S. Epatha Merkerson Lost Her Acceptance Speech Down Her Dress
Another first time nominee and winner was S. Epatha Merkerson, who was honored in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie category for her performance in Lackawanna Blues. In a lighthearted moment, she noted she’d lost a copy of her acceptance speech down her dress.
“Oh my god, I actually wrote something, and I put it in my thing, and it went down and I can’t get it,” Merkerson told the crowd. “It’s probably stuck to me.”
Rounding out the winners in the miniseries categories were The Lost Prince, which was named Outstanding Miniseries overall, and Paul Newman, who despite winning in the Supporting Actor category for his work in Empire Falls did not attend the 2005 Emmys.
