Elizabeth Debicki Gets Her First Emmy

Elizabeth
Debicki
stood
out
at
the
76th
Emmy
Awards,
held
at
the
Peacock
Theatre
in
Los
Angeles,
on
Sunday,
September
15. 

The
Australian
actress
took
home
her
first-ever
Emmy
trophy,
winning
Outstanding
Supporting
Actress
in
a
Drama
Series
for
her
role
as
Princess
Diana
in

The
Crown.

Debicki,
who
portrayed
the
iconic
royal
during
the
series’
final
two
seasons,
expressed
her
deep
gratitude
in
her
acceptance
speech.

‘Playing
this
part
based
on
this
unparalleled,
incredible
human
being
has
been
my
great
privilege.
It
has
been
a
gift.
Thank
you
so
much,’
she
said.

Her
win
was
a
fitting
finale
to

The
Crown,
which
received
a
total
of
18
nominations
this
year.

Debicki
shared
her
joy
in
an
interview
with

People
Magazine,
calling
the
accolades
the
perfect
‘cherry’
on
top
of
the
series’
long
run.

‘I
was
so
thrilled
that
so
many
of
us
have
been
nominated.
That
just
feels
like
the
cherry
on
the
cake,
really,
of
such
a
nice
thing,’
she
remarked.

‘The
show’s
been
running
for
a
long
time,
and
my
cast
and
I
have
been
kind
of
on
this
ride
for
nearly
three
years
in
a
way,
in
terms
of
prep
and
then
shooting
and
press,
and
so
it’s
just
a
lovely
end
to
a
long
and
beautiful
—
but
sometimes
really
challenging
—
chapter
as
actors,’
she
added.

This
Emmy
win
was
particularly
sweet
for
Debicki,
as
she
had
been
nominated
previously
for
her
portrayal
of
Diana
in
the
show’s
fifth
season,
marking
her
first
Emmy
nod.

Among
the
stars
who
stole
the
spotlight
was

Nicola
Coughlan.

Coughlan,
known
for
her
role
in

Bridgerton Season
3,
wore
a
silver
off-the-shoulder
gown
that
seemed
straight
out
of
a
futuristic
fantasy.

The
37-year-old
actress’s
gown
featured
a
bold,
structured
corset
with
a
bubble-shaped
peplum,
cascading
into
a
sleek,
long
skirt.
Her
ensemble
was
completed
with
a
red
Artists4Ceasefire
pin.

The
finishing
touch
was
her
delicate
De
Beers
jewellery.

Although

Bridgerton season
3
won’t
be
eligible
for
Emmy
nominations
until
the
2025
awards,
Coughlan
was
at
the
Emmys
to
present
an
award.

Veteran
actor

Jean
Smart
claimed
the
title
of
Best
Actress
in
a
Comedy
Series
for
her
outstanding
role
in

Hacks.

As
she
went
on
stage
to
receive
the
award,
the
audience
gave
her
a
standing
ovation. 

‘It’s
very
humbling.
It
really
is.
I
appreciate
this,’
Smart
said
she
accepted
the
trophy.

Then
she
went
in
for
the
punchline:
‘Because
I
don’t
get
enough
attention.
I’m
serious.’

Jean
is
now
a
three-time
Emmy
Award
winner.

Hacks emerged
as
the
surprise
winner
for
Outstanding
Comedy
Series.

The
show
was
nominated
alongside

Abbott
Elementary,
The
Bear,
Curb
Your
Enthusiasm,
Only
Murders
in
the
Building,
Palm
Royale,
Reservation
Dogs and

What
We
Do
in
the
Shadows.

Hacks,
which
premiered
its
first
season
in
2021,
chronicles
the
complex
relationship
between
comedian
Deborah
(Jean
Smart)
and
comedy
writer
Ava
(Hannah
Einbinder),
who
come
from
two
very
different
generations,
as
per

People.

Co-creator

Paul
W
Downs,
who
accepted
the
award,
said,
‘I
have
no
thoughts
in
my
brain.
Thank
you
so
much
to
the
Academy.
Let’s
brace
ourselves,
I
might
get
emotional.
I
have
to
say
that
we
are
so
lucky
to
live
our
dream
and
make
television
and
we
couldn’t
do
it
without
our

Hacks
family.
all
of
our
writers,
all
of
our
cast,
all
of
our
crew
who
make
our
dreams
come
true,
literally.

‘When
we
pitched
this
show
about
two
women,
one
of
whom
was
over
60,
we
didn’t
know
if
we
would
sell
it,’
he
continued.

‘About
20
percent
of
our
population
is
over
60,
and
only
3
percent
of
those
characters
(are)
on
television.
I
would
like
to
see
more
of
them
because
while
I’m
a
great,
young
supporting
actor,
I
really
want
to
be
a
good,
old
lead.’

Writer
and
director

Lucia
Aniello
added,
‘Comedy
is
so
important,
obviously,
to
us,
and
we
really
feel
like
it
can
bridge
divides.
When
you
laugh
with
someone,
you
have
something
in
common
with
them.
So
please,
support
comedy,
it
speaks
truth
to
power.
It
really
does,
so
support
your
local
comedian.

She
concluded
by
saying,
‘We
have
to
go
because
we
start
shooting
the
next
season
in
five
days.’

Jennifer
Aniston
made
a
spectacular
return
to
the
Primetime
Emmy
Awards
red
carpet,
turning
heads
in
a
beautiful
champagne
gown.

The
55-year-old
star
was
nominated
for
Outstanding
Lead
Actress
in
a
Drama
Series
for
her
role
as
Alex
Levy
in

The
Morning
Show.

Jeremy
Allen
White
bagged
the
Emmy
trophy
for
Best
Actor
in
a
Comedy
Series
for
his
outstanding
performance
in

The
Bear.

The
actor
has
won
this
award
for
the
second
year
in
a
row.

While
accepting
the
award,
he
said,
‘Thank
you,
thank
you,
thank
you,
so
much.
My
heart
is
just
beating
outside
of
its
chest.’

He
thanked
his
fellow
nominees,
which
included

Only
Murders
in
the
Building
costars
Martin
Short
and
Steve
Martin
as
well
as
D’Pharaoh
Woon-a-Tai
from

Reservation
Dogs,
Larry
David
from

Curb
Your
Enthusiasm
and
Matt
Berry
from

What
We
Do
in
the
Shadows.

‘I’m
so
honoured
to
be
in
your
company,’
he
said,
before
thanking
his

Bear
costars,
telling
them,
‘I
want
us
to
be
in
each
other’s
lives
forever.’

‘This
show
has
changed
my
life,’
said
White.

‘It
has
installed
a
faith
that
change
is
possible,
that
change
is
possible
if
you’re
able
to
reach
out,
you’re
really
truly
never
alone.
I
thank
this
show.’

Billy
Crudup
bagged
a
Best
Supporting
Actor Emmy
for
his
role
in

The
Morning
Show.

This
is
the
second
time
the
actor
has
earned
this
award
for
the
same
performance,
having
previously
nabbed
the
trophy
back
in
2020
and
earning
a
nomination
in
2022.

The
Morning
Show
explores
the
cutthroat
world
of
morning
news
and
the
lives
of
the
people
who
help
America
wake
up
in
the
morning,
and
ended
on
another
big
cliffhanger
with
its
third
season.

The
show
is
up
for
16
nominations,
including
Best
Actress
in
a
Drama
series
nods
for
Jennifer
Aniston
and
Reese
Witherspoon.

Father-son
duo

Dan
and

Eugene
Levy
hosted
television’s
biggest
night.

Notably,
both
won
Emmys
in
2020
for
the
final
season
of

Schitt’s
Creek
—
Eugene
winning
Outstanding
Lead
Actor
and
Dan
winning
Outstanding
Supporting
Actor
—
in
addition
to
taking
home
the
Outstanding
Comedy
Series
trophy
for
the
show
that
they
created
and
executive
produced.

Selena
Gomez
looked
gorgeous
in
her
custom
Ralph
Lauren
Collection
gown.

She
received
her
first
nomination
for
Outstanding
Actress
in
a
Comedy
Series
for
her
role
as
Mabel
in

Only
Murders
in
the
Building,
co-starring Steve
Martin
and
Martin
Short.

Anna
Sawai
created
history
by
becoming
the
first
Asian
performer
to
win
the
Best
Drama
Actress
Emmy
award.

She
bagged
the
prestigious
trophy
for
her
powerful
presence
in

Shogun,
and beat
fellow
nominees
like
Jennifer
Aniston
(The
Morning
Show),
Carrie
Coon
(The
Gilded
Age),
Maya
Erskine
(Mr
and
Mrs
Smith),
Imelda
Staunton
(The
Crown)
and
Reese
Witherspoon
(The
Morning
Show).

In
her
award
acceptance
speech,
Sawai
not
only
thanked
her
team
but
also
expressed
gratitude
to
her
mom.

‘Thank
you
John
Landgraf
and
the
whole
FX
team
for
believing
in
our
story.
Thank
you,
Justin
and
Rachel,
for
believing
in
me
and
giving
me
this
role
of
a
lifetime,’
she
said.

‘Lastly,
thank
you
to
my
team
and
thank
you
to
my
family.
Mom,
I
love
you.
You
are
the
reason
I’m
here.
You
showed
me
stoicism
and
that’s
how
I
was
able
to
portray
it.
This
is
to
all
the
women
who
expect
nothing
and
continue
to
be
an
example
for
everyone,’
Sawai
concluded.

This
was
Sawai’s
first
Emmy
win. 

Shogun received
25
Emmy
nominations
this
year,
making
it
the
most-nominated
series
of
this
year’s
Emmys,

Variety
reported.

It
is
based
on
the
novel
of
the
same
name
by
James
Clavell,
which
was
inspired
by
real
Japanese
history.
Sawai
starred
as
Toda
Mariko,
a
highborn
woman
with
an
important
role
to
play
in
a
brewing
civil
war
among
Japan’s
ruling
council
of
regents.

Hiroyuki
Sanada,
who
played
Lord
Yoshii
Toranaga,
also
won
the
Emmy
for
Best
Actor
in
a
Drama
Series. 

Netflix’s
gripping
stalker
drama

Baby
Reindeer won
four
Emmys,
including
Outstanding
Limited
or
Anthology
Series.

Richard
Gadd,
who
not
only
stars
in
but
also
created
the
series,
was
honoured
with
Emmys
for
both
Best
Actor
and
Best
Writer.

His
portrayal
of
an
aspiring
comedian
tormented
by
a
relentless
stalker
has
been
praised
for
its
intensity
and
depth.

Jessica
Gunning
won
the
Outstanding
Supporting
Actress
award
for
her
role
in
the
series. This
is
Gunning’s
first
Emmy
win.

The
show
also
won
awards
for
Casting
and
Editing
at
the
Creative
Arts
Emmys
held
the
previous
week.

In
addition
to
the
wins,

Baby
Reindeer received
nominations
for
several
categories,
including
Supporting
Actress
for

Nava
Mau
and
Supporting
Actor
for

Tom
Goodman-Hill.

Weronika
Tofilska
was
recognised
for
her
direction
though
she
did
not
win
in
that
category.