This year’s Emmy’s did not disappoint, and neither did the hilarious women of Twitter.
Even though Jimmy Kimmel couldn’t make it through the night without an off-color Bill Cosby joke, and we didn’t get to see Tracee Ellis Ross take home an Emmy for her role in “Black-ish,” there were still some fantastic moments for women at the show.
Jill Soloway called for the toppling of the patriarchy on live TV, and Amy Schumer gave o.b. tampons a nod on the red carpet. Kate McKinnon gave a wonderfully endearing speech ― making sure to thank Hillary Clinton! ― and Marcia Clark finally got her due with a big nod from Sarah Paulson, who took home an Emmy for playing Clark in “The People v. O.J. Simpson.”
Of course, it wouldn’t be an award show without commentary from our favorite women on Twitter. Below are 37 spot-on tweets about the 2016 Emmys:
Yo! He's ALIVE!!!!! #Emmys https://t.co/LkEesMpCHo pic.twitter.com/9ESAhvt4Ku
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington)
"Good sentence" -- we are all Kate McKinnon
— Caroline Bologna (@CarolineSB)
BRB, getting "topple the patriarchy" tattooed on my body #Emmys2016
— Tahlia Hein (@notnadia)
i look forward to seeing a trans woman win an emmy
— Zeba Blay (@zblay)
year of the woman #Emmys pic.twitter.com/egGseRpZN5
— Morgan Murphy (@morgan_murphy)
"I GOT THE HOTTEST CHICK IN THE GAME WEARING MY CHAIN"
— Bim aka Yung Jollof (@bimadew)
SHUT UP, STERLING! UN-CRY THESE TEARS! #Emmys pic.twitter.com/xhW6EHhn25
I swear I lost my shit!! MY BITCH IS A EMMY WINNER! pic.twitter.com/Uvnal7kuHg
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg)
Congratulations on your Emmy, Kate! Big fan of yours, too. pic.twitter.com/w00QO1GwyH
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton)
get you a man who thanks you the way Courtney B Vance thanks Angela Bassett
— Jessica Goodman (@jessgood)
Two female director winners! #VagendaOfManocide #emmys
— kelly oxford (@kellyoxford)
This was a missed opportunity for Kyle Chandler to call out the woman who rocks his chain @conniebritton :( #Emmys
— Shaunna Murphy (@ShaunnaLMurphy)
Sarah Paulson is literally nominated for two different shows tonight and I can't even keep a plant alive #Emmys pic.twitter.com/TBQAfQaXuw
— Kelli Boyle (@kellixboyle)
It really annoys me that I can't be friends with the #StrangerThings kids because it would be considered creepy. Pshhh. #Emmys
— tierney bricker (@tbrick2)
Please fav if you first heard "Hallelujah" in Shrek, where it belongs
— Jazmine Hughes (@jazzedloon)
The shading on my chin tonight was courtesy of pizzasauce. #pizzasauce #emmys https://t.co/feh3RYmVHD
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell)
If the characters in Grease weren't dead the whole time they sure are now. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/nysBWEYXOC
— Jennifer Wright (@JenAshleyWright)
Taraji seems like the kind of friend who will always yell for you at high school graduation even when the principal says stay silent. ❤️❤️❤️
— Sara Benincasa (@SaraJBenincasa)
Every time something in this Emmys bugs me, I think back to that horrible stretch where Modern Family won everything.
— Judy Berman (@judyberman)
Maggie Smith winning an Emmy #Emmys pic.twitter.com/dEpuU8auKN
— Ally Hirschlag (@AllyHirschlag)
i dont think lemonade needed to win an emmy because it would be like putting a burger king crown on a glowing orb of eternal light & beauty.
— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin)
new unattainable goal: to look as good kerry washington does pregnant, while not pregnant. pic.twitter.com/FVhnRGioMP
— Kathleen Hou (@kathleenhou)
Somewhere Beyoncé is laying in a bathtub of money
— kelsey mckinney (@mckinneykelsey)
Jay: Bey, you didn't win the Emmy
Beyoncé: Who?
if men are going to be in charge of all the media that gets awards we should at least force them to wear more interesting outfits
— Erin Gloria Ryan (@morninggloria)
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