Elizabeth Debicki appears glamorous in a black robe at Emmy Awards
Elizabeth Debicki has won her first Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Princess Diana in The Crown.
The 34-year-old star looked elated as she stepped onto the stage to accept her statuette from Only Murders In The Building star Da’Vine Joy Randolph at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
Accepting the award, Elizabeth revealed that superstition had prevented her from writing an acceptance speech beforehand.
‘I didn’t write anything down because I’m very superstitious and now I’m in a real pickle,’ the actress joked.
She took the time to thank Crown writer Peter Morgan, producers, cast and crew and hair and make-up artist Deb Ormrod.
‘Gosh, playing this part based on this unparalleled incredible human being has been my great privilege,’ she added.
‘It has been a gift.’
The Aussie actress looked stunning in a low-cut Christian Dior gown fit for a princes on the night.
Elizabeth Debicki has won her first Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Princess Diana in The Crown
Elizabeth’s dress showed off her décolletage and complimented her stunning porcelain complexion.
She let frock do the talking, accessorising with some delicate diamond drop earrings and matching diamond rings.
She wore her blonde locks up in a chic chignon and accentuated her natural beauty with minimal makeup.
Elizabeth and her co-star in The Crown Emma Corrin recently revealed they both auditioned for guest roles on the acclaimed drama – before starring as Princess Diana.
‘I didn’t write anything down because I’m very superstitious and now I’m in a real pickle,’ the actress joked in her acceptance speech
Elizabeth portrayed the late Princess of Wales in the fifth and sixth seasons, while Corrin, 28, played Diana in the fourth season. Both stars have won numerous accolades for their portrayals including Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards.
Uniting for Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Elizabeth detailed how she had given up on playing Diana after Corrin had landed the role.
She said: ‘Maybe we’re better at acting when we’re not trying. I went to do this audition because Season 1 had just aired and it was huge…It was so lush. To be frank, the amount of money that was on the screen was extraordinary. It was sort of at the dawn of television becoming this Golden Age—especially Netflix.
‘I don’t know when House of Cards’ came out—my 20s are a blur. But I went in for the Season 2 part, and I got an email a few days later from my agent saying, ‘Not that part, but we are thinking…’…I guess they must have felt something Diana in it, which is hilarious because I wasn’t playing an English person even.
The 34-year-old star looked elated as she stepped onto the stage to accept her statuette from Only Murders In The Building star Da’Vine Joy Randolph at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night
‘The funny thing is, for five or six years, I continued to watch ‘The Crown’ religiously, and I would think, ‘I wonder if that’s ever going to come around.’ And when you were cast, I thought, “Well, it was a nice dream.”
Elizabeth – who played Diana in the final years of her life before her death aged 36 in a Paris car crash, said she initially had ‘anxiety’ over mastering the Royal’s distinctive voice.
She said: ‘What you as the actor playing that character owe the audience is a very specific sonic imprint. I felt a huge responsibility to get as close to it as I could. I’ve lived in London a long time, so my Australian accent is kind of transmorphed anyway.
‘But of all the accents I’ve ever learned to do…For Diana, it felt like a music. And that music and that rhythm was so far from how I sense myself as a person. So I worked extremely hard. People ask, ‘Was there a little hook? Was there any footage you watched?’
The Aussie actress looked stunning in a low-cut gown fit for a princes on the night
Elizabeth played Diana in the final years of her life before her death aged 36 in a Paris car crash in the Netflix series
Elizabeth’s dress showed off her décolletage and complimented her stunning porcelain complexion
Corrin – who played a young Diana on the precipice of her marriage to Charles and in the early years of her troubled marriage – said they had studied Diana’s mannerisms to accurately replicate the Princess.
Corrin said: ‘The most quintessential bit, for me, was the post-engagement interview. The mannerisms that she had, they appear in the moment where she’s under such intense emotional stress. They almost become tics. In scenes where Diana’s being chased by paparazzi, I’ve had that a little bit. It’s so invasive, and I’ve experienced it personally, and it’s the worst thing in the world.’
The stars of The Crown have said they were reduced to tears shooting scenes surrounding the death of Princess Diana.
She let frock do the talking, accessorising with some delicate diamond drop earrings and matching diamond rings
The Netflix series has faced a backlash for choosing to dramatise the tragic events of 1997, despite executives insisting the depiction has been done with the utmost sensitivity.
Elizabeth said she found filming the scenes in the run-up to her death ‘heavy and very manic, and incredibly invasive’.
‘It was difficult to recreate,’ she said.
‘’t times it’s almost like an animalistic response to being pursued, by that many actors playing the Press, because there’s nowhere you can go and you only have to be in a situation like that for about a minute before you realise this is completely unbearable.’
She said that filming Diana’s final 24 hours had been ‘very demanding’, adding: ‘I think it’s going to be really interesting to see how people respond to the show.’
One iconic picture of the late Princess of Wales shows her wearing a turquoise swimsuit as she is poised elegantly on the edge of a diving board in Portofino in Italy in 1997.
Elizabeth revealed the painstaking steps the Netflix show had taken to recreate it as closely as possible.
She said: ‘There was just something about that swimsuit and recreating that moment that felt very sacred, and it was very important we got it right.’
She wore her blonde locks up in a chic chignon and accentuated her natural beauty with minimal makeup
76th Primetime Emmy Awards WINNERS – full list
Outstanding Drama Series
The Crown
Fallout
The Gilded Age
The Morning Show
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Shōgun – WINNER
Slow Horses
3 Body Problem
The Crown was one of the shows nominated in the category Outstanding Drama Series; Imelda Staunton is pictured
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Donald Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Walton Goggins, Fallout
Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun – WINNER
Dominic West, The Crown
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
Maya Erskine, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Anna Sawai, Shо̄gun – WINNER
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show – WINNER
Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
Jon Hamm, The Morning Show
Takehiro Hira, Shōgun
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Jonathan Pryce, The Crown
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Christine Baranski, The Gilded Age
Nicole Beharie, The Morning Show
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown – WINNER
Greta Lee, The Morning Show
Karen Pittman, The Morning Show
Holland Taylor, The Morning Show
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Hacks – WINNER
The Bear
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Reservation Dogs
Only Murders in the Building
Palm Royale
What We Do in the Shadows
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Matt Berry, What We Do in the Shadows
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear – WINNER
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Reservation Dogs
From left, Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin in Only Murders in the Building. They were all Emmy nominated
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Jean Smart, Hacks – WINNER
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Kristen Wiig, Palm Royale
Maya Rudolph, Loot
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Carol Burnett, Palm Royale
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear – WINNER
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Meryl Streep, Only Murders In The Building
Outstanding Supporting Actor An A Comedy Series
Lionel Boyce, The Bear
Paul W. Downs, Hacks
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear – WINNER
Paul Rudd, Only Murders In The Building
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Baby Reindeer – WINNER
Fargo
Lessons in Chemistry
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series
Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer – WINNER
Jon Hamm, Fargo
Tom Hollander, Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Andrew Scott, Ripley
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series
Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country – WINNER
Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry
Juno Temple, Fargo
Sofia Vergara, Griselda
Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series
Jonathan Bailey, Fellow Travelers
Robert Downey Jr., The Sympathizer
Tom Goodman-Hill, Baby Reindeer
John Hawkes, True Detective: Night Country
Lamorne Morris, Fargo – WINNER
Lewis Pullman, Lessons in Chemistry
Treat Williams, Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Sofia Vergara has received an Emmy nomination for Lead Actress In A Limited Series for her role in the Netflix series, Griselda
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series
Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Lily Gladstone, Under the Bridge
Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer – WINNER
Aja Naomi King, Lessons in Chemistry
Diane Lane, Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Nava Mau, Baby Reindeer
Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country
Outstanding Animated Series
Blue Eye Samurai
Bob’s Burger
Scavengers Reign
The Simpsons
X-Men ‘97
Outstanding Television Movie
Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie
Quiz Lady
Red, White & Royal Blue
Scoop
Unfrosted
Scripted Variety Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – WINNER
Saturday Night Live
Talk Series
The Daily Show – WINNER
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Variety Special (live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Starring Usher
66th Grammy Awards
The Greatest Roast Of All Time: Tom Brady
The Oscars
The 76th Annual Tony Awards
Variety Special (pre-recorded)
Billy Joel: The 100th Live at Madison Square Garden
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer
Dick Van Dyke 98 Years Of Magic
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die
Trevor Noah: Where Was I
Directing For A Drama Series
Stephen Daldry – The Crown
Mimi Leder – The Morning Show
Hiro Murai – Mr & Mrs Smith
Frederick EO Toye – Shōgun – WINNER
Saul Metzstein – Slow Horses
Salli Richardson-Whitfield – Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Directing For A Comedy Series
Randall Einhorn – Abbott Elementary
Christopher Storer – The Bear – WINNER
Ramy Youssef – The Bear
Guy Ritchie – The Gentlemen
Lucia Aniello – Hacks
Mary Lou Belli – The Ms Pat Show
Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series
Weronika Tofilska – Baby Reindeer
Noah Hawley – Fargo
Gus Van Sant – Feud: Capote vs The Swans
Millicent Shelton: Lessons in Chemistry
Steven Zaillian – Ripley – WINNER
Issa López – True Detective: Night Country
Jennifer Aniston, pictured, and Reese Witherspoon were nominated in the same category for The Morning Show
Writing For A Drama Series
Peter Morgan and Meriel Sheibani-Clare – The Crown
Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner – Fallout
Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover – Mr & Mrs Smith
Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks – Shōgun
Rachel Kondo and Caillin Puente – Shōgun
Will Smith – Slow Horses – WINNER
Writing For A Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Christopher Storer – The Bear
Meredith Scardino and Sam Means – Girls5eva
Lucia Aniello, Paul W Downs and Jen Statsky – Hacks – WINNERS
Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider – The Other Two
Jake Bender and Zach Dunn – What We Do in the Shadows
Jon Hamm was nominated for his work on Fargo
Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer – WINNER
Charlie Brooker – Black Mirror
Noah Hawley – Fargo
Ron Nyswaner – Fellow Travelers
Steven Zaillian – Ripley
Issa López – True Detective: Night Country
Writing For A Variety Series
The Daily Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Traitors – WINNER
The Voice
