Monday evening’s present additionally tied the file for probably the most wins by actors of shade, with 5 of the ceremony’s 12 performing awards earned by folks of shade, which equals the main determine set by the 1991 Emmys.

Wong grew to become the primary lady of Asian descent ever to win an Emmy for a lead function.

Taking dwelling the trophy for Finest Actress in a Restricted Sequence for her work on Netflix’s Beef throughout Monday’s seventy fifth Annual Emmy Awards, Wong thanked her co-stars, crew and naturally, her household.

“I would not be standing right here with out my dad and mom, my superb dad and mom, my father who I so want was alive to share this second with me, my hilarious father who beloved me unconditionally and taught me the worth of failure,” Wong mentioned whereas accepting the awards. “To my stunning daughters: you might be my all the things. Thanks for uplifting me, and that is for you.”

The present earned her one other award Monday evening, with Wong additionally taking dwelling the trophy as Beef‘s EP, within the Excellent Restricted Or Anthology Sequence class.

Wong obtained her first Emmy nomination final 12 months, for writing her third comedy particular, Ali Wong: Don Wong. Her three Emmy nominations this 12 months included one other one for Beef as government producer in addition to finest voiceover performing for her animated comedy Tuca & Bertie.

Whereas Wong is the primary lady of Asian descent to win the award, she’s not the primary nominated, with Sandra Oh incomes three nominations within the drama collection class, and Yôko Shimada incomes a number one woman nom for 1981’s Japan-set restricted collection Shōgun.

The Emmys served as a landmark second general for performers of shade, who tied the present’s file for many wins by non-white actors.

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Wong’s Beef counterpart, Steven Yeun, additionally gained for his function within the collection, whereas Black actors like The Bear‘s Ayo Edebiri, Abbott Elementary‘s Quinta Brunson and Dahmer‘s Niecy Nash-Betts all gained particular person awards.

All in all, 5 of the ceremony’s 12 performing awards have been earned by folks of shade, with the 2023 present tying the file set by the 1991 Emmys.

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