The winners have been revealed, the trophies handed out, and the acceptance speeches have been delivered. But that’s not the end of the story for the 2025 Emmys . Vanity Fair ’s Rebecca Ford and John Ross were inside the Peacock Theater for the ceremony and roaming the afterparties once the last prize was handed out (to HBO Max’s The Pitt ), spying all the celebrity interactions that didn’t make it onto your TV.

Look below to learn which afterparty had the most dancing, who was caught walking barefoot out of the theater, and which winner had nothing prepared for an acceptance speech—but made up for it by recycling old podcast jokes.

A Blast from the Past During Commercials

During commercial breaks, the audience in the Peacock Theater was shown “Emmy flashback” clips—some o

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