Emmy nominee Ramy Youssef took a video of a person in a hazmat suit waving goodbye when he lost in his category
- The Emmys were held virtually this year, which means the Television Academy sent people (wearing hazmat suits) with a statue out to every nominee's house.
- That means that the four people who didn't win probably watched their would-be award just walk away.
- Actor and creator Ramy Youssef posted a video on Twitter showing the Television Academy representative waving goodbye as they walked away after "Ramy" lost to "Schitt's Creek."
The 2020 Emmy Awards were held virtually for the first time on Sunday, which led to several surprising moments. One of these came from nominee Ramy Youssef's Twitter feed, instead of the live show on ABC itself.
Youssef, whose Hulu series "Ramy" was nominated for several awards, shared a video showing a Television Academy representative waving goodbye outside of his house.
"When you lose the emmy," Youssef tweeted.
"Ramy" lost in each of its nominated categories to comedy series PopTV's "Schitt's Creek," which swept the night's awards.
This video showed how the Television Academy was not just sending out people with Emmy statues to the winners' houses — but they had actually sent statues to every nominees' house in order to preserve the surprise.
People watching at home were shocked and amused by this dark knowledge. Instead of sitting in a large audience and applauding for the winner, all of these nominees might be sitting in their living rooms and looking at a hazmat-suited person holding their would-be Emmy award, only to then wave goodbye when they lose.
Even the official Television Academy retweet the video, sharing a simple "sweating smile" emoji.
Earlier this year, Youssef won best actor in a musical or comedy at the Golden Globes for "Ramy." The win came as a surprise for many, including the star of the show himself. Now Youssef's tweet about losing at the Emmys is one of the night's most memorable moments, so far. The video had just over 500,000 views in half an hour.
You can stream the Emmy-nominated series "Ramy" on Hulu now.