The best moments from the very unusual 2020 Emmy Awards

We knew the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards were going to be different, with celebrities basically Zooming into the show from all over the globe on Sunday. Telecast producers anticipated designer pajamas and outlandish at-home moments, and it’s fair to say their expectations were exceeded. It all puts The A.V. Club’s Emmys uniform of laundry-day knockarounds to shame.

Here are some of the best moments and fashions from the 72nd annual Emmys.

If you’re looking for a list of the winners or our liveblog commentary, we have that too.

...realizing they didn’t actually put the fire out the first time and it’s not TV magic and they may burn the Staples Center down.

(and Dan Levy in a kilt, because of course.)

Maybe combining all our 2020 elections fears in one entity, Anthony Carrigan channeled his Russian Barry character impersonating a mail carrier.

(And Dan Levy freaking out)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actress lost to Annie Murphy, but she won the nominee cam.

Gabrielle Union apparently stopped on her way to the shower to stump for Insecure during the announcement of the nominees for Outstanding Comedy Series.

The Outstanding Variety Talk Series winner was awarded with a Jack-in-the-box surprise. What do you think the rest of the nominees will do with their empty boxes they now have?

Reminder: It’s been 188 since Breonna Taylor was murdered.

Something tells us we wouldn’t have gotten that reaction from Mark Ruffalo’s wife, Sunrise Coigney, if they’d been in an arena surrounded by other people when he won Outstanding Lead Actor In A Movie. Maybe this remote ceremony is a good thing.

“‘You’re presenting with an alpaca’ looks a lot like ‘You’re presenting with Al Pacino.’”

The Little Fires Everywhere crowd decided to give up on 2020.

During a video package of how celebs have been spending their quarantine, the Perry Mason star joked that she’s been making wine at home...and that it’s not good.

Same.

It’s always good to see Bob. 91, y’all.

Take that, Nic Cage.

The Oustanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series or Movie nominees—with Tracy Morgan standing in for Tracey Ullman. “Us Trac(e)ys have to stick together,” he explained. Now we want to see Ullman do a 30 Rock reboot.

The Jack-in-the-box bit worked even better when RuPaul Charles accepted the Outstanding Reality-Competition Program award.