'I would not be here without him, without his sort of putting his career on the back burner so that I could take advantage of all the wonderful opportunities that I've had,' she said. 'Hacks' star Jean Smart picked up her fourth Emmy award outstanding lead actress in a comedy series and opened her acceptance speech with a touching tribute to her late husband, Richard Gilliland, who died in March. She also thanked her parents and circle of friends, saying, 'This single mum wouldn't be standing here without you.' 'If you ever leave my life, I'm going to stalk you.' 'There's no Rebecca without Keeley,' she said, referring to their characters. In her speech, she showed particular love for her co-star Juno Temple, who was also nominated in the category and bawling tears of joy for her friend from the audience. 'Ted Lasso' star Hanna Waddingham picked up the award for best supporting actress in a comedy - her first Emmy - and couldn't hide her joy on stage. Say what you will about the repeat-filled winners, some of the honorees brought their acceptance speech A-game under a kind of extreme duress most of us can only imagine (a room of super influential people + audience of millions.
