Emmys Best Moments: Photo Highlights of the 2022 Awards Show

By:

Elissa Anderson

September 12, 2022 11:18PM EDT

Check out every hilarious and heartwarming moment from the 2022 Emmy Awards in these photos from TV’s biggest night!

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Kenan Thompson Opens Emmys 2022: See Highlights Of The Show

Kenan Thompson Opens Emmys 2022: See Highlights Of The Show — The Emmys are back! For the second year in a row, post-pandemic, the Emmys ceremony will be largely in-person, which means all of your favorite stars will be in the house to celebrate a wonderful year of television.

Kenan Thompson, who won an Emmy in 2018 for his work on “Saturday Night Live,” will be host the evening, and usher in as many laughs as he can. The big winners stand to be Succession and Ted Lasso, with both nabbing very high number of nominations, and most of their stars up against each other in the major acting categories. But don’t also count out The White Lotus, which is the limited series with the most nominations — 20 in total. Will this be Jennifer Coolidge’s year? Here’s hoping for her!

From the opening number to John Legend’s In Memoriam to every splendid moment, here’s everything that went down at the 2022 Emmys.

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Oprah At The Emmys

Oprah At The Emmys — Oprah Winfrey opened the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles by handing out the first award of the evening to Michael Keaton for his role on ‘Dopesick’.

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Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton — Michael Keaton accepts the Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for “Dopesick” at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. Congrats!

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Kenan Thompson As Daenerys

Kenan Thompson As Daenerys — Host Kenan Thompson performed a tribute to ‘Games of Thrones’ and ‘House of the Dragon’ at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Sophia Vergara

Sophia Vergara — Sofia Vergara look all kinds of good in glitter and gold presenting at the Emmys.

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Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew Macfadyen — It’s a big win for Succession! Matthew Macfadyen walked away with the Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role in HBO’s Succession.

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Amy Poehler & Seth Meyers

Amy Poehler & Seth Meyers — Really?! The Weekend Update cohosts Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers reunited at the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards to give away one of the biggest awards of the night!

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Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph — Sheryl Lee Ralph brought the Emmys to a complete standstill when she won Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series role her role in ‘Abbott Elementary’.

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Lizzo & Kenan Thompson

Lizzo & Kenan Thompson — Lizzo and Kenan Thompson brought bad bitch o’clock to the Emmys with some fun banter and a bit of twerking at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Kerry Washington and Gaell García Bernal

Kerry Washington and Gaell García Bernal — Kerry Washington and Gaell García Bernal got togegher to present one of the biggest awards of the night at the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon

Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon — Red light! Green light! ‘Squid Games’ stars Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon reunited at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards to present together.

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Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short

Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short — ‘Only Murders In The Building’ stars Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short got together to poke fun of each other — as well as present — at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Bown Yang Kenan Thompson Emmys 2022 SS

Bown Yang Kenan Thompson Emmys 2022 SS — Bowen Yang and Kenan Thompson
74th Primetime Emmy Awards, Show, Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, USA – 12 Sep 2022

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Jennifer Coolidge

Jennifer Coolidge — Snap! Meet the new winner of the Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie emmy Jennifer Coolidge for her iconic work on ‘The White Lotus’.

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Geena Davis

Geena Davis — For all of her incredible work for women in media, the Governors Award was presented Geena Davis, along with her friend and cohort Madeline Di Nonno at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried — Thomas Sadoski cozies up to wife Amanda Seyfried at the Emmy Awards moments before she won her first award.

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Zedd

Zedd — Yes, Selena Gomez’s ex Zedd was rocking the Emmys DJ booth during the 2022 show!

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Kenan Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani and Jason Sudeikis

Kenan Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani and Jason Sudeikis — Who needs a drink? Kenan Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani and Jason Sudeikis hit up the bar at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards for funny bit between awards.

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John Legend

John Legend — John Legend pulled out a special performance for the 2022 Emmys, singing a new song for the first time to remember those we’ve lost this year.

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Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni

Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni — SVU-GUYS! Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni reunited at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards to present together, to the delight of Law and Order fans everywhere!

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Quinta Bronson

Quinta Bronson — HISTORY! The Emmy for Writing for a Comedy Series went Quinta Brunson for penning the Abbott Elementary (Pilot). Unfortunately, Jimmy Kimmel had to make it awkward.

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Zendaya

Zendaya — It is Zendaya’s world, and we’re just living in it. Zendaya took home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and made history while she was at it. The 26-year-old is now the youngest woman to win two acting Emmys. She is also the first Black woman to win the Lead Actress award twice.

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Lee Jung-Jae

Lee Jung-Jae — And more history being made! The Emmy Actor in a Drama Series went to Lee Jung-jae for his role Squid Game, making him the first Korean to ever win!

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White Lotus Cast

White Lotus Cast — And the Limited Series Emmy went to … The White Lotus!

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Pete Davidson

Pete Davidson — Surprise! In his first public appearnace since his split from Kim Kardashian, Pete Davidson handed out the award for Best Comedy at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Ted Lasso Cast

Ted Lasso Cast — And the Emmy for Best Comedy Series goes to…. Ted Lasso!

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Selma Blair

Selma Blair — Get on your feet! Selma Blair was welcomed to the Emmys with a standing ovation to present the finally award of the night, Best Drama.

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Succession Cast

Succession Cast — And lastly, the Best Drama Series Emmy goes to … Succession!

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