The Emmys ceremony is a giant production, and TV viewers only get to see a glimpse of the whole shebang.
Here are some moments that weren’t featured on TV that we got to witness firsthand at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
1. Air conditioners… outside
This is the first year that the Red Carpet got air conditioning. After last year’s heat wave, stars and press were treated to much cooler temperatures this year than last year. (Interestingly, the show opened with a sketch in which Allison Janney worried about several problems, including global warming.)
2. Celebrity handlers
What you don’t notice on the Red Carpet shows are all of the publicists that follow around the stars. They help place any super-long or complicated dress trains and arrange photographs and interviews along the carpet and keep things moving. They have to glam up too — only formal dress on the Red Carpet — but aren’t really shown on TV.
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3. Security EVERYWHERE
Streets throughout downtown LA are blocked off hours ahead of the show, and you need a special pass just to get within a block or two of the Microsoft Theater. Police and security guards are posted on just about every corner around the theater, and you can expect near-TSA levels of security to get in.
4. LA Live is transformed into a “Westworld” worthy maze
If you live in LA and have been to LA Live downtown, you can expect to feel like the Man in Black searching for the center of the “Westworld” maze come Emmys Day. Regular entrances and parking structures are blocked off to make a maze-like red carpet that gets everyone exactly where they’re supposed to go — and nowhere they aren’t supposed to be.
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5. Celebs need down time, too
Spotted: Shannon Purser (“Stranger Things”) strolling into the Marriott before the show, where Sterling K. Brown (“This Is US”) was also seen chilling on his phone after hitting the Red Carpet.
6. Feed the press
Sorry to all the stars, who have to fast during the three-hour ceremony (as Stephen Colbert joked in his opening monologue, they’ve eaten nothing but “water and Crest White Strips”). Hardworking journalists in the press room are fed, however.
7. “The Voice” secrets
When asked by reporters backstage what makes the perfect “Voice” contestant, producer Audrey Morissey highlighted “a perfect voice, a perfect attitude [and] a great story helps.” She added, “But it’s really the attitude… and just to try their best week after week.”
8. Women won the night
Nearly every show or winner that visited the press room mentioned how this year of TV has been great for representing a vast spectrum of female characters on screen. Here’s Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ take on whether this female movement will continue: “God, I hope so. Let’s hope this is the beginning of something even better in our country and in the world. And I think the world would be a better place if women were in charge, frankly.”
Emmys 2017: Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)
Emmys 2017 red carpet arrivals
TV personality, Kristin Cavallari
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“Feud” star Jackie Hoffman
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“Modern Family” star Rico Rodriguez
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“The People v. O. J. Simpson” star Sterling K. Brown with wife, Ryan Michelle Bathe
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“Dancing With the Stars” star Julianne Hough
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“Atlanta” star Brian Tyree Henry
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TV personality Billy Eichner
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“Modern Family” star Jeremy Maguire
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“Veep” star Anna Chlumsky
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“Black-ish” star Miles Brown
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TV personality Giuliana Rancic
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“13 Reasons Why” star Brandon Flynn
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“Stranger Things” cast Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb McLaughlin
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“13 Reasons Why” actress Ajiona Alexus
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“Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson with his wife Alvina Stewart
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“This Is Us” star Chris Sullivan
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“Power” star Anika Noni Rose
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“Silicon Valley” star Amanda Crew
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“Insecure” creator and star Issa Rae
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“Modern Family” star Nolan Gould
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“Better Call Saul” star Jonathan Banks
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TV personality Padma Lakshmi
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“New Girl” Lamorne Morris
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“Westworld” star Tessa Thompson
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“Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown
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“American Crime” star Felicity Huffman
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“Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland
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“Mad Men” star Kiernan Shipka
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“Black-ish” star Marsai Martin
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“Orange Is the New Black” star Laverne Cox
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“Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara
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Academy Award winning actress, Jane Fonda
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“Black-ish” star Yara Shahidi
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“House of Cards” star Joel Kinnaman
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“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” star Rachel Bloom
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“The Handmaids Tale” star Yvonne Strahovski
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“Transparent” star Judith Light
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TV personality James Corden
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“Silicon Valley” star Kumail Nanjiani
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“Orange Is the New Black” star Uzo Aduba
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“The Sinner” star Jessica Biel
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“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” star Tituss Burgess
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“American Crime” star Regina King
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“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” star Ellie Kemper
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“Orange Is the New Black” star Madeline Brewer
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“mother!” star Michelle Pfeiffer
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“Saturday Night Live” star Kate McKinnon
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“America’s Got Talent” judge Heidi Klum
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“Black-ish” star Tracee Ellis Ross
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“Modern Family” star Ariel Winter
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“Transparent” star Kathryn Hahn
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“Westworld” star Angela Sarafyan
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TV personality Seth Meyers
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“The Crown” star Claire Foy
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“How to Get Away With Murder” star Viola Davis with husband Julius Tennon
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“Jane the Virgin” star Gina Rodriguez
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“Saturday Night Live” star Leslie Jones
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“The Handmaid’s Tale” star Elisabeth Moss
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“Shameless” star Emmy Rossum
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“The Mayor” star Lea Michelle
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“Westworld” star Jeffrey Wright
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“Stranger Things” star Shannon Purser
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“Big Little Lies” star Nicole Kidman
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“Big Little Lies” star Zoe Kravitz
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“Big Little Lies” star Reese Witherspoon
“Big Little Lies” star Laura Dern
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“Stranger Things” stars Joe Keery, Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton
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“Big Little Lies” star Shailene Woodley
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“The Night Of” star Riz Ahmed
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“Angie Tribeca” star Rashida Jones
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“The Boss Baby” star Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin
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“American Horror Story” star Matt Bomer
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“Will & Grace” star Debra Messing
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“NCIS: Los Angeles” star LL Cool J
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“Westworld” star Thandie Newton
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“Baskets” star Zach Galifianakis
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“The Handmaid’s Tale” star Samira Wiley
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“Quantico” star Priyanka Chopra
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“Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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“Feud” stars Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon
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“Westworld” star Evan Rachel Wood
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“American Horror Story” star Sarah Paulson
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“Master of None” star Aziz Ansari
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“Black Mirror” star Gugu Mbatha-Raw
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“Stranger Things” actor David Harbour
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“This Is Us” star Chrissy Metz
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