--- title: Emmy Nominees 2017: Celebrity Reactions on Social Media description: From Reese Witherspoon to Martha Stewart and Chance the Rapper, here's how stars are celebrating their nominations for the TV awards. canonical: https://time.com/4857644/emmys-2017-nomination-reactions/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-13T21:52:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:45:23.735Z og:title: Here's How the Emmy Nominees Are Reacting to the Big News og:description: From Reese Witherspoon's elation to Chance the Rapper's gratitude og:url: https://time.com/4857644/emmys-2017-nomination-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's How the Emmy Nominees Are Reacting to the Big News twitter:description: From Reese Witherspoon's elation to Chance the Rapper's gratitude twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Here's How Your Favorite Emmy Nominees Celebrated the Big News  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jul 13, 2017 9:52 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jul 13, 2017 9:52 PM UTC Thursday’s Primetime Emmy Awards [nomination announcements](http://time.com/4854403/emmy-nominations-2017/) have been met with a [rush of responses](http://time.com/4856805/emmy-nominations-snubs-surprises/), most excited about the fresh mix of shows and actors up for recognition this year. While some feel there have been oversights, many actors who’ve received a nod in the nominations pool are taking to social media to express their appreciation for the honor of being included by their fellow artists in the expansive — and impressive — list. Below, a roundup of some reactions to the news, in which stars like Chance the Rapper, Riz Ahmed, Reese Witherspoon, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tituss Burgess just couldn’t wait to share their excitement and gratitude about TV’s biggest night. The Emmys will take place Sept. 17, and will be hosted by Stephen Colbert, who was himself nominated for _The Late Show_. > [](https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/885557235484643328) > [](https://twitter.com/rizmc/status/885575222094680064) > [](https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/885526823974584321) > [](https://twitter.com/JackieHoffman16/status/885528066361085952) > [](https://twitter.com/FelicityHuffman/status/885544681458720768) > [](https://twitter.com/EllenPage/status/885542143334526978) > [](https://twitter.com/anthonyanderson/status/885601279770218496) > [](https://twitter.com/jfreewright/status/885550463453601792) > [](https://twitter.com/MarthaStewart/status/885596097653157889) > [](https://twitter.com/OfficialJLD/status/885555476150206464) > [](https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/885577560515526656) > [](https://twitter.com/UzoAduba/status/885571251959418880) > [](https://twitter.com/Bourdain/status/885540457601789953) > [](https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/885559481303670784) > [](https://twitter.com/TheMandyMoore/status/885528501876436993) > [](https://twitter.com/violadavis/status/885531206028189696) > [](https://twitter.com/AnnaChlumsky/status/885559649965006848) > [](https://twitter.com/latelateshow/status/885540940877713409) And some actors are stanning for their favorites. > [](https://twitter.com/HereIsGina/status/885586266368090112) > [](https://twitter.com/mindykaling/status/885533356426907648) > [](https://twitter.com/lenadunham/status/885528448822673408) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4857644/emmys-2017-nomination-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4857644/emmys-2017-nomination-reactions/"},"headline":"Here's How Your Favorite Emmy Nominees Celebrated the Big News","datePublished":"2017-07-13T21:52:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:45:23.735Z","description":"From Reese Witherspoon to Martha Stewart and Chance the Rapper, here's how stars are celebrating their nominations for the TV awards.","url":"https://time.com/4857644/emmys-2017-nomination-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","emmys 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4857644/emmys-2017-nomination-reactions/","name":"Here's How Your Favorite Emmy Nominees Celebrated the Big News"}}]}] ```