Or multiple statues, as was the case for The Studio's Seth Rogen, who scooped up the win for Best Comedy Series as a producer and Best Actor in a Comedy Series, while Ike Barinholtz finally got to thank Sal Saperstein for his Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series win.
Oh, there she is. Kylie Jenner, aka Timothée Chalamet's "partner of three years"—his words, used for the first time ever in public, when he won Best Actor for Marty Supreme—skipped the red carpet, but obviously joined him for the main event.
He couldn't have done it without her, after all. (Again, his words!)
The Studio's Ike Barinholtz made sure to capture one of many winning moments for him, the show and producer-star Seth Rogen for posterity.
First Amy Madigan became an unwitting icon as Weapons villain Gladys, then she won Best Supporting Actress—and then she found food backstage.
The Adolescence and Frankenstein stars, congratulating each other here for their respectively haunting performances, were both winners for playing maladjusted, misunderstood creatures who could have benefited from better guidance.
The stars of Paradise and The Gilded Age shed the trappings of the apocalypse and a rigid class structure to enjoy a glamorous night out.
Jeff Goldblum got to meet the wizard for a change. When the man of the hour meets the stars of Landman.
The One Battle After Another stars are embarking on one awards show after another, so best they stay hydrated.
The Severance costars never forget just how much fun they have at work.
Well, someone's night was changed for good. And we don't even mean because Noah Wyle won Best Actor in a Drama Series for The Pitt.
The stars of The Pitt look so much less stressed when they're not wearing scrubs.
If her task was to meet up with Mark Ruffalo and his wife, fellow activist/environmentalist Alicia Silverstone can consider her mission accomplished.
We do prefer our Shakespeares smiling.
Noah Schnapp has been to the Upside Down (i.e. been famous since he was a little kid). So the Strangers Thing star may have some valuable advice for Miles Caton, who was named Best Young Actor for his breakout performance in Sinners.
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