Congratulations,Regina King!
On Monday night King won the2018 Emmy Awardfor lead actress in a limited series — and she could hardly believe the good news herself.
“Really? Say word,” the actress, who won for her starring role on Netflix’sSevenSeconds,remarked during the beginning of her speech.
“Wow, I didn’t have nothing to say because I wasn’t really expecting this, but I am so grateful television academy. Y’all are my friends, my peers, thank you, thank you, thank you,” she gushed.
“This is amazing,” she continued. “I wanna curse right now. This is good.”
King, 47, was the first person of color to win at the Emmys, which drew criticism from some viewers at home for itslack of non-white winners.
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In a humorous nod to host Michael Che’sjoke from the show’s opening monologuethat only black actors thank Jesus in their speeches, King added, “Thank you Jesus — Michael Che.”
Returning the favor, after the end of the next commercial break, Che made sure to give a shout out to the winner.
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“First of all, congratulations to Regina King for winning,” he said, before adding that all of the winners so far proved just how accurate his comment was.
“I just wanna remind everybody that Jeff Danielsthanked his horse,” he quipped.
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King has previously picked up two supporting actress in a limited series or movie Emmys for her work in ABC’sAmerican Crime.
She beat outfellow nomineesJessica Biel(The Sinner),Laura Dern(TheTale),Michelle Dockery(Godless),Edie Falco(Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders) andSarah Paulson(American Horror Story: Cult).
source: people.com
