“Thank you for creating a platform”.
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What makes her victory so memorable is the acceptance speech that followed.
“If I could say thank you a thousand times, it would not be enough to cover the amount of thanks I feel for you, Jenji Kohan“.
If you missed the ceremony, check out Aduba’s speech below, but realize you’ll probably end up sobbing on the phone to your sister.
Uzo wasn’t the only actress bringing the sisterhood love to the Emmys though!
Empire star Taraji P Henson, nominated for best lead actress as well as presenting one award, dazzled in her Alexander Wang number, while Parks And Recreations star Aubrey Plaza wore a split-leg Alexandre Vauthier piece. “I had just come from this audition where I was 20 minutes late”.
She said of them all: “I love you mostly because you let me be me”.
Aduba says she will place her new trophy proudly on a shelf in her home in New York.
Finally, she thanked her family, and specifically her sister Chioma Aduba.
Orange Is the New Black is now available to stream on Netflix. “For season one, we see her without any background information for where she comes from”.
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She beat out Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey), Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Christine Baranski (The Good Wife) and Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) for the win.
