It's about damn time someone recognizes Lizzo's talent—on the small screen, that is.
The singer's Prime Video series Watch Out For the Big Grrrls took home a 2022 Emmy Award, streaming on NBC and Peacock, for Outstanding Achievement in a Competition Program on Sept. 12. The series beat out fellow nominees The Amazing Race, Nailed It!, RuPaul's Drag Race, Top Chef and The Voice. (See all the Emmys winners here.)
Lizzo took to the Microsoft Theater stage in Los Angeles, Calif, with her red dress and entourage following close behind her. As the Watch Out For the Big Grrrls team wiped away tears, Lizzo told the audience, "I'm very emotional, and the trophy is nice but my emotion is for these people who are on the stage with me. The stories that they shared, they're not that unique—they just don't get the platform."
The singer noted that plus-size people aren't highlighted on TV. "When I was a little girl, all I wanted to see was me in the media," she said. "Someone fat like me, Black like me, beautiful like me."
She continued, "If I could go back and tell little Lizzo something, I would be like, 'You're going to see that person but bitch, it's going to have to be you.'"
Lizzo went on to shout-out the Prime Video contestants, who were screaming and jumping in their seats. "One year ago, these women were filming this television show that would change their lives forever," Lizzo said. "Now, they are Emmy award winning superstars who are going on a world tour. Make some noise for my big girls!"
This marks Lizzo's first-ever Emmy award and brings her one step closer to achieving E.G.O.T. status. The singer took home a Grammy Award in 2020, meaning that she just has to win an Oscar and Tony to join the likes of John Legend and Jennifer Hudson.
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Hacks
WINNER: Ted Lasso
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Only Murders in the Building
What We Do in the Shadows
Better Call Saul
Euphoria
Ozark
Severance
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WINNER: Succession
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WINNER: The White Lotus
WINNER: Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
Nailed It!
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Top Chef
The Amazing Race
The Voice
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WINNER: Zendaya, Euphoria
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Brian Cox, Succession
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Bob Odenkirk Better Call Saul
Adam Scott, Severance
Jeremy Strong, Succession
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Elle Fanning, The Great
Issa Rae, Insecure
WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks
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WINNER: Michael Keaton, Dopesick
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WINNER: Julia Garner, Ozark
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Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets
Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul
J. Smith-Cameron, Succession
Sarah Snook, Succession
Sydney Sweeney, Euphoria
Nicholas Braun, Succession
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Park Hae-soo, Squid Game
WINNER: Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
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Christopher Walken, Severance
Oh Yeong-su, Squid Game
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Sarah Niles, Ted Lasso
WINNER: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
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Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Anthony Carrigan, Barry
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Nick Mohammed, Ted Lasso
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Henry Winkler, Barry
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Jane Adams, Hacks
Harriet Sansom, Hacks
Jane Lynch, Only Murders in the Building
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Kaitlin Olson, Hacks
Harriet Walter, Ted Lasso
Jerrod Carmichael, Saturday Night Live
Bill Hader, Curb Your Enthusiasm
James Lance, Ted Lasso
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Christopher McDonald, Hacks
Sam Richardson, Ted Lasso
Hope Davis, Succession
Marcia Gay Harden, The Morning Show
Martha Kelly, Euphoria
Sanaa Lathan, Succession
Harriet Walter, Succession
WINNER: Lee You-mi, Squid Game
Adrien Brody, Succession
James Cromwell, Succession
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Arian Moayed, Succession
Tom Pelphrey, Ozark
Alexander Skarsgård, Succession
Connie Britton, The White Lotus
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Kaitlyn Dever, Dopesick
Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus
Sydney Sweeney, The White Lotus
Mare Winningham, Dopesick
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Will Poulter, Dopesick
Seth Rogen, Pam & Tommy
Peter Sarsgaard, Dopesick
Michael Stuhlbarg, Dopesick
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