The Penguin star takes spectacular tumble and drops Emmy at afterparty
The Emmy landed somewhere between her dignity and the doorman’s shoes.
Cristin Milioti is officially an Emmy winner for her role in The Penguin -and unofficially an Emmy fumbler.
The actress, 40, took home her first-ever statue on Sunday night for her portrayal of Sofia Gigante, beating Cate Blanchett, Michelle Williams, Rashida Jones, and Meghan Fahy in the lead limited series actress category.
Then, she took the award out for a night on the town, where she spectacularly dropped it in a truly memorable fall.
Milioti arrived at Vas J Morgan’s celebrity-packed afterparty looking chic in a black mini-dress and leather jacket.
She was serving rockstar energy right up until the exact second she tripped at the door and sent her new golden trophy flying.
The Emmy landed somewhere between her dignity and the doorman’s shoes, before being scooped up and returned to her.
The actress took a major tumble on her way into an afterparty (Picture: The Hollywood Curtain / BACKGRID) Her Emmy went flying (Picture: Roger / BACKGRID) And had to be retrieved by a security guard (Picture: ALEXJR / BACKGRID) Milioti was quick to laugh off the incident (Picture: Roger / BACKGRID)Milioti, unbothered, laughed it off, proving that it’s not the fall that matters, it’s the recovery pose for paparazzi.
By the time she was posing for selfies with fellow winner Noah Wyle, the Emmy was back in her hands.
Earlier in the evening, Milioti’s surprise win at the Emmys ceremony at LA’s Peacock Theatre had her visibly stunned.
She was escorted to the stage by Colin Farrell and delivered a heartfelt speech scrawled on the back of her therapy notes.
‘Sorry, I wrote this on the back of notes I took in therapy the other day, so don’t look at the back,’ she said as she accepted the award.
The stumble didn’t seem to dampen the star’s enthusiasm for the rest of the night(Picture: David Jon/Getty Images for HBO Max)‘It’s very hard to make sense of being alive right now in this world, so I’m deeply grateful for the bright spots,’ she continued.
‘Making this show with our incredible cast and crew, and getting to inhabit this woman was a bright spot for me. Despite it being very grisly, playing her felt like flying.’
She added, thanking her family, ‘Thank you for supporting your strange kid and showing me movies that were very inappropriate for my age.’
Milioti’s stumble was not the only one of the night, with host Nate Bargatze facing a brutal wave of criticism after his charity stunt at the ceremony appalled viewers.
At the top of the show, the comedian announced that he would donate $100,000 (£73,626) to the Boys & Girls Club of America.
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Previous Page Next PageBut there was a catch: every winner had 45 seconds for their acceptance speech, with $1k (£736) added for every second under the limit, and $1k deducted for every second over.
The premise struck viewers as a tone-deaf misfire that turned philanthropy into a kind of live-television punishment game.
Elsewhere, Sofia Vergara, 54, one of the best-paid stars on TV, had to miss the 77th annual event due to a severe eye infection.
But others managed to have a more successful evening, with Owen Cooper becoming the youngest ever male winner.
The 15-year-old star was just 14 years old when he filmed the Netflix megahit Adolescence, which cleaned up at the event with eight awards.
Severance also had huge success, winning eight of the 27 awards it was nominated for.
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