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Amanda Seyfried accidentally made confused daughter cry by telling her to ‘go to bed’ during Emmy speech-Robert Oliver-Entertainment – Metro

She later called her daughter to apologise.

Amanda Seyfried accidentally made confused daughter cry by telling her to ‘go to bed’ during Emmy speech-Robert Oliver-Entertainment – Metro

Oops! Amanda upset her daughter with her acceptance speech (Picture: Trae Patton/NBC/Getty)

Amanda Seyfried’s daughter burst into tears when the actress won the Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a limited series – but not because she was happy for her mum.

The Mamma Mia star, 36, won the Emmy for her series The Dropout, which is based on a podcast of the same name. Amanda plays convicted entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes.

Amanda’s five-year-old daughter Nina was told that she would be able to stay up late to watch the ceremony and see if The Dropout won any awards.

During her acceptance speech, Amanda then directly addressed her daughter from the stage, saying that it was time for her to ‘go to bed’.

Apparently poor Nina was left feeling confused as to how (and why) her mum had told her to go to bed by speaking to her through the TV.

Backstage, Amanda told reporters: ‘My daughter actually cried because she was confused how I spoke to her through the TV and so I called her.’

Amanda gave an emotional speech before remembering to send Nina to bed through the TV (Picture: Television Academy)

She continued: ‘She was supposed to be in bed. She’s going to school tomorrow! I didn’t expect that to be the reaction.’

Earlier in the evening while walking on the red carpet, she had already given a shout out to Nina, who was born in 2017.

‘[My daughter] should be in bed. But it’s okay, it’s fine. She can stay up as long as she likes,’ before turning to the camera and saying: ‘You can stay up.’

Amanda as Elizabeth Holmes in the Emmy-winning series (Picture: Michael Desmond/Hulu)

Elizabeth Holmes in 2015 (Picture: David Orrell/CNBC/NBCU)

The Dropout sees Amanda take on the role of convicted self-made billionaire Elizabeth Holmes, who was found guilty of defrauding investors in January 2022.

Holmes was CEO of biotech company Theranos and claimed to have revolutionised blood testing with state of the art equipment – in 2015, these claims were suspected to be false.

Emmy Awards 2022 winners

Best comedy

Ted Lasso

Best drama

Succession

Best limited series

The White Lotus

Best actress – comedy

Jean Smart – Hacks

Best actor – comedy

Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso

Best actress – drama

Zendaya – Euphoria

Best actor – drama

Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game

Best actress – limited series or TV movie

Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout

Best actor – limited series or TV movie

Michael Keaton – Dopesick

Supporting actress – comedy

Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary

Supporting actor – comedy

Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso

Supporting actress – drama

Julia Garner – Ozark

Supporting actor – drama

Matthew Macfadyen – Succession

Supporting actress – limited series or movie

Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus

Supporting actor – limited series or movie

Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus

Variety talk series

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

Variety sketch series

Saturday Night Live

Reality competition program

Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls

Writing for a comedy series

Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary

Writing for a drama series

Jesse Armstrong – Succession

Writing for a limited series, movie or drama special

Mike White – The White Lotus

Directing for a comedy series

MJ Delaney – Ted Lasso

Directing for a drama series

Hwang Dong-hyuk – Squid Game

Directing for a limited series or movie

Mike White – The White Lotus

Documentary or nonfiction series

The Beatles: Get Back

Documentary or nonfiction special

George Carlin’s American Dream

Outstanding writing for a variety series

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

Outstanding writing for a variety special

Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel

Outstanding variety special (pre-recorded)

Adele One Night Only

Outstanding variety special (live)

The Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show

Theranos was declared defunct in 2018 and Holmes is due to be sentenced in October – she faces up to 20 years in federal prison.

Amanda beat out competition from Toni Collette, Lily James, Sarah Poulson, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Garner in order to land her prize.

Accepting the award, she said: ‘Thanks Television Academy, and thanks for recognizing me among these amazing actors.’

She can fit her whole fist in her mouth, it’s Karen from Mean Girls! (Picture: CBS via Getty)

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Amanda’s first ever role in a film was her legendary performance as Karen in Mean Girls, who was a popular member of ‘the Plastics’.

Her character became famous for a host of iconic quotes, including: ‘So if you’re from Africa, why are you white?’ and the timeless ‘On Wednesdays, we wear pink.’

The Dropout is available to stream on Disney Plus.

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