Taking a jab at the 81-year-old, Jimmy joked about how the victor could find her award in the “lost and found”.
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Fellowes spoke at a Bafta event in Los Angeles and made clear that a movie was imminent.
She signed off, “Love, Old Maggie”.
Jimmy promptly snatched the award and told her to pick it up from the lost and found.
Speaking to the DailyMail.co.uk, Michael Fox – who portrayed Andy Parker in the series – confirmed that the 81-year-old actress will reprise her role as Violet Crawley.
It’s fair to stay nobody expected a “Downton Abbey” movie when the show first aired in 2010, but after six incredibly successful series one is sure to happen.
Following her win, Dame Maggie addressed the USA comedian in a statement posted on Twitter by Masterpiece PBS.
Dame Maggie Smith says she was “astonished” to win another Emmy award after host Jimmy Kimmel joked about her missing the ceremony.
On the other hand, when Graham Norton asked Smith if she would appear in a film, she said, “I can’t – what age would she be?”
Smith faced some fierce competition from her fellow nominees in the category: Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), Maura Tierney (The Affair), and Constance Zimmer (UnREAL). “It’ll be in the lost and found”.
“When her name was announced as victor, he walked on to the stage to take Dame Maggie’s trophy, saying: “No, no, no, no, no”.
If you felt a sad, yawning emptiness when the final episode of Downton Abbey played earlier this year, here’s some news to lift your viewing spirits.
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Kimmel joked during his Emmy monologue Sunday night that stars had to be present to win under what he called “the Maggie Smith rule”.
