Emmy producers knew Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay-Z weren\u2019t attending the Emmys 2025 when they failed to get in formation.<\/p>\n
The people behind the high-profile show held at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 14, described the moment they realized the Grammy-winning couple wasn\u2019t attending the\u00a077th Primetime Emmy Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay-Z before sharing a table with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner at the Reform Alliance Casino Night & Gala held at Ocean Hotel in Atlantic City on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. Instagram\/Beyonce<\/p>\n Jay-Z and Beyonc\u00e9 attend the world premiere of Disney\u2019s \u201cMufasa: The Lion King\u201d at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on Dec. 9, 2024. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n Jesse Collins Entertainment producers Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay say they learned that Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay-Z were no-shows as soon as the ceremony started.<\/p>\n \u201cWe figured it out when they weren\u2019t in the seats,\u201d Collins told\u00a0Variety<\/a>\u00a0post-show, joking that he connected the dots and thought, \u201c\u2018Oh, you guys aren\u2019t coming!’\u201d<\/p>\n Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay-Z were both nominated for Outstanding Variety Special (Live)<\/a>.<\/p>\n The \u201cBreak My Soul\u201d singer earned a nod for \u201cBeyonc\u00e9 Bowl,\u201d the Netflix film of her NFL 2024 Christmas Day Halftime Show, which was up against \u201cThe Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar,\u201d produced by her record executive husband.<\/p>\n Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay-Z attend the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles, Calif. Getty Images for The Recording Academy<\/p>\n Beyonc\u00e9 performs a halftime show during the Netflix livestream Christmas NFL game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Dec. 25, 2024, in Houston, Texas. Netflix<\/p>\n Beyonce performs a halftime show during the Netflix livestream Christmas NFL game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Dec. 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Netflix<\/p>\n Collins, who also executive-produced Beyonce\u2019s NFL special, explained to the outlet that if the \u201cBreak My Soul\u201d singer really wanted to be there, she would have.<\/p>\n \u201cShe can make anything happen,\u201d he said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter where she is in the world right now, if she wants to be here, she\u2019ll be here, and there will be a seat for her. Several. We\u2019re ready for them and whatever they want to do\u2026 those are my bosses, so it\u2019s up to them.\u201d<\/p>\n The superstar duo, however, had stiff competition and lost to Lorne Michaels<\/a>, who took home the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) award for \u201cSNL50: The Anniversary Special.\u201d<\/p>\n Lorne Michaels accepts the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) award for \u201cSaturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special\u201d onstage during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on Sept. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles, Calif. Getty Images<\/p>\n Lorne Michaels, right, and the cast and crew of \u201cSNL50: The Anniversary Special\u201d accepts the award for Outstanding Variety Special (live) during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello\/Invision\/AP<\/p>\n When the \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d creator, 80, took the stage to accept the golden statue, he referenced winning the first-ever award in the category five decades prior.<\/p>\n \u201cI won this award for the first time 50 years in 1976. I was younger and had a lot of dreams about what would happen in my life,\u201d Michaels told the star-studded crowd. \u201cNot one of those dreams was me doing the same show for the next 50 years.\u201d<\/p>\n While thanking NBC and Comcast, he joked that he had an unlimited budget while putting the 50th anniversary special<\/a> together. <\/p>\n James Austin Johnson, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman, Sarah Sherman, Bowen Yang at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, Calif., on June 2, 2025. Todd Williamson\/NBC<\/p>\n \u201cThe [anniversary] show was two years in the planning and they said, \u2018We don\u2019t care what it costs as long as it\u2019s good.\u2019 Maybe they didn\u2019t say that, maybe that\u2019s just what I heard,\u201d Michaels teased.<\/p>\n The \u201cSNL50\u201d special was also nominated for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series, but lost the Emmy<\/a> to HBO\u2019s \u201c100 Foot Wave,\u201d which followed surfing pioneer Garrett McNamara\u2019s quest to conquer a 100-foot wave in Portugal.<\/p>\n Michaels\u2019 win comes on the heels of the massive \u201cSNL\u201d shakeup<\/a> ahead of its Season 51.<\/p>\n Heidi Gardner as Dana Banes and Bowen Yang as Jace L. Rio during the \u201cPark Red Carpet\u201d cold open on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n Devon Walker and Ego Nwodim during the \u201cLife Insurance\u201d sketch on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Leanne Diaz\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n Michael Longfellow and Ego Nwodim as Tiffany during the \u201cBlind Date\u201d sketch on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n Comedians Devon Walker, Emil Wakim, Michael Longfellow, Ego Nwodim and Heidi Gardner<\/a> will not be back when the beloved sketch comedy show returns next month.<\/p>\n While Walker, Wakim, Longfellow and Nwodim have all addressed their exits, Garner has yet to speak out about the news. However, an insider told The Post her\u00a0contract with \u201cSNL\u201d was not renewed<\/a>.<\/p>\n On the Emmys red carpet, Michaels admitted that fresh faces were essential<\/a> to keeping the series from getting stale. <\/p>\n Ashley Padilla as Susan McGrath, Emil Wakim as Keith and host Scarlett Johansson as Denise Jones during the \u201cLocal News Stories\u201d sketch on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n Michael Longfellow and Heidi Gardner during the \u201cEdible Arrangements\u201d sketch on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Holland Rainwater\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s essential that we bring new people in every year,\u201d he explained to Extra<\/a>, noting how viewers impact casting. <\/p>\n \u201cThe longest four years of your life are high school, and I think that\u2019s when people tend to attach to a cast, and that is the age of our audience in a way,\u201d Michaels shared. \u201cThe old audience is there, but they fall asleep early.\u201d<\/p>\n Five new feature players have been added to the \u201cSNL\u201d Season 51 lineup.<\/p>\n Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson\u00a0and Veronika Slowikowska\u00a0will make their debuts<\/a>\u00a0when the series returns to Studio 8H in October.<\/p>\n Host Walton Goggins, Bowen Yang and Heidi Gardner during the \u201cService Dogs\u201d sketch on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n