Christina Applegate made a surprise appearance at the 2024 Emmys on Monday – with the acclaimed actress making light of her battle with multiple sclerosis.
Emotional Applegate, 52, who was diagnosed with the degenerative condition in 2021, arrived onstage to present the Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series award.
Christina, who leaned on a walking stick as she was escorted onstage by host Anthony Anderson, said: ‘Thank you so much. Oh my god, you’re totally shaming me with disability by standing up. It’s fine.
‘Body not by Ozempic. Okay, let’s go. Some of you may know me as Kelly Bundy from Married, With Children or Samantha from Samantha Who? or Jen Harding from Dead To Me.
‘Very few of you probably know me from that debut – I’m going to cry, more than I’ve been crying. Baby Burt Grizzell on “Days of Our Lives. It was my breakout role.
‘And for all these years, it’s look at that. Been an honor to play funny, flawed, complex characters like the women nominated for supporting actress in a comedy series.
Christina Applegate made a surprise appearance at the 2024 Emmys on Monday – with the acclaimed actress making light of her battle with multiple sclerosis (pictured with host Anthony Anderson)
Emotional Applegate, 52, who was diagnosed with the degenerative condition in 2021 , arrived onstage to present the Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series award
She then presented the award to The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri. Applegate is nominated in The Best Actress In A Comedy Series for Dead To Me.
For Applegate’s performance as Jen Harding in the critically-acclaimed, plot-twisting drama – she garnered nominations for four Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, four SAG Awards, and three Critics’ Choice TV Awards.
Last year Applegate said she may never act in front of a camera again amid her battle with progressive disease, Multiple Sclerosis.
The actress, who excoriated Candace Owens after she criticized a Skims ad featuring a model in a wheelchair, has been thinking about what her future might look like – two years after her diagnosis.
‘I can’t even imagine going to set right now,’ the Emmy winner told Vanity Fair.
‘This is a progressive disease. I don’t know if I’m going to get worse,’ she explained.
Adjusting to her new life as a person with multiple sclerosis has been difficult for the star who has been acting since she was five months old.
‘With the disease of MS, it’s never a good day. You just have little sh**ty days.’
‘Body not by Ozempic. Okay, let’s go. Some of you may know me as Kelly Bundy from Married, With Children or Samantha from Samantha Who? or Jen Harding from Dead To Me’
The star looked sensational in a red velvet dress as she arrived
Christina is nominated for her role in Dead To Me
She then presented the award to The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri. Applegate is nominated in The Best Actress In A Comedy Series for Dead To Me
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that causes damage to the nerve sheaths in the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms can include numbness, speech impairment, difficulties with muscular coordination, blurred vision, and severe fatigue.
‘There are just certain things that people take for granted in their lives that I took for granted. Going down the stairs, carrying things—you can’t do that anymore. It f**king sucks.’
‘I can still drive my car short distances. I can bring up food to my kid. Up, never down.’
The Bad Moms actress has turned to a friend to help her care for her daughter, Sadie, 12, whom she shares with husband Martyn LeNoble, 54.
A caretaker comes on the weekend to do what is needed.
‘I actually don’t want to be around a lot of people because I’m immunocompromised,’ she explained.
‘I also don’t want a lot of stimulation of the nervous system because it can be a little bit too much for me. I like to keep it as quiet and as mellow as possible.’
The strike-delayed ceremony gathers Hollywood’s biggest stars as they celebrate the best of primetime television over the year of 2023.
Comedian and Black-ish star Anthony Anderson will be making his debut as the host alongside an all-Black executive producer team for the first time in Emmy history.
Jason Bateman, Quinta Brunson, Stephen Colbert, Jon Cryer, Jodie Foster, Jon Hamm, Ken Jeong, Joel McHale are among the stars announced to take the stage on Monday.
And the nominees include Pedro Pascal, Hannah Waddingham, Keri Russell, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Hart, Elisabeth Moss, Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk.
The awards ceremony normally occurs in September but was delayed because writers and actors were on strike at the time last year.
Due to the industry strikes, the Emmys were postponed to 2024 on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the United States and arrives in the heels of the Golden Globes.
The star is seen in Dead To Me as Jen Harding alongside Linda Cardellini
At this year’s Emmys, Succession leads nominations with 27 nods. The series’ stars Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong and Brian Cox are up against each other for Outstanding Lead Actor in a drama series. Their co-star Sarah Snook is also nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a drama
Like at the Globes — which celebrated 2023’s top films and television shows on January 7 — Succession dominates most categories.
At this year’s Emmys, Succession leads nominations with 27 nods.
The Last of Us follows closely behind with 24, The White Lotus with 23, and Ted Lasso with 21.
Succession is in the running for the Outstanding Drama Series for the third time after previously winning the title in 2020 and 2022.
The series’ stars Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong and Brian Cox are up against each other for Outstanding Lead Actor in a drama series.
Their co-star, Sarah Snook, is also nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a drama.
The Last of Us star Pedro Pascal is up for lead actor in a drama while his co-star, Bella Ramsey, is nominated for lead actress.
Bad Sisters’ Sharon Horgan, Yellowjackets’ Melanie Lynskey, The Handmaid’s Tale’s Elisabeth Moss and The Diplomat’s Keri Russell are also in the same category for best leading actress in a drama.
The Bear’s duo Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri are also up for lead actor and supporting actress, respectively, for their roles in the restaurant dramedy’s debut season.
The Last of Us received 24 nominations. Pedro Pascal is up for lead actor in a drama while his co-star Bella Ramsey is nominated for lead actress
The Bear duo Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri are also up for lead actor and supporting actress, respectively, for their roles in the restaurant dramedy’s debut season. Due to the industry strikes and delay, the first season of The Bear is in the contending rather than the second season, which was released this past summer
Due to the industry strikes and delay, the first season of The Bear is in the contending rather than the second season, which was released this past summer.
For that reason, many of nominated television shows, which were released up to 19 months ago, are now receiving their moment.
Netflix’s Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is up for Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series against Beef, Daisy Jones & The Six, Fleishman Is In Trouble and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
For Outstanding Comedy Series, The Bear is up against Ted Lasso as well as Abbott Elementary, Barry, Jury Duty, Only Murders In The Building, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Wednesday.
At this year’s award show, there will be a series of cast reunions and recreations to honor and commemorate beloved, classic television series like The Sopranos, Cheers, I Love Lucy and All In The Family.
Stars from Grey’s Anatomy, American Horror Story and Ally McBeal will also reunite onstage while presenting awards at the Emmys.
Fan-favorite comedians and presenter duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who is also nominated for Outstanding Host of a Reality or Competition Program, will also take the stage at the award ceremony.
The show will kick off at 5 p.m. PT and can be streamed live on Fox or FXX through streaming services such as Hulu + Live TV, Sling, DirecTV, YouTube TV and FuboTV.
The day after the award ceremony, the Emmys will be available to stream on Hulu.
The first Emmy Award was held back in 1949 to celebrate the artistic and technical merit for the television industry.
75th Primetime Emmy Awards: All the major winners
Drama Series
Andor
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of the Dragon
The Last of Us
Succession
The White Lotus
Yellowjackets
Jennifer Coolidge seen in The White Lotus
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Actor in a Drama Series
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
Brian Cox – Succession
Kieran Culkin – Succession
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Jeremy Strong – Succession
Kieran Culkin seen in character as Roman Roy in HBO’s Succession
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Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Meghann Fahy – The White Lotus
Sabrina Impacciatore – The White Lotus
Aubrey Plaza – The White Lotus
Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul
J Smith-Cameron – Succession
Simona Tabasco – The White Lotus
Elizabeth Debicki seen in The Crown
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Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate – Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday
Jenna Ortega in Wednesday
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Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan – Barry
Phil Dunster – Ted Lasso
Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso
James Marsden – Jury Duty
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler – Barry
James Marsden (L) in Jury Duty
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Limited Series
Beef
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daisy Jones and the Six
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Ali Wong pictured in Netflix’s Beef
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Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Taron Egerton – Black Bird
Kumail Nanjiani – Welcome the Chippendales
Evan Peters – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Michael Shannon – George & Tammy
Steven Yeun – Beef
Evan Peters pictured in Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
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Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Murray Bartlett – Welcome to Chippendales
Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird
Richard Jenkins – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Joseph Lee – Beef
Ray Liotta – Black Bird
Young Mazino – Beef
Jesse Plemons – Love & Death
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Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah pictured above
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Guest actor in a comedy series
Jon Bernthal – The Bear
Luke Kirby – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Nathan Lane – Only Murders In The Building
Pedro Pascal – Saturday Night Live
OIiver Platt – The Bear
Sam Richardson – Ted Lasso
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Guest actor in a drama series
Murray Bartlett – The Last Of Us
James Cromwell – Succession
Lamar Johnson – The Last Of Us
Arian Moayed – Succession
Nick Offerman – The Last Of Us
Keivonn Montreal Woodard – The Last Of Us
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Actor in a short form comedy or drama series
Kevin Hart – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Tim Robinson – I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson
Ben Schwartz – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Kevin Hart in Kevin Hart – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
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Narrator
Mahershala Ali – Chimp Empire
Angela Bassett – Good Night Oppy
Morgan Freeman – Our Universe
Barack Obama – Working: What We Do All Day
Pedro Pascal – Patagonia: Life On The Edge Of The World
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Host, reality or competition program
Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph – Baking It
RuPaul Charles – RuPaul’s Drag Race
Padma Lakshmi – Top Chef
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan Frace, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness – Queer Eye
Nicole Byer – Nailed It!
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Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
F Murray Abraham – The White Lotus
Nicholas Braun – Succession
Michael Imperioli – The White Lotus
Theo James – The White Lotus
Matthew Macfadyen – Succession
Alan Ruck – Succession
Will Sharpe, The White Lotus
Alexander Skarsgård, Succession
Matthew Macfadyen pictured in HBO’s Succession
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Actress in a Drama Series
Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Sarah Snook – Succession
Melanie Lynskey seen in Yellowjackets
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Actor in a Comedy Series
Bill Hader – Barry
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
Bill Hader in Barry
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Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear
Jury Duty
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
Wednesday
Abbott Elementary cast pictured above
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Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Bornstein – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear – WINNER
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Juno Temple – Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso
Jessica Williams – Shrinking
Ayo Edebiri (R) seen in The Bear
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Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Lizzy Caplan – Fleishman Is in Trouble
Jessica Chastain – George & Tammy
Dominique Fishback – Swarm
Kathryn Hahn – Tiny Beautiful Things
Riley Keough, Daisy Jones and the Six
Ali Wong, Beef
Jessica Chastain in George & Tammy
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Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Annaleigh Ashford – Welcome to Chippendales
Maria Bello – Beef
Claire Danes – Fleishman is in Trouble
Juliette Lewis – Welcome to Chippendales
Camila Morrone – Daisy Jones & the Six
Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Camila Morrone seen in Daisy Jones & the Six
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Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Voice
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK The Series 3 Tour pictured
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Guest actress in a comedy series
Becky Ann Baker – Ted Lasso
Quina Brunson – Saturday Night Live
Taraji P. Henson – Abbott Elementary
Judith Light – Poker Face
Sarah Niles – Ted Lasso
Harriet Walter – Ted Lasso
Quinta Brunson seen hosting SNL last April
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Guest actress in a drama series
Hiam Abbass – Succession
Cherry Jones – Succession
Melanie Lynskey – The Last Of Us
Storm Reid – The Last Of Us
Anna Torv – The Last Of Us
Harriet Walter – Succession
Storm Reid in The Last Of Us
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Actress in a short form comedy or drama series
Nathalie Emmanuel – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
Jasmine Guy – Chronicles Of Jessica Wu
Paula Pell – Die Hart 2: Die Harter
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Character voice-over performance
Julie Andrews – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Alex Borstein – Family Guy
Mel Brooks – History Of The World, Part II
Maya Rudolph – Big Mouth
Wanda Sykes – Crank Yankers
Ali Wong – Tuca & Bertie
Julie Andrews is the voice of Lady Whistledown in Queen Charlotte
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Scripted variety series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Saturday Night Live
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