Star of the show, Scottish actor Brian Cox, quickly chipped in:"Keep it royalist, keep it royalist," to which Armstrong replied:"I'm not saying that we're any more legitimate in our position than he is, we'll leave that to other people."Brian Cox and Jesse Armstrong hug as the team from Succession as they accept the Emmy for outstanding drama series
She told US outlet Variety:"It makes me emotional to think about it. I was upset at how deeply upset I was. I sat with my dad on the sofa and I watched it all night until I couldn't keep my eyes open because I couldn't believe it. Sudeikis, who repeated his best comedy actor win after taking the prize last year too, gave a rare awards show shoutout to TV consumers when accepting his gong, saying:"Thanks to the people who watch this show and dig it as much as we dig making it."
Despite plenty of nominations for British stars, including Brian Cox, Colin Firth, Lily James, Jodie Comer and Nicholas Hoult, they all failed to win in their category, for roles in Succession, The Staircase, Pam And Tommy, Killing Eve and the Great respectively.
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