Emmy Awards: What they said
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Los Angeles, United States: The biggest names in Hollywood were in top form Sunday in Los Angeles at the Emmys, television's equivalent of the Oscars.
Below is a selection of quotes from the 67th Emmy Awards:
- Impossible –
‘It's incredible and impossible for me personally to be standing here.’
-- Jon Hamm cannot contain himself after finally winning his first Emmy, for best actor in a drama series, for his portrayal of seductive, mysterious 1960s ad man Don Draper on ‘Mad Men.’
- Return –
‘Only recently I've started to feel like myself again, which means a whole lot of y'all women gonna get pregnant at the after-party.’
-- Comedian Tracy Morgan, onetime star of ‘30 Rock’ and former ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member, makes a surprise -- and outrageous -- Emmy appearance, more than a year after a car accident left him fighting for his life.
- Opportunity -
‘The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity.’
-- Viola Davis makes Emmy history, becoming the first black woman to win the award for best actress in a drama series.
- Goodbye -
‘Thank you so very much. You will never have to see me again. Thank you.’
-- Jon Stewart, who has signed off from ‘The Daily Show,’ says his final goodbye after picking up yet another Emmy.
- Men -
‘I'm so pleased to be here tonight amongst such talented and ambitious company. And while I love toasting women, tonight, I'm here for the men.’
-- Lady Gaga, who will star in the upcoming ‘American Horror Story: Hotel,’ presenting the Emmy for lead actor in a limited series or movie.
- Change -
‘Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your courage. Thank you for your stories. Thank you for your inspiration. Thank you for letting us be part of the change.’
-- Jeffrey Tambor, best actor in a comedy series for his portrayal of a transgender woman on Amazon's ‘Transparent,’ dedicating his win to the transgender community.
- Hope -
‘So many lives are touched by addiction and it is a privilege to work on a show that reminds us there is hope, lots of hope.’
-- Allison Janney, best supporting actress in a comedy series for ‘Mom,’ about a newly sober single mother trying to raise a family.
- Diversity –
‘This is the most diverse group of nominees in Emmy history so congratulations, Hollywood, you did it. Yeah. Racism is over. Don't fact-check that.’
-- Host Andy Samberg, the star of Fox's sitcom ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ kicking off the 67th Emmys with a combination of the funny and the controversial.