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    The Emmys Speech That Showed the Power of Live TV

    Even the audience in the room couldn’t look away.
    by Shirley Li Sep 12, 2022 2 minutes
    Source: Kevin Winter / Getty

    Nothing against all of the other Emmy winners tonight, but even the most perfectly rehearsed, elegantly delivered acceptance speech couldn’t possibly compare with Sheryl Lee Ralph’s moment in the spotlight. In the minutes after the actor won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, she sang and beamed and soliloquized, inspiring the audience to leap to its feet

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