LESSON ON HOW TO KEEP A SPEECH SHORT, AND MORE

Money talks ... and that's why many winners cut short their speeches. Read on ...

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Television's best and brightest gathered in Los Angeles on Sunday for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, the industry's premier awards gala.

Here is a look at some of the more notable moments from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles:

THINK OF THE CHILDREN

Host Nate Bargatze thought he had found a way to keep a lid on the interminable "thank you" speeches that routinely make awards shows run long — and which viewers complain about.

At the start of the evening, the comedian announced he would be donating $100,000 to The Boys and Girls Club of America, but would dock $1,000 for every second winners went over their allotted 45. "I know that's tough. It's hard," he deadpanned. "What are you going to do? I can't change it. This is a game I made up, and these are the rules."

He said, however, he would add $1,000 back into the pot for every second a speaker did not use.

An onscreen counter kept track and mercilessly wound down as actors and directors indulged themselves with thanking long lists of colleagues, family members, agents and the like.