Welcome to the VIRTUAL EMMYS!

Host Jimmy Kimmel kicked off the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, held virtually for the first time in history, by stating the obvious. “This has been a miserable year,” he said. “We’ve been quarantined and star Jason Bateman was on hand for some comic relief, and Jennifer Aniston not only presented the first award but also put out an actual fire that flared up while the pair were jokingly sanitising the first envelope. made history, sweeping the comedy category with seven wins. “OK, the internet’s about to turn on me. I’m so sorry,” joked the show’s star and creator Daniel Levy while accepting his third trophy. Winners were presented their awards by runners in hazmat tuxedos or by boxes that shot out glitter and a fake hand holding an Emmy. When Aniston, 51, eventually made her way back home, she was joined by her co-stars, Lisa Kudrow and Courteney Cox. “We’ve been roommates since 1994, Jimmy. Hello?” Aniston jokingly explained. The actress lost out on her Outstanding Lead Actress Award to star Zendaya. But the real winner was Kimmel, who managed to see the night through without so much as a glitch. “Just think about having a Zoom with your family and how complicated it is to get your grandma to look at the camera,” Kimmel prefaced the ceremony. “Multiply that by a million and that’s what we’re dealing with here.”