The 74th Annual Emmy Awards kicked off to a great start with Michael Keaton bagging the first award of the night for his impeccable performance in Dopesick, the critically acclaimed series airing on Hulu. The famed star was presented with an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie. This was his first win and needless to say, it brought forth a barrage of congratulatory messages from fans on social media. One fan deemed him "the GOAT," which stands for "the Greatest Of All Time." BLACK LIVES MATTER@willowhalliwellMichael Keaton is the GOAT #Emmys1Michael Keaton is the GOAT #Emmys https://t.co/zC0pd3sgQOFor the award, Keaton was up against Andrew Garfield in Under the Banner of Heaven, Colin Firth in The Staircase, Oscar Isaac in Scenes from a Marriage, Himmesh Patel in Station Eleven, and Sebastian Stan in Pam & Tommy.Michael Keaton essays the role of Dr. Samuel Finnix in Dopesick. Finnix is a doctor in a mining town who witnesses the terrible effects of OxyContin after prescribing it to one of his patients. Right from the time the series premiered, the famed actor has been receiving rave reviews for his performance in the role. Congratulations pour in for Michael Keaton after he bags the first Emmy award of the nightTaking to Twitter, fans praised and congratulated Michael Keaton, with many adding that it was a well-deserved win. Check out some of the reactions below: 🎹Timothy Turner💙🇺🇸🇬🇧 #BlueCrew #GoodTrouble@maestrotimothyCongratulations to @MichaelKeaton who takes home the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for @Hulu's powerful @DopesickonHulu from the @TelevisionAcad #Emmys #Emmys202272Congratulations to @MichaelKeaton who takes home the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for @Hulu's powerful @DopesickonHulu from the @TelevisionAcad #Emmys #Emmys2022 https://t.co/qIgnyQJo9JMichael Patterson@michaelp93From now on, I’m going to say my favorite Batman is Emmy-winning actor Michael Keaton. #Emmys #Emmys2022207From now on, I’m going to say my favorite Batman is Emmy-winning actor Michael Keaton. #Emmys #Emmys2022 https://t.co/NT7L7n33CaScott Wichmann@scottwichmannMICHAEL KEATON!!!! My favorite actor since I was 9 years old when I I saw him in a 1982 movie I definitely shouldn’t have been watching. Since then he’s been a personal and professional role model who has never lost his perspective his sense of wonder or gratitude. Bravo. #Emmys2MICHAEL KEATON!!!! My favorite actor since I was 9 years old when I I saw him in a 1982 movie I definitely shouldn’t have been watching. Since then he’s been a personal and professional role model who has never lost his perspective his sense of wonder or gratitude. Bravo. #Emmys https://t.co/lR6VcCYy73Sherri Williams, PhD@SherriWritesI missed the first few mins of the #Emmys but I saw that Michael Keaton won for @DopesickOnHulu. He deserved that win. That’s one of the best series ever and he’s been putting it down since Mr. Mom4I missed the first few mins of the #Emmys but I saw that Michael Keaton won for @DopesickOnHulu. He deserved that win. That’s one of the best series ever and he’s been putting it down since Mr. Mom https://t.co/egX2o5gBNrCurtis Jensen@curtisjunkMichael Keaton deserves that win #Dopesick is extraordinary and he’s a major reason why. #Emmys1Michael Keaton deserves that win #Dopesick is extraordinary and he’s a major reason why. #EmmysAmy@amkb12For the record, I’ve had a crush on Michael Keaton since I was about 8. #Emmys3For the record, I’ve had a crush on Michael Keaton since I was about 8. #Emmysaka stardust@PopARTDelightHell yeah Michael Keaton! #Dopesick #EmmysHell yeah Michael Keaton! #Dopesick #Emmysg ⍟@youIovemelikexoOnce I saw Michael Keaton I knew no one else had a chance. #Emmys41Once I saw Michael Keaton I knew no one else had a chance. #EmmysSA 🧐@sana_in_situMichael Keaton’s speech was *chef’s kiss* #emmys1Michael Keaton’s speech was *chef’s kiss* #emmys✨Nellie✨@BklynActiveMamaMichael Keaton deserves ALL THE FLOWERS for #dopesick #emmys3Michael Keaton deserves ALL THE FLOWERS for #dopesick #emmysJulianne Pelusi@JuliannePelusiPittsburgh’s Michael Keaton just won an Emmy for Dopesick.I don’t watch many shows. I watched Dopesick after losing a 23-year-old family member to the opioid crisis.You painstakingly wonder “why?” and “how?” I learned so much from the show and Keaton’s incredible performance.26Pittsburgh’s Michael Keaton just won an Emmy for Dopesick.I don’t watch many shows. I watched Dopesick after losing a 23-year-old family member to the opioid crisis.You painstakingly wonder “why?” and “how?” I learned so much from the show and Keaton’s incredible performance.Michael Keaton bags his career-first Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Anthology Series or MovieThe Dopesick actor accepted his award and sent the audience into a fit of laughter when he began his speech by saying:"My face hurts from how much fake smiling I’ve been doing."NBC Entertainment@nbcMichael Keaton takes home the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Dopesick! Watch the #Emmys LIVE on NBC and @PeacockTV.21519Michael Keaton takes home the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Dopesick! Watch the #Emmys LIVE on NBC and @PeacockTV. https://t.co/wFJo7w1KXoHe then went on to thank the "great folks at Disney and Hulu," before adding that Dopesick was one of the most special projects he has ever worked on and that it meant something to him.During his speech, the Emmy Award-winning actor also recollected how his dad won his family's first black and white TV at a raffle. He said that he used to watch all the shows that aired and would later reenact those scenes or create his own scenes. He said:"My parents and brother and sisters would watch me out the window. And to this day, they were never demeaning. They were never dismissibe. They never lookd down upon it. They never made fun of me."Television Academy@TelevisionAcad.@MichaelKeaton takes home the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for @DopesickonHulu! Congrats on a first-ever #Emmy win! #Emmys #Emmys20221575342.@MichaelKeaton takes home the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for @DopesickonHulu! Congrats on a first-ever #Emmy win! ⭐ #Emmys #Emmys2022 https://t.co/O1qn28kkh6The actor continued by thanking his family and expressing his gratitude to all. He concluded his speech by saying:"I've had some doubters. You know we're cool. But I also had those people who were there all those years when times were up, who were the true believers."This win is extra special for Keaton, since it is also his first ever Primetime Emmy Award.