Emmys: The five most emotional moments of the awards ceremony

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Tears, honors, hugs: The five most emotional moments at the Emmys

In addition to major series successes, the Emmy Awards also celebrated people who didn’t receive an award. Actress Christina Applegate, who suffers from MS, provided the most emotional moment.

“Succession” and “The Bear” are the winners of the Emmy evening. “Succession,” the series about a family clan fighting over the succession to a media empire, won six Emmys alone. But probably the most emotional moment of the evening was provided by an actress who has nothing to do with any of the successful series.

Emmys: Standing ovation for Christina Applegate

This was a complete surprise to the audience Christina Applegate on stage. The “Dead to Me” star recently withdrew from the public due to her MS disease. “Right now I couldn’t imagine getting up at 5 a.m. and spending 12 to 14 hours on set,” she told the Los Angeles Times in February last year. Applegate’s reception at the Emmys was all the more emotional when she walked to the microphone with the help of a walking stick to announce Carrol Burnett.

Visibly touched, she took the floor and thanked her numerous colleagues in the hall. “Thank you so much. Oh, my God! You’re totally embarrassing me with my disability by standing up,” she said jokingly. Then she cracked another joke at Hollywood’s expense. Her body is not “from Ozempic,” she said, alluding to the diabetes medication that many people use as a weight-loss injection.

Tribute to Matthew Perry

This moment was not only emotional for “Friends” fans: With Matthew Perry, who played Chandler Bing in the sitcom for ten seasons, Hollywood lost one of its most popular stars. The Emmys were honored on Monday evening by one of the most famous “Friends” fans in the USA: singer and songwriter Charlie Puth first played his song “I’ll See You Again” with the band The War and Treaty. But towards the end of the “In Memoriam” slideshow there was a transition to a soul version of the “Friends” theme song “I’ll Be There for You” by The Rembrandts. The crowd burst into applause

Puth’s interpretation of the well-known song made the audience moist. “Charlie Puth singing the ‘Friends’ song? Are you trying to make me sob?” a fan posted on X (formerly Twitter).

After Perry’s death at the end of October, Puth had already played the song at one of his concerts, creating a moving moment. The actress was found lifeless in his home in Los Angeles on October 28th. In December, the Los Angeles coroner’s office declared that Perry died from the “acute effects of ketamine.”

Quinta Brunson: First black comedy leading actress in 42 years honored

Almost every year around the Emmys and Oscars, critical voices are raised complaining about the lack of diversity at the awards. Significantly in this context: Quinta Brunson was the first time in 42 years that an African-American woman won the award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. Brunson was recognized for her performance in “Abbott Elementary” and could barely hold back her tears on stage.

“I didn’t prepare anything because I just didn’t think… Oh, God! I love my mother, my father. My sisters, my brothers. My whole family so much. I love my husband. I’m so happy. I love “My cast. Oh, I love ‘Abbott Elementary.’ Thank you so much,” she said.

Reconciliation between Bella Ramsay and Ariana DeBose

Rumors of bad blood between Bella Ramsay and Ariana DeBose nipped the two in the bud at the Emmys. At the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday evening, Ramsay caused a stir with a joke at DeBose’s expense. Ramsay announced the nominees in the Best Song category. In addition to Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz and Dua Lipa, the acting star also named “the actors who also consider themselves to be singers: Jack Black, Ariana DeBose, Ryan Gosling.”

Immediately afterwards, the camera caught DeBose’s look – who seemed a bit grumpy. “No, I didn’t think that was funny,” DeBose wrote on Instagram afterwards. Her fans also defended her and were outraged by the joke at the expense of the Broadway star. Just one day later, Ramsay and DeBose reconciled at the Emmys. The hatchet was buried with an emotional hug.

Powerful speech from Niecy Nash-Betts

Niecy Nash-Betts received thunderous applause and a lot of encouragement during her acceptance speech. The African-American won for her performance in the Ryan Murphy production “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” and chose strong words on stage.

“You know who I want to thank? I want to thank myself – for believing in myself and doing what people said I couldn’t do,” she explained, and then went on to say what many people call perceived unjust police violence in the USA. “And finally, I accept this award on behalf of all black women who have been unheard and treated unfairly by the police. Like Glenda Cleveland. Like Sandra Bland. Like Breonna Taylor. As an artist, my job is to bring the truth to power “And baby, I’ll do this until the day I die. Mom, I win!” she shouted to the crowd.

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