Alex Borsteinmoved the audience to laughter and tears with her poignant acceptance speech at the2019 Emmy Awardson Sunday.
For the second year in a row, Borstein won the award for best supporting actress in a comedy series for her role as brash comedy manager Susie Myerson in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She was up against herMaiselcostar Marin Hinkle, Sarah Goldberg forBarry, Sian Clifford forFleabag, Olivia Colman forFleabag, Betty Gilpin forGLOW, Kate McKinnon forSaturday Night Liveand Anna Chlumsky forVeep.
After chugging from a miniature bottle of Fireball with her seat neighborSeth MacFarlane, the actress, 48, took the stage to deliver her speech.
“Ibid,” she began. “I don’t know — wow.”
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“I know a lot of people were upset last year because I wasn’t wearing a bra,” she joked, referencing thesilver gown she wore to the awards show last year, which also happens to be the dress she wore to marry her now ex-husband Jackson Douglas.
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Continuing, Borstein hit a more serious note in her speech, dedicating her award toMaiselcreatorAmy Sherman-Palladino, as well as every woman on the cast and crew, and last but not least, to her mother and grandmother.
“They are immigrants, they are Holocaust survivors,” she said.
“My grandmother was in line to be shot into a pit. She said, ‘What happens if I step out of line?’ [The guard] said, ‘I don’t have the heart to shoot you, but somebody will,’ and she stepped out of line.”
“For that, I am here and my children are here. So step out of line, ladies. Step out of line!”
It’s shaping up to be a marvelous evening for the Amazon series:Tony Shalhoubwon best supporting actor for playing the father of Rachel Brosnahan‘s beloved Midge Maisel. Brosnahan is nominated for best actress for the role, and the show itself is up for outstanding comedy series.
The 71st PrimetimeEmmy Awardsare airing live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.
source: people.com
