1. For starters, this was the setup:
2. Jason Bateman was incorrectly announced as a winner for Guest Actor in a Drama, when Ron Cephas Jones actually won:
Oops. #Emmys
3. Celebs had to pre-record their acceptance speeches — which is awkward. Here's what Amy Schumer's would have said, had she won:
5. Cheer won an Emmy, which was awkward timing, considering the controversy surrounding its star, Jerry Harris:
6. The presenters this year wore hazmat suit tuxedos:
7. Jimmy Kimmel gave his monologue, but they panned to old audience footage:
8. And he called Quibi "the dumbest thing to cost a billion dollars," LOL.
9. Jason Bateman said, "I'm clean, I'm a big hand-washer," and then touched! his! face! and! his! lips!
10. Jennifer Aniston and Jimmy Kimmel legit started a fire on stage after attempting to "burn the germs" off the official envelope:
Jennifer Aniston really just put out a whole fire on live TV #Emmys
To read the story behind how the fire started, click here.
11. Jimmy made a joke about reporting John Oliver to ICE, which didn't go over well with people on Twitter:
god 🤢 that 🤢 jimmy kimmel 🤢 ICE joke 🤢
Ewwww.... Jimmy Kimmel. No jokes about calling ICE, please. Thanks. #Emmys
12. The skit about COVID testing was not received well — as it portrays it as uncomfortable and could deter people from getting testing. Meanwhile, for most, the test is actually quick and painless:
13. Ramy Youssef shared the awkwardness of what it's like to lose an Emmy in 2020:
when you lose the emmy
14. And lastly, the Emmys spoiled who Dr. Manhattan was in the show Watchmen.
