The award for the best speech at the Emmy 2024 went to 'The Bear': "I didn't write it because I didn't think it was possible"

If there had to be an award for the best speech given last night at the Emmy Awards, undoubtedly the one from this 76th edition would have been received by Liza Colón-Zayas. Perhaps not one of the most well-known names, but the star of The Bear not only took home a statue last night for Best Supporting Actress, but also managed to move a large part of the audience with her words upon taking the stage.

The actress won her first Emmy award thanks to the FX series - available in Spain on Disney+ - but admitted she didn't think about a speech because she believed winning was practically impossible.

"Thank you for lowering the microphone," the actress jokingly began when receiving the award. "Thanks to my husband David Zayas, who told me to write a speech and I didn't because I didn't think it would be possible. How to think it would be possible to be in the presence of Meryl Streep and Carol Burnett and Janelle and Sheryl Lee Ralph? I adore them all, I worship them with all my heart," she began.

The actress portrays Tina Marrero in The Bear, a character that from the beginning won over the audience for her growth and how she manages to carve out a place in the protagonist's kitchen. When she stepped up to receive the statuette, Colón-Zayas took the opportunity to thank them for giving her "a new life with this series" and concluded by saying: "and to all the Latinas who are watching me, keep believing and vote. Vote for your rights."

In this edition of the Emmy Awards, The Bear ended the ceremony with up to six statuettes, including Best Leading Actor (Jeremy Allen White), Best Supporting (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), Best Supporting Actress, Best Guest Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), Best Guest Actor (Jon Bernthal) and Best Directing (Christopher Storer).

Season 3 of 'The Bear'

Liza Colón-Zayas as Tina Marrero in 'The Bear' null

If in its first season, the series starring Jeremy Allen White focused on efforts to save a family bar in economic crisis, in the second season it showed the creative pressure of creating a new restaurant concept when money is not an issue.

Now, in its third installment, the team opens a new restaurant. The brand new The Bear is a reality, and opens its doors with aspirations of earning a Michelin star, but behind the stoves there will be the same chaos as always and much more tension.

In addition to the evident and growing tension between Carmy's vision and the rest of the team, putting to the test the bonds that keep the restaurant united. The series also addresses in this season the breakup of Carmy with Claire (Molly Gordon) at the end of the second season. A tense interpersonal dynamic inside and outside the kitchen, with all the characters living their own dramas and transformative life experiences on an individual level.

*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence