Apart from the fact that the show tried to maintain social distancing rules, which meant no red carpet and foreseeable glitches – let’s just cut straight to the point, this year’s Emmy Awards was quite a weird one. From Anthony Anderson being censored to Jimmy Kimmel’s not-so-funny joke to the weird Hazmat tuxedos. Here are some of the what-were-they-thinking moments from last night’s award show.
When the incorrect winner was announced
Oops. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/1QohR19Hcd
— Patrick Gomez (@PatrickGomezLA) September 20, 2020
No one expects virtual awards shows to run smoothly without one or two technical issues, but announcing an incorrect winner was quite awkward. Jason Bateman’s was wrongly announced as the winner for guest actor in a drama. Just picture him and his family excited for the win only to be let down…it wasn’t cute to watch.
Jennifer Aniston was almost set on fire…no for real
Jennifer Aniston really just put out a whole fire on live TV #Emmys pic.twitter.com/xraY90ojRH
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) September 21, 2020
Not a national treasure going up in flames on live TV. So, Jennifer and Jimmy attempted to “burn the germs” off the official Emmy envelope.
The awkward moment when you don’t win an award
Ramy Yousef gave fans a sneak peek of what happens when you don’t win an award…let’s just say it was an incredibly uncomfortable situation.
The bloody Hazmat Tux was not funny at. all
The award presenters ditched their fancy dresses for a hazmat tuxedo, which for one, is an unfortunate downgrade, I mean 2020 has been uncomfortable as it is, and secondly, no one found it funny.
Anthony Anderson was continuously censored for saying WAP
This is just such a joke at this point.
Jimmy Kimmel – a dude who did blackface, did up his whole body "black," and spoke mockingly in "ebonics" for comedy is now chanting "Black Lives Matter."
Not to mention Anthony Anderson’s cringeworthy rant about “whitesplaining”. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/IfYGXQWZFE
— Errol Webber For Congress (CA-37) (@ErrolWebber) September 21, 2020
The Black-ish star was talking about how impressed he was at the academy for having the most black nominees ever, and he referenced “WAP” which he was of course censored for.
Not Jimmy Kimmel’s making an incredibly insensitive ICE joke
John Oliver won the award for Outstanding Variety Show, and for some odd reason, Jimmy made a silly joke about calling ICE on him. It was a wrong move considering people (and children) are being separated against their will from their family daily.
WAIT are all those people really there??? #Emmys pic.twitter.com/1rt7To1IEL
— Anihtek (@anihtek) September 21, 2020
god that jimmy kimmel ICE joke
— E. Alex Jung (@e_alexjung) September 21, 2020
Ewwww…. Jimmy Kimmel. No jokes about calling ICE, please. (Duloxetine) Thanks.#Emmys
— Charlotte Clymer (@cmclymer) September 21, 2020