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Erin Doherty took home the 2025 Emmy Award for best actress in a limited, anthology series or movie for her role in Netflix‘s Adolescence.

“Wow, so it’s looking like I’m just gonna be banging on about Adolescence and Owen Cooper for the rest of my life, which, you know, there’s worse things,” Doherty said in her acceptance speech. “I would love to mention every single person that was involved in making this show because it was the definition of a team effort, but I can’t get up here without talking about Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters. You are generosity personified.”

She added, “This is dedicated to my big sister Grace. I wouldn’t be here without you. I love you with all my heart.”

Doherty was nominated alongside Ruth Negga (Presumed Innocent), Deirdre O’Connell (The Penguin), Chloë Sevigny (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story), Jenny Slate (Dying for Sex) and Christine Tremarco (Adolescence).

The award marks her first Emmy win. In Adolescence, Doherty plays clinical psychologist Briony Ariston, who holds the final interview with 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper), who is accused of murder, to assess his mind before trial. Earlier in the night on Sunday, Cooper won an Emmy for best supporting actor in a limited/anthology series or movie. The psychological drama also won for best directing and writing for a limited series.

Doherty previously told The Hollywood Reporter what it was like to work alongside Cooper, especially for his first acting job. “I hope that I gave him what he gave me. He just reignited that necessity. I think kids surrender to the moment so much easier than adults do. And it really reignited that love of what I do, and actually the art form in its purest form,” she said before later adding, “He’s 11 years younger than me, so I’ve really witnessed him go through adolescence himself and the hardships of what it means to navigate that world. And I think it was necessary for me to bring that level of hope into our relationship, Briony and Jamie’s.”

To see the full list of winners, click here. View all the stars that hit the red carpet here.

Check out THR‘s interviews with Doherty on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony on Sunday below.

Beloved actors Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen became the first couple to jointly accept a prestigious award from the Television Academy honoring philanthropy at Sunday’s Emmy Awards.

Kristen Bell and Michael Schur presented the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award to the duo during the live telecast. Schur created “The Good Place,” which Danson starred in alongside Bell from 2016-20.

“There’s no honor that would mean more to Mary and me than this one, and the fact that it’s been given to both of us means the world,” Danson said.

“If it’s true that life is made up of two emotions, love and fear, the world’s a little out of balance right now,” Steenburgen added. “We don’t want to live in fear, so we make ourselves useful working for organizations that move the scale away from fear and put us smack dab in the middle of love.”

While each actor has worked across several different organizations and causes both individually and as a pair, their philanthropic work typically relates to environmentalism and conservation and advocacy for children.

The award is not given out annually, and there have been only a handful of recipients since it was established by the Television Academy in 2002. Past recipients include Oprah Winfrey, Danny Thomas (posthumously), George Clooney and Sean Penn. The award is bestowed on those in the media and entertainment industry whose humanitarian work has made a profound impact, invoking the spirit of late comedian Bob Hope’s philanthropy.

Danson and Steenburgen have “long used their voices — and their hearts — to champion causes that uplift the planet and its people,” said Cris Abrego, chair of the Television Academy, in a news release when the recipients were announced.

“From environmental advocacy to humanitarian relief, they lead with grace, integrity and purpose,” Abrego’s statement continued.

Danson, a longtime environmentalist and ocean conservation activist, co-founded the American Oceans Campaign nearly four decades ago with the goal of alerting Americans to hazards created by oil spills, offshore developments, toxic wastes, sewage pollution and other ocean abuses. Since the organization merged with Oceana in 2001, Danson has served on its board of directors and has testified before the House Committee on National Resources on behalf of the cause.

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Steenburgen is an advocate for increasing funding for the arts in American schools. She served as a keynote speaker at the 2024 Ohio School Boards Assn. Capital Conference, emphasizing the importance of the arts in public schools.

Danson and Steenburgen also co-founded the nonprofit Angels at Risk with activist Susie Spain in 2007. The organization aims to address drug and alcohol abuse in kids, teenagers and families by pushing for early prevention education in all schools and creating educational programs and services designed to encourage communication between teens and parents.

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The couple have also individually supported and worked with several other philanthropic organizations. For Danson, that has included organizations like the ASPCA, Climate U.S. PAC, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Malaria No More and Young Storytellers; Steenburgen has worked with Artists for a Free South Africa, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Heifer International and No Kid Hungry.

Danson and Steenburgen are also strong supporters of the LGTBQ+ community, and they recently received the Nancy Pelosi Equality Ally Award at the 2024 Equality PAC National Pride Gala.

Danson, an Emmy and Golden Globe winner, is best known for playing Sam Malone in “Cheers,” and for his role on “The Good Place.” Steenburgen, an Oscar and Golden Globe winner, has starred in “Parenthood,” “Melvin and Howard” “Elf” and more. Danson is currently starring in Netflix’s “A Man on the Inside,” and Steenburgen is joining the comedy for its upcoming second season.

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