By Ayeotan Shola
Uzoamaka Nwanneka “Uzo” Aduba is a Nigerian-American actress who is known for her role as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New Black, for which she won the Best supporting Actress in a Drama series at the Emmy Awards 2015.
Actress Uzo Aduba took home the Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama Series on Sunday night, her second consecutive Emmy for this same role as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes”.
Because the show was categorized as a comedy in 2014 and a drama in 2015, Aduba’s win makes her the first actress to win both a drama and comedy award for the same role — an honor previously held only by the actor Ed Asner.
Aduba thanked her fellow cast members and crew, the show’s corporate parents at Netflix, her personal team, and her family.
She was racing to get through all of the names on her list, but it didn’t sound like she was worried about playing off; instead, it was as if she was trying to get off the stage before being completely overcome.
When she spoke to her sister watching from the crowd and thanked her for her friendship, it was a moment that resonated with anyone who’s ever felt overwhelming love and pride in a sibling.
As she thanked a long list of people, Aduba broke down in tears. “I love you mostly because you let me be me,” she said. She finished her speech by thanking her sister, whom she brought as her guest to the Emmys. “I am humbled to call myself your sister,” she said. “I love you so much.”
If Aduba keeps giving speeches like this, viewers will be happy if she dominates this category for years to come.
Outstanding Drama Series
Game of Thrones
Orange Is the New Black
Homeland
Downton Abbey
House of Cards
Mad Men
Better Call Saul
Outstanding Comedy Series
Veep
Transparent
Louie
Modern Family
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Parks and Recreation
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Kyle Chandler, Bloodline
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis,How to Get Away With Murder
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Claire Danes, Homeland
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline
Jim Carter, Downton Abbey
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Louis C.K., Louie
Anthony Anderson, Blackish
William H. Macy, Shameless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Tony Hale, Veep
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Keegan-Michael Peele, Key & Peele
Adam Driver, Girls
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Allison Janney, Mom
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Niecy Nash, Getting On
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Miniseries
Olive Kitteridge
American Horror Story: Freakshow
American Crime
The Honorable Woman
Wolf Hall
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Richard Jenkins,Olive Kitteridge
Adrian Brody, Houdini
Ricky Gervais, Derek Special
Timothy Hutton, American Crime
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Frances McDormand,Olive Kitteridge
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freakshow
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Emma Thompson, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet St.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge
Richard Cabral, American Crime
Denis O’Hare, American Horror Story: Freakshow
Finn Wittrock, American Horror Story: Freakshow
Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie
Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Regina King, American Crime
Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freakshow
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Freakshow
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freakshow
Mo’Nique, Bessie
Zoe Kazan, Olive Kitteridge
Outstanding Variety Talk Show
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Show With David Letterman
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Inside Amy Schumer
Drunk History
Key & Peele
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
The Voice
The Amazing Race
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
Drama – Directing
Game of Thrones
The Knick
Boardwalk Empire
Homeland
Drama – Writing
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
The Americans
Better Call Saul
Comedy Directing – Series
Transparent
Silicon Valley
Louie
Veep
The Last Man on Earth
Comedy Writing – Series
Veep
The Last Man on Earth
Louie
Transparent
Silicon Valley
Episodes
Miniseries – Directing
Olive Kitteridge
Wolf Hall
Bessie
American Horror Story: Freakshow
The Missing
The Honorable Woman
Houdini
Miniseries – Writing
Olive Kitteridge
Wolf Hall
Bessie
American Crime
Hello Ladies: The Movie
The Honorable Woman
Variety —Directing
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
Inside Amy Schumer
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
Late Show With David Letterman
Variety — Writing
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
Inside Amy Schumer
Key & Peele
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
