""Wow, so it's looking like I'm just gonna be banging on about Adolescence and Owen Cooper for the rest of my life, which, you know, there's worse things," Doherty began her speech. "I would love to mention every single person that was involved in making this show because it was the definition of a team effort, but I can't get up here without talking about Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters. You are generosity personified," she continued."
""This is dedicated to my big sister Grace. I wouldn't be here without you. I love you with all my heart and Sinéad, thank you for making me the happiest person in the world. I love you with everything I've got." The British actress rounded off her speech by thanking the "f**king stunning" people involved in the Television Academy, which presents the Emmys."
Erin Doherty won the Emmy for Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series for her role as child psychologist Briony Ariston in the Netflix one-take crime drama Adolescence. As presenters called her name she kissed her girlfriend Sinéad Donnelly before going onstage. Doherty thanked producers Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters, dedicated the award to her sister Grace, and expressed deep love and gratitude to Donnelly. She closed by praising the Television Academy. Doherty went public with her relationship in August and previously spoke about accepting her sexuality in her mid-twenties on a podcast.
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