Dame Julie Andrews has finally won an Emmy Award for her voice-over work as Lady Whistledown in Bridgerton, marking her first Emmy win.
The 89-year-old actress had previously been nominated for the Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance award in 2021, 2022, and 2023, but finally got the award this year, beating strong competition including Hank Azaria for The Simpsons, Maya Rudolph in Big Mouth, Alan Tudyk for Andor, Jeffrey Wright in What If…?, and Steven Yeun for Invincible.
2025 Creative Arts Emmys presenter Craig Robinson accepted the award on her behalf, as Andrews was unable to attend the ceremony.
Reflecting on her role as Lady Whistledown, Andrews revealed she had never met any of her Bridgerton co-stars in person.
“You know I’ve never met the company in person. Of course, I see them on the show sometimes. But I do all my recording far, far away from them,” she told the Today show.
“I think it’s gorgeous looking, and they’re all wonderful in it and they’re lovely people to work with. (Producer) Shonda Rhimes and the whole gang down, they’re terrific. And I’m thrilled that they asked me.”
Meanwhile, the first night of the 77th Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, which focused on scripted programming and animation, saw top winners including The Studio, starring Seth Rogen, taking home nine awards; Colin Farrell’s The Penguin with eight; and the psychological drama Severance with six.
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