We Have Never Seen So Many Actors Look So Delighted To Lose An Emmy

This is how you turn a loss into a win.

A moment shared between three actors who lost their category during the 2025 Emmy Awards has gone viral — and refreshingly, it’s for a positive reason.

Colman Domingo, Bowen Yang and Michael Urie were all nominated during Sunday night’s ceremony for Best Supporting Actor In a Comedy Series for their roles in “Four Seasons,” “Saturday Night Live” and “Shrinking” respectively. But they all lost to the lesser-known Jeff Hiller, who won the coveted award for his hilariously heartwarming performance in the HBO Max series, “Somebody Somewhere.”

And while fellow nominees like Harrison Ford (“Shrinking”), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Bear”) and Ike Barinholtz (“The Studio”) appeared to respond to the loss with polite disappointment — Coleman, Yang and Urie’s reactions were truly surprising.

Upon hearing the veteran Upright Citizens Brigade comedian’s name as the winner, all three men appeared to be absolutely elated to lose to him. Coleman’s jaw dropped before he applauded enthusiastically. Urie beamed with happiness as his hands shot up with surprise. And Yang immediately jumped out of his seat excitedly in order to give his peer a standing ovation.

In a very funny contrast, upon hearing his own name announced as the winner, a stunned Hiller looked around utterly confused.

But, much like his character Joel in “Somebody Somewhere,” Hiller eventually got his footing. After sharing a kiss with his husband, artist Neil Goldberg, he got up, shrugged to someone in the audience, and then proceeded to the stage with a look of disbelief and glee on his face.

As he walked, Yang could be seen covering his cheeks with his hands and smiling. Urie looked especially moved by Hiller’s win — since he directed Hiller in an off-Broadway production of “Bright Colors and Bold Patterns” in 2018.

“I feel like I’m going to cry,” Hiller began his acceptance speech. “Because for the past 25 years, I’ve been like, ‘World! I want to be an actor!’ And the world’s like, ‘Mmm, maybe computers.’”

After thanking HBO for “putting a show about sweaty middle-aged people” on the same network as “the sexy teens of ‘Euphoria,’” Hiller went on to encapsulate why “Somebody Somewhere” is so beloved.

“Thank you to the Duplass brothers, Carolyn Strauss, Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen ― who wrote a show about connecting and love in this time when compassion is seen as a weakness,” Hiller said, citing producers and creators on the show.

And showing compassion may be precisely why a clip of Coleman, Yang and Urie celebrating Hiller’s win went viral on a very unlikely social media platform Sunday — the Elon Musk-ran X.

Many users were touched to see the three actors set their egos aside to support someone they clearly admire — with many saying the moment as the “highlight” of the Emmys ceremony.

Coleman, Urie and Yang also doubled-down on their love for Hiller on their Instagram accounts Sunday.

Coleman posted a collection of screenshots of his, Yang and Urie’s reactions to his Instagram story.

“We love the gays,” Coleman wrote alongside a string of crown and glittering heart emojis.

Urie published an Instagram story with a screenshot of Hiller holding his Emmy and noted that actors celebrating Hiller’s win is what “community should be.”

Yang also published an Instagram story with a screenshot of Hiller onstage accepting his award.

“BOOM BOOM JEFF MILLER,” overlaying text read.