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Emmys 2022: Sheryl Lee Ralph sings through powerful speech after Abbott Elementary win-Rishma Dosani-Entertainment – Metro
A true icon.
Sheryl Lee Ralph sang through an incredible speech at the Emmys 2022 (Picture: Getty)
Sheryl Lee Ralph totally stole the show with an incredibly rousing speech, at the Emmy Awards 2022 after winning a trophy for her role in Abbott Elementary.
The 65-year-old, who plays Barbara Howard in the hugely popular program, was awarded with the outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series gong at the Microsoft Theatre, in LA, on Monday night.
Taking to the stage to accept the award, she offered up a stirring rendition of Dianne Reeves’ Endangered Species.
‘I am an endangered species, but I sing no victim song. I am a woman, I am an artist. And I know where my voice belongs,’ she belted out to rapturous applause and a standing ovation from the audience.
Sheryl then said: ‘To anyone who has ever, ever had a dream and thought your dream wasn’t, wouldn’t, couldn’t come true. I am here to tell you that this is what believing looks like.
‘This is what striving looks like. And don’t you ever, ever give up on you.
Try not to cry through Sheryl’s incredible stage moment (Picture: Getty)
She proudly showed off her trophy on the red carpet (Picture: Getty)
‘Because if you get a [Abbott Elementary creator] Quinta Brunson in your corner, if you get a husband like mine in your corner, if you get children like mine in your corner and if you’ve got friends like everybody who voted for me, cheered for me, loved me… Thank you!’
The actress was up against The Marvelous Mrs Maisel star Alex Borstein, Hacks’ Hannah Einbinder, Kate McKinnon for Saturday Night Live, Ted Lasso stars Sarah Niles, Juno Temple, and Hannah Waddingham and her very own Abbott Elementary co-star, Janelle James, for the gong.
Abbott Elementary first premiered in 2021 and has gone on to become a firm favorite of the TV guide.
Abbott Elementary premiered in 2021 and has become a huge success (Picture: Getty)
It follows the teaching staff at the fictional Abbott Elementary as they contend with unruly children, continuous budget cuts and each other.
Speaking about the role on the red carpet, Sheryl confessed that she had no idea how popular her character would become.
‘Believe it or not I didn’t sink my teeth in at all,’ she told People Magazine. ‘I was just doing my job because I thought that I was going to be there collecting a check.
Emmy Awards 2022 nominations
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant
Elle Fanning – The Great
Issa Rae – Insecure
Jean Smart – Hacks
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Donald Glover – Atlanta
Bill Hader – Barry
Nicholas Hoult – The Great
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Barry
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hacks
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
What We Do In The Shadows
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Colin Firth – The Staircase
Andrew Garfield – Under the Banner of Heaven
Oscar Isaac – Scenes from a Marriage
Michael Keaton – Dopesick
Himesh Patel – Station Eleven
Sebastian Stan – Pam & Tommy
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Toni Collette – The Staircase
Julia Garner – Inventing Anna
Lily James – Pam & Tommy
Sarah Paulson – Impeachment: American Crime Story
Margaret Qualley – Maid
Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Dopesick
The Dropout
Inventing Anna
Pam & Tommy
The White Lotus
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Jodie Comer – Killing Eve
Laura Linney – Ozark
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets
Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
Reese Witherspoon – The Morning Show
Zendaya – Euphoria
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman – Ozark
Brian Cox – Succession
Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Adam Scott – Severance
Jeremy Strong – Succession
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
Euphoria
Ozark
Severance
Squid Game
Stranger Things
Succession
Yellowjackets
Outstanding Animated Programme
Arcane
Bob’s Burgers
Rick and Morty
The Simpsons
What If…?
Outstanding Short Form Animated Programme
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Love, Death + Robots
Robot Chicken
Star Wars: Visions
When Billie Met Lisa
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Patricia Arquette – Severance
Julia Garner – Ozark
Jung Ho-yeon – Squid Game
Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets
Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul
J Smith-Cameron – Succession
Sarah Snook – Succession
Sydney Sweeney – Euphoria
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Nicholas Braun – Succession
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Kieran Culkin – Succession
Park Hae-soo – Squid Game
Matthew Macfadyen – Succession
John Turturro – Severance
Christopher Walken – Severance
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
Sarah Niles – Ted Lasso
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Juno Temple – Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham –Ted Lasso
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Anthony Carrigan – Barry
Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso
Toheeb Jimoh – Ted Lasso
Nick Mohammed– Ted Lasso
Tony Shalhoub – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler – Barry
Bowen Yang –Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:
Connie Britton – The White Lotus
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus
Alexandra Daddario – The White Lotus
Kaitlyn Dever– Dopesick
Natasha Rothwell –The White Lotus
Sydney Sweeney – The White Lotus
Mare Winningham – Dopesick
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:
Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus
Jake Lacy – The White Lotus
Will Poulter – Dopesick
Seth Rogen – Pam & Tommy
Peter Sarsgaard – Dopesick
Michael Stuhlbarg – Dopesick
Guest Actress in a Drama Series:
Hope Davis – Succession
Marcia Gay Harden –The Morning Show
Martha Kelly – Euphoria
Sanaa Lathan – Succession
Harriet Walter– Succession
Lee You-mi – Squid Game
Guest Actor in a Drama Series:
Adrien Brody – Succession
James Cromwell – Succession
Colman Domingo – Euphoria
Arian Moayed– Succession
Tom Pelphrey – Ozark
Alexander SkarsgårdSuccession
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:
Jane Adams – Hacks
Harriet Sansom Harris – Hacks
Jane Lynch – Only Murders in the Building
Laurie Metcalf – Hacks
Kaitlin Olson – Hacks
Harriet Walter –Ted Lasso
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:
Jerrod Carmichael – Saturday Night Live
Bill Hader– Curb Your Enthusiasm
James Lance – Ted Lasso
Nathan Lane – Only Murders in the Building
Christopher McDonald – Hacks
Sam Richardson – Ted Lasso
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Competition Programme
The Amazing Race
Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
Nailed It!
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
‘I had no idea that people would see the subtleties in the work, they miss the layers that you put in sometimes as an actor, and they saw it all.’
Recalling advice former co-star Robert De Niro once gave her, she added: ‘In between shots he looked at me and he said you are great – you’re a damn good actress but Hollywood is not looking for you.
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‘They’re not looking for the black girls so you better wave that red flag and let them know you’re here because you deserve to be seen.
‘Thirty years later I am seen with my Emmy nomination.’
Well, you can officially clear space in your trophy cabinet now, Sheryl.
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