Jimmy Kimmel's mom makes PB&Js for the audience
Jimmel Kimmel and his mother, Joan, made sure that no star was hungry during the televised event. The host enlisted the help of his mother to make sandwiches for the studio audience and the help of the kids from Stranger Things to pass them out on bikes.
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2/26
The kids of Stranger Things adorably crash the Emmys
Not only did Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown and Gaten Matarazzo take over the red carpet, the three little stars from the Netflix series took over the stage.
The trio showed off their singing and dancing chops while performing Uptown Funk while famous members of the audience looked on in awe.
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3/26
Julia Louis-Dreyfus gives an emotional speech
Although she took home the award for Outstanding Lead in a Comedy Series, Julia couldn't help but get a little choked up during her speech.
The Veep star, who won her fifth consecutive Emmy for the category, shared that her father passed away two days before the big night.
“I’d like to dedicate this to my father, William Louis-Dreyfus, who passed away on Friday. I’m so glad that he liked Veep, because his opinion was the one that really mattered."
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4/26
Sarah Paulson wins for American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson and brings the real Marcia Clark as her date
Sarah, who won for Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series, shared her big night with the woman who inspired it all. The actress brought along O.J.Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark as her plus one to the big award show since girlfriend Holland Taylor was in NYC rehearsing for her upcoming play.
During his opening monologue, Jimmy Kimmel noted the luck (or lack there of) Marcia would bring. “Because everyone in L.A. knows, if you want to win, sit next to Marcia Clark.”
“Hi, Marcia. This must be strange for you, right?” he joked to one of the key players in the trial. “Are you rooting for O.J. to win this time?”
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5/26
Leslie Jones addresses her hacking scandal
Leslie Jones was an all around good sport when she took the stage with representatives from the accounting firm that protects the Emmys voting results, Ernst and Young, when she joked about her recent online hacking scandal,
"Y'all protecting something nobody is trying to steal," Leslie quipped to the reps. "Don’t nobody want to know about boring Emmy secrets. But since you good at keeping things safe, I got a job for you: My Twitter account. Put that in the vault, please.”
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6/26
The feud continues
Matt Damon took the stage to hilariously pick on his buddy Jimmy Kimmel after he lost the award for Variety Talk Series to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
"I missed the last category, did you win?” Matt asked Jimmy. "That's a bummer. It makes a lot of sense but you must be really bummed out.”
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7/26
Beyoncé loses, Jimmy Kimmel summons Kanye
In the spirit of award shows, Jimmy Kimmel couldn't resist giving the cast of Grease Live a fair warning after they beat Beyonce for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special.
After Laverne Cox announced that the Queen B lost, host Jimmy Kimmel said: "I wouldn't want to be those guys when Kanye finds out they beat Beyoncé."
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8/26
Game of Thrones history-making win
It was a big night for the seven kingdoms! The cast of Game of Thrones capped off their night with the award for Best Drama Series, bringing their grand total to 38 Emmys and officially making them the series with the most wins.
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9/26
Ariel Winter arrived in style and posed with 2017 Audi Q7 before heading into the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards.
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10/26
The littlest Modern Family star dances his way across the red carpet
Jeremy Maguire took the red carpet by storm! The five-year-old Modern Family star stole the show with his dance moves and cape attached to his tiny tux. After the show, Jeremy danced the night away with professional dancer, and his newest fan, Julianne Hough.
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11/26
Yellow was the color of the night
Angela Bassett, Minnie Driver, Taraji P. Henson and Ellie Kemper were all winners on the red carpet and beyond for their choice in stunning yellow gowns.
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12/26
Priyanka Chopra twirls down the red carpet
The Quantico actress couldn't help but add a little more drama to her red Jason Wu dress. Priyanka owned her look and the carpet with a few beautiful twirls.
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13/26
Jimmy Kimmel stopped to chat with Kerry Washington ahead of his hosting duties at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
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14/26
He's alive! Game of Thrones celebrity-super fan, Kerry Washington snapped a fun photo with Kit Harington.
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15/26
Tom Hiddleston planted a congratulatory kiss on The Night Manager director Susan Bier, after the show's big win.
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16/26
Amy Schumer and Kit Harington looked like prom king and queen, while her brother photobombed, during the Emmys red carpet.
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17/26
Who's the man?! James Corden and Anthony Anderson posed with a new Iphone 7 for a BTS selfie.
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18/26
Marcus Scribner, Rico Rodriguez and Nolan Gould were the Three Musketeers backstage at the Emmys.
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19/26
All smiles! Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Justin Mikita and Chrstian Slater were all excited for Mr. Robot and it showed in this selfie full of smiles.
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20/26
Connie Britton was reunited with her TV husband Kyle Chandler in a blurry selfie.
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21/26
Who's the bigger fan!? Gaten Matarazzo couldn't believe it when he snapped a selfie with David Schwimmer.
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22/26
Millie Bobby Brown was feeling "blessed" after she and co-stars Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo posed with John Travolta and Kelly Preston.
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23/26
Eric Stonestreet, Sofia Vergara and Sarah Hyland had the post-Emmys blues during this silly snapshot.
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24/26
Jimmy Kimmel poured it up with Don Julio 1942 to celebrate the end of his hosting duties during his post-show party at The Lot in West Hollywood.
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25/26
Sarah Paulson, her trophy and Liz Paulson shared a laugh during the FOX Broadcasting Company, FX, National Geographic and Twentieth Century Fox Television's 68th Primetime Emmy Awards after party at Vibiana in L.A.
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26/26
Joel McHale and Sarah Williams had an unbelievable time backstage with "I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!" in the Gifting Suite benefiting the Television Academy Foundation at the 68th Emmy Awards.
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