These Emmy Awards Moments and Celebrities Captivated Facebook, Twitter Users

The Television Academy’s and CBS’ Backstage Live! show on Facebook Live topped the 2 million view mark

Host Stephen Colbert’s opening monologue sparked the most conversation on Facebook during the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, while the most-tweeted-about moment was Elizabeth Moss winning the award for Best Lead Actress, Drama.

The top five buzzworthy moments on Facebook from Sunday night’s event were:

  1. Colbert’s opening monologue
  2. The Handmaid’s Tale winning Best Drama Series
  3. Big Little Lies winning Best Limited Series
  4. Nicole Kidman winning Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series for her role in Big Little Lies
  5. Sterling K.
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