Colman Domingo is clarifying his reaction to Jeff Hiller’s victory at the 2025 Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 14.

Hiller, 49, won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Somebody Somewhere, fending off competition from Domingo, 55, for his role in The Four Seasons, Shrinking’s Harrison Ford and Michael Urie, The Studio’s Ike Barinholtz, The Bear star Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Saturday Night Live favorite Bowen Yang.

As Hiller’s name was called out Sunday, Domingo, Urie and Yang appeared surprised before breaking out into applause and cheer for the actor, as pointed out by one viewer on X.

Domingo commented on the X post late Sunday night, writing, “Actually, we all are reacting lovingly to our colleague who we know deserves so many flowers. He is a gem. Bravo Jeff

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