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The stars were out in full force at the 2016 Emmy Awards last night.

There were Jimmies in the form of both Kimmel and Fallon, Stranger Things kids on bikes (Side note: Can we call it a day on the "handing out food at award shows" routine?), and even dueling Taylor Swift exes

But as many fans noted on social media during the broadcast, at least one nominated A-lister was noticeably absent.

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Yes, Maggie Smith isn’t the only one who chose not to attend the ceremony despite being honored for her work.

(Additional side note: Maggie Smith flipping the bird to the Academy by never showing up to the Emmys is a total boss move.)

Beyonce was nominated for Outstanding Variety Special and for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special  her "visual album" Lemonade that debuted on HBO in April of this year.

She lost to James Corden and Grease: Live! respectively (more on that in a moment), but it seems that even if her special had received an award, Queen Bey wouldn’t have been blessing her fans with an acceptance speech.

Mrs. Carter wasn’t present at the Emmys for reasons that are only clear to Mrs. Carter.

Well, maybe she clued Jay Z in, too.

We’ll probably never know.

What we do know is that her absence took both fans and fellow celebs by surprise.

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As you can see, her seat was ready and waiting.

The #WhereIsBeyonce hashtag became a trending topic on Twitter, and several celebs expressed their eagerness about being under the same roof as the Queen.

When LaVerne Cox took the stage to announce Grease: Live!‘s Thomas Kail and Alex Rudzinski would take home the directing prize, the puzzlement turned to outrage, and the Beyhive swarmed Twitter with a vengeance.

"Beyonce and Lemonade losing to James Corden and Grease: Live! is a metaphor for this election year," tweeted Alex Abad-Santos.

"How you gonna bring Laverne Cox up to present an award Beyoncé is nominated in and have her give it to two white men?" Ira Madison III wondered.

@fijiwatergod offered a helpful suggestion:

"Just make lemonade a broadway musical and get that tony award yoncé then we halfway EGOT."

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While Variety‘s Sonia Saraiya perhaps best summed up the online reaction, tweeting simply:

"Beyoncé lost to GREASE LIVE lol"

Maybe Bey somehow knew that Lemonade wouldn’t be receiving any awards.

Perhaps she was under the weather.

Or maybe she’s just burned out on red carpets and fawning celebs.

Her absence might forever remain a mystery – but we like to think she and Maggie Smith were watching the show together and discussing their next boss moves.