Widow's Bay Star Turns Her Emmy Win Into a Pointed Sam Altman Jab

Betty Gilpin took home the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Widow's Bay. However, the 40-year-old surprised viewers with an unusual acceptance speech and finished with a jab at Sam Altman, urging her fellow artists to 'lean towards Sam Shepard' and less toward the OpenAI CEO. Betty Gilpin's Emmy speech got the room cheering after her unexpected Sam Altman jab Gilpin earned the award for her role as Sarah Westcott Warren in the Season 1 prequel episode set in the 18th century. Other actresses in the category were Jamie Lee Curtis, Leslie Bibb, Cherry Jones, Laurie Metcalf, Kaitlin Olson, and Lauren Weedman. Instead of giving a traditional speech, Gilpin read a lengthy poem she had written on her phone. She said, as per Variety, 'If by some fluke you win, a poem might give it a less boring spin. If you lose, whisper it drunk to your date, Allie Brie, whose toned shoulders we stand on for her work in TV. / Thank you, 'Widows Bay' residents, [Katie] Dippold, [Hiro] Murai, to Hamish and Apple, our director Ti [West] / To my reps Sean, Jenny, Andrea, Dara and Tony. Is it weird I say love you when we hang up the phony?' She continued, 'What a privilege to spend this life laughing at crafty, watching Shakespeare in theaters, half full and drafty.' 'Our business is stupid, but actors are the bomb. From Martindale to Milioti, my dad and my mom, to be cringe and elitist, which you're free to find fault in. Let's all lean toward Sam Shepard and less toward Sam Altman,' she added. Gilpin's final lines drew a contrast between the legendary playwright and the AI mogul, prompting cheers from the crowd at the Peacock Theater. The nomination marked Gilpin's fourth at the Emmys, following three nods for Netflix's GLOW. Originally reported by Meenakshi Sengupta for Reality Tea