How the stars reacted to the Emmys on Twitter

By Jeff Pfeiffer
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Here is a selection of some of what the stars — nominees and observers — had to say, and a few of their pics, about last night’s Emmy Awards presentation via Twitter. All tweets are presented [sic].

Jane Lynch (@jamemarielynch), nominated for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series as Sue Sylvester in “Glee,” and a first-time Emmy host — “EMMY RED CARPET all poised for the show! Mama is nervous!”

Rainn Wilson (@RainnWilson), star of “The Office”; not nominated — “The world of TV should be ashamed of itself that Steve Carell never won an Emmy for Michael Gary Scott. Goodnight.”

Martha Plimpton (@MarthaPlimpton), nominated for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series as Virginia Chance in “Raising Hope” — “No one, not anyone, ever had more fun at the Emmys than I did tonight. No one ever. Thank you all for sending such wonderful vibes!”

Alec Baldwin (@AlecBaldwin), nominated for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series as Jack Donaghy in “30 Rock” (and also scheduled to partake in the ceremony’s opening until Fox censored a joke he was going to make at their expense. He ended up not attending the event.) —  “Fox did kill my NewsCorp hacking joke. Which sucks bc I think it would have made them look better. A little.” And later: “Who won the Emmys? Did I win? No?!! Shit!”

Charlie Sheen (@CharlieSheen), former star of “Two and a Half Men” — “Going out!! nice to be at the Emmys!!” And later: “Giving the new kid a little advice..! With @aplusk [Ashton Kutcher] backstage at the Emmy’s…”

Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk), replacing Charlie Sheen on “Two and a Half Men” — “@charliesheen good to meet you too. Wishing you the best on your new gig.”

Eric Stonestreet (@ericstonestreet), nominated for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series as Cameron Tucker in “Modern Family” — “that was an unreal night! so happy for our show. thank u crew and writers. congrats Ty&Julie. next year: Sofia and Jesse or Ed! ear 2 ear”

Alan Cumming (@Alancumming), nominated for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series as Eli Gold in “The Good Wife” — “Waiting outside the theatre cos the show has started. Katie Holmes is the only one to be allowed in. Why I wonder?” And later: “Julianna Marguiles’ head http://yfrog.com/18hr4tpj“; Then: “I’m up next! Crikey!” And: ” I didn’t win but I looove Peter dinklage! Now…. Vodka!!!”

Sofia Vergara (@SofiaVergara), nominated for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in “Modern Family,” which took home numerous awards — “We won!!! Ganamoooooos!!!!! say.ly/KAxJdz”

Taraji P. Henson (@TherealTaraji), nominated for Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie as Tiffany Rubin in “Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story” — “Look at my beautiful dates!!!! Mom and Grandma!!! I am so blessed!!!!”

Idris Elba (@idriselba), nominated for Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie as John Luther in “Luther” — “Emmy Effas!! Never Shaken or Stirred!! yfrog.com/h7d1fwlxj”

Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome), “The Colbert Report” was nominated for Variety, Music or Comedy Series — “Whole lotta foreign accents grabbing America’s golden lady…where is the outrage?!”