The 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards took place on Sunday and the who’s who of television all came out to be acknowledged.
A lot of history was made this year during the big show, including Lena Waithe becoming the first Black woman ever to win in the category of writing for a comedy series, Sterling K. Brown becoming the first Black actor in nearly 20 years to win an Emmy for lead actor in a drama and Donald Glover making his mark as the first black person to win an Emmy for directing for a comedy.
Award shows are always better to watch on social media — and on Sunday, Twitter didn’t disappoint.
Sean Spicer’s surprise appearance had everyone shook:
It was a stellar night for Black people:
Donald Glover was the man of the night:
But the random, miscellaneous tweets are always the funniest:
Congrats to all the big winners on Sunday night. What was your favorite part of the show?