The 2024 Emmy Awards are finally here, meaning there are tons of celebrity and pop culture moments to devour!
In case you missed the ceremony, we’ve detailed the best – and worst – moments from this year’s Emmys – available to watch on Binge – below…
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Father and son Eugene and Dan Levy gave a hilarious opening monologue
Eugene Levy and his son Dan Levy co-hosted the 2024 Emmy Awards and their opening monologue was hilarious. For instance, Dan explained how to correctly pronounce his surname and then Eugene joked that if things go south hosting-wise you can pronounce his name “Martin Short”. Not to mention, the father and son also joked about winners keeping their acceptance speeches short as they are Canadian and hate having to cut people off before their done.
The Only Murders in the Building trio presented together
Watching Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez together is just magic. The OMITB trio presented the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy and their chemistry was off the charts. It was especially adorable when Steve and Martin shouted out Selena being nominated for an acting Emmy for the first time.
Billy Crudup thanked his wife Naomi Watts
When Billy won an Emmy for his performance in Morning Wars, he thanked his “piece of eye candy” wife Naomi Watts. It was incredibly sweet, especially when he listed her many accomplishments instead of his own.
Meryl Streep was the butt of an awkward joke
When Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney took to the Emmys stage, they made an awkward joke that Meryl Streep was a “jock strap”. She was a good sport though and laughed it off.
Elizabeth Debicki won for playing Princess Diana
Elizabeth Debicki won Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for playing the late Princess Diana in The Crown – making her the first Australian actress to win an Emmy in this category. During her acceptance speech, Elizabeth described Diana as an “unparalleled incredible human being” and said it was the role of a lifetime.
Candice Bergen had the audience in stitches
When Candice Bergen presented an award, she had the audience in stitches by making several references to her television show Murphy Brown. She also looked fabulous in a sparkling gold gown.
Jean Smart got a standing ovation
When she won for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series thanks to her performance in Hacks, Jean Smart got a standing ovation from the audience. She joked that it was great to receive as she doesn’t get “enough attention”.
Kathy Bates joked about her experience playing villains
Kathy Bates, along with Antony Starr and Giancarlo Esposito, joked about how hard it was to play a villain. “Do you know how hard it was to get a date after Misery?” Kathy asked the audience. She went on to say that, “The real American Horror Story was not thanking Ryan Murphy when I won the Emmy”. These two quips made the entire audience burst out laughing.
John Oliver got the music to stop playing
When John Oliver accepted the award for Outstanding Scripted Variety Series, he was about to thank his dog who passed away when the music started playing. He joked that the music was perfect, adding to the sad sentiment he was making, and then said, “F**k you”. Immediately the music stopped playing and he continued with his speech, joking that his award was for dead dogs everywhere. When he finished, John said, “Now you can play me off,” and the music started up again. The whole thing was hilarious!
Billy Crystal reminisced about working with Johnny Carson
Billy Crystal reminisced about his experience on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The audience began clapping and Billy joked, “You’re applauding that I’m old?”
Will Smith referenced the other Will Smith and his infamous slap
Will Smith made a great joke when he won Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. “Despite my name, I come in peace,” the Slow Horses writer said referencing when the other Will Smith infamously slapped Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars.
There was an awkward ad for Johnnie Walker
Before Taylor Zakhar Perez and Ebon Moss-Bachrach presented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, they were backstage and awkwardly promoted drinking Johnnie Walker. It was very bizarre and when the two arrived onstage moments later, Ebon acknowledged the weird moment by joking “Well that was… fun.”
In honour of the 50th anniversary of Happy Days, Ron Howard and Henry Winkler took to the stage
Ron Howard and Henry Winkler took to the stage in honour of the 50th anniversary of Happy Days. In a funny skit, Henry banged a jukebox à la Fonzie to get the Happy Days theme to play.
John Leguizamo gave a moving speech about diversity
John Leguizamo gave a moving speech about diversity during the Emmy Awards, in what was one of the best moments of the night. The actor began by saying that growing up he never saw Latinas on television; he joked that when he watched Star Trek as a child, he thought, “Woah, we [Latinas] won’t be in the future”. He then highlighted the progress that has been made by acknowledging Selena Gomez and Nava Mau’s nominations, before saying he’s committed to keep advocating for more diversity in television.
The Emmys paid tribute to the late Shannen Doherty
During the tribute section of the Emmys, during which Jelly Roll performed, the academy paid their respects to the late Shannen Doherty, Bob Newhart, Donald Sutherland, James Earl Jones, Phil Donahue, Gena Rowlands, Richard Simmons and many others the industry lost in the past year.
Jodie Foster won her first ever Emmy
Jodie Foster won Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series for her performance in True Detective: Night Country, marking her first ever Emmy win.
Viola Davis, Gina Torres and Christine Baranski presented an award together
Talk about iconic; Viola Davis, Gina Torres and Christine Baranski presented the award for Lead Actress in a Drama Series together and it was just a great Emmys moment seeing these three talented women together.
Hiroyuki Sanada spoke Japanese while accpeting an award
When the cast and crew of Shōgun accepted the Outstanding Drama Series award, Hiroyuki Sanada gave part of the acceptance speech in Japanese in a wonderfully poignant moment.
Catherine O’Hara looked ravishing and then shocked the crowd
Catherine O’Hara took to the stage to present the award for Outstanding Comedy Series and she looked simply ravishing in a sparkling dress. She then shocked the entire crowd by saying, “Do we really have to pick just one?” while ripping up the envelope. There was a stunned silence for a few moments before Catherine magically produced a new envelope and announced Hacks as the winner.
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