Robby Hoffman admitted she stormed out of the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys after losing to her. tricks co-star Julianne Nicholson, and her account of the evening is as entertaining as anything she’s ever done on screen.
The comedian and actress, who played Randi on the HBO Max series, told the full story on Tuesday’s episode of the show. Bald and the beautiful podcast, hosted by Drag Race star Trixie Mattel.
Hoffman had been nominated for Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, but lost to Nicholson, 54, who won for her portrayal of Mary “Dance Mom” Alice.
The problem was that Hoffman had arrived completely convinced that she was going home with the trophy.
“We are more than surprised to lose,” he admitted. “I walked in and thought, ‘Where am I going to put the Emmy?'” It was the first win of the night, which made the loss even tougher.
“We lose immediately, my sister says, ‘We don’t need this s**t,’ and she pushes me out. She grabs my arm. ‘Let’s quit this s**t.'”
Mattel, who was also at the ceremony, found Hoffman backstage and let her process the outcome.
The reality star recalled her friend’s entrance with her characteristic candor: “You walked into the room like your whole family had been murdered. You sat on the couch and you were in shock because you were actually upset about not winning. You were like, ‘I don’t think I care and now I lost and I’m upset.'”
However, leaving completely was not an option.
Hoffman had a contractual obligation to file compensation and his attempts to evade it were firmly rebuffed.
“I said, ‘No, I don’t want to do that anymore.’ They said, ‘No, it’s part of the program!'” he recalled.
“I thought, well, my circumstances have changed. My circumstances have changed! I’m not in the mood and they want me to read whatever is on this teleprompter. One thing I know, I’m not going to say whatever they make me say.”
A little champagne helped.
Finally he returned to the stage and presented the award for Best Cinematography in a Series (Half Hour) to The Studio.
Looking back, Hoffman was generous with the result.
He acknowledged that Nicholson was “above and beyond” what he deserved, called her performance “incredible” and noted that she was up against “insane” competition, including Olivia Colman and Zoë Kravitz.
He also noted that he already has an Emmy, won in 2019 for his writing on the children’s series. strange squad, made it easier to absorb the loss.
“We can’t say anything is rigged,” he said. “I like to postpone blame for a long time before saying, ‘Rob, did anyone do better than you?’ “Everything fair.”
