Well, that was a fun night, wasn’t it? Jimmy Fallon set the tone for Sunday’s Emmy Awards with a fun and frivolous ode to Glee, and kept up the rollicking and fun pace all night long. And, best of all, it the glitzfest was done by 11 p.m.! Truly shocking. (Check out the list of winners.)
We here at TVGuide.ca are still laughing over Fallon’s antics, still mocking Kate Gosselin and still feeling all warm and fuzzy over Eric Stonestreet and Modern Family’s well-deserved wins. Here are Denette Wilford and Greg David’s take on the best, worst and most memorable moments of the night.
BEST MOMENT
Denette: The opening sequence featuring Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, some of the stars from Glee, Jorge Garcia (Hurley!), Nina Dobrev, and best of all, Jon Hamm. Though a close second would be when Ricky Gervais hit the stage and offered beer to everyone. I love me some Ricky.
Greg: Bucky Gunts.
WORST MOMENT
Denette: Anytime Kate Gosselin got screen time.
Greg: It wasn’t a worst moment per se, in that I was cringing, but seeing Friday Night Lights’ stars Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton lose out in their respective categories was a downer.
MOST SCANDALOUS MOMENT
Denette: January Jones’s dress. What was she thinking?!
Greg: David Mills, executive producer of The Wire and Treme, not being included in the In Memoriam piece.
BIGGEST UPSET
Denette: Kyra Sedgwick stealing the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama statuette from Julianna Margulies — literally. I’m actually shocked Sedgwick didn’t tell Margulies to put her hands above her head and walk away with her purse, too.
Greg: The Good Wife’s Archie Panjabi beating out co-star Christine Baranski in the outstanding supporting actress category.
MOST EXPECTED MOMENT
Denette: After all the wins Temple Grandin was notching, it was no shocker that Claire Danes scored for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie.
Greg: Jane Lynch winning Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy. Runner-up was Al Pacino nabbing the lead actor trophy in the TV-movie You Don’t Know Jack.
BIGGEST CRINGE-WORTHY MOMENT
Denette: Al Pacino. He just kept rambling but there was NO way producers were going to cut him off with music.
Greg: Forget his rambling speech, what about Pacino’s HAIR?
BEST ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Denette: First of the night (the best way to kick off the show). Eric Stonestreet winning was amazing, but watching his onscreen partner and fellow nominee, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, straight-up bawling for him was so great.
Greg: Tom Hanks when his creation, The Pacific, won for best miniseries. He was, as always, funny, gracious and humble.
BEST FALLON MOMENT
Denette: Too many to mention. But loved his riffs on his acoustic before introducing each genre.
Greg: The ode to the three TV series that ended this past year: 24, Law & Order and Lost. Decked out as Elton John, Boys to Men and Billie Joe from Green Day was hilarious.
WORST FALLON MOMENT
Denette: Can’t think of a one.
Greg: The screechy category intros, but they really weren’t that bad.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME MOMENT
Denette: Look, I love me some Mad Men, but I was 100 per cent sure that Lost had the Outstanding Drama Series category in the bag. Oh, Lost, I miss you already.
Greg: Bryan Cranston beating Kyle Chandler for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. Not that Cranston isn’t great, but he’s already won it two years in a row and his show, Breaking Bad, has been renewed. I’m just saying.
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