Broadway Stars Shine at the EMMYS; Watch All the Acceptance Speeches

By: Sep. 21, 2015
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The 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards telecast air live coast-to-coast on Sunday, September 20th (8 PM ET/5 PM PT) on FOX from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Click here for a full list of winners.

Broadway was well represented on television this year, with a host of theaters best being recognized for their work on some of TV's most popular shows. Below, check out acceptance speeches from the winners:


Tony Award-winner Viola Davis (FENCES) won an Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Drama. Her first Emmy nomination, Davis took home the trophy for her role as Annalise Keating in HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER. The two-time Tony winner and two-time Oscar nominee is widely recognized for her work in such notable films as The Help and Doubt. Davis may also be seen in such popular television series as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and United States of Tara.


Tony-winner Frances McDormand won the 2015 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her portrayal of the title character in OLIVE KITTERIDGE. The series won six awards, (including one for playwright and director Jane Anderson who wrote the HBO miniseries), more than any other show, so rather than repeating all of the thank yous that her colleagues had already given out, McDormand kept it short and sweet.




Tony nominee Allison Janney won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for MOM, marking the 7th career Emmy for the actress. Her first four Emmys were for her role on THE WEST WING.


Broadway baby Uzo Aduba (GODSPELL) picked up the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama. This is Aduba's second Emmy for the role of Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren on ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK. (Interestingly, her first win was for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy, so she now has the distinction of having two different awards for the same role.) The acclaimed actress made her Broadway debut in 2007 as "Toby" in Coram Boy. She went on to join the original revival cast of Godspell where she performed at Manhattan's Circle in THE SQUARE Theater between 2011 and 2012. She will soon star in NBC's live broadcast of THE WIZ.


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