Naomi Watts and her husband Billy Crudup took the unofficial award for Couple of the Night. Crudup won best supporting actor in a drama series for “The Morning Show," calling Watts, during his acceptance speech, his "piece of eye candy." Watts was nominated, but lost out on the lead actress in the limited series award for her role in “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans.”
“We’re quite competitive, but like Scrabble,” Crudup said backstage. He added that the couple, who wed last year, are “very supportive of one another."
John Oliver drew huge laughs for his sudden expletive during his TV speech. While accepting the award for scripted variety series for HBO's “Last Week Tonight,” the wry comedian told the orchestra to shut up (in stronger terms) when they played him off, just as he was thanking his family's recently deceased dog.
Backstage, Oliver revealed he was actually grateful for whoever started the playoff music. After all, they gave him an opportunity to make a joke out of a sad subject.
“I’m not well versed in sincerity as a British person and as a comedian, so I didn’t really want to get upset. And, thankfully, whoever was on that board was like, ‘You can’t carry this off,’” Oliver said. “I’m very grateful they gave me a parachute so I can avoid my feelings once more.”
Ayo Edebiri might not have repeated her first Emmy win for "The Bear" from last year. But the nominated star may have had the most Emmy fun, starting with the moment she freaked out over meeting Reba McEntire on the red carpet ("My legs are shaking").
Inside the theater, Edebiri ran into "Only Murders in the Building" star Selena Gomez, who was passing by with boyfriend Benny Blanco during a commercial break. The instant group caused a traffic jam as they talked, with Gomez complimenting Edebiri's Bottega Veneta gown.
"Oh, this old thing," Edebiri said with a laugh before the two hugged. Edebiri bade farewell to Gomez with, "Keep it up, dude."
During the next commercial break, Edebiri paused before taking a picture for co-star Moss-Bachrach. "I always take bad pictures," Edebiri said, holding the camera. "Does this need to be in focus?"
