The actress — who received the award for her work in ‘Dahmer’ — shared backstage as she defined why she thanked herself in her speech.

When she appeared onstage to settle for the award for Excellent Supporting Actress in a Restricted Collection or Film for her work in Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, the actress gave an emotional speech, through which she thanked herself for persevering with to consider in herself all through each the ups and downs in her profession.

“I am a winner, child!” Nash exclaimed as she took the stage, earlier than thanking collection creator Ryan Murphy, costar Evan Peters, and everybody at Netflix behind the present. She additionally thanked her “higher half,” her spouse Jessica Betts, for choosing her up “after I was gutted from this work.”

“You realize who I need to thank? I need to thank me,” she then mentioned, getting an enormous response from the viewers. “For believing in me and doing what they mentioned I couldn’t do. I need to say to myself in entrance of all you stunning individuals, go on woman along with your unhealthy self. You probably did that!”

Nash went on to “settle for this award on behalf of each Black and Brown lady who has gone unheard, but over-policed,” just like the real-life Glenda Cleveland — who she performed on Dahmer — in addition to Sandra Bland and Breonna Taylor.

“As an artist, my job is to talk reality to energy. And child, I am gonna do it till the day I die,” she mentioned. “Mama, I received!”

Whereas talking to reporters backstage, Nash shared why she thanked herself throughout her speech.

“I am the one one who is aware of what it price me. I am the one one who is aware of what number of nights I cried as a result of I could not be seen for a sure kind of function,” she mentioned, persevering with the empowering message from her speech. “I am the one who is aware of what it is prefer to undergo divorce on digital camera, and nonetheless have to drag up and present out, and you continue to obtained to go residence, and you’ve got youngsters and an entire life.”

“I am pleased with myself. I am proud that I did one thing that folks mentioned I couldn’t do as a result of I believed in me,” she continued. “Typically individuals do not consider in themselves, and I hope my speech was a scrumptious invitation for individuals to do exactly that.”

“Imagine in your self, and congratulate your self. Typically you bought to encourage, what? Your self,” Nash concluded. “And that is why it is not known as Mama-esteem, them-esteem, us-esteem, it is known as vanity, as a result of do not no one obtained to consider it, however you.”

This marked Nash’s first Emmy win. She beforehand obtained nominations for Getting On, When They See Us, and Reno 911!: The Hunt For QAnon.

For her function as Glenda Cleveland in Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffery Dahmer Story, Nash additionally received the 2023 Critics’ Selection Award for Greatest Supporting Actress in a Film/Miniseries, and obtained nominations on the 2023 Golden Globe Awards and Display screen Actors Guild Awards.

Nash celebrated her win by going skinny dipping together with her spouse, with the star sharing a video on her Instagram.

“‘Betts’ consider we had a timeeee,” she captioned the publish, above. “I am a winner child! .”

Earlier than she took a dip within the pool, Nash danced together with her Dahmer costar, Evan Peters, at an Emmys after-party. Try the candy second within the gallery, beneath.