6 Moments That Made the Emmys Worth Watching

And here's another reason Spicer showing up felt so bizarre. In 2017, it's a given that the award show du jour will have plenty of shade thrown at our current president, and the Emmys were no different, especially considering how many awards Saturday Night Live got for a season that revolved largely around making fun of Donald Trump. Host Stephen Colbert got some great digs in, but it was Alec Baldwin, who won outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series, who really got his goat. Baldwin, whose role as Trump is iconic and now Emmy-winning, burned Trump so bad by offering up his new Emmy and saying, "Mr. President, here is your Emmy" — an allusion to the fact that Trump famously never won.

The Big Little Lies cast had a huge night at the Emmys — Alexander Skarsgard, Laura Dern, director Jean-Marc Valleé, and Nicole Kidman all won in their respective categories, and the show won for best limited series. Now all we need is that second season to get officially confirmed!

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This Is Us star Sterling K. Brown ended up on the Emmys stage again, but it was the first win for his role in the NBC hit, and he killed us with his words. He made TV show references and hilariously thanked his "white TV family," but despite how entertaining he was, he got played off. Luckily, he got to finish his speech in the Emmys press room.

Aside from Big Little Lies, The Handmaid's Tale was one of the other titles to sweep this year's Emmys, and the speeches were just as memorable as that incredible first season. Ann Dowd couldn't believe her win, star Elisabeth Moss was so spirited that she had to be censored, and then the show won best drama. It was a huge showing for Hulu's breakout hit and made up for all those times Moss didn't win for Mad Men.

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