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Speechless and teary, Emmy nominees celebrate their nods
The annual Emmy Awards for television were announced on Tuesday, with Game of Thrones leading all comers and many new faces and shows getting recognition for the first time.
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US director Ava DuVernay arrives for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York. (AFP/Angela Weiss)
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he annual Emmy Awards for television were announced on Tuesday, with Game of Thrones leading all comers and many new faces and shows getting recognition for the first time.
The following is a selection of reaction from nominees in statements and on social media:
“I’m wildly grateful and absolutely thrilled to be invited back to the party alongside some of my favorite performers and performances of the year." - Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
"Playing Brienne of Tarth has truly been an honor and I am beyond grateful for this nomination. This character has changed my life and redefined the way I look at the world, women and particularly myself." - Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones
"OH MY GOD I CANT BELIEVE IM NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY!" - Joey King, The Act
“Having spent 32 years basing my personality on fear and sarcasm, the unbridled Shirley-Temple-on-crack joy I feel today is a massive inconvenience for me. ... I am a humbled, teary mess, and also thank you Mom.” - Betty Gilpin, Glow
“Wow, I am 85 years old, so this comes in just the nick of time.” - Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
"I am thrilled that I somehow ended up in this group of kick ass women, who all raise the bar over and over again. I am also especially happy for my Ozark family, Julia, and that Bateman guy.” - Laura Linney, Ozark
"Thank you to the visionary Ava DuVernay and Netflix for giving me the blessing to be a part of this act of restorative justice.” - Aunjanue Ellis, When They See Us
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"Thank you @Netflix for believing in this story and letting me tell it the exact way I wanted. Appreciate the faith and the fearlessness." - Ava DuVernay, When They See Us
“This nomination is not for me, but for the parents of the innocent children who have been put through the unimaginable -- just because their vulnerable children were unjustly accused of a crime by racial profiling, and how almost impossible it was to clear themselves." - John Leguizamo, When They See Us
"In awe. Life is a real magical mystery tour!" - Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll
"The Category Is: Speechless! I’m so grateful to have lived long enough to see this day. 'Pose' speaks a truth that has to power to transform hearts and minds. I’m honored and humbled to be counted in the number.“ - Billy Porter, Pose
“Uhhhhh. Shocked. Grateful. Holy crap!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!! Best part of the morning was my kid finding out and she screamed. Haha." - Christina Applegate, Dead To Me
"So it was a pretty amazing morning. Now I’m just laying here being grateful for all the talented people I have had the chance to work with and I love the work of all the actresses I am being recognized alongside, so I would say it’s as they say a 'good day at the office.'" - Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora and The Act
"I am so proud to be in this wonderfully written and perfectly executed show!" - Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
"We hope this series serves as a reminder that we can keep living on this planet, but we must act now. To quote David Attenborough, 'What we do in the next 20 years will determine the future for all life on Earth.'” producers Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey, Our Planet
