Elizabeth Debicki said she was “in a real pickle” when she accepted her Emmy Award.
The 34-year-old actress won the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series award on Sunday (September 15) for her role as Princess Diana in The Crown but hadn’t prepared a speech beforehand. She revealed she was “too superstitious” to do such a thing.
She said she was “in a real pickle” because she’d have to wing her speech, but managed to thank the people she worked with on the Netflix series when she took to the stage at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater. She hailed her role a “gift”.
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She said: “Wow. I didn’t write anything down because I’m very superstitious and now I’m in a real pickle so I’m going to do this very quickly. Peter [Morgan], thank you. Thank you for making this show and thank you for trusting me with this.”
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“To our producers, thank you for working so hard. Deb Ormrod, my hair and make-up, amazing woman who transformed me every day, Kate and Emily who created the hair and make-up, costume designers, I love you.”
“Our cast are so beautiful, it was such a gift to work with you. Gosh. Playing this part based on this unparalleled incredible human being has been my great privilege, it has been a gift. Thank you so much.”
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Her win came ahead of fellow nominees Christine Baranski (The Gilded Age), The Morning Show quartet Nicole Beharie, Greta Lee, Karen Pittman and Holland Taylor, and her own co-star Lesley Manville. And Elizabeth wasn’t the only star not to have prepared a speech.
Liza Colon-Zayas said she hadn’t thought it would be “possible” to win in the Oustanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category ahead of Meryl Streep (Only Murders in the Building), Carol Burnett (‘Palm Royale’), Hannah Einbinder (‘Hacks’) and ‘Abbot Ellementary’s Janelle James and Sheryl Lee Ralph.
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Liza – who won for her portrayal of Tina Marrero in ‘The Bear’ – said: “Thank you to my husband David Zayas, he told me to write a speech and I didn’t because I didn’t think it would be possible. How could I have thought it would be possible to be in the presence of Meryl Streep and Carol Burnett, and Janelle, and Sheryl Lee Ralph and Hannah, anyway, I love you all, I revere you to the bottom of my heart.”
“Mommy, thank you, you’ve always – my family, my grandkids, thank you. Thank you to my beautiful cast, thank you Christopher and Joanna, thank you for giving me a new life with this show.”
The 52-year-old star ended her speech with a passionate message for fellow Latinos. She said: “To all the Latinos who are looking at me, keep believing and vote. Vote for your rights. Thank you.”
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