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Christina Applegate's Emmy’s appearance moves audience to tears

<p dir="ltr">Christina Applegate has moved audiences to tears after making a courageous appearance at the Emmy Awards. </p> <p dir="ltr">Applegate announced at the beginning of 2023 that she would be taking a step back from acting after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), with the disease making a drastic impact on her life. </p> <p dir="ltr">Now, the 52-year-old took to the stage, supported by a cane, at the Peacock Theatre in downtown Los Angeles on Monday night, with the crowd rising to their feet in a round of applause. </p> <p dir="ltr">Applegate immediately began to tear up as she leaned on host Anthony Anderson for support, telling the audience, “I’m gonna cry more than I’ve been crying.”</p> <p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jOJNgHgKnFs?si=Y8K-e2H8gFq1Pr0u" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p dir="ltr">Keeping her sense of humour, she said to the sea of celebrity faces, “Thank you so much! Oh my God! You’re totally shaming me (and my) disability by standing up.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Applegate presented the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, with the award going to Ayo Edebiri for her role in <em>The Bear</em>. </p> <p dir="ltr">The heartfelt moment of the standing ovation was shared on X, with fans saying, “She deserves that ovation and more.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The iconic actress has been candid about her battle with MS since she was first diagnosed in 2021, keeping her fans updated as her illness progressed. </p> <p dir="ltr">In 2023, Applegate told <em>Vanity Fair</em> that her work on the hit Netflix TV show <em>Dead To Me</em> would be her last as an actor, saying “I can’t even imagine going to set right now.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’m probably not going to work on-camera again,” Applegate said at the time, adding that while she loved her cast and crew, working had been a “struggle.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p> <p> </p>

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Olivia Colman tears up during her acceptance speech as The Crown sweeps the Emmys

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Academy Award-winning actress Olivia Colman added another accolade to her trophy cabinet this weekend, as she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance of Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix’s </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Crown.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Colman became emotional during her acceptance speech as she revealed she lost her father during the COVID-19 pandemic. She described winning the award as “a lovely end to the most extraordinary journey with this lovely family”, and went on to wrap up her acceptance speech by explaining why she was tearing up, saying, “I wish my dad was here to see this… I lost my daddy during Covid, and he would have loved all of this.”</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">OLIVIA COLMAN EMMY WINNER ❤️ SHE DESERVES THE WORLD <a href="https://t.co/cHOXEtW5GU">pic.twitter.com/cHOXEtW5GU</a></p> — véro // ✿ (@vlovesemma) <a href="https://twitter.com/vlovesemma/status/1439781746422206466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Crown </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">became the first drama series to win in every category it was nominated in this year (a feat </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Schitt’s Creek </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">achieved last year, and </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Angels in America </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">in 2004, for comedy and limited series, respectively). In addition to Colman’s win, the series was awarded Best Drama Series, Best Actor for Josh O’Connor, who played Prince Charles, Best Supporting Actress for Gillian Anderson, who played Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and Best Supporting Actor for Tobias Menzies, who played Prince Philip.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Colman is now the second actress to win the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series award for playing Queen Elizabeth II on </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Netflix’s </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Crown, following Claire Foy’s win in the category in 2018. Netflix won a total of 44 Emmys this year – 34 in Creative Arts and 10 in Primetime, 11 of which were for </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Crown</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which won 7 Primetime Emmys and 4 Creative Arts Emmys.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Congratulations to the cast and crew of The Crown for 11 Emmy wins — including Best Drama Series, Best Actress for Olivia Colman, Best Actor for Josh O’Connor, Best Supporting Actress for Gillian Anderson and Best Supporting Actor for Tobias Menzies. <a href="https://t.co/FUNxPpzUU8">pic.twitter.com/FUNxPpzUU8</a></p> — The Crown (@TheCrownNetflix) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCrownNetflix/status/1439792832550563840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Colman has previously been nominated for both International and Primetime Emmys for her roles in </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Broadchurch, The Night Manager, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fleabag, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">and was previously nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Crown </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">last year, but this is her first win. For her role as Queen Elizabeth II, she has also won a Golden Globe, a SAG Award, and a Satellite Award. Colman is also an Oscar winner, having received the Best Actress award for 2019’s </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Favourite, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">in which she played Queen Anne, who ruled Great Britain and Ireland from 1702-1714. </span></p>

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