The Behind-the-Scenes Moments You Missed at the Emmys

It's not quite Ellen DeGenere's Oscar selfie, but it's still a solid shot.
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Debra Messing's pre-show routine involved a visit to Joanna Vargas Skincare and Salon, where Elisabeth Moss, Mandy Moore and Carrie Coon.
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Kiernan Shipka unwound after the awards show in Miu Miu with her dog.
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There were rumors that Laura Dern snubbed Reese Witherspoon by not hugging her after her win, but this photo proves they're still #bff like Reese's hashtag.
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Gabrielle Union-Wade posted this pre-show photo with the caption, "Ole top of the wedding cake asses..."
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Chrissy Metz poses with show dad Milo Ventimiglia at the FOX after party at Vibiana.
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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend star Rachel Bloom revealed she bought her Gucci gown because designers wouldn't send her clothes. Expect to see it for sale on The Real Real.
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The team behind Full Frontal with Samantha Bee stuck together.
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Yara Shahidi, who's heading to Harvard, shows off her look.
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Modern Family star Sofia Vergara kept her Instagram followers up-to-date on ever second of her Emmys journey.
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Mandy Moore posed with TV son Sterling Brown, the first black actor to win the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series since '98.
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Julianne Hough made sure to get in a last minute touch up.
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Lea Michele pauses for a break with her glam squad.
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If you missed the Emmys last night because the thought of devoting your important Sunday evening to an awards show that lasts for hours sounds exhausting, you weren’t alone. Less people than usual tuned in, as many were devoting time to watching to their team’s Sunday night football game. But luckily, the truly exciting moments went on behind-the-scenes, from pre-show prep to wedding cake goals.

Scroll through to see Reese Witherspoon pose with bestie and Big Little Lies co-star Laura Dern (definitively proving they’re not feuding), as well as Modern Family star and FTC nemesis Sofia Vergara pose with co-star Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband, Justin Mikita, plus This Is Us stars with their TV families.

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