Laura Dern Won the Emmy, but Jackie Hoffman’s ‘Damn It’ Won the Internet — Watch
Animated, eccentric, and immensely talented, they just don’t make many like Jackie Hoffman. The hilarious character actress received her first Emmy nomination this year, for playing Mamacita in “Feud: Bette and Joan,” but she lost the statue to Laura Dern, who won for HBO’s smash hit murder mystery, “Big Little Lies.” Hoffman’s honest response when Dern’s name was announced caught many viewers off guard. Rather than delivering the placid, emotionless facade most losers adopt, Hoffman can be seen yelling “Damn it!” in her reaction shot. The Twitter rant that followed is even more hilarious.
“Broadway is dimming the lights,” she wrote. Hoffman is beloved by Broadway fans, having starred in 2002’s “Hairspray,” “Xanadu,” and “The Addams Family.” She first made waves onscreen in “Kissing Jessica Stein,” as the brassy best friend to Jennifer Westfeldt’s Jessica. She plays Billy Eichner’s nagging sister-in-law on Hulu’s “Difficult People,” and had a small part in “Birdman.”
Her outburst is a reminder that Emmy nominees are just people, and of what most people truly feel underneath those stoic reactions. For her efforts, the Internet has rewarded her with respect and adoration. Those tweets alone deserve it.
Best moment of the #Emmys so far: Jackie Hoffman yelling “dammit!!” when she lost to Laura Dern pic.twitter.com/euCWaRFsAy
— Adam Feldman (@FeldmanAdam) September 18, 2017
Laura Dern had famous parents. Forgive me for being from real people #elitism #Emmys2017
— Jackie Hoffman (@JackieHoffman16) September 18, 2017
Broadway is dimming the lights #Emmy2017 #losercita
— Jackie Hoffman (@JackieHoffman16) September 18, 2017
I hear that Laura Dern runs a child porn ring #soreloser Emmys2017
— Jackie Hoffman (@JackieHoffman16) September 18, 2017
I hear that Laura Dern looted art from Nazi victims
— Jackie Hoffman (@JackieHoffman16) September 18, 2017
I JUST TALKED TO NICOLE KIDMAN! SHE GRABBED MY HAND AND GAVE ME LOVE!! #Emmy2017 #BigLittleLoser
— Jackie Hoffman (@JackieHoffman16) September 18, 2017
I hear the media actually taking my reaction seriously? Are you kidding me?
— Jackie Hoffman (@JackieHoffman16) September 18, 2017
