7 June 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
Duke was the first actress to win for a telemovie role. She was criticised at the time for being on drugs for this speech. She later spoke of battling a bipolar disorder.
Thank you
Thank you.
Thank you Mr Evans?
I know your over there somewhere.
You, mom, Happy birthday.
I've also been taught not to say thank you for too long.
But the best words I ever learned, were hello, enthusiasm and thank you.
18 September, 2011, Nokia Theatre, LA, USA
Holy Smokes! Wow! It's my first and best pageant ever! Oh my God - there's so many pe- stop that clock! - Uh, there's so many people I want to thank. Oh my God my sweet, lovely husband Ben; I wish you were here; he's not. My lovely sister Margie is here. I'm sorry I'm a crier!
My Mom and Dad who supported me forever and shouldn't have and just said 'keep doing what you're doing.' I'm from Plainville, Illinois and I'm standing here and it's kind of amazing.
I work with the best cast and the best crew and I love them all. And Chuck Laurie fought for me. And Peter Roth you are like a handsome cheerleader in a suit. Nina Tassler, Les Moonves I'm gonna carry you both around tonight for a while.
Um, oh my God our writers - Mark Roberts - writing your beautiful little funny weird plays for us, and the cast I love you all so much. I go to work - I show up early like a dork, everyday because I kinda can't wait to see people. Vivi you can go to bed now. Georgie, I love you. And, oh God I know I'm forgetting somebody, I don't have my list. Anybody I forgot I just want to say thank you. Holy smokes!
20 September, 2015, LA, USA
Thank you so much. I miss you guys so much. Last year Jimmy Kimmel stood on this stage and said, "We will see you back here next year, Tracy Morgan.” Well, Jimmy, thanks to my amazing doctors, and the support of my family, and my beautiful new wife, I’m here, standing on my own two feet. And god bless all of you for your love, your prayers, your positive thoughts for the past 16 months. Thank you. I’m honored to be at the Emmys. I always have been honored to be here. It’s been a long road back. I suffered a traumatic brain injury that put me in a coma for eight days. When I finally regained consciousness I was just ecstatic to learn I wasn’t the one who messed up. Only recently I’ve started to feel like myself again, which means a whole lotta women gonna get pregnant at the after party. It’s going down. So on that note, the nominees for best drama are...
14 September, 1997, Emmy Awards, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, CA, USA
Thank you. Thank you. Oh it’s a beautiful night in this neighborhood. So many people have helped me to come to this night. Some of you are here, some are far away, some are even in Heaven.
All of us have special ones who have loved us into being. Would you just take, along with me, ten seconds to think of the people who have helped you become who you are. Those who have cared about you and wanted what was best for you in life. Ten seconds of silence. I’ll watch the time.
[10 Sec Pause]
Whomever you’ve been thinking about, how pleased they must be to know the difference you feel they’ve made. You know they’re the kind of people television does well to offer our world. Special thanks to my family and friends, and to my co-workers in Public Broadcasting, Family Communications, and this Academy for encouraging me, allowing me, all these years to be your neighbor. May God be with you. Thank you very much.