ELIZABETH McGOVERNCora Crawley, Countess of Grantham
SOPHIE McSHERADaisy Mason
LESLEY NICOLMrs. Patmore
JULIAN OVENDENCharles Blake
DAVID ROBBDr. Clarkson
MAGGIE SMITHViolet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
PENELOPE WILTONIsobel Crawley
Transcript of Downton Abbey
Hello, hello, lovely room of fellow actors. Can I just say, before we even address this thing, this issue, that we've been coming here for 6 years, and we have encountered only the most amazing kindness and generosity from American actors. Thank you. So to be nominated in this category is mind-blowing for us. You know, we are a British show. What the heck are we doing here? And we are -- we're up against your TV royalty. So thank you for that. That is a deep, deep honor to win this. Just phenomenal. Thank you. Everyone in this room those that acting is a collaboration and, you know, this cast is the best it could possibly imagine, but, you know, we have all those other people around us who are -- they make us look good, you know. The extended Downton family, all top of their game, brilliant people committed to the show. We have to share this with them. They were stunning. Julian Fellowes, who wrote every single word of this. What an amazing writer. And as, again, we all know, if we don't have a good script, we are screwed, aren't we? So, thank you, Julian. Thank you to Gareth Neame and Liz Trubridge at Carnival. Rebecca and Suzanne at Masterpiece Theatre. I'm going to do a little shout out, extra shout out to two of our big, burly crew, Duncan and Bobby, who, on the last day of filming, we did our last scene, they were found in the corner sobbing. I know. And when does that happen? So we love you. Thank you so much for this, from the bottom of our hearts, SAG-AFTRA, everybody who voted for us, all of you. Thank you so, so much.
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LAURA PREPON: Oh, my god. My heart is beating so fast. This is such an honor. Thank you so much to our peers at SAGAFTRA for this is an incredible honor. I mean, look at this stage. I mean, this is what we talk about when we talk about diversity: You know, different race, color, creed, and sexual orientation. I mean, thank you so much. This wouldn't be possible without our fearless leader Jenji Kohan. Thank you for never shying away from telling these incredible stories. Our family at Netflix: Ted Sarandos, Cindy Holland; Lionsgate; Sandra Stern; Kevin Beggs, Chris Selak, thank you so much. To Piper Kerman, this would not be possible without her memoir. Thank you, Piper. And our fans: Thank you so much. We wouldn't be here without you. We thank you. Thank you so much.
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Kevin Spacey: Thank you so much. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I would first like to thank our creator, no not that one. The one grounded here on
earth. Beau Willimon, you have been an extraordinary collaborator, a remarkable challenge. I've loved every second that we have tussled and fought and argued these four seasons, and we will do our best to honor what you have started with House of Cards. We wish you the very, very best. I wanted to say I have to thank obviously this cast that is here an extraordinary group of actors I have the joy to come and work with every single day; to our partners at Netflix. And and I have to say my manager is sitting out here. Well, she's in a new position tonight. She's now my senior advisor. But 28 years, Joanne Horowitz, you have been fighting for me, thank you, thank you, thank you. Ted Lowenstein is now my new manager. Dana Brunetti, my producing partner. I just want to wrap up by saying I just want to talk a little bit about the theory of relativity. Yeah. Because, apparently, they say that if you are in an elevator, you don't know whether you are going up or going down. But right now, it feels like I'm going up. Thank you very much.
Transcript of Viola Davis
How to Get Away with Murder
Thank you, SAG-AFTRA, for this award. You know, there's a famous saying that: "I am I am not who you think I am. You are who you think I am." And, uhm, I think about that because people always saying, wow, you know, Annalise is an antihero, and don't you worry she she's not likable? And don't you worry that she's not a mentor? And I always think, Why do I have to be a hero? Why do you have to like me? And why do I have to be a mentor? My job, as an actor, is just to create a human being to the best of my ability; flawed, messy, maybe not always likable, maybe not cute. It is my job, and I do it to the best of my ability, and I get so much joy out of being an actor. I thank all my fellow actors on How to Get Away with Murder. It is such a fabulous, young cast. It has been the joy, pleasure of my life.
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Cast of Julianna Margulies
The Good Wife
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The Good Wife
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Cast of Maggie Smith
Downton Abbey
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Downton Abbey
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69 years ago. I I'm I'm so honored. This is really heavy. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. This is the group of my my brothers and sisters: The group that understands, "Yes." "Yes." "Yes." "No." "No." "No." "No." "Yes." "Yes." "Taller." "Taller." "No." "No." "Older." "Younger." "No." No." "Yes." "Yes." "Anybody but him." I want to thank Jill Soloway for changing my life. Thank you, Jill, for the responsibility of Maura Pfefferman. Thank you to that amazing cast. Those two tables right there, the most amazing cast I've ever except for Jason worked with. Thank you to Amazon for their guts, and their support. And thank you to my wife, Kasia. I wouldn't be standing up here were it not for you. And I I play Maura Pfefferman. She's very entitled, and she has a lot of money. And I would just like to dedicate this award to the nonMaura Pfefferman's who don't have a lot of cash for their operations, for their medicine, for their freedom. Thank you very much.
Oh, man. Oh, my gosh. All right. Thank you. I would like to say thank you very much to the Screen Actors Guild SAGAFTRA for this incredible, incredible honor. It's really, really truly touching. I would like to say thank you to Jenji Kohan, our show creator, for creating a show like this and putting it on television and making a show that reflects and represents so many people. I would like to say thank you to our family at Netflix; for Ted, to Ted Sarandos for his bravery; Cindy Holland for fighting for us; Mena; Peter; the family at Lionsgate, all of you for the bravery you have shown to our show. I would like to saw thank you to our cast, our phenomenal cast who is unbelievable. Every single one of you, I not only love you, but I respect all of you for your art, your art making, and your passion. I want to say thank you to my friends and my family, and then I just would like to say thank you to my team. And I would like to just take an opportunity to acknowledge the actors who are at home, not here in this room with us, but hoping to one day be in this room with us to continue to keep trying, to keep plugging, to keep working. No matter if anybody tells you to get out of that line that you are waiting in, stay in line. You have the chance. It is yours. Thank you so much. God bless you all.
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Cast of Edie Falco
Nurse Jackie
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Nurse Jackie
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Cast of Ellie Kemper
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
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Cast of Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Veep
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Veep
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Thank you, Bro. Wow, I don't know what to say, man. I really don't. Thank you so much everyone that's in this room for giving me that. Luther, a little train that was Luther. I got a shout out to Neill Cross, who is an incredible writer; and his imagination... He writes this show, which is the darkest show on TV, from a lovely, little window in New Zealand. I'm not sure where he gets it from. Sam Miller, who is an amazing director, who has brought Luther to life. Thank you, John, our DP, amazing. And thank you the amazing cast that work with us. I want to thank you, too. I really don't know what to say tonight, man. Like, two wins in one night, that's I want to shout out to my beautiful children, Isan and Winston. When Dad goes away, I think about you all the time. I love you so much. And Mum, I love you more. Bye.
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Cast of Ben Kingsley
Tut
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Tut
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Cast of Ray Liotta
Texas Rising
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Texas Rising
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Cast of Bill Murray
A Very Murray Christmas
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A Very Murray Christmas
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Sorry. Thank you. Yeah. So, thanks everybody. Oh, my God, I'm in shock right now. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you, my compadres, my brothers and sisters in the struggle. Respect to everyone in this category. Respect to everyone who voted for me. Thank you, because anyone could have won it; and many others have. Wow. Thank you, Shakim, my partner at "Flave Unit." Thank you HBO for giving us a shot to make this happen after 22 years. Thank you, Dick and Lili Zanuck, for finding something in me 22 years ago and giving me a shot to make to play this part of Bessie Smith. I am in shock right now. I shouldn't be, but I I am. I'm really just very grateful. Thank you to my wonderful cast mates. I couldn't have done a movie without you; Richard Lions, my consulting, acting consultant. Thank you mom and dad for believing in me and telling me I could achieve anything if I just believed in myself. And I hope that anyone out there who does not come in the package that people say you should, keep fighting for it. Flip those rocks over. Keep pushing. Keep turning. You can do it. You build your own boxes, not people. So knock that thing away and do you. Thank you.
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Cast of Christina Ricci
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
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Cast of Susan Sarandon
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
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The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
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Cast of Kristen Wiig
The Spoils Before Dying
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