The Pitt, while cashing in on some of Bargatze\u2019s internet clout. It was a smart move, especially considering how Bargatze spent the rest of his time as host freezing, dropping jokes entirely, and generally looking lost. Maybe he should\u2019ve dreamed up a better rehearsal.\u00a0 \u2014C.T. Jones<\/p>\n \tBest: Katherine LaNasa Gets the Recognition She Deserves<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tIt speaks to the greatness of The Pitt<\/a> that LaNasa beat out four stars of the Emmys juggernaut The White Lotus (and, you know, Patricia Arquette for Severance). It also speaks to the power of working hard and staying in the game. LaNasa has been acting for more than three decades, making one-episode appearances in everything from Seinfeld to Touched by an Angel to ER, and doing short arcs on procedurals like NYPD Blue and sitcoms like Two and a Half Men. Now, The Pitt\u2019s beleaguered, badass charge nurse Dana is the role she was born to play. LaNasa gave a shoutout to executive producer John Wells in her acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress. \u201cI\u2019m so much better when you\u2019re around,\u201d she said. \u201cMostly because I don\u2019t want to get fired.\u201d Here\u2019s hoping Dana doesn\u2019t actually quit the ER, and we get more of her in Season Two. \u2014Angie Martoccio<\/p>\n \tWorst: Tracking a Diminishing Charity Donation Live Onscreen<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tIn the beginning of the evening, Bargatze announced that he was starting the telecast with a $100,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Club of America \u2014 but there was a catch. For any speech over 45 seconds, he\u2019d deduct $1,000 per second; for any speech under 45 seconds, he\u2019d add $1,000 per second. It was a cheeky effort to prevent winners from droning on too long, and while it was somewhat charming and funny at first, the bit quickly became exhausting and tacky, as a meter wildly ticked up and down (mostly down) at the bottom of the screen while each recipient gave their long list of thank yous\u2026 or just scampered off the stage without saying much of anything \u2014 which is, ah, not very entertaining! (You know a joke is lame when even the shy kid from Adolescence says, \u201cUh-oh, I\u2019m going down!\u201d) We knew all along that Bargatze would make a big donation regardless of the speeches \u2014 why torture the audience, and the children you genuinely want to highlight and help, with emotional porn? \u2014A.M.<\/p>\n \tWTF: Jennifer Coolidge Being Jennifer Coolidge Doesn\u2019t Always Work<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tWhen the beloved Jennifer Coolidge took the stage to present the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, she was warmly welcomed by a crowd eager to see what her brand of kooky comedy would bring to the moment. On this night, that kookiness ended up being a slow-moving, mostly awkward, rambling bit that earned precious few laughs. The one good joke \u2014 Coolidge saying she had played a grandmother mid-colonoscopy on The Pitt in a scene that was cut for time \u2014 was immediately forgotten in the silence surrounding some riffs on the number of actresses who could\u2019ve been nominated, the time Coolidge won, and a nominees group chat she\u2019s no longer a part of. Coolidge\u2019s shtick works best when she\u2019s given room to riff \u2014\u00a0exactly what you don\u2019t get at an awards show that is desperate to finish on time. But suffering through this meandering talk immediately after host Nate Bargatze had admonished people to keep their speeches short only made it feel all the slower. \u2014C.T.J.<\/p>\n \tBest: Stars Hollow Comes to Los Angeles<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tWe\u2019re still eight days away from the start of fall, but the Emmys kicked the season off a little early this year with a Gilmore Girls reunion. For a few minutes, the stage transformed into the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, as Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel appeared on their front porch. \u201cTwenty-five years ago, a show called Gilmore Girls premiered, and apparently took the season of fall hostage,\u201d Graham said to laughter. Despite their \u201cautumnal dominance,\u201d the duo joked about how broke their little show was \u2014 saving up all year for \u201cone snow episode\u201d and having to eat the leftovers of Drew Carey\u2019s sheetcake. They were there to present the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, but in a show packed with lame bits and quick speeches, their famous quick-witted banter (originally crafted by showrunner Amy Sherman-Palladino) felt very welcome. \u2014A.M.<\/p>\n \tWorst: The All-Too-Brief \u2018Golden Girls\u2019 Tribute<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tGolden Girls was an Eighties classic that made superstars of its cast of veteran comedy actresses \u2014 Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty, and the great Betty White. Centering a show on four older women who were single was downright revolutionary for the time, and it turned out to be comedy gold for seven seasons. The show earned 68 Emmy nominations with 11 wins over its run, and each of its stars won one, too. It was certainly worthy of celebration\u00a0\u2014 but why was that celebration nothing more than a performance of the theme song by a trio of country singers on a lame replica of the original kitchen set? Were the golden girls fans of country music? The show was set in Miami, not Nashville, but maybe? Is Reba McEntire a huge Golden Girls fan? Are Little Big Town singers Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman? Maybe! We\u2019ll never know, because they just sang a song, gave out an award, and left the stage. \u2014Maria Fontoura<\/p>\n \tWTF: Owen Cooper Beats Veteran Stars to Become Youngest Male Supporting Actor Winner<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tWhile the Boys & Girls Club of America were hemorrhaging cash thanks to some lengthy acceptance speeches, there was at least one kid who won big at the 77th Emmys. Owen Cooper, who made his acting debut in the Netflix\u2019s four-episode Adolescence, took home the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie \u2014\u00a0making him the youngest-ever winner in that category at 15. His stunning performance as 13-year-old murderer Jamie Miller beat out work by the likes of Oscar winner Javier Bardem, veteran character actor Bill Camp, and writer-comedian-mensch Rob Delaney. \u201cI think tonight proves that if you listen and you focus and you step out of your comfort zone, you can achieve anything,\u201d Cooper said during his acceptance speech. \u201cI was nothing about three years ago. I\u2019m here now. Who cares if you get embarrassed?\u201d\u00a0 \u2014C.T.J.<\/p>\n \tBest: Stephen Colbert Finally Wins an Emmy<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tStephen Colbert received a standing ovation<\/a> at the beginning of the evening, when he presented the award for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, casually handed Harrison Ford his resume (featuring his teenage headshot), and hilariously asked, \u201cIs anyone hiring?\u201d He returned to the stage later that night to accept the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series, two months after CBS cancelled<\/a> The Late Show (the network claimed this was a financial decision, but we know it was political<\/a>). And while it was technically the show\u2019s second Emmy \u2014 they won last week at the Creative Arts ceremony \u2014 their win tonight was momentous and poignant. Colbert, who\u2019s hosted the show for a decade, capped his tender speech with a nod to Prince\u2019s \u201cLet\u2019s Go Crazy\u201d: \u201cStay strong, be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor!\u201d \u2014A.M.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From shocking upsets to weird tributes and a well-meaning bit that fell seriously flat, here are our picks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144920,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5422,43,44,6713,38553,41,39,42,40],"class_list":{"0":"post-144919","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-adolescence","9":"tag-headlines","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert","12":"tag-the-pitt","13":"tag-top-news","14":"tag-top-stories","15":"tag-topnews","16":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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