Among the many items of the actress’s legacy Maggie Smith who died this Friday morning (27), aged 89, are statuettes of the Oscar from Emmy and the Tony . However, one of her Emmy wins became the butt of a joke.
In 2016, the actress competed for the Best Supporting Actress award for the last season of “Downton Abbey “, which caught the attention of the night’s presenter, the comedian Jimmy Kimmel . He made a joke about the fact that Maggie was nominated nine times, winning a few statuettes, and never attended the ceremony .
During his opening monologue, he addressed all of the night’s nominees and commented, “If we call your name and you’re not here to accept it, the Emmy goes to the next name on the list. This is called the Maggie Smith Rule,” he joked.
He continued: “If you don’t know Maggie Smith, she has been nominated for an Emmy nine times, and won three times. How many times do you think she came to receive it? That’s right, not once “.
The great joke between the comedian and the veteran actress reached its peak when Smith was announced as the winner of the Best Supporting Actress category for the British series . As soon as his name was revealed, Kimmel intervened and took the stage, interrupting the award presenters. He then said, “We’re not sending this to her. Maggie, if you want, come to us, and your award will be kept in the Academy’s ‘lost and found’.”
To Kimmel’s delight, Smith also participated in the fun and, one day after the ceremony, sent a statement to the comedian . “I was very surprised and happy to receive the award. I feel like the Emmy has been incredibly generous to me. If Mr. Kimmel can tell me where the lost property office is, I will try to catch the next flight. ”, she stated at the time.
Over the course of her career, Smith was nominated for the award nine times and won four. In 2003, she won the award for Best Actress in a Miniseries and Television Film for the production “Minha Casa na Úmbria”, an HBO television film. His other three wins were for “Downton Abbey”, in 2011, 2012 and 2016.
Lady Maggie Smith died this Friday (27) . Confirmation came from his children, Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin in a statement sent to CNN by his press secretary, Claire Dobbs. “With great sadness, we announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. She passed away peacefully in hospital this morning, September 27th,” the statement read.
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