68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Twitter, Facebook
Tatiana Maslany taking home the award for best lead actress in a drama was the most-discussed moment on Twitter during the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night.
Tatiana Maslany taking home the award for best lead actress in a drama was the most-discussed moment on Twitter during the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night.
According to data from Twitter, the five most-discussed moments during the event were:
- Maslany wins best lead actress in a drama.
- Rami Malek wins best lead actor in a drama.
- Game of Thrones wins best drama.
- Veep wins best comedy.
- Sarah Paulson wins best actress in a limited series.
The five most-tweeted-about stars were:
- Maslany
- Paulson
- Malek
- Kate McKinnon
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
And the five most-tweeted-about TV shows during Sunday night’s Emmy Awards were:
- Game of Thrones
- Orphan Black
- Mr. Robot
- The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Veep
Several celebrities and public figures took to Twitter to share their preparations for Emmy night, and examples are embedded below.
I’m the only nominee at the #Emmys wearing this right now! pic.twitter.com/7NkQmuinu6
— James Corden (@JKCorden) September 18, 2016
And so my 1st Emmy prep begins! Thank you @AraxiLindsey I feel SO FRESH & SO CLEAN CLEAN! @TelevisionAcad #Blackish pic.twitter.com/54NP1hxGu7
— Miles Brown (@mrbabyboogaloo) September 18, 2016
Desert wear by Oscar de la Wilson #Veep #Emmys2016 pic.twitter.com/RWIXi0JQCF
— Kevin Dunn (@ActorKevinDunn) September 18, 2016
Emmys y’all!! pic.twitter.com/xUeH2wjnKd
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) September 19, 2016
Meanwhile, Facebook said in an email to SocialTimes that more than 9 million users were behind some 14 million Emmy-related interactions Sunday night.
The top three social moments on Facebook were:
- Maslany wins best lead actress in a drama.
- Game of Thrones wins best drama.
- Sterling K. Brown wins best supporting actor in a limited series or TV movie.
Amd scenes from the red carpet, as well as the monologue by host Jimmy Kimmel, came alive on Facebook via 360-degree videos.
The video from the red carpet, via the Emmys/Television Academy Facebook page, is embedded below, along with the 360 video of Kimmel’s monologue, which appeared on the pages of Jimmy Kimmel, ABC and Emmys/Television Academy.
Readers: Did you interact on Facebook or Twitter during Sunday night’s Emmys telecast?
68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards logo courtesy of Emmys/Television Academy Facebook page.
