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This teacher received high marks!
During Tuesday’s 80thGolden Globe Awardsat The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles,Quinta Brunson(Abbott Elementary) won the best musical or comedy actress award. She was nominated againstKaley Cuoco(The Flight Attendant),Selena Gomez(Only Murders in the Building),Jenna Ortega(Wednesday)andJean Smart(Hacks).
“Wow, let me get myself together, okay,” Brunson, 33, said as she pulled out her phone to read her acceptance speech. Then, after glancing at it: “Okay, let me skip past my family text messaging.”
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“To Disney, to 20th Century, Warner Bros., thank you guys,” she said. “Thank you for believing in this show about a group of teachers from Philadelphia. It has resonated with the world in a way that I couldn’t even imagine it would’ve. But let’s be real, I did imagine this when I sold it to you. Thank you for believing in it.”
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Brunson went on to recognize her co-producers Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker, “who are just incredible and just support my vision,” she said. “It’s just worth everything to be able to have two people support you like that. They’re very white men and they just be like, ‘Okay, Quinta!’ So they let me get away with a lot and it really works out.”
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“I love you guys so much and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for having you,” Brunson said of her castmates. “I can’t believe I got to see one of my cast members win tonight and i’m just so happy to be here with you all.”
Brunson wears several hats onAbbott Elementary. Not only does she star in the series, but she also helps write and produce the program she created. Previously, when Brunson spoke to PEOPLE about making the hit comedy, she saidshe “just wanted to make a good show with good people.”
“To be honest, I didn’t have to deal with much ‘I don’t see it,'” she continued, detailing her experience getting the show off the ground. “There was one other network that will remain nameless that didn’t understand the value of it, but that’s how it goes. ABC won that bidding war.”
She added, “My co-showrunners Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker also saw the vision right away. I was fortunate. It’s most certainly not a common L.A. story for Black creators, but I think [I’m] a sign that times are changing.”
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The 80th annual Golden Globe Awards are being broadcast live on NBC and Peacock.
source: people.com
