Rare News Desk
LOS ANGELES – Sunday’s 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards show was full of surprises, emotional reactions and inspirational speeches.
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Don’t miss these five must-see moments from the broadcast:
1. Viola Davis makes history, gives powerful speech. The “How to Get Away With Murder” star became the first African-American woman to win the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama.
In her emotional acceptance speech, she quoted Harriet Tubman: “I see a line. And over that line, I see green fields and lovely flowers and beautiful, white women with their arms stretched out to me over that line, but I can’t seem to get there no how. I can’t seem to get over that line.”
Davis added, “The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.”
>> Click here to watch her speech
2. Tracy Morgan makes surprise appearance. The comedian, who has avoided the limelight after his 2014 car accident, triumphantly returned to the stage to present the award for Outstanding Drama Series.
“Last year, Jimmy Kimmel stood on the stage and said, ‘We’ll see you back here next year, Tracy Morgan,'” Morgan said. “Well, Jimmy, thanks to my amazing doctors, the support of my family, and my beautiful wife, I’m here.”
He received a standing ovation.
>> Click here to watch the video
3. Jon Hamm wins first Emmy. The “Mad Men” star, who has been nominated for 16 Primetime Emmys over the years, crawled onto the stage to accept the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama.
“There has been a terrible mistake, clearly,” he joked. “Thank you for that.”
He added, “This is impossible. It’s impossible to be named with all of those extraordinary gentlemen. It’s impossible to be standing up here. It’s impossible to have done this show with this incredible cast, with these incredible people, these incredible writers, our incredible crew.”
4. Amazon’s “Transparent” nabs groundbreaking wins, calls attention to transgender equality. Director Jill Soloway won the award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, while Jeffrey Tambor took home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy.
During her acceptance speech, Soloway urged the audience to support equal rights for the transgender community.
“We don’t have a trans tipping point yet; we have a trans civil rights problem,” she said.
>> Watch Soloway’s speech here
Tambor dedicated his award to the transgender community.
“I’d like to dedicate my performance and this award to the transgender community,” he said. “Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your courage. Thank you for your stories. Thank you for your inspiration. Thank you for letting us be part of the change. God bless you.”
5. “The Daily Show” wins its final award under host Jon Stewart. The Comedy Central show scored the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Talk Series, as well as wins for writing and directing.
“I have been off of television for six weeks, seven weeks, whatever it is,” joked Stewart, who retired in August. “This is the first applause I’ve heard.”
He added, “Thank you so much. You will never have to see me again.”
>> Click here to see Stewart’s speech
