Cristin Milioti nearly lost her 2025 Emmy Award not long after winning it.
In photos published by Just Jared, the actress, 40, was spotted falling down while on her way into a Sunday, September 14, Emmys after-party, dropping her trophy in the process. A man helped her up and picked up the statue, which rolled away when it hit the ground. Milioti subsequently indicated that both she and her Emmy were unharmed.
Earlier in the evening, Milioti won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role as Sofia Falcone on the HBO Max series The Penguin. Other contenders for the category included Cate Blanchett for Disclaimer, Meghann Fahy for Sirens, Rashida Jones for Black Mirror and Michelle Williams for Dying for Sex.
This marked Milioti’s first Emmy nomination and win. When she took the stage to accept the award, she joked about her prewritten speech.
“Sorry, I wrote this on the back of notes I took in therapy the other day, so don’t look at the back,” she quipped.
Milioti went on to gush over her experience working on The Penguin.
“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 said. “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.”
Milioti then expressed her gratitude to her family, adding, “Thank you for supporting your strange kid and showing the movies that were very inappropriate for my age.”
Milioti couldn’t contain her excitement as she concluded her speech, shouting, “I love you and I love acting so much!” before letting out a long “Woo!” which was met with cheers from the audience.
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