--- title: At the Emmys, Kevin Spacey and Julia Louis Dreyfus Are a Meme description: The Internet is still recovering from how hard Kevin Spacey aced the Emmy awards. canonical: https://time.com/4946105/emmy-awards-2017-kevin-spacey-meme/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-18T14:09:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:47:21.197Z og:title: Kevin Spacey Going Full Dad at the Emmys Is Your New Favorite Meme og:description: The Internet is still recovering og:url: https://time.com/4946105/emmy-awards-2017-kevin-spacey-meme/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8a6cd2ca227dc2aa/6988de354ee2620b4c30f08f/kevin-spacey-emmys-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3744 og:image:height: 2106 og:image:alt: kevin-spacey-emmys-2017 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kevin Spacey Going Full Dad at the Emmys Is Your New Favorite Meme twitter:description: The Internet is still recovering twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8a6cd2ca227dc2aa/6988de354ee2620b4c30f08f/kevin-spacey-emmys-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kevin Spacey Going Full Dad at the Emmys Is Your New Favorite Meme > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Sep 18, 2017 2:09 PM UTC  Julia Louis-Dreyfus, left, and Kevin Spacey pose in the audience at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 17, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, left, and Kevin Spacey pose in the audience at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 17, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Alex Berliner—Invision for the Television Academy/AP by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Sep 18, 2017 2:09 PM UTC The Internet is still recovering from how hard Kevin Spacey aced [the Emmy awards](http://time.com/4945584/emmys-review-stephen-colbert/). From the moment the camera captured the iconic star, he was the gift that kept on giving some unforgettable moments Sunday night. Spacey, who plays Frank Underwood on [_House of Cards_](http://time.com/4792659/kevin-spacey-trump-colbert-house-of-cards/)_,_ kicked off the evening with a stellar reaction to [Sean Spicer](http://time.com/4945440/sean-spicer-emmys-donald-trump-season-colbert/) rolling onto the scene for the shock of the evening. But he was just warming up. In true dad form, Spacey whipped out his camera phone to document [Julia Louis Dreyfus](http://time.com/4308891/julia-louis-dreyfus-time-100-gala/)‘ Emmy win for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, for _Veep_. Spacey’s reaction to this running Emmy tradition had — in the words of _SNL’s_ Stefan — everything. Paternal pride? Check. Relatable smartphone addiction? Check. Kevin Spacey’s smirk? Check. The Internet was all in for this moment that proved he’s the friend everyone deserves. It’s time for Spacey to teach a masterclass on how to attend an event. > [](https://twitter.com/generalantiope/status/909603952466960384) > [](https://twitter.com/emmalayden/status/909603045155250176) > [](https://twitter.com/sassiercasier/status/909604508824616960) > [](https://twitter.com/og%5Freynolds/status/909602887042568192) > [](https://twitter.com/ShaolinByNature/status/909627669742047232) > [](https://twitter.com/QuinnKeaney/status/909605665513107456) > [](https://twitter.com/smoaksqueen/status/909603441009405952) > [](https://twitter.com/JarettSays/status/909603730407923714) > [](https://twitter.com/buzzlightmeryl/status/909602852011683840) > [](https://twitter.com/RachelLeishman/status/909602971763269633) > [](https://twitter.com/asarahlarson/status/909602995989565440) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4946105/emmy-awards-2017-kevin-spacey-meme/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4946105/emmy-awards-2017-kevin-spacey-meme/"},"headline":"Kevin Spacey Going Full Dad at the Emmys Is Your New Favorite Meme","datePublished":"2017-09-18T14:09:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:47:21.197Z","description":"The Internet is still recovering","url":"https://time.com/4946105/emmy-awards-2017-kevin-spacey-meme/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Kevin Spacey","memes","onetime","emmys 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8a6cd2ca227dc2aa/6988de354ee2620b4c30f08f/kevin-spacey-emmys-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8a6cd2ca227dc2aa/6988de354ee2620b4c30f08f/kevin-spacey-emmys-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"kevin-spacey-emmys-2017","caption":"Julia Louis-Dreyfus, left, and Kevin Spacey pose in the audience at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 17, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.","creditText":"Alex Berliner—Invision for the Television Academy/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"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/4946105/emmy-awards-2017-kevin-spacey-meme/","name":"Kevin Spacey Going Full Dad at the Emmys Is Your New Favorite Meme"}}]}] ```