8 Awkward Moments From The 2023 Emmy Awards

From red carpet flubs to literal green goblins, this year's ceremony had it all.

1. Laverne Cox referred to Hannah Waddingham as "Hannah Waddington" on the red carpet — and Hannah corrected her immediately:

Laverne: “Hannah Waddington.”@veepthroat and me: pic.twitter.com/Ry8u4dkSb7

— erin 🌈 (@_erinmckenziee) January 16, 2024

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Hannah Waddingham when someone pronounces her name as Hannah Waddington: pic.twitter.com/frNpQ5NDQB

— 🏳️‍🌈Jackson🏳️‍🌈 (@jackHollywood09) January 15, 2024

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2. People were freaked out by the green gremlin appearing on the red carpet...

WHO THE HELL IS THAT.?:7:/& pic.twitter.com/SRRB179aBB

— tara (@terrariuh) January 15, 2024

@terrariuh / Via Twitter: @terrariuh

I love drag what do you mean the green goblin is at the Emmy’s pic.twitter.com/1Gee6ppd6L

— 🍌Gail🍌 (@Icekoldsoup) January 15, 2024

@Icekoldsoup / Via Twitter: @Icekoldsoup

But it turned out to be Princess Poppy from Season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race:

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3. While interviewing Kathryn Hahn, red carpet cohost Heather McMahan referred to the buzzy Emma Stone show The Curse, a work of fiction, as "such a great social experiment":

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Heather was probably thinking of The Rehearsal, the 2022 show from The Curse co-creator Nathan Fielder that was more explicitly reality-esque. Easy mistake to make! There's a lot of TV out there.

4. Travis Barker randomly played the drum fill to Phil Collins's "In the Air Tonight" during host Anthony Anderson's opening monologue — and he kinda biffed it:

Travis Barker makes an appearance during Anthony Anderson's opening performance at the 75th #Emmys pic.twitter.com/ETO3HQkFhz

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 16, 2024

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Travis Barker at the emmys? #Emmys2024 pic.twitter.com/rfflHypwTZ

— #RHOSLC #RHOP #RHOBH (@IMightListenPod) January 16, 2024

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5. After joking about it during the opening monologue, Anthony Anderson's mom Doris Bowman actually cut off The White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge's acceptance speech for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:

“I wanna thank all the evil gays!!!”

—Jennifer Coolidge winning her second Emmy for The White Lotus lol pic.twitter.com/D6CqNEIZiK

— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) January 16, 2024

Twitter: @SpencerAlthouse / Via Twitter: @SpencerAlthouse

Doris didn't cut off anyone else for the rest of the night — except John Oliver, who specifically asked her to. She also waved a "Wrap it up" sign during Matty Matheson's acceptance speech for The Bear.

6. Paul Walter Hauser stuffed a bunch of food in his mouth when he won the award for Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie — and then he started rapping his acceptance speech:

Paul Walter Hauser wins the award for Supporting Actor - Limited Anthology Series or Movie at the #Emmys pic.twitter.com/tjRLaXe6tv

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 16, 2024

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paul walter hauser emmys acceptance speech pic.twitter.com/e6VVYK02zh

— mya in mourning (@DUNENATION) January 16, 2024

Twitter: @DUNENATION / Via Twitter: @DUNENATION

Paul Walter Hauser in his #Emmys speech pic.twitter.com/CJK1mo4may

— Joey Gentile (@JoeyGentile1992) January 16, 2024

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7. Roy Wood Jr. seemingly alluded to the perpetually vacant hosting slot for The Daily Show as its former host Trevor Noah accepted an Emmy:

We see you @roywoodjr at the #Emmys mouthing “Please hire a host” during the @Trevornoah Comedy Central acceptance speech . pic.twitter.com/hn9rGQQi0J

— Ryan Williams (@Ryan_Wms) January 16, 2024

Twitter: @Ryan_Wms / Via Twitter: @Ryan_Wms

And finally...

8. Elton John achieved EGOT status — but he didn't show up to accept the award:

Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium wins the award for Outstanding Live Variety Special at the 75th #Emmys pic.twitter.com/pEqk2DE12O

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 16, 2024

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All in all, everything went pretty seamlessly! Not always a given in the world of awards shows. Congrats to all the winners!

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